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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2020
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
Commission File Number: 001-36296
Sesen Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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26-2025616
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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245 First Street, Suite 1800
Cambridge, MA
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02142
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(617) 444-8550
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
SESN |
The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer,
smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Accelerated Filer
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, 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.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No
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There were 117,171,636 shares of the registrant's common stock
outstanding as of August 3, 2020.
SESEN BIO, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended
June 30, 2020
Table of Contents
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Financial Statements. |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Operations) and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Six Months ended June
30, 2020 and 2019
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders'
Equity (Deficit) for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2020
and 2019
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months
ended
June 30, 2020 and 2019
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. |
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Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk. |
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Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures. |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings. |
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Item 1A. |
Risk Factors. |
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Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds. |
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Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
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Item 4. |
Mine Safety Disclosures. |
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Item 5. |
Other Information. |
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Item 6. |
Exhibits. |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
SESEN BIO, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; In thousands, except share and per share
data)
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June 30,
2020 |
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December 31, 2019 |
Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
37,741 |
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$ |
48,121 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
3,727 |
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6,326 |
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Total current assets |
41,468 |
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54,447 |
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Restricted cash |
20 |
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20 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation
of $820 and $758, respectively
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185 |
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238 |
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Intangible assets |
46,400 |
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46,400 |
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Goodwill |
13,064 |
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13,064 |
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Other assets |
76 |
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196 |
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Total Assets |
$ |
101,213 |
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$ |
114,365 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
1,274 |
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$ |
1,902 |
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Accrued expenses |
4,866 |
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6,169 |
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Other current liabilities |
373 |
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446 |
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Total current liabilities |
6,513 |
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8,517 |
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Contingent consideration |
84,800 |
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120,020 |
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Deferred tax liability |
12,528 |
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12,528 |
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Total Liabilities |
$ |
103,841 |
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$ |
141,065 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ Deficit: |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares
authorized at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; no
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019
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Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 200,000,000 shares
authorized at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019;
116,627,653 and 106,801,409 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
respectively
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107 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
275,560 |
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266,717 |
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Accumulated deficit |
(278,304) |
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(293,524) |
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Total Stockholders’ Deficit |
(2,628) |
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(26,700) |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit |
$ |
101,213 |
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$ |
114,365 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
SESEN BIO, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(OPERATIONS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited; In thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months ended
June 30, |
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Six Months ended June 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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4,562 |
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7,944 |
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$ |
13,429 |
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$ |
12,630 |
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General and administrative |
3,318 |
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2,617 |
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6,766 |
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5,672 |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
18,480 |
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44,000 |
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(35,220) |
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43,000 |
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Total operating expenses |
26,360 |
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54,561 |
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(15,025) |
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61,302 |
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Income (Loss) from Operations |
(26,360) |
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(54,561) |
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15,025 |
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(61,302) |
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Other income (expense): |
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Other income, net |
16 |
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226 |
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195 |
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487 |
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Net Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
$ |
(26,344) |
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$ |
(54,335) |
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$ |
15,220 |
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(60,815) |
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Net income (loss) per common share - basic |
$ |
(0.24) |
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(0.67) |
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0.13 |
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(0.77) |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic |
112,569 |
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80,739 |
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111,189 |
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79,107 |
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Net income (loss) per common share - diluted |
$ |
(0.24) |
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$ |
(0.67) |
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$ |
0.11 |
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(0.77) |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted |
112,569 |
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80,739 |
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111,203 |
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79,107 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
SESEN BIO, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited; In thousands, except share data)
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Common Stock |
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Additional
Paid-in
Capital |
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Accumulated
Deficit |
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Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit) |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Balance at December 31, 2019 |
106,801,409 |
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$ |
107 |
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$ |
266,717 |
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$ |
(293,524) |
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(26,700) |
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Net income |
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41,564 |
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41,564 |
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Share-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
407 |
|
|
— |
|
|
407 |
|
Sales of common stock under 2014 ESPP |
2,785 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
Issuance of common stock under ATM Offering, net of issuance costs
of $0.1 million
|
3,187,359 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3,176 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,179 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2020 |
109,991,553 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
|
$ |
270,301 |
|
|
$ |
(251,960) |
|
|
$ |
18,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(26,344) |
|
|
(26,344) |
|
Share-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
491 |
|
|
— |
|
|
491 |
|
Issuance of common stock under ATM Offering, net of issuance costs
of $0.1 million
|
6,636,100 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
4,768 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,774 |
|
Balance at June 30, 2020 |
116,627,653 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
275,560 |
|
|
$ |
(278,304) |
|
|
$ |
(2,628) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital |
|
Accumulated
Deficit |
|
Stockholders’
Equity |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2018 |
77,456,180 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
230,154 |
|
|
$ |
(186,024) |
|
|
$ |
44,207 |
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,480) |
|
|
(6,480) |
|
Share-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
326 |
|
|
— |
|
|
326 |
|
Sales of common stock under 2014 ESPP |
8,601 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2019 |
77,464,781 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
230,487 |
|
|
$ |
(192,504) |
|
|
$ |
38,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(54,335) |
|
|
(54,335) |
|
Share-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
356 |
|
|
— |
|
|
356 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
30,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
45 |
|
|
— |
|
|
45 |
|
Exercise of common stock warrants |
3,361,115 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
3,430 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,434 |
|
Issuance of common stock and common stock warrants, net of issuance
costs of $2.2 million
|
20,410,000 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
27,789 |
|
|
— |
|
|
27,809 |
|
Balance at June 30, 2019 |
101,265,896 |
|
|
$ |
101 |
|
|
$ |
262,107 |
|
|
$ |
(246,839) |
|
|
$ |
15,369 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
SESEN BIO, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
15,220 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
61 |
|
|
107 |
|
Share-based compensation |
898 |
|
|
682 |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
(35,220) |
|
|
43,000 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
2,719 |
|
|
(1,487) |
|
Accounts payable |
(628) |
|
|
809 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(1,376) |
|
|
961 |
|
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
(18,326) |
|
|
(16,743) |
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities |
(8) |
|
|
(43) |
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under ATM Offering, net of
issuance costs |
7,953 |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from sales of common stock under 2014 ESPP |
1 |
|
|
7 |
|
Proceeds from exercises of stock options |
— |
|
|
45 |
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and common stock
warrants, net of issuance costs |
— |
|
|
27,809 |
|
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants |
— |
|
|
3,434 |
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
7,954 |
|
|
31,295 |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted
Cash |
(10,380) |
|
|
14,509 |
|
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of
Period |
48,141 |
|
|
50,442 |
|
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - End of
Period |
$ |
37,761 |
|
|
$ |
64,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating
activities: |
|
|
|
Right-of-use assets related to the adoption of ASC 842 |
— |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease
liabilities |
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
76 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing
activities: |
|
|
|
Fixed assets included in Accrued Expenses |
— |
|
|
$ |
119 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing
activities: |
|
|
|
Deemed dividend on adjustment of exercise price on certain
warrants |
$ |
147 |
|
|
— |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
SESEN BIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Sesen Bio, Inc. ("Sesen" or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation
formed in February 2008, is a late-stage clinical company
developing targeted fusion protein therapeutics ("TFPTs") for the
treatment of patients with cancer. The Company’s most advanced
product candidate, VicineumTM,
also known as VB4-845, is a locally-administered targeted fusion
protein composed of an anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule
("EpCAM") antibody fragment tethered to a truncated form of
Pseudomonas exotoxin A.
The Company has an ongoing single-arm, multi-center, open-label
Phase 3 clinical trial of Vicineum as a monotherapy in patients
with high-risk, bacillus Calmette-Guérin ("BCG")-unresponsive
non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ("NMIBC") (the "VISTA Trial").
The VISTA Trial completed enrollment in April 2018 with a total of
133 patients, and in December 2019, the Company initiated
submission of the Biologics License Application ("BLA") for
Vicineum to the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA")
under Rolling Review, which enables individual modules to be
submitted and reviewed on an ongoing basis, rather than waiting for
all sections to be completed before submission. The Company
operates in one segment under the direction of its Chief Executive
Officer (chief operating decision maker).
Viventia Acquisition
In September 2016, the Company entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement with Viventia Bio, Inc., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada ("Viventia"), the
shareholders of Viventia named therein (the “Selling Shareholders”)
and, solely in its capacity as seller representative, Clairmark
Investments Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada (“Clairmark”) (the “Share Purchase
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to and
simultaneously completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding
capital stock of Viventia from the Selling Shareholders (the
“Viventia Acquisition”). In connection with the closing of the
Viventia Acquisition, the Company issued 4.0 million shares of
its common stock to the Selling Shareholders, which at that time
represented approximately 19.9% of the voting power of the Company
as of immediately prior to the issuance of such shares. Clairmark
is an affiliate of Leslie L. Dan, a director of the Company until
his retirement in July 2019.
In addition, under the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company is
obligated to pay to the Selling Shareholders certain post-closing
contingent cash payments upon the achievement of specified
milestones and based upon net sales, in each case subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement,
including: (i) a one-time milestone payment of $12.5 million
payable upon the first sale of Vicineum (the “Purchased Product”),
in the United States; (ii) a one-time milestone payment of
$7.0 million payable upon the first sale of the Purchased
Product in any one of certain specified European countries; (iii) a
one-time milestone payment of $3.0 million payable upon the
first sale of the Purchased Product in Japan; and (iv) quarterly
earn-out payments equal to 2% of net sales of the Purchased Product
during specified earn-out periods. Such earn-out payments are
payable with respect to net sales in a country beginning on the
date of the first sale in such country and ending on the earlier of
(i) December 31, 2033 and (ii) fifteen years after the date of such
sale, subject to early termination in certain circumstances if a
biosimilar product is on the market in the applicable country
(collectively, the "Contingent Consideration"). Under the Share
Purchase Agreement, the Company, its affiliates, licensees and
subcontractors are required to use commercially reasonable efforts,
for the first seven years following the closing of the Viventia
Acquisition, to achieve marketing authorizations throughout the
world and, during the applicable earn-out period, to commercialize
the Purchased Product in the United States, France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, United Kingdom, Japan, China and Canada. Certain of these
payments are payable to individuals or affiliates of individuals
that were previously employees or members of the Company's board of
directors.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents
of $37.7 million, net working capital of $35.0 million and an
accumulated deficit of $278.3 million. The Company incurred
negative cash flows from operating activities of $37.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019 and $18.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2020. Since its inception, the Company has
received no revenue from sales of its products, and management
anticipates that operating losses will continue for the foreseeable
future as the Company continues its ongoing Phase 3 VISTA Trial for
Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC and seeks marketing
approval from the FDA. The Company has financed its operations to
date primarily through private placements of its common stock,
preferred stock, common stock warrants and convertible bridge
notes, venture debt borrowings, its initial public offering
("IPO"), follow-on public offerings, sales effected in
"at-the-market" ("ATM") offerings, a License Agreement with F.
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (collectively,
"Roche") (the "License Agreement with Roche") and, to a lesser
extent, from a collaboration. See “Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity”
below for information regarding the Company’s recently completed
equity financings.
Under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic
205-40,
Presentation of Financial Statements - Going
Concern,
management is required at each reporting period to evaluate whether
there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that
raise substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a
going concern within one year after the date that the financial
statements are issued. This evaluation initially does not take into
consideration the potential mitigating effect of management's plans
that have not been fully implemented as of the date the financial
statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists, management
evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently
alleviates the substantial doubt about the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management's
plans, however, is only considered if both (i) it is probable that
the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the
date that the financial statements are issued and (ii) it is
probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the
relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about
the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year
after the date that the financial statements are issued. Generally,
to be considered probable of being effectively implemented, the
plans must have been approved by the Company's board of directors
before the date that the financial statements are
issued.
The Company's future success is dependent on its ability to develop
and commercialize Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC,
and ultimately upon its ability to attain profitable operations. In
order to commercialize its product candidates, including Vicineum
for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC, the Company needs to complete
clinical development and comply with comprehensive regulatory
requirements. The Company is subject to a number of risks similar
to other late-stage clinical companies, including, but not limited
to, successful discovery and development of its product candidates,
raising additional capital, development and commercialization by
its competitors of new technological innovations, protection of
proprietary technology and market acceptance of its products. The
successful discovery and development of product candidates,
including Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC, requires
substantial working capital, and management expects to seek
additional funds through equity or debt financings or through
additional collaboration, licensing transactions or other sources.
The Company may be unable to obtain equity or debt financings or
enter into additional collaboration or licensing transactions at
favorable terms, or at all. To the extent that the Company raises
additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt
securities, the ownership interests of existing stockholders will
be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include
liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights
of existing stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve
agreements that include liens or other restrictive covenants
limiting the Company's ability to take specific actions, such as
incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring
dividends. If the Company raises additional funds through
government or other third-party funding, strategic collaborations
and alliances or licensing arrangements, it may have to relinquish
valuable rights to its technologies, future revenue streams,
research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms
that may not be favorable. If the Company is unable to raise
additional funds when needed, it may be required to implement cost
reduction strategies and delay, limit, reduce or terminate its
product development or future commercialization efforts or grant
rights to develop and market products or product candidates that
management would otherwise prefer to develop and
market.
The Company's management does not believe that its cash and cash
equivalents of $37.7 million as of June 30, 2020 is
sufficient to fund the Company's current operating plan for at
least twelve months after the issuance of these condensed
consolidated financial statements. Given the history of significant
losses, negative cash flows from operations, limited cash resources
currently on hand, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and dependence by
the Company on its ability - about which there can be no certainty
- to obtain additional financing to fund its operations after the
current cash resources are exhausted, substantial doubt exists
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These
condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared under the
assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern and do
not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable
guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the ASC and
Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), promulgated by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared from the books and records of the
Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information
and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which permit reduced
disclosures for interim periods. All adjustments, consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation
of the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and
statements of income (operations) and comprehensive income (loss),
stockholders’ equity and cash flows have been made. Although these
interim financial statements do not include all of the information
and footnotes required for complete annual financial statements,
management believes the disclosures are adequate
to make the information presented not misleading. These unaudited
interim results of operations and cash flows for the six months
ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes should be
read in conjunction with the Company’s audited annual consolidated
financial statements and footnotes included in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 16, 2020, wherein a more
complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain
other information can be found.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and
the rules and regulations of the SEC requires the use of estimates
and assumptions, based on judgments considered reasonable, which
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its
estimates and assumptions on historical experience, known trends
and events and various other factors that management believes to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Although management believes its estimates and assumptions are
reasonable when made, they are based upon information available at
the time they are made. Management evaluates the estimates and
assumptions on an ongoing basis and, if necessary, makes
adjustments. Due to the risks and uncertainties involved in the
Company’s business and evolving market conditions, and given the
subjective element of the estimates and assumptions made, actual
results may differ from estimated results. The most significant
estimates and judgments impact the fair value of intangible assets,
goodwill and contingent consideration; income taxes (including the
valuation allowance for deferred tax assets); research and
development expenses; and going concern
considerations.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary Viventia and
its indirect subsidiaries, Viventia Bio USA Inc. and Viventia
Biotech (EU) Limited. All intercompany transactions and balances
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries
is the U.S. dollar.
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company's complete summary of significant accounting policies
can be found in "Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement
Schedules - Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in
the audited annual consolidated financial statements included in
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019.
4. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Adopted in 2020
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
("ASU 2016-13"). ASU 2016-13 requires measurement and recognition
of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The amendments
in ASU 2016-13 eliminate the probable threshold for initial
recognition of a credit loss in current GAAP and reflect an
entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. ASU
2016-13 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning
January 1, 2020 and is to be applied using a modified retrospective
transition method. The Company adopted this guidance effective
January 1, 2020, and it did not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No.
2018-13, Fair
Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to
the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements
("ASU 2018-13"). ASU 2018-13 modifies fair value measurement
disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for annual and
interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company
adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2020, and although it
resulted in some additional footnote disclosures, it did not have a
material impact on the Company’s disclosures. For the new
disclosures regarding our Level 3 instruments, please read Note 5,
Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments, to these
condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15,
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic
350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in
a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract
("ASU 2018-15").
ASU 2018-15 requires a customer in a cloud computing
arrangement that is a service contract to
follow the internal-use software guidance to determine which
implementation costs to defer and recognize as an asset. The
effective date for ASU 2018-15 is for annual and interim periods
beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments in this ASU
should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all
implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The
Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2020, and it did
not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Pending Adoption
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income
Taxes
("ASU 2019-12"). ASU 2019-12 simplifies the accounting for income
taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in
Topic 740. The amendments in ASU 2019-12 also improve consistent
application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by
clarifying and amending existing guidance. ASU 2019-12 is effective
for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The
method with which the amendments in this ASU are to be applied
varies depending on the nature of the tax item impacted by
amendment. Because the Company generates losses and pays no income
taxes, it does not expect the adoption of ASU 2019-12 to have a
material impact on the Company's financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash,
prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accounts payable on
the Company’s consolidated balance sheets approximated their fair
values as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 due to
their short-term nature.
Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are measured at fair
value using a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
used to measure fair value. This fair value hierarchy prioritizes
the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable
inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are
as follows:
Level 1: Inputs
are quoted prices for identical instruments in active
markets.
Level 2: Inputs
are quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted
prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not
active; or model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or
whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3: Inputs
are unobservable and reflect the Company’s own assumptions, based
on the best information available, including the Company’s own
data.
The following tables set forth the carrying amounts and fair values
of the Company's financial instruments measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Based on |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying Amount |
|
Fair Value |
|
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets
(Level 1) |
|
Significant other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2) |
|
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3) |
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
(cash equivalents) |
$ |
31,339 |
|
|
$ |
31,339 |
|
|
$ |
31,339 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent consideration |
$ |
84,800 |
|
|
$ |
84,800 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
84,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Based on |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying Amount |
|
Fair Value |
|
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets
(Level 1) |
|
Significant other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2) |
|
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3) |
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
(cash equivalents) |
$ |
31,146 |
|
|
$ |
31,146 |
|
|
$ |
31,146 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent consideration |
$ |
120,020 |
|
|
$ |
120,020 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
120,020 |
|
The Company evaluates transfers between fair value levels at the
end of each reporting period. There were no transfers of assets or
liabilities between fair value levels during the six months ended
June 30, 2020.
Contingent Consideration
On September 20, 2016, the Company acquired Viventia through the
issuance of common stock plus contingent consideration, pursuant to
the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement. The Company recorded the
acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair
values as of the acquisition date and finalized its purchase
accounting for the Viventia Acquisition during the third quarter of
2017. The contingent consideration relates to amounts potentially
payable to the former shareholders of Viventia under the Share
Purchase Agreement. Contingent consideration is measured at its
estimated fair value at each reporting period, with fluctuations in
value resulting in a non-cash charge to earnings (or loss) during
the period. The estimated fair value measurement is based on
significant inputs, including internally developed financial
forecasts, probabilities of success, and the timing of certain
milestone events and achievements, which are not observable in the
market, representing a Level 3 measurement within the fair value
hierarchy. The valuation of contingent consideration requires the
use of significant assumptions and judgments, which management
believes are consistent with those that would be made by a market
participant. Management reviews its assumptions and judgments on an
ongoing basis as additional market and other data is obtained, and
any future changes in the assumptions and judgments utilized by
management may cause the estimated fair value of contingent
consideration to fluctuate materially, resulting in earnings
volatility.
The following table sets forth a summary of the change in the fair
value of the Company's contingent consideration liability, measured
on a recurring basis at each reporting period, for the six months
ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2019 |
$ |
120,020 |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
(35,220) |
|
Balance at June 30, 2020 |
$ |
84,800 |
|
The fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration was
determined using probabilities of successful achievement of
regulatory milestones and commercial sales, the period in which
these milestones and sales are expected to be achieved ranging from
2021 to 2033, and the level of commercial sales of Vicineum
forecasted for the United States, Europe, Japan and other potential
markets. There have been no changes to the valuation methods
utilized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Because of the
business environment uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, management carefully reviewed as of June 30, 2020 all of
the Company’s financial forecast assumptions related to
probability, timing and anticipated level of commercial sales,
which were used to determine the estimated fair value of contingent
consideration, and updated its forecasts for commercial sales in
the second quarter of 2020 to reflect certain changes within the
current competitive landscape. However, given the evolving and
uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, management will continue
to closely monitor developments in order to timely determine if any
financial forecast changes may be required. As of June 30, 2020, no
financial forecast changes due to COVID-19 were currently required.
Changes to probabilities of success, timing of certain milestones
and achievements, and level of commercial sales could materially
affect the valuation of contingent consideration.
However, the estimated fair value of contingent consideration is
also determined by applying appropriate discount rates to future
cash outflows related to the contingent payment obligations, and
these discount rates have increased significantly as a result of
the extreme volatility of financial markets as global economies
shut down in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. The milestone
payments constitute debt-like obligations, and the high-yield debt
index rate applied to the milestones in order to determine the
estimated fair value increased from 11.8% as of December 31,
2019 to 14.5% as of June 30, 2020. The discount rate applied
to the 2% royalty due on forecasted Vicineum revenues is derived
from the Company’s estimated weighted-average cost of capital
(“WACC”), and this WACC-derived discount rate increased from 5.6%
as of December 31, 2019 to 13.2% as of June 30, 2020.
These significant increases in the applicable discount rates, in
conjunction with changes to the competitive
landscape, resulted in a $35.2 million decrease in the
estimated fair value of contingent consideration as of June 30,
2020. Changes to the discount rates could materially affect the
valuation of the contingent consideration.
6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet are
the result of the Viventia Acquisition in September 2016. The
following table sets forth the composition of intangible assets as
of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
IPR&D intangible assets: |
|
|
|
Vicineum United States rights
|
$ |
31,700 |
|
|
$ |
31,700 |
|
Vicineum European Union rights
|
14,700 |
|
|
14,700 |
|
Total Intangibles |
$ |
46,400 |
|
|
$ |
46,400 |
|
Goodwill
Goodwill on the Company's consolidated balance sheet is the result
of the Viventia Acquisition in September 2016. Goodwill had a
carrying value of $13.1 million as of June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019.
7. LEASES
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842,
Leases
using the optional transition method. The Company’s lease portfolio
includes:
1.An
operating lease for its 31,100 square foot facility in Winnipeg,
Manitoba which consists of manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse and
office space, under a five-year renewable lease through September
2020 with a right to renew the lease for one subsequent five-year
term. The minimum monthly rent under this lease is $12,800 per
month. In addition to rent expense, the Company expects to incur
$12,500 per month in related operating expenses. Operating lease
cost under this lease, including the related operating costs, was
$72,000 and $148,000 for the three and six months ended June 30,
2020 and $71,000 and $146,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2019, respectively;
2.Short-term
property leases for modular office space for 1) its current
corporate headquarters in Cambridge, MA and 2) office space in
Philadelphia, PA. The short-term leases renew every
four to nine months and currently extend through March 2021.
The minimum monthly rent for these office spaces is currently
$21,400 per month, which is subject to change if and as the Company
adds or deducts space to or from the leases. The Company recorded
$65,000 and $131,000 in rent expense for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2020 and $53,000 and $129,000 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, for these
leases.
The asset component of the Company’s operating leases is recorded
as operating lease right-of-use assets and reported within other
assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The short-term
liability is recorded in other current liabilities on the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease cost is recognized on a
straight-line basis over the lease term.
8. ACCRUED EXPENSES
The following table sets forth the composition of accrued expenses
as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
Research and development |
$ |
3,100 |
|
|
$ |
3,688 |
|
Payroll-related expenses |
985 |
|
|
1,638 |
|
Severance to former Executives and other employees |
66 |
|
|
378 |
|
Professional fees |
692 |
|
|
378 |
|
Other |
23 |
|
|
87 |
|
Total Accrued Expenses |
$ |
4,866 |
|
|
$ |
6,169 |
|
Management Changes
On August 26, 2019, Richard Fitzgerald departed as the Company's
Chief Financial Officer. In connection with his separation from the
Company, Mr. Fitzgerald and the Company entered into a Separation
Agreement and General Release dated as of September 9, 2019,
pursuant to which the Company provided Mr. Fitzgerald with twelve
months of separation payments and benefits. The Company recorded
$0.3 million of expense, which will be paid through the normal
payroll cycle through August 2020.
On August 2, 2019, Dennis Kim, M.D., MPH departed as the Company's
Chief Medical Officer. In connection with his separation from the
Company, Dr. Kim and the Company entered into a Separation
Agreement and General Release dated as of August 2, 2019 (the “Kim
Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company provided Dr.
Kim with six months of separation payments in the amount of $0.2
million. In addition, Dr. Kim and the Company entered into a
Consulting Agreement dated as of August 3, 2019 (the "Kim
Consulting Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay
Dr. Kim $0.1 million in consulting fees and transition expenses
over the following three months ended November 2, 2019. The Company
recorded $0.3 million of expenses related to these agreements in
2019. The Kim Consulting Agreement payments were made in a lump sum
when the agreement concluded in November 2019. The separation
payments were paid through the normal payroll cycle through January
2020, when the Company concluded its obligations under the Kim
Separation Agreement.
9. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Equity Financings
ATM Offering
In November 2019, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale
Agreement
SM
(the "Sales Agreement") with Jefferies LLC ("Jefferies"), under
which the Company may issue and sell shares of its common stock
from time to time for an aggregate sales price of up to
$35.0 million through Jefferies (the "ATM Offering"). Sales of
common stock under the Sales Agreement are made by any method that
is deemed to be an ATM offering as defined in
Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
including but not limited to sales made directly on or through the
Nasdaq Global Market or any other existing trading market for the
common stock. The Company has no obligation to sell any of its
common stock and may at any time suspend offers under the Sales
Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement. Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to sell common stock from time to
time, as the sales agent, based upon the Company’s instructions,
which include a prohibition on sales below a minimum price set by
the Company from time to time. The Company has provided Jefferies
with customary indemnification rights, and Jefferies is entitled to
a commission at a fixed rate equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds
for each sale of common stock. The Company incurred
$0.2 million in legal, accounting and printing costs related
to the commencement of the ATM Offering. For the six months ended
June 30, 2020, the Company raised $8.0 million of net proceeds
from the sale of 9.8 million shares of common stock at a
weighted-average price of $0.75 per share under the ATM Offering,
including $4.8 million of net proceeds from the sale of
6.6 million shares of common stock at a weighted-average price
of $0.69 per share during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Share issue costs, including sales agent commissions, related to
the ATM Offering totaled $0.1 million and $0.2 million during
the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,
respectively.
June 2019 Financing
In June 2019, the Company raised $27.8 million of net proceeds from
the sale of 20.4 million shares of common stock and
accompanying warrants to purchase an additional 20.4 million
shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering (the
"June 2019 Financing"). The combined purchase price for each share
of common stock and accompanying warrant was $1.47. Subject to
certain ownership limitations, the warrants issued in the June 2019
Financing were exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise
price of $1.47 per share, subject to adjustments as provided under
the terms of such warrants, and had a one-year term expiring on
June 21, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, all warrants issued in
connection with the June 2019 financing have expired.
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(the "Certificate of Incorporation"), the Company is authorized to
issue 5.0 million shares of "blank check" preferred stock, $0.001
par value per share, which enables its board of directors, from
time to time, to create one or more series of preferred stock. Each
series of preferred stock issued shall have the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions as designated by the board
of directors. The issuance of any series of preferred stock could
affect, among other things, the dividend, voting and liquidation
rights of the Company's common stock. The Company had no preferred
stock issued and outstanding as of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Common Stock
Pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, the Company is
authorized to issue 200.0 million shares of common stock, $0.001
par value per share, of which 116.6 million and 106.8 million
shares were issued and outstanding as of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. In
addition, the Company had reserved for issuance the following
amounts of shares of its common stock for the purposes described
below as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
Shares of common stock issued |
116,628 |
|
|
106,801 |
|
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance for: |
|
|
|
Warrants |
2,485 |
|
|
22,895 |
|
Stock options |
9,990 |
|
|
6,236 |
|
Shares available for grant under 2014 Stock Incentive
Plan |
5,084 |
|
|
8,753 |
|
Shares available for sale under 2014 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan |
25 |
|
|
28 |
|
Total shares of common stock issued and reserved for
issuance |
134,212 |
|
|
144,713 |
|
The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of holders of shares of
common stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and
preferences of holders of shares of preferred stock. Each share of
common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters
submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders; provided,
however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of
common stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the
terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the
holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or
together as a class with the holders of one or more such series, to
vote thereon. There shall be no cumulative voting.
Dividends may be declared and paid on the common stock from funds
lawfully available thereof as and when determined by the board of
directors and subject to any preferential dividend or other rights
of any then-outstanding preferred stock. The Company has never
declared or paid, and for the foreseeable future does not expect to
declare or pay, dividends on its common stock.
Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, whether
voluntary or involuntary, holders of common stock will be entitled
to receive all assets of the Company available for distribution to
its stockholders, subject to any preferential or other rights of
any then-outstanding preferred stock.
Warrants
All of the Company’s outstanding warrants are non-tradeable and
permanently classified as equity because they meet the derivative
scope exception under ASC Topic 815-40,
Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity
("ASC 815-40").
The following table sets forth the Company's warrant activity for
the six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-to-Date Warrant Activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued |
|
Exercise
Price
(1)
|
|
Expiration |
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
Issued |
|
(Exercised) |
|
(Expired) |
|
June 30, 2020 |
Jun-2019 |
|
$1.47 |
|
Jun-2020 |
|
20,410 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(20,410) |
|
— |
|
Mar-2018 |
|
$0.55* |
|
Mar-2023 |
|
1,943 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,943 |
|
Nov-2017 |
|
$0.55* |
|
Nov-2022 |
|
487 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
487 |
|
May-2015 |
|
$11.83 |
|
Nov-2024 |
|
28 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
28 |
|
Nov-2014 |
|
$11.04 |
|
Nov-2024 |
|
27 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,895 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(20,410) |
|
|
2,485 |
|
(1)
As of June 30, 2020.
*
Exercise price shown subject to further adjustment based on down
round provision added by amendment.
In March 2018, the Company raised $9.0 million of net proceeds
from the sale of common stock in a registered direct public
offering and the sale of warrants to purchase shares of the
Company's common stock with an exercise price of $1.20 per share
(the "2018 Warrants") in a concurrent private placement. On October
28, 2019, the Company entered into transactions with certain
holders of its then outstanding 2018 Warrants to amend their
warrants pursuant to a Warrant Amendment Agreement (the "2018
Warrant Amendment Agreements"). The 2018 Warrant Amendment
Agreements reduced the exercise price of the warrants from $1.20 to
the lesser of (a) $0.95 per share of common stock and (b) the
exercise price as determined from time to
time, pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions in the 2018 Warrant
Amendment Agreements. During the three months ended June 30, 2020,
the anti-dilution provision was triggered; as such, the Company
recognized a deemed dividend of approximately $0.1 million
which reduced the income available to common stockholders for both
the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020,
the exercise price of the 2018 Warrants was $0.55. As the Company
has an accumulated deficit balance as of June 30, 2020, the deemed
dividend was recorded as offsetting debit and credit entries to
additional-paid-in capital for the period ended June 30, 2020. As
there was no overall impact to additional paid-in capital, the
amounts were not presented on the Statement of Stockholders' Equity
(Deficit) for the period ended June 30, 2020.
10. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
A net loss cannot be diluted. Therefore, when the Company is in a
net loss position, basic and diluted loss per common share are the
same. If the Company achieves profitability, the denominator of a
diluted earnings per common share calculation includes both the
weighted-average number of shares outstanding and the number of
common stock equivalents, if the inclusion of such common stock
equivalents would be dilutive. Dilutive common stock equivalents
potentially include warrants, stock options and non-vested
restricted stock awards and units using the treasury stock method,
along with the effect, if any, from outstanding convertible
securities. The majority of the Company’s outstanding warrants to
purchase common stock have participation rights to any dividends
that may be declared in the future and are therefore considered to
be participating securities. Participating securities have the
effect of diluting both basic and diluted earnings per share during
periods of income. During periods of loss, no loss is allocated to
the participating securities since the holders have no contractual
obligation to share in the losses of the Company.
Additionally, an entity that presents earnings per share shall
recognize the value of the effect of an anti-dilution provision in
an equity-classified freestanding financial instrument in the
period the anti-dilution provision is triggered. That effect shall
be treated as a deemed dividend and as a reduction of income
available to common stockholders in basic earnings per share. The
deemed dividend is added back to income available to common
stockholders when applying the treasury stock method for diluted
earnings per share.
For periods with net income, diluted net earnings per share is
calculated by either (i) adjusting the weighted-average shares
outstanding for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
outstanding for the period as determined using the treasury stock
method or (ii) the two-class method considering common stock
equivalents, whichever is more dilutive. The two-class method is an
earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as
having rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available
to common stockholders.
Accordingly, the Company applied the two-class method to calculate
basic and diluted net earnings per share of common stock for the
six months ended June 30, 2020. The two-class method was not
applied for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2019 as the Company’s participating
securities do not have any obligation to absorb net
losses.
For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, common
stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation if their effect
would be anti-dilutive.
The following table illustrates the determination of earnings
(loss) per share for each period presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(26,344) |
|
|
$ |
(54,335) |
|
|
$ |
15,220 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
Less: Deemed dividend |
(147) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(147) |
|
|
— |
|
Less: Income attributable to participating securities -
basic |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(322) |
|
|
— |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders -
basic |
$ |
(26,491) |
|
|
$ |
(54,335) |
|
|
$ |
14,751 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic |
112,569 |
|
|
80,739 |
|
|
111,189 |
|
|
79,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders -
basic |
$ |
(0.24) |
|
|
$ |
(0.67) |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
(0.77) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive Earnings (Loss) Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(26,344) |
|
|
$ |
(54,335) |
|
|
$ |
15,220 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
Less: Deemed Dividend |
(147) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(147) |
|
|
— |
|
Less: Income attributable to participating securities -
diluted |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,473) |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders -
diluted |
$ |
(26,491) |
|
|
$ |
(54,335) |
|
|
$ |
12,600 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding |
112,569 |
|
|
80,739 |
|
|
111,189 |
|
|
79,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive impact from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options and employee stock purchase plan |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
14 |
|
|
— |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted |
112,569 |
|
|
80,739 |
|
|
111,203 |
|
|
79,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders -
diluted |
$ |
(0.24) |
|
|
$ |
(0.67) |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
(0.77) |
|
The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of
June 30, 2020 and 2019 have been excluded from the denominator
of the diluted income (loss) per share of common stock outstanding
calculation as their effect is anti-dilutive (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
2020 |
|
2019 |
Warrants |
2,485 |
|
|
5,779 |
|
55 |
|
|
5,779 |
|
Stock options |
9,990 |
|
|
26,307 |
|
9,989 |
|
|
26,307 |
|
|
12,475 |
|
|
32,086 |
|
10,044 |
|
|
32,086 |
|
11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the amount of share-based
compensation expense recognized by the Company by line item on its
consolidated statements of income (operations) for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months ended
June 30, |
|
|
Six Months ended
June 30, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
2020 |
|
2019 |
Research and development |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
86 |
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
General and administrative |
400 |
|
|
269 |
|
727 |
|
|
543 |
|
|
$ |
491 |
|
|
$ |
355 |
|
$ |
898 |
|
|
$ |
682 |
|
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended ("2014 Plan"),
was adopted by its board of directors in December 2013 and
subsequently approved by its stockholders in January 2014. The 2014
Plan became effective immediately prior to the closing of the
Company's IPO in February 2014 and provides for the grant of
incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards
and units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards,
with amounts and terms of grants determined by the Company's board
of directors at the time of grant, to the Company's employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors. Currently there are
only stock options outstanding under the 2014 Plan, which generally
vest over a four-year period at the rate of 25% of the grant
vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 6.25% of
the grant vesting at the end of each successive three-month period
thereafter. Stock options granted under the 2014 Plan are
exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of grant. There
were 7.7 million stock options outstanding under the 2014 Plan
as of June 30, 2020. There were 5.1 million shares of
common stock available for issuance under the 2014 Plan as of
June 30, 2020.
2009 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company maintains a 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated ("2009 Plan"), which provided for the grant of incentive
and non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards and
units, with amounts and terms of grants determined by the Company's
board of directors at the time of grant, to its employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors. Upon the closing of
its IPO in February 2014, the Company ceased granting awards under
the 2009 Plan and all shares (i) available for issuance under the
2009 Plan at such time and (ii) subject to outstanding awards under
the 2009 Plan that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered,
canceled, forfeited or repurchased without having been fully
exercised or resulting in any common stock being issued were
carried over to the 2014 Plan. Stock options granted under the 2009
Plan are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of
grant. There were 0.1 million fully vested stock options
outstanding under the 2009 Plan as of June 30,
2020.
Out-of-Plan Inducement Grants
From time to time, the Company has granted equity awards to its
newly hired executives in accordance with the Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC ("Nasdaq") employment inducement grant exemption (Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)). Such grants are made outside of the 2014
Plan and act as an inducement material to the executive's
acceptance of employment with the Company. There
were 2.2 million stock options outstanding which were granted as
employment inducement awards outside of the 2014 Plan as of
June 30, 2020.
Stock Options
The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s total
stock option activity, including awards granted under the 2014 Plan
and 2009 Plan and inducement grants made outside of stockholder
approved plans, for the six months ended June 30,
2020:
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|
Number of Shares under Option
(in thousands) |
|
Weighted-average Exercise Price per Option |
|
Weighted-average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years) |
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands) |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 |
6,236 |
|
|
$1.52 |
|
8.8 |
|
$ |
358 |
|
Granted |
3,754 |
|
|
$0.87 |
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
— |
|
|
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
Canceled or forfeited |
— |
|
|
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2020 |
9,990 |
|
|
$1.27 |
|
9.0 |
|
$ |
— |
|
Exercisable at June 30, 2020 |
2,866 |
|
|
$1.91 |
|
8.0 |
|
$ |
— |
|
The Company recognized share-based compensation expense related to
stock options of $0.5 million and $0.9 million for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2020 and $0.4 million and
$0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019,
respectively. As of June 30, 2020, there was $4.4 million of
total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock
options which the Company expects to recognize over a
weighted-average period of 2.9 years. The weighted-average
grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the six
months ended June 30, 2020 was $0.55 per option. The total
intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months
ended June 30, 2020 was de minimus.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the grant-date
fair value of stock options was determined using the following
weighted-average inputs and assumptions in the Black-Scholes option
pricing model:
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|
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June 30, 2020 |
June 30, 2019 |
Fair value of common stock |
$0.55 |
$0.63 |
Exercise price |
$0.87 |
$0.93 |
Expected term (in years) |
6.02 |
5.97 |
Risk-free interest rate |
1.4 |
2.4 |
Expected volatility |
71.3 |
78.0 |
Dividend yield |
—% |
—% |
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company's 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("2014 ESPP") was
adopted by its board of directors in December 2013 and subsequently
approved by its stockholders in January 2014. The 2014 ESPP became
effective immediately prior to the closing of the Company's IPO in
February 2014 and established an initial reserve of 0.2 million
shares of the Company's common stock for issuance to participating
employees. The purpose of the 2014 ESPP is to enhance employee
interest in the success and progress of the Company by encouraging
employee ownership of common stock of the Company. The 2014 ESPP
provides employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of the
Company’s common stock at a 15% discount to the market price
through payroll deductions or lump sum cash investments. The
Company estimates the number of shares to be issued at the end of
an offering period and recognizes expense over the requisite
service period. Shares of the Company's common stock issued and
sold pursuant to the 2014 ESPP are shown on the consolidated
statements of changes in stockholders' equity (deficit). As of
June 30, 2020, there were approximately 25,000 shares of the
Company's common stock available for sale under the 2014
ESPP.
Defined Contribution Plans
United States - 401(k) Plan
The Company maintains a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan
which covers all of its U.S. employees. Employees are eligible to
participate immediately upon their date of hire. Under the 401(k)
plan, participating employees may defer up to 75% of their pre-tax
salary, subject to certain statutory limitations. Employee
contributions vest immediately. The plan allows for a
discretionary match per participating employee up to a maximum
$4,000 per year. The expenses incurred for the periods presented
were de minimis.
Canada - Defined Contribution Plan
The Company maintains a defined contribution plan for its Canadian
employees. Participants may contribute a percentage of their annual
compensation to this plan, subject to statutory limitations. The
Company contributes up to the first 4% of eligible compensation for
its Canadian-based employees to the retirement plan. The expenses
incurred for the periods presented were de minimis.
13. LICENSE AGREEMENTS
Vicineum License Agreements
License Agreement with Zurich
The Company has a License Agreement with the University of Zurich
("Zurich") which grants the Company exclusive license rights, with
the right to sublicense, to make, have made, use and sell under
certain patents primarily directed to the Company's targeting
agent, including an EpCAM chimera and related immunoconjugates and
methods of use and manufacture of the same. These patents cover
some key aspects of Vicineum. The Company may be obligated to pay
$0.75 million in milestone payments for the first product
candidate that achieves applicable clinical development milestones.
Based on current status, the Company anticipates that these
milestones may be triggered by Vicineum's clinical development
pathway. As part of the consideration, the Company is also
obligated to pay up to a 4% royalty on the net product sales for
products covered by or manufactured using a method covered by a
valid claim in the Zurich patent rights. Royalties owed to Zurich
will be reduced if the total royalty rate owed by the Company to
Zurich and any other third party is 10% or greater, provided that
the royalty rate to Zurich may not be less than 2% of net sales.
The obligation to pay royalties in a particular country expires
upon the expiration or termination of the last of the Zurich patent
rights that covers the manufacture, use or sale of a product. There
is no obligation to pay royalties in a country if there is no valid
claim that covers the product or a method of manufacturing the
product.
License Agreement with Micromet
The Company has a License Agreement with Micromet AG ("Micromet"),
now part of Amgen, Inc., which grants it nonexclusive rights, with
certain sublicense rights, for know-how and patents allowing
exploitation of certain single chain antibody products. These
patents cover some key aspects of Vicineum. Under the terms of the
License Agreement with Micromet, the Company may be obligated to
pay up to €3.6 million in milestone payments for the first
product candidate that achieves applicable clinical development
milestones. Based on current clinical status, the Company
anticipates that certain of these milestones may be triggered by
Vicineum’s clinical development pathway. The Company is also
required to pay up to a 3.5% royalty on the net sales for products
covered by the agreement, which includes Vicineum. The royalty rate
owed to Micromet in a particular country will be reduced to 1.5% if
there are no valid claims covering the product in that country. The
obligation to pay royalties in a particular country expires upon
the later of the expiration date of the last valid claim covering
the product and the tenth anniversary of the first commercial sale
of the product in such country. Finally, the Company is required to
pay to Micromet an annual license maintenance fee of €50,000, which
can be credited towards any royalty payment the Company owes to
Micromet.
License Agreement with XOMA
The Company has a License Agreement with XOMA Ireland Limited
("XOMA") which grants it non-exclusive rights to certain XOMA
patent rights and know-how related to certain expression
technology, including plasmids, expression strains, plasmid maps
and production systems. These patents and related know-how cover
some key aspects of Vicineum. Under the terms of the License
Agreement with XOMA, the Company is required to pay up to
$0.25 million in milestone payments for a product candidate
that incorporates know-how under the license and achieves
applicable clinical development milestones. Based on current
clinical status, the Company anticipates that these milestones may
be triggered by Vicineum’s clinical development pathway. The
Company is also required to pay a 2.5% royalty on the net sales for
products incorporating XOMA’s technology, which includes Vicineum.
The Company has the right to reduce the amount of royalties owed to
XOMA on a country-by-country basis by the amount of royalties paid
to other third parties, provided that the royalty rate to XOMA may
not be less than 1.75% of net sales. In addition, the foregoing
royalty rates are reduced by 50% with respect to products that are
not covered by a valid patent claim in the country of sale. The
obligation to pay royalties in a particular country expires upon
the later of the expiration date of the last valid claim covering
the product and the tenth anniversary of the first commercial sale
of the product in such country.
Other License Agreements
License Agreement with Roche
In June 2016, the Company entered into the License Agreement with
Roche, pursuant to which the Company granted Roche an exclusive,
worldwide license, including the right to sublicense, to its patent
rights and know-how related to the Company’s monoclonal antibody
EBI-031 and all other IL-6 anti-IL-6 antagonist
monoclonal antibody technology owned by the Company
(collectively, the "Licensed Intellectual Property"). Under the
License Agreement with Roche, Roche is required to continue
developing, at its cost, EBI-031 and any other product made from
the Licensed Intellectual Property that contains an IL-6 antagonist
anti-IL monoclonal antibody (“Licensed Product”) and pursue ongoing
patent prosecution, at its cost.
Financial Terms
The Company received from Roche an upfront license fee of $7.5
million in August 2016 upon the effectiveness of the License
Agreement with Roche following approval by the Company's
stockholders, and Roche agreed to pay up to an additional
$262.5 million upon the achievement of specified regulatory,
development and commercialization milestones with respect to up to
two unrelated indications. Specifically, an aggregate amount of up
to $197.5 million is payable to the Company for the achievement of
specified milestones with respect to the first indication,
consisting of $72.5 million in development milestones, $50.0
million in regulatory milestones and $75.0 million in
commercialization milestones. In September 2016, Roche paid the
Company the first development milestone of $22.5 million as a
result of the Investigational New Drug application for EBI-031
becoming effective on or before September 15, 2016. Additional
amounts of up to $65.0 million are payable upon the achievement of
specified development and regulatory milestones in a second
indication.
In addition, the Company is entitled to receive royalty payments in
accordance with a tiered royalty rate scale, with rates ranging
from 7.5% to 15% of net sales of potential future products
containing EBI-031 and up to 50% of these rates for net sales of
potential future products containing other IL-6 compounds, with
each of the royalties subject to reduction under certain
circumstances and to the buy-out options of Roche.
Buy-Out Options
The License Agreement with Roche provides for two “option periods”
during which Roche may elect to make a one-time payment to the
Company and, in turn, terminate its diligence, milestone and
royalty payment obligations under the License Agreement with Roche.
Specifically, (i) Roche may exercise a buy-out option following the
first dosing (“Initiation”) in the first Phase 2 study for a
Licensed Product until the day before Initiation of the first Phase
3 study for a Licensed Product, in which case Roche is required to
pay the Company $135.0 million within 30 days after Roche's
exercise of such buy-out option and receipt of an invoice from the
Company, or (ii) Roche may exercise a buy-out option following the
day after Initiation of the first Phase 3 study for a Licensed
Product until the day before the acceptance for review by the FDA
or other regulatory authority of a BLA or similar application for
marketing approval for a Licensed Product in either the United
States or in the E.U., in which case Roche is required to pay the
Company, within 30 days after Roche’s exercise of such buy-out
option and receipt of an invoice from the Company,
$265.0 million, which amount would be reduced to
$220.0 million if none of the Company’s patent rights
containing a composition of matter claim covering any compound or
Licensed Product has issued in the E.U.
Termination
Either the Company or Roche may each terminate the License
Agreement with Roche if the other party breaches any of its
material obligations under the agreement and does not cure such
breach within a specified cure period. Roche may terminate the
License Agreement with Roche following effectiveness by providing
advance written notice to the Company or by providing written
notice if the Company is debarred, disqualified, suspended,
excluded, or otherwise declared ineligible from certain federal or
state agencies or programs. The Company may terminate the License
Agreement with Roche if, prior to the first filing of a BLA for a
Licensed Product, there is a period of 12 months where Roche is not
conducting sufficient development activities with respect to the
products made from the Licensed Intellectual Property.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company leases its facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba from an
affiliate of Leslie L. Dan, a director of the Company until his
retirement in July 2019. The Company paid $0.1 million and
$0.1 million of rent for the three and six months ended June
30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.1 million
of rent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019,
respectively. All payments include related operating
expenses.
The Company pays fees under an intellectual property license
agreement to Protoden Technologies Inc. (“Protoden”), a company
owned by Clairmark, an affiliate of Mr. Dan. Pursuant to the
agreement, the Company has an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable and
non-royalty bearing license, with the right to sublicense, to
certain patents and technology to make, use and sell products that
utilize such patents and technology. The annual fee is $0.1
million. Upon expiration of the term on December 31, 2024, the
licenses granted to the Company will require no further payments to
Protoden. For each of the six months ended June
30, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid $0.1 million under this
agreement. The Company did not make payments under this agreement
during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Mr. Dan was not deemed a related party during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2020; as such, only payments made during
the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are considered
payments to a related party.
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 30, 2020, the Company and its a wholly-owned subsidiary,
Viventia Bio, Inc., entered into an exclusive license agreement
with Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Qilu”) ("Qilu License
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company granted Qilu an
exclusive, sublicensable, royalty-bearing license, under certain
intellectual property owned or exclusively licensed by the
Company,
to develop, manufacture and commercialize
Vicineum™ (the “Licensed Product”) for the treatment of NMIBC and
other types of cancer (the “Field”) in China, Hong Kong, Macau and
Taiwan (the “Territory”). The Company also granted Qilu a
non-exclusive, sublicensable, royalty-bearing sublicense, under
certain other intellectual property licensed by the Company to
develop, manufacture and commercialize the Licensed Product in the
Territory. The Company retains development, manufacturing and
commercialization rights with respect to Vicineum in the rest of
the world.
In partial consideration for the rights granted by the Company,
Qilu agreed to pay to the Company (i) a one-time upfront cash
payment of $12 million payable within 45 business days of the
execution date, subject to delivery by the Company of certain
know-how and other documentation related to the Licensed Product to
Qilu, and (ii) milestone payments totaling up to $23 million
upon the achievement of certain technology transfer, development
and regulatory milestones.
Qilu also agreed to pay the Company a 12% royalty based upon annual
net sales of Licensed Products in the Territory. The royalties are
payable on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and
region-by-region basis commencing on the first commercial sale of a
Licensed Product in a region and continuing until the latest of (i)
twelve years after the first commercial sale of such Licensed
Product in such region, (ii) the expiration of the last valid
patent claim covering or claiming the composition of matter, method
of treatment, or method of manufacture of such Licensed Product in
such region, and (iii) the expiration of regulatory or data
exclusivity for such Licensed Product in such region (collectively,
the “Royalty Term”).
The royalty rate is subject to reduction under certain
circumstances, including when there is no valid claim of a licensed
patent that covers a Licensed Product in a particular region or no
data or regulatory exclusivity of a Licensed Product in a
particular region.
Qilu is responsible for all costs related to developing, obtaining
regulatory approval of and commercializing the Licensed Products in
the Field in the Territory. Qilu is required to use commercially
reasonable efforts to develop, seek regulatory approval for, and
commercialize at least one Licensed Product in the Field in the
Territory. A joint development committee will be established
between the Company and Qilu to coordinate and review the
development, manufacturing and commercialization plans with respect
to the Licensed Products in the Territory. The Company and Qilu
also agreed to negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions of
a supply agreement and related quality agreement pursuant to which
the Company will manufacture or have manufactured and supply Qilu
with all quantities of the Licensed Product necessary for Qilu to
develop and commercialize the Licensed Product in the Field in the
Territory until the Company has completed manufacturing technology
transfer to Qilu and approval of a Qilu manufactured product by the
National Medical Products Administration in China for the Licensed
Product.
The Qilu License Agreement will expire on a Licensed
Product-by-Licensed Product and region-by-region basis on the date
of the expiration of all applicable Royalty Terms. Upon expiration
of the Qilu License Agreement, Qilu will have a fully paid-up,
freely transferable, perpetual license to use the patent rights and
know-how licensed from the Company to research, develop, have
developed, manufacture, have manufactured, use, sell, offer for
sale, import, export and otherwise commercialize the applicable
Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory. Either party may
terminate the Qilu License Agreement for the other party’s material
breach following a cure period or upon certain insolvency events.
If the Qilu License Agreement is terminated by Qilu for the
Company’s material breach, the license granted to Qilu will become
fully paid-up, royalty-free, and perpetual. Qilu may terminate the
Qilu License Agreement at its sole discretion and without any
penalty or liability for any reason or no reason upon 90 calendar
days’ prior written notice to the Company. Qilu has the right to
receive a refund of all amounts paid to the Company in the event
the Qilu License Agreement is terminated under certain
circumstances.
The Qilu License Agreement includes customary representations and
warranties, covenants and indemnification obligations for a
transaction of this nature.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition
and results of operations, as well as other sections in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be read in conjunction with
our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein and our
audited annual consolidated financial statements and related notes
thereto and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” for the year ended
December 31, 2019, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on March 16, 2020. In addition to historical financial
information, some of the information contained in the following
discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended ("Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of
historical facts, including statements regarding our future results
of operations and financial position, the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, business strategy, current and prospective products,
product approvals, research and development costs, current and
prospective collaborations, timing and likelihood of success, plans
and objectives of management for future operations and future
results of current and anticipated products, are forward-looking
statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that may
cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms
such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,”
“could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative
of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking
statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are only
predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely
on our current expectations and projections about future events and
financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions described in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The events and
circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not
be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover,
we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and
uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible
for us to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. Except as
required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as
a result of any new information, future events, changed
circumstances or otherwise.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “Sesen,” “we,”
“us,” and “our” include Sesen Bio, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a late-stage clinical company advancing targeted fusion
protein therapeutics ("TFPTs") for the treatment of patients with
cancer. We genetically fuse the targeting antibody fragment and the
cytotoxic protein payload into a single molecule which is produced
through our proprietary one-step, microbial manufacturing process.
We target tumor cell surface antigens with limited expression on
normal cells. Binding of the target antigen by the TFPT allows for
rapid internalization into the targeted cancer cell. We have
designed our targeted proteins to overcome the fundamental efficacy
and safety challenges inherent in existing antibody-drug conjugates
("ADCs") where a payload is chemically attached to a targeting
antibody.
Our most advanced product candidate, Vicineum, also known as
VB4-845, is a locally-administered targeted fusion protein composed
of an anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule ("EpCAM") antibody
fragment tethered to a truncated form of
Pseudomonas exotoxin A
for the treatment of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
("NMIBC"). On December 6, 2019, we initiated our Biologics License
Application ("BLA") submission for Vicineum to the United States
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") under Rolling Review. "Rolling
Review" of the BLA enables individual modules to be submitted and
reviewed on an ongoing basis, rather than waiting for all sections
to be completed before submission. The submission consisted of
Modules 1, 2, 4 and 5, with information amendments to be submitted
to these modules throughout 2020. We anticipate completing Module 3
(Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls ("CMC")) to finalize the BLA
submission by the end of 2020. We may experience disruptions as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic that may impact our expected
timeline to finalize the BLA submission, including manufacturing
activities of our contract manufacturers due to limitations on work
and travel imposed or recommended by federal or state governments,
employers and others.
In August 2019, we reported updated preliminary efficacy data from
our ongoing single-arm, multi-center, open-label Phase 3
clinical trial of Vicineum as a monotherapy in patients with
high-risk, bacillus Calmette-Guérin ("BCG")-unresponsive NMIBC (the
"VISTA Trial"). As of the May 29, 2019 data cutoff date, we
reported the preliminary complete response rates ("CRRs") in
evaluable carcinoma
in situ
("CIS") patients following three, six, nine and 12 months of
treatment in the clinical trial. The results were consistent with
the results observed in the previously completed Phase 1 and Phase
2 clinical trials of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC.
The VISTA Trial completed enrollment in April 2018 with a total of
133 patients across
three cohorts based on histology and time to disease recurrence
after adequate BCG treatment (under 2018 FDA guidance on treatment
of NMIBC, adequate BCG is defined as at least two courses of BCG
with at least five doses in an initial induction course of
treatment, plus at least two doses in a second course of
treatment):
•Cohort
1 (n=86): Patients with CIS
with or without papillary disease that were determined to be
refractory or recurred within six months of their last course of
adequate BCG;
•Cohort
2 (n=7): Patients with CIS with or without papillary disease that
recurred after six months, but less than 11 months, after their
last course of adequate BCG; and
•Cohort
3 (n=40): Patients with high-risk (Ta or T1) papillary disease
without CIS that was determined to be refractory or recurred within
six months of their last course of adequate BCG.
As of the end of April 2020, all patients have completed treatment
in the VISTA Trial. The primary endpoints of the VISTA Trial are
CRR at 3 months in patients with CIS (with or without papillary
disease) whose disease is BCG-unresponsive and duration of response
("DoR") for BCG-unresponsive CIS patients who experience a complete
response ("CR").
As of the May 29, 2019 data cutoff date, preliminary primary and
secondary endpoint data for each of the trial cohorts were as
follows:
Cohort 1 (n=86) Evaluable Population (n=82) Complete Response Rate,
for CIS:
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Time Point |
Evaluable Patients* |
Complete Response Rate
(95% Confidence Interval) |
3-months |
n=82 |
39% (28%-50%) |
6-months |
n=82 |
26% (17%-36%) |
9-months |
n=82 |
20% (12%-30%) |
12-months |
n=82 |
17% (10%-27%) |
* Response-evaluable population includes any modified
intention-to-treat ("mITT") subject who completed the induction
phase.
Cohort 2 (n=7) Evaluable Population (n=7) Complete Response Rate,
for CIS:
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Time Point |
Evaluable Patients* |
Complete Response Rate
(95% Confidence Interval) |
3-months |
n=7 |
57% (18%-90%) |
6-months |
n=7 |
57% (18%-90%) |
9-months |
n=7 |
43% (10%-82%) |
12-months |
n=7 |
14% (0%-58%) |
* Response-evaluable population includes any mITT subject who
completed the induction phase.
Pooled Cohorts 1 and 2 Evaluable Population (n=89) Complete
Response Rate, for CIS:
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Time Point |
Evaluable Patients* |
Complete Response Rate
(95% Confidence Interval)
|
3-months |
n=89 |
40% (30%-51%) |
6-months |
n=89 |
28% (19%-39%) |
9-months |
n=89 |
21% (13%-31%) |
12-months |
n=89 |
17% (10%-26%) |
* Response-evaluable population includes any mITT subject who
completed the induction phase.
Phase 3 Pooled Complete Response Rate vs. Phase 2 Pooled Complete
Response Rate:
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Time Point |
Preliminary Phase 3 Pooled CRR
(95% Confidence Interval)
|
Phase 2 Pooled CRR
(95% Confidence Interval)
|
3-months |
40% (30%-51%) |
40% (26%-56%) |
6-months |
28% (19%-39%) |
27% (15%-42%) |
9-months |
21% (13%-31%) |
18% (8%-32%) |
12-months |
17% (10%-26%) |
16% (7%-30%) |
Cohort 3 (n=40) Evaluable Population (n=38) Recurrence-Free
Rate†:
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Time Point |
Evaluable Patients* |
Recurrence-Free Rate
(95% Confidence Interval)
|
3-months |
n=38 |
71% (54%-85%) |
6-months |
n=38 |
58% (41%-74%) |
9-months |
n=38 |
45% (29%-62%) |
12-months |
n=38 |
42% (26%-59%) |
† Recurrence-free rate is defined as the percentage of patients
that are recurrence-free at the given assessment time
point.
* Response-evaluable population includes any mITT subject who
completed the induction phase.
Duration of Response:
The median DoR for patients in Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 combined
(n=93) is 287 days (lower 95% confidence interval ("CI") = 154
days, upper 95% confidence interval is not estimable ("NE") due to
the limited number of events occurring beyond the median), using
the Kaplan-Meier method. The Kaplan-Meier method is a
non-parametric statistical analysis used to estimate survival times
and times to event when incomplete observations in data
exist.
Additional
ad hoc
analysis of pooled data for all patients with CIS (Cohorts 1 and 2,
n=93) shows that among patients who achieved a complete response at
3 months, 52% remained disease-free for a total of 12 months or
longer after starting treatment, using the Kaplan-Meier method. DoR
is defined as the time from first occurrence of complete response
to documentation of treatment failure or death.
We have conducted additional analyses for secondary endpoints based
on the May 29, 2019 data cutoff date. These additional preliminary
data include the following:
•Time
to Cystectomy:
Across all 133 patients treated with Vicineum in the VISTA Trial,
greater than 75% of all patients are estimated to remain
cystectomy-free at 3 years, using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Additional
ad hoc
analysis shows that approximately 88% of responders are estimated
to remain cystectomy-free at 3 years. Time to cystectomy is defined
as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to
surgical bladder removal. The first 2018 FDA guidance on treatment
of BCG-unresponsive NMIBC patients states that the goal of therapy
in such patients is to avoid cystectomy. Therefore, time to
cystectomy is a key secondary endpoint in the VISTA
Trial.
•Time
to Disease Recurrence:
High-grade papillary (Ta or T1) NMIBC is associated with higher
rates of progression and recurrence. The median time to disease
recurrence for patients in Cohort 3 (n=40) is 402 days (95% CI,
170-NE), using the Kaplan-Meier method. Time to disease recurrence
is defined as the time from the date of the first dose of study
treatment to the first occurrence of treatment failure or death on
or prior to treatment discontinuation.
•Progression-Free
Survival ("PFS"):
90% of all 133 patients treated with Vicineum in the VISTA Trial
are estimated to remain progression-free for 2 years or greater,
using the Kaplan-Meier method. PFS is defined as the time from the
date of first dose of study treatment to the first occurrence of
disease progression (e.g. T2 or more advanced disease) or death on
or prior to treatment discontinuation.
•Event-Free
Survival:
29% of all 133 patients treated with Vicineum in the VISTA Trial
are estimated to remain event-free at 12 months, using the
Kaplan-Meier method. Event-free survival is defined as the time
from the date of first dose of study treatment to the first
occurrence of disease recurrence, progression or death on or prior
to treatment discontinuation.
◦Overall
Survival ("OS"):
96% of all 133 patients treated with Vicineum in the VISTA Trial
are estimated to have an overall survival of 2 years or greater,
using the Kaplan-Meier method. OS is defined as the time from the
date of first dose of study treatment to death from any
cause.
Preliminary Safety Results
As of the May 29, 2019 data cutoff date, in patients across all
cohorts (n=133) of our Phase 3 VISTA Trial of Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, 88% experienced at least one adverse
event, with 95% of adverse events being Grade 1 or 2. The most
commonly reported treatment-related adverse events were dysuria
(14%), hematuria (13%) and urinary tract infection (12%) - all of
which are consistent with the profile of bladder cancer patients
and the use of catheterization for treatment delivery. These
adverse events were determined by the clinical investigators to be
manageable and reversible, and only four patients (3%) discontinued
treatment due to an adverse event. Serious adverse events,
regardless of treatment attribution, were reported in 14% of
patients. There were four treatment-related serious adverse events
reported in three patients including acute kidney injury (Grade 3),
pyrexia (Grade 2), cholestatic hepatitis (Grade 4) and renal
failure (Grade 5). There were no age-related increases in adverse
events observed in the VISTA Trial.
Other Vicineum Activity
In August 2018, we received Fast Track designation from the FDA for
Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC.
In May 2019, we met with the FDA for a Type C meeting for CMC and
reached agreement with the FDA on the analytical comparability plan
to be used to assess comparability between the drug supply used in
clinical trials and the potential commercial drug supply to be
produced by Fujifilm. We also confirmed with the FDA that, subject
to final comparability data to be provided in the BLA submission,
no additional clinical trials were deemed necessary to establish
comparability.
In June 2019, we met with the FDA for a Type B Pre-BLA meeting
regarding the approval pathway for Vicineum for the treatment of
patients with high-risk, BCG-unresponsive NMIBC. At the
meeting, we reached alignment with the FDA on an accelerated
approval pathway for Vicineum along with Rolling Review. The FDA
also indicated that the clinical data, nonclinical data, clinical
pharmacology data, and the safety database were sufficient to
support a BLA submission, and that no additional clinical trials
were necessary for a BLA submission. Per the official FDA minutes
received post-meeting, the FDA stated that the pre-licensing
inspection may be completed at the time of process performance
qualification manufacturing, which we believe will benefit the
overall review timeline for the BLA. In addition, the FDA
communicated that they expect that a meeting with the FDA’s
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee ("ODAC") will be required as
part of the accelerated approval pathway. If Vicineum receives
marketing approval for treatment of NMIBC, a post-marketing
confirmatory trial will also be required.
In November 2019, we met with the FDA for a Type C meeting to
discuss the details of a post-marketing confirmatory trial for
Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC. At that meeting, we
reached agreement with the FDA that the post-marketing confirmatory
trial for Vicineum will enroll BCG-refractory patients who have
received less-than-adequate BCG, which is especially important in
light of the ongoing BCG shortage. This represents a broader
patient population than the BCG-intolerant population originally
proposed. We anticipate that, if Vicineum is approved by the FDA,
the initial indication will be for BCG-unresponsive patients who
have received adequate BCG. If the post-marketing confirmatory
trial is successful, it could result in an expanded label to
include this additional population of patients who have received
less-than-adequate BCG.
On December 4, 2019, we met with the FDA for a Type B pre-BLA
meeting for CMC. At that meeting, we reached agreement with the FDA
on the final content for Module 3 (CMC) of the BLA.
On December 6, 2019, we initiated our BLA submission for Vicineum
to the FDA under Rolling Review. The submission consisted of
Modules 1, 2, 4 and 5, with information amendments to be submitted
to these modules throughout 2020. We anticipate completing Module 3
(CMC) to finalize the BLA submission in the second half of
2020.
On May 7, 2020, we received clinical Scientific Advice from the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ("CHMP") of the
European Medicines Agency ("EMA") stating that the Committee agreed
that our nonclinical, clinical pharmacology and safety database are
all sufficient to support a marketing authorization application
("MAA"). Furthermore, additional clinical trials were not requested
by the CHMP in support of the MAA submission for Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC. Based on the guidance received, we
expect to submit the MAA for Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC to the EMA in early 2021, with potential approval
anticipated in early 2022. We expect to receive Scientific Advice
from the CHMP on the CMC program for Vicineum at a later
date.
On May 29, 2020, we received CMC Scientific Advice from the CHMP of
the EMA, stating that the committee agreed that our comparability
plan provides a strong analytical package, and no additional
clinical trials to establish comparability are deemed necessary at
this time.
Furthermore, the CHMP agreed to accept the Good Manufacturing
Practice ("GMP") inspections conducted by the FDA and will
therefore not conduct an independent inspection of the
manufacturing facilities.
On June 17, 2020, we were informed that the FDA has conditionally
accepted the proprietary brand name VICINEUM™ for our product
candidate, oportuzumab monatox. The name VICINEUM was developed in
compliance with the FDA’s final Guidance for Industry, Contents of
a Complete Submission for the Evaluation of Proprietary Names and
the FDA’s draft Guidance for Industry, Best Practices in Developing
Proprietary Name for Drugs. We believe VICINEUM is a
proprietary
name with strong marketing potential that is also consistent with
FDA’s goal of preventing medication errors and potential harm to
the public by ensuring that only appropriate proprietary names are
approved for use. Final approval of the VICINEUM brand name is
conditional on FDA approval of our product candidate, oportuzumab
monatox. Based upon FDA feedback, we withdrew our previously
submitted proposed brand name, VICINIUM®, from consideration due to
potential for confusion with ammonium derivatives products with the
“-ium” suffix as established by the United States Adopted Names
Council.
Manufacturing
In October 2018, we entered into a Master Bioprocessing Services
Agreement with Fujifilm (the "Fujifilm MSA") for the manufacturing
process and technology transfer of Vicineum drug substance
production. In April 2019, the first full, commercial-scale current
GMP ("cGMP") run was completed at Fujifilm and all quality
acceptance criteria were met. This supports Fujifilm’s ability to
produce the bulk drug substance form of Vicineum for commercial
purposes if we receive regulatory approval to market Vicineum for
the treatment of high-risk NMIBC. In February 2020, manufacturing
of the pre-process performance qualification ("pre-PPQ") cGMP batch
was completed at Fujifilm. Full quality release testing of the drug
substance has been completed and all quality acceptance criteria
were met. In addition, the bulk drug substance from the Fujifilm
pre-PPQ batch has been used to manufacture the first drug product
PPQ batch by Baxter Oncology GmbH. Full quality release testing of
the first drug product PPQ batch has been completed and is
currently undergoing standard quality assurance review. On August
4, 2020, we completed validation studies for the drug substance PPQ
batches. We also received the interim certificate of analysis to
ship drug substance to Baxter to complete the next drug product PPQ
run. Based on this progress, we expect to complete the
manufacturing of the full drug product PPQ campaign for Vicineum in
late-September 2020.
Joint Development
In June 2017, we entered into a Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement ("CRADA") with the National Cancer Institute
("NCI") for the development of Vicineum in combination with
AstraZeneca’s immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab for the
treatment of NMIBC. Under the terms of the CRADA, the NCI will
conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with high-risk NMIBC
to evaluate the safety, efficacy and biological correlates of
Vicineum in combination with durvalumab. This Phase 1 clinical
trial is open and is actively recruiting patients.
Vicineum has also been evaluated for the treatment of squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck ("SCCHN"). Vicineum for the
treatment of SCCHN had previously been designated as
ProxiniumTM
to indicate its different fill volume and vial size as well as its
different route for local administration via intratumoral
injection. In addition to our locally-administered TFPTs, our
pipeline also includes systemically-administered TFPTs that are
built around our proprietary de-immunized variant of the
plant-derived cytotoxin bouganin ("deBouganin"). One of these
product candidates, VB6-845d, is a TFPT consisting of an
EpCAM-targeting fragment antigen binding domain ("Fab") genetically
linked to deBouganin, a novel plant derived cytotoxic payload that
we have optimized for minimal immunogenic potential and is
administered by intravenous infusion. We have deferred further
development of Vicineum for the treatment of SCCHN and of VB6-845d
in order to focus our efforts and our resources on our ongoing
development of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC. We
are also exploring collaborations for Vicineum for the treatment of
SCCHN and for VB6-845d.
We maintain global development, marketing and commercialization
rights for all of our TFPT-based product candidates. We intend to
explore various commercialization strategies to market our approved
products. If we obtain regulatory approval for Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, we intend to build a North American
specialty urology sales force to market the product in the United
States and Canada. Outside the United States and Canada, we will
seek commercialization partners with urology expertise. We also own
or exclusively license worldwide intellectual property rights for
all of our TFPT-based product candidates, covering our key patents
with protection into 2036.
License Agreement with Roche
In June 2016, we entered into a License Agreement with F.
Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (collectively,
"Roche") (the "License Agreement with Roche"), pursuant to which we
granted Roche an exclusive, worldwide license, including the right
to sublicense, to our patent rights and know-how related to our
monoclonal antibody EBI-031 and all other IL-6 anti-IL antagonist
monoclonal antibody technology owned by us (collectively, the
"Licensed Intellectual Property"). Under the License Agreement with
Roche, Roche is required to continue developing, at its cost,
EBI-031 and any other product made from the Licensed Intellectual
Property that contains an IL-6 antagonist anti-IL monoclonal
antibody ("Licensed Product") and pursue ongoing patent
prosecution, at its cost. At the time of the License Agreement with
Roche, EBI-031, which was derived using our previous AMP-Rx
platform, was in pre-clinical development as an intravitreal
injection for diabetic macular edema and uveitis.
Through June 30, 2020, we have received a total of $30.0
million in payments pursuant to the License Agreement with Roche,
including a $7.5 million upfront payment in August 2016 and a $22.5
million milestone payment in September 2016 as a result of the
investigational new drug ("IND") application for EBI-031 becoming
effective. We are also entitled to receive up to an
additional $240.0 million upon the achievement of other specified
regulatory, development and commercial milestones, as well as
royalty payments in accordance with a tiered royalty rate scale,
with rates ranging from 7.5% to 15% of net sales of potential
future products containing EBI-031 and up to 50% of these rates for
net sales of potential future products containing other IL-6
compounds, with each of the royalties subject to reduction under
certain circumstances and to the buy-out options of
Roche.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $37.7
million, net working capital (current assets less current
liabilities) of $35.0 million and an accumulated deficit of $278.3
million. We incurred negative cash flows from operating activities
of $37.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 and
$18.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Since our
inception, we have received no revenue from sales of our products,
and we anticipate that operating losses will continue for the
foreseeable future as we continue our ongoing Phase 3 VISTA Trial
of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC and seek marketing
approval from the FDA. We have financed our operations to date
primarily through private placements of our common stock, preferred
stock, common stock warrants and convertible bridge notes, venture
debt borrowings, our initial public offering ("IPO"), follow-on
public offerings, sales effected in "at-the-market" ("ATM")
offerings, our License Agreement with Roche and, to a lesser
extent, from a collaboration.
Under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 205-40,
Presentation of Financial Statements - Going
Concern,
we are required at each reporting period to evaluate whether there
are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
within one year after the date that the financial statements are
issued. This evaluation initially does not take into consideration
the potential mitigating effect of our plans that have not been
fully implemented as of the date the financial statements are
issued. When substantial doubt exists, we evaluate whether the
mitigating effect of our plans sufficiently alleviates the
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The mitigating effect of our plans, however, is only considered if
both (i) it is probable that our plans will be effectively
implemented within one year after the date that our financial
statements are issued and (ii) it is probable that our plans, when
implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern within one year after the date that our financial
statements are issued. Generally, to be considered probable of
being effectively implemented, our plans must have been approved by
our board of directors before the date that our financial
statements are issued.
Our future success is dependent on our ability to develop our
product candidates, including Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC, and ultimately upon our ability to attain
profitable operations. In order to commercialize our product
candidates, including Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC, we need to complete clinical development and comply with
comprehensive regulatory requirements. We are subject to a number
of risks similar to other late-stage clinical companies, including,
but not limited to, successful discovery and development of our
product candidates, raising additional capital, development and
commercialization by our competitors of new technological
innovations, protection of proprietary technology and market
acceptance of our products. The successful discovery and
development of product candidates, including Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, requires substantial working capital,
and we expect to seek additional funds through equity or debt
financings or through additional collaboration, licensing
transactions or other sources. We may be unable to obtain equity or
debt financings or enter into additional collaboration or licensing
transactions at favorable terms, or at all. To the extent that we
raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible
debt securities, the ownership interests of existing stockholders
will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include
liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights
of existing stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve
agreements that include liens or other restrictive covenants
limiting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring
additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring
dividends. If we raise additional funds through government or other
third-party funding, strategic collaborations and alliances or
licensing arrangements, we may have to relinquish valuable rights
to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or
product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be
favorable. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed,
we may be required to implement cost reduction strategies and
delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future
commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market
products or product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to
develop and market.
In December 2019, an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus
("COVID-19") was identified in Wuhan, China. This virus continues
to spread globally, has been declared a pandemic by the World
Health Organization and has spread to over 200 countries and
territories, including the United States disproportionately. The
impact of this pandemic has been and will likely continue to be
extensive in many aspects of society, which has resulted in and
will likely continue to result in significant disruptions to
businesses and capital markets around the world. We are proactively
executing risk mitigation strategies to attenuate the impact of
COVID-19 on us, and at this time, we have not yet experienced any
business disruptions as a result of the pandemic. We are
continually assessing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our
operations and we are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and the
actions implemented to combat the virus throughout the
world.
We do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents of $37.7
million as of June 30, 2020 is sufficient to fund our current
operating plan for at least twelve months after the issuance of our
condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on our current
operating plan, and including the net proceeds of the $12 million
upfront payment from our exclusive license agreement with Qilu
Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ("Qilu") (the "Qilu License Agreement"),
which we expect to receive by the end of 2020, we anticipate having
sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations into
the second quarter of 2021; however, we have based this estimate on
assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and our capital resources
may be utilized faster than we currently expect. Given our history
of significant losses, negative cash flows from operations, limited
cash resources currently on hand, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and
dependence on our ability - about which there can be no certainty -
to obtain additional financing to fund our operations after the
current cash resources are exhausted, substantial doubt exists
about our ability to continue as a going concern. The condensed
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were prepared under the assumption
that we will continue as a going concern and do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of
recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of
liabilities that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
Components of Our Results of Operations
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs
incurred for the development of Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC, which include:
•employee-related
expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel and share-based
compensation expense;
•expenses
incurred under agreements with contract research organizations
("CROs") and investigative sites that conduct our clinical
trials;
•expenses
associated with developing manufacturing capabilities;
•expenses
associated with transferring manufacturing capabilities to contract
manufacturing organizations ("CMOs") for commercial-scale
production;
•facilities,
depreciation and other expenses, which include direct and allocated
expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance and
other supplies; and
•expenses
associated with regulatory activities.
We expense research and development costs as incurred. We recognize
external development costs based on an evaluation of the progress
to completion of specific tasks using information and data provided
to us by our vendors and our clinical sites.
The successful development and commercialization of Vicineum for
the treatment of high-risk NMIBC is highly uncertain. This is due
to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product
development and commercialization, including the uncertainty
of:
•the
scope, progress, outcome and costs of our clinical trials and other
research and development activities;
•the
efficacy and potential advantages of Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC compared to alternative treatments, including any
standard of care;
•the
market acceptance of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC;
•the
cost and timing of the implementation of commercial-scale
manufacturing of Vicineum;
•obtaining,
maintaining, defending and enforcing patent claims and other
intellectual property rights;
•significant
and changing government regulation;
•the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•the
timing, receipt and terms of any marketing approvals.
A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to
the development of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC
could mean a significant change in the costs and timing associated
with the development of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC. For example, if the FDA or another regulatory authority were
to require us to conduct clinical trials or other testing beyond
those that we currently contemplate will be required for the
completion of clinical development of Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC, we could be required to expend significant
additional financial resources and time on the completion of
clinical development of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC.
We allocate direct research and development expenses, consisting
principally of external costs, such as fees paid to investigators,
consultants, central laboratories and CROs in connection with our
clinical trials, and costs related to manufacturing or purchasing
clinical trial materials and technology transfer, to specific
product programs. We do not allocate employee and
contractor-related costs, costs associated with our platform and
facility expenses, including depreciation or other indirect costs,
to specific product programs because these costs may be deployed
across multiple product programs under research and development
and, as such, are separately classified. The table below provides
research and development expenses incurred for Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC and other expenses by category. We
have deferred further development of Vicineum for the treatment of
SCCHN and VB6-845d in order to focus our efforts and our resources
on our
ongoing development of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC. We expect our research and development expenses for Vicineum
for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC will continue to increase
during subsequent periods.
We did not allocate research and development expenses to any other
specific product program during the periods presented (in
thousands):
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2020 |
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2019 |
2020 |
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2019 |
Programs: |
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|
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Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC
|
$ |
3,135 |
|
|
$ |
6,010 |
|
$ |
10,499 |
|
|
$ |
8,372 |
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Total direct program expenses |
3,135 |
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6,010 |
|
10,499 |
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|
8,372 |
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Personnel and other expenses: |
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|
|
|
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Employee and contractor-related expenses |
1,207 |
|
|
1,347 |
|
2,374 |
|
|
3,057 |
|
Platform-related lab expenses |
35 |
|
|
132 |
|
80 |
|
|
413 |
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Facility expenses |
103 |
|
|
115 |
|
213 |
|
|
226 |
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Other expenses |
82 |
|
|
340 |
|
263 |
|
|
562 |
|
Total personnel and other expenses |
1,427 |
|
|
1,934 |
|
2,930 |
|
|
4,258 |
|
Total Research and Development |
$ |
4,562 |
|
|
$ |
7,944 |
|
$ |
13,429 |
|
|
$ |
12,630 |
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General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries
and related costs for personnel, including share-based
compensation, in executive, operational, finance, business
development and human resource functions. Other general and
administrative expenses include facility-related costs,
professional fees for legal, insurance, patent, consulting and
accounting services, commercial market research and United States
pre-launch market readiness.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
In connection with the acquisition of Viventia Bio, Inc.
("Viventia") in September 2016, we recorded contingent
consideration pertaining to the amounts potentially payable to the
former shareholders of Viventia pursuant to the terms of the Share
Purchase Agreement among us, Viventia and the other signatories
thereto (the "Share Purchase Agreement") and are based on
regulatory approval in certain markets and future revenue levels.
The fair value of contingent consideration is assessed at each
balance sheet date and changes, if any, to the fair value are
recognized in earnings (or loss) for the period.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net consists primarily of interest income earned on
cash and cash equivalents.
Our Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months ended June 30, 2020 and
2019
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|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
$ |
4,562 |
|
|
$ |
7,944 |
|
|
$ |
(3,382) |
|
|
(43) |
% |
General and administrative |
3,318 |
|
|
2,617 |
|
|
701 |
|
|
27 |
% |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
18,480 |
|
|
44,000 |
|
|
(25,520) |
|
|
(58) |
% |
Total operating expenses |
26,360 |
|
|
54,561 |
|
|
(28,201) |
|
|
(52) |
% |
Income (Loss) from Operations |
(26,360) |
|
|
(54,561) |
|
|
28,201 |
|
|
(52) |
% |
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
16 |
|
|
226 |
|
|
(210) |
|
|
(93) |
% |
Net Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
$ |
(26,344) |
|
|
$ |
(54,335) |
|
|
$ |
27,991 |
|
|
(52) |
% |
Research and Development
Research and development expenses were $4.6 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $7.9 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease of $3.4 million
was due primarily to decreased costs associated with technology
transfer and manufacturing scale-up for commercial supply and
timing of procurement of manufacturing consumables, in addition to
lower employee compensation and lower clinical trial expenses as a
result of our Phase 3 VISTA Trial winding down.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $3.3 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $2.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase of $0.7 million
was due primarily to increases in employee compensation, and legal
and insurance costs, which were partially offset by reduced audit
and professional fees.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
The non-cash change in fair value of contingent consideration was
an $18.5 million loss for the three months ended June 30, 2020
compared to a $44.0 million loss for the three months ended
June 30, 2019. The increase in the fair value of contingent
consideration of $18.5 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2020 was attributable in part to changes in the
competitive landscape for Vicineum. In addition, the estimated fair
value of contingent consideration is also determined by applying
appropriate discount rates to future cash outflows related to the
contingent payment obligations, and these discount rates continue
to remain high as a result of the extreme volatility of financial
markets as global economies shut down in order to contain the
spread of COVID-19. The milestone payments constitute debt-like
obligations, and the high-yield debt index rate applied to the
milestones in order to determine the estimated fair value increased
from 11.8% as of December 31, 2019, to 17.9% of March 31, 2020
and then decreased to 14.5% as of June 30, 2020. The discount
rate applied to the 2% royalty due on forecasted Vicineum revenues
is derived from our estimated weighted-average cost of capital
("WACC"), and this WACC-derived discount rate increased from 5.6%
as of December 31, 2019, to 14.7% as of March 31, 2020 and
then decreased to 13.2% as of June 30, 2020. Therefore, the
quarterly decrease in the applicable discount rates, as well as the
change to the competitive landscape for Vicineum in the second
quarter fo 2020, resulted in the $18.5 million increase in the
estimated fair value of contingent consideration for the three
months ended June 30, 2020.
The change in the fair value of contingent consideration was a
$44.0 million loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company reassessed the
total addressable global market for NMIBC and determined that both
the global market size and estimated potential Vicineum commercial
net sales within the global NMIBC market were likely higher than
the Company’s previous estimates. Specific drivers of the increased
revenue estimates include the expectation that Vicineum could
achieve peak market penetration earlier than previously estimated,
and the expectation that Vicineum sales outside the United States
could be two to three times the expected sales volumes in the
United States. As contingent consideration incorporates a royalty
rate of 2% on all commercial net sales reported through December
2033, an increase in expected future net sales correlates to an
increase in the fair value of the Company’s potential contingent
consideration. Accordingly, the Company’s contingent consideration
at June 30, 2019 was adjusted to reflect the Company’s updated view
of the NMIBC market and Vicineum’s potential sales volumes in that
market. The loss in the three months ended
June 30, 2019 was therefore due to changes in assumptions related
to increases in projected sales volumes in both the US and OUS
markets compared to prior estimates.
Changes in forecast assumptions, including the probability of
regulatory approvals and Vicineum pricing and sales volumes, as
well as changes in the discount rates utilized based on prevailing
market conditions, could result in materially different fair value
estimates.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net was de minimus for the three months ended
June 30, 2020 compared to $0.2 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2019. The change of $0.2 million was due to
lower interest income on lower cash balances used to fund current
operations.
Comparison of the Six Months ended June 30, 2020 and
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months ended
June 30, |
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease) |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Dollars |
|
Percentage |
|
(in thousands, except percentages) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
$ |
13,429 |
|
|
$ |
12,630 |
|
|
$ |
799 |
|
|
6 |
% |
General and administrative |
6,766 |
|
|
5,672 |
|
|
1,094 |
|
|
19 |
% |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
(35,220) |
|
|
43,000 |
|
|
(78,220) |
|
|
(182) |
% |
Total operating expenses |
(15,025) |
|
|
61,302 |
|
|
(76,327) |
|
|
(125) |
% |
Income (Loss) from Operations |
15,025 |
|
|
(61,302) |
|
|
76,327 |
|
|
(125) |
% |
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
195 |
|
|
487 |
|
|
(292) |
|
|
(60) |
% |
Net Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
$ |
15,220 |
|
|
$ |
(60,815) |
|
|
$ |
76,035 |
|
|
(125) |
% |
Research and Development
Research and development expenses were $13.4 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $12.6 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase of $0.8 million
was due primarily to increased costs associated with technology
transfer and manufacturing scale-up for commercial supply, timing
of procurement of manufacturing consumables and professional fees
in support of regulatory activities, partially offset by lower
employee compensation and lower clinical trial expenses as a result
of our Phase 3 VISTA Trial winding down.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $6.8 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $5.7 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase of $1.1 million
was due primarily to increases in employee compensation, and legal
and insurance costs, which were partially offset by reduced
professional fees and market research.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
The non-cash change in fair value of contingent consideration was
income of $35.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020
compared to a $43.0 million loss for the six months ended
June 30, 2019. The decrease in the fair value of contingent
consideration of $35.2 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2020 was attributable to changes to the current
competitive landscape offset by significantly higher discount rates
as a result of financial market conditions as of June 30, 2020. The
estimated fair value of contingent consideration are determined by
applying appropriate discount rates to future cash outflows related
to the contingent payment obligations, and these discount rates
have increased significantly as a result of the extreme volatility
of financial markets as global economies shut down in order to
contain the spread of COVID-19. The milestone payments constitute
debt-like obligations, and the high-yield debt index rate applied
to the milestones in order to determine the estimated fair value
increased from 11.8% as of December 31, 2019 to 14.5% as of
June 30, 2020. The discount rate applied to the 2% royalty due
on forecasted Vicineum revenues is derived from our estimated WACC,
and this WACC-derived discount rate increased from 5.6% as of
December 31, 2019 to 13.2% as of June 30, 2020. These
increases in the applicable discount rates contributed
significantly to the $35.2 million decrease in the estimated fair
value of contingent consideration for the six months ended
June 30, 2020.
The change in fair value of contingent consideration was a $43.0
million loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019. During the
quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company reassessed the total
addressable global market for NMIBC and determined that both the
global market size and estimated potential Vicineum commercial net
sales within the global NMIBC market were likely higher than the
Company’s previous estimates. Specific drivers of the increased
revenue estimates include the expectation that Vicineum could
achieve peak market penetration earlier than previously estimated,
and the expectation that Vicineum sales outside the United States
could be two to three times the expected sales volumes in the
United States. As contingent consideration incorporates a royalty
rate of 2% on all commercial net sales reported through December
2033, an increase in expected future net sales correlates to an
increase in the fair value of the Company’s potential contingent
consideration. Accordingly, the Company’s contingent consideration
at June 30, 2019 was adjusted to reflect the Company’s updated view
of the NMIBC market and Vicineum’s potential sales volumes in that
market. The loss in the six months ended June 30, 2019 was
therefore due to changes in assumptions related to increases in
projected sales volumes in both the US and OUS markets compared to
prior estimates.
Changes in forecast assumptions, including the probability of
regulatory approvals and Vicineum pricing and sales volumes, as
well as changes in the discount rates utilized based on prevailing
market conditions, could result in materially different fair value
estimates.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net was $0.2 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2020 compared to $0.5 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2019. The decrease of $0.3 million was due
primarily to lower interest income on lower cash balances used to
fund current operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $37.7
million, net working capital of $35.0 million and an accumulated
deficit of $278.3 million. We incurred negative cash flows from
operating activities of $37.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2019 and $18.3 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2020. Since our inception, we have received no revenue
from sales of our products, and we anticipate that operating losses
will continue for the foreseeable future as we continue our ongoing
Phase 3 VISTA Trial of Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC and seek marketing approval from the FDA. We have financed
our operations to date primarily through private placements of our
common stock, preferred stock, common stock warrants and
convertible bridge notes, venture debt borrowings, our IPO,
follow-on public offerings, sales effected in ATM offerings, our
License Agreement with Roche and, to a lesser extent, from a
collaboration.
In November 2019, we entered into an Open Market Sale
Agreement
SM
(the "Sales Agreement") with Jefferies LLC ("Jefferies"), under
which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock from time to
time for an aggregate sales price of up to $35.0 million through
Jefferies (the "ATM Offering"). Sales of common stock under the
Sales Agreement are made by any method that is deemed to be an ATM
offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, including but not limited to sales made
directly on or through the Nasdaq Global Market or any other
existing trading market for our common stock. We have no obligation
to sell any of our common stock and may at any time suspend offers
under the Sales Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement. Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell common stock from
time to time, as the sales agent, based upon our instructions,
which include a prohibition on sales below a minimum price set by
us from time to time. We have provided Jefferies with customary
indemnification rights, and Jefferies is entitled to a commission
at a fixed rate equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds for each sale
of common stock. We incurred $0.2 million in legal, accounting and
printing costs related to the commencement of the ATM Offering. For
the six months ended June 30, 2020, we raised $8 million of net
proceeds from the sale of 9.8 million shares of common stock
at a weighted-average price of $0.75 per share under the ATM
Offering, including $4.8 million of net proceeds from the sale
of 6.6 million shares of common stock at a weighted-average
price of $0.69 per share during the three months ended June 30,
2020. Share issue costs, including sales agent commissions, related
to the ATM Offering totaled $0.1 million and $0.2 million
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,
respectively.
In December 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan,
China. This virus continues to spread globally, has been declared a
pandemic by the World Health Organization and has spread to over
200 countries and territories, including the United States
disproportionately. The impact of this pandemic has been and will
likely continue to be extensive in many aspects of society, which
has resulted in and will likely continue to result in significant
disruptions to businesses and capital markets around the world. We
are proactively executing risk mitigation strategies to attenuate
the impact of COVID-19 on us, and at this time, we have not yet
experienced any business disruptions as a result of the pandemic.
We are continually assessing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on
our operations and we are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and the
actions implemented to combat the virus throughout the
world.
We do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents of $37.7
million as of June 30, 2020 is sufficient to fund our current
operating plan for at least twelve months after the issuance of our
condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on our current
operating plan, and including the net proceeds of the $12 million
upfront payment from the Qilu License Agreement which we expect to
receive by the end of 2020, we anticipate having sufficient cash
and cash equivalents to fund our operations into the second quarter
of 2021; however, we have based this estimate on assumptions that
may prove to be wrong, and our capital resources may be utilized
faster than we currently expect. Given our history of significant
losses, negative cash flows from operations, limited cash resources
currently on hand, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on
the capital markets and dependence on our ability - about which
there can be no certainty - to obtain additional financing to fund
our operations after the current cash resources are exhausted,
substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going
concern. The condensed consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were prepared under
the assumption that we will continue as a going concern and do not
include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
Nasdaq Notice
On March 2, 2020, we received written notice (the “Notice”) from
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that we are not
in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for
continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market, as set forth in
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1).
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we had a
period of 180 calendar days, or until August 31, 2020, to regain
compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. To regain
compliance, the closing bid price of our common stock must meet or
exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business
days during this 180-day period.
On April 17, 2020, we received written notice from Nasdaq that the
180-day grace period to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum
bid price requirement has been extended in response to the COVID-19
pandemic and related extraordinary market conditions. As a result
of this extension, we now have until November 12, 2020, to regain
compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.
If we are not in compliance by November 12, 2020, we may be
afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To
qualify, we would be required to apply to have our common stock
listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and meet the continued listing
requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other
initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, except for
the minimum bid price requirement, and will need to provide written
notice to Nasdaq of our intention to cure the deficiency during the
second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if
necessary. If we do not qualify for the second compliance period or
we fail to regain compliance during the second 180-day period, then
Nasdaq will notify us of its determination to delist the common
stock, at which point we would have an opportunity to appeal the
delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel.
We intend to monitor the closing bid price of our common stock and
may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options to
regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the
Nasdaq Listing Rules, including effecting a reverse stock
split.
Funding Requirements
Our future success is dependent on our ability to develop our
product candidates, including Vicineum for the treatment of
high-risk NMIBC, and ultimately upon our ability to attain
profitable operations. In order to commercialize our product
candidates, including Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC, we need to complete clinical development and comply with
comprehensive regulatory requirements. We are subject to a number
of risks similar to other late-stage clinical companies, including,
but not limited to, successful discovery and development of our
product candidates, raising additional capital, development and
commercialization by our competitors of new technological
innovations, protection of proprietary technology and market
acceptance of our products. The successful discovery and
development of product candidates, including Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, requires substantial working capital,
and we expect to seek additional funds through equity or debt
financings or through additional collaboration, licensing
transactions or other sources. We may be unable to obtain equity or
debt financings or enter into additional collaboration or licensing
transactions at favorable terms, or at all, and, if necessary, we
may be required to implement cost reduction
strategies.
We will incur substantial expenses if and as we:
•continue
our Phase 3 VISTA Trial for Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC;
•seek
marketing approvals for Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk
NMIBC;
•establish
sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and scale up and
validate external manufacturing capabilities (including completing
the manufacturing process and technology transfer to any
third-party manufacturers) to commercialize Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, if approved;
•maintain,
expand and protect our intellectual property
portfolio;
•add
equipment and physical infrastructure to support our research and
development;
•hire
additional clinical, regulatory, quality control, scientific and
management personnel;
•expand
our operational, financial and management systems and
personnel;
•conduct
research and pre-clinical and clinical development of Vicineum for
the treatment of high-risk NMIBC and our other product
candidates;
•seek
to discover and develop additional product candidates;
and
•in-license
or acquire the rights to other products, product candidates or
technologies.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors,
including:
•the
scope, initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of
pre-clinical development and laboratory testing and clinical trials
for Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC and our other
product candidates;
•the
cost and timing of any new clinical trials or studies of Vicineum
for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC;
•the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our
business;
•our
ability to establish collaborations or licensing arrangements on
favorable terms, if at all, particularly manufacturing, marketing
and distribution arrangements for our product
candidates;
•the
costs and timing of the implementation of commercial-scale
manufacturing activities, including those associated with the
manufacturing process and technology transfer to third-party
manufacturers to facilitate such commercial-scale manufacturing of
Vicineum;
•the
costs and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution
capabilities for Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC, if
approved;
•the
costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent
applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property
rights and defending any intellectual property-related
claims;
•our
obligation to make milestone, royalty and other payments to
third-party licensors under our licensing agreements;
•the
extent to which we in-license or acquire rights to other products,
product candidates or technologies;
•the
outcome, timing and cost of regulatory review by the FDA and
comparable foreign regulatory authorities for Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, including the potential for the FDA
or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, including Health
Canada, to require that we perform more studies than those that we
currently expect to perform;
•our
ability to achieve certain future regulatory, development and
commercialization milestones under the License Agreement with
Roche;
•the
effect of competing technological and market developments;
and
•the
revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of Vicineum for the
treatment of high-risk NMIBC, if approved.
Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product
revenues from commercial sales, we expect to finance our cash needs
through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings,
government or other third-party funding, strategic collaborations
and alliances, and licensing arrangements. We do not have any
committed external source of funds other than the amounts payable
under the License Agreement with Roche. To the extent that we raise
additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt
securities, the ownership interests of existing stockholders will
be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include
liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights
of existing stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve
agreements that include liens or other restrictive covenants
limiting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring
additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring
dividends. If we raise additional funds through government or other
third-party funding, strategic collaborations and alliances or
licensing arrangements, we may have to relinquish valuable rights
to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or
product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be
favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds when
needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our
product development or future commercialization efforts or grant
rights to develop and market products or product candidates that we
would otherwise prefer to develop and market
ourselves.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy,
disrupted business operations and created significant volatility
and disruption to financial markets. Significant uncertainty
remains as to the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our
operations, and on the global economy as a whole. The extent and
duration of the pandemic could continue to disrupt global markets
and may affect our ability to raise additional capital in the
future.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the
six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
$ |
(18,326) |
|
|
$ |
(16,743) |
|
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities |
(8) |
|
|
(43) |
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
7,954 |
|
|
31,295 |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted
Cash |
$ |
(10,380) |
|
|
$ |
14,509 |
|
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $18.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2020 and consisted primarily of a net income
of $15.2 million, adjusted for non-cash items, including
share-based compensation of $0.9 million, a decrease in the fair
value of contingent consideration of $35.2 million and a net
increase in operating assets and liabilities of $0.7
million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $16.7 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2019 and consisted primarily of a net loss of
$60.8 million, adjusted for non-cash items, including share-based
compensation of $0.7 million, a decrease in the fair value of
contingent consideration of $43.0 million and a net increase in
operating assets and liabilities of $0.3 million.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was de minimis during each of
the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $8.0 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2020 and consisted of net proceeds from
the sale of common stock under the ATM Offering and sales of common
stock under our 2014 ESPP.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended
June 30, 2019 consisted primarily of (i) approximately $28 million
in net proceeds from the June 2019 Financing, and (ii) $3.4 million
in net proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase our
common stock.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles and the rules and regulations of the SEC require the use
of estimates and assumptions, based on complex judgments considered
reasonable, and affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported
amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Our critical
accounting policies are those policies which require the most
significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our
consolidated financial statements. Management has determined that
our most critical accounting policies are those relating to the
fair value of intangible assets, goodwill and contingent
consideration; income taxes (including the valuation allowance for
deferred tax assets); research and development costs; and going
concern considerations.
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our intangible assets consist of indefinite-lived, acquired
in-process research and development ("IPR&D") worldwide product
rights to Vicineum as a result of the acquisition of Viventia in
2016. IPR&D assets acquired in a business combination are
considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of
the associated research and development efforts. Amortization over
the estimated useful life will commence at the time of Vicineum's
launch in the respective markets, if approved. If regulatory
approval to market Vicineum for the treatment of high-risk NMIBC is
not obtained, we will immediately expense the related capitalized
cost.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are quantitatively tested for
impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of the
fiscal year, or more often if indicators of impairment are present.
Impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets requires
management to estimate the future discounted cash flows of an asset
using assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are
unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future cash flows
may differ from the estimates used in impairment testing. We
recognize an impairment loss when and to the extent that the
estimated fair value of an intangible asset is less than its
carrying value. In addition, on a quarterly basis, we perform a
qualitative review of our business operations to determine whether
events or changes in circumstances have occurred which could
indicate that the carrying value of our intangible assets was not
recoverable. If an impairment indicator is identified, an interim
impairment assessment is performed. Based on the
annual
testing and quarterly reviews performed, we concluded that the
carrying value of our intangible assets was not impaired as of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Goodwill
Goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet is the result of our
acquisition of Viventia in September 2016 and represents the
difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the
identifiable tangible and intangible net assets acquired under the
acquisition method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized; rather
than recording periodic amortization, goodwill is quantitatively
tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter
of the fiscal year, or more often if indicators of impairment are
present. Impairment testing of goodwill requires management to
estimate the future discounted cash flows of a reporting unit using
assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are unpredictable
and inherently uncertain. Actual future cash flows may differ from
the estimates used in impairment testing. If the fair value of the
equity of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s carrying
value, including goodwill, then goodwill is considered not to be
impaired. We recognize a goodwill impairment when and to the extent
that the fair value of the equity of a reporting unit is less than
the reporting unit's carrying value, including goodwill. We have
only one reporting unit. In addition, on a quarterly basis, we
perform a qualitative review of our business operations to
determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred
which could have a material adverse effect on the estimated fair
value of each reporting unit and thus indicate a potential
impairment of the goodwill carrying value. If an impairment
indicator is identified, an interim impairment assessment is
performed. Based on the annual testing and quarterly reviews
performed, we concluded that there was no goodwill impairment as of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Contingent Consideration
Contingent consideration on our consolidated balance sheet is the
result of the our acquisition of Viventia in September 2016 and
represents the discounted present value of future launch milestones
and net sales royalties due to the former shareholders of Viventia
pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement. For additional
information, see "Item 1. Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 1. Description of
Business" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Contingent
consideration is measured at its estimated fair value on a
recurring basis at each reporting period, with fluctuations in
value resulting in a non-cash charge to earnings (or loss) during
the period. The estimated fair value measurement is based on
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 within the fair value
hierarchy), including internally developed financial forecasts,
probabilities of success and timing of certain milestone events and
achievements, which are unpredictable and inherently uncertain.
Actual future cash flows may differ from the assumptions used to
estimate the fair value of contingent consideration. The valuation
of contingent consideration requires the use of significant
assumptions and judgments, which management believes are consistent
with those that would be made by a market participant. Management
reviews its assumptions and judgments on an ongoing basis as
additional market and other data is obtained, and any future
changes in the assumptions and judgments utilized by management may
cause the estimated fair value of contingent consideration to
fluctuate materially, resulting in earnings
volatility.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability
method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss
("NOL") and research and development credit ("R&D credit")
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in
the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is recorded to the extent it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized.
Unrecognized income tax benefits represent income tax positions
taken on income tax returns that have not been recognized in the
financial statements. We recognize the benefit of an income tax
position only if it is more likely than not (greater than 50%) that
the tax position will be sustained upon tax examination, based
solely on the technical merits of the tax position. Otherwise, no
benefit is recognized. The tax benefits recognized are measured
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood
of being realized upon ultimate settlement. We recognize accrued
interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income
tax expense in our consolidated statements of operations. As of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we did not have any
uncertain tax positions.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development activities are expensed in the period
incurred. Research and development expenses consist of both
internal and external costs associated with all basic research
activities, clinical development activities and technical efforts
required to develop a product candidate. Internal research and
development consist primarily of personnel costs,
including
salaries, benefits and share-based compensation, facilities leases,
research-related overhead, pre-approval regulatory and clinical
trial costs, manufacturing and other contracted services, license
fees and other external costs.
In certain circumstances, we are required to make advance payments
to vendors for goods or services that will be received in the
future for use in research and development activities. In such
circumstances, the advance payments are recorded as prepaid assets
and expensed when the activity has been performed or when the goods
have been received.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Recently issued accounting standards are discussed in “Item 1.
Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements - Note 4. Recent Accounting Pronouncements” of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not
currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in
the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The information under this item is not required to be provided by
smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in
Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), that are designed to ensure
information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules
and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including our principal executive officer and
principle financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of
our disclosure controls and procedures as the end of the period
covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon this
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30,
2020.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and
Procedures
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are achieved. Further, the design
of a control system must be balanced against resource constraints,
and therefore, the benefits of controls must be considered relative
to their costs. Given the inherent limitations in all systems of
controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company
have been detected. These inherent limitations include the
realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that
breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts
of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by
management override of controls. The design of any system of
controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any
design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions; over time, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of
compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Accordingly, given the inherent limitations in a cost-effective
system of controls, financial statement misstatements due to error
or fraud may occur and may not be detected. Our disclosure controls
and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute,
assurance of achieving their objectives. We conduct periodic
evaluations of our system of controls to enhance, where necessary,
our control policies and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, there were no
changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), which
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not currently subject to any material legal
proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than as set forth
below, there were no material changes to the "Risk Factors"
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2019. You should carefully consider the information
described therein and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which
could materially affect our business condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
The COVID-19 coronavirus could adversely impact our
business.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was
reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. Since then, the COVID-19
coronavirus has spread to multiple countries, including the United
States, and has caused significant disruptions around the world. We
may experience disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
that could severely impact our business, including:
•difficulties
in raising additional capital needed to commercialize Vicineum for
the treatment of high-risk NMIBC due to the slowing of our economy
and near term and/or long term negative effects of the pandemic on
the financial, banking and capital markets;
•delays
in necessary interactions with regulators and other important
agencies and contractors due to limitations in employee resources,
travel restrictions or forced furlough of government
employees;
•interruption
of key business activities due to illness and/or quarantine of key
individuals and delays associated with recruiting, hiring and
training new temporary or permanent replacements for such key
individuals, both internally and at our third party service
providers;
•changes
in local regulations as part of a response to the COVID-19
coronavirus outbreak that may require us to change the ways in
which operate, which may result in unexpected costs;
•interruption
of key commercialization, manufacturing, and related activities due
to limitations on work and travel imposed or recommended by federal
or state governments, employers and others; and
•delays
or difficulties related to any future clinical trials that may be
required, including delays in clinical trial sites receiving the
supplies and materials needed to conduct clinical trials,
difficulties in recruiting clinical site investigators and clinical
site staff and difficulties in enrolling patients or treating
patients in active trials.
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to
rapidly evolve. The extent to which the COVID-19 coronavirus may
impact our business will depend on future developments, which are
highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as
the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the
outbreak, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United
States and other countries, business closures or business
disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United
States and other countries to contain and treat the virus. The full
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial
performance, including our ability to execute our business
strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend
on future developments, including the duration and spread of the
pandemic and related restrictions on travel and transports, and
shelter-in-place, social distancing, and similar measures, all of
which are uncertain and difficult to predict. The broad-based
business and economic disruptions caused by the pandemic could
materially affect our business condition, results of operations and
cash flows, including our ability to raise additional
capital.
The price of our common stock may fluctuate
substantially.
The stock market in general has recently experienced relatively
large price and volume fluctuations, particularly in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic. If the market for stocks in our industry, or
the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor
confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for
reasons unrelated to our business condition, results of operations
and cash flows. In particular, the market prices of securities of
smaller biotechnology companies have experienced dramatic
fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to
the operating results of these companies. Continued market
fluctuations could result in extreme volatility in the price of our
common stock, which could cause a decline in the value of our
common stock. In addition, price volatility may increase if the
trading volume of our common stock declines.
We will depend on Qilu for the development and commercialization of
Vicineum in the greater China region.
On July 30, 2020 we entered into the Qilu License Agreement with
Qilu. Under the terms of the Qilu License Agreement, Qilu has an
exclusive license to manufacture, develop and commercialize
Vicineum in the greater China region, including
mainland
China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The timing and amount of any
milestone and royalty payments we may receive under the Qilu
License Agreement will depend in part on Qilu’s efforts. We will
also depend on Qilu to comply with all applicable laws relative to
the manufacturing, development and commercialization of Vicineum in
the greater China region. We do not control the individual efforts
of Qilu, and any failure by Qilu to devote sufficient time and
effort to the manufacture, development and commercialization of
Vicineum could have a material adverse impact on our financial
results and operations, such as by a failure of Qilu to meet its
obligations to us, including for future milestone and royalty
payments. In addition, if Qilu were to violate, or was alleged to
have violated, any laws or regulations during the performance of
its obligations for us, it is possible that we could suffer
financial and reputational harm or other negative outcomes,
including possible legal consequences.
Any termination, breach or expiration of the Qilu License Agreement
could have a material adverse effect on our financial position by
reducing or eliminating the potential for us to receive milestones
and royalties. In such an event, we may be required to devote
additional efforts and to incur additional costs associated with
pursuing the manufacture, development and commercialization of
Vicineum in greater China. If we breach our obligations under the
Qilu License Agreement and are unable to cure such breach, Qilu may
terminate the Qilu License Agreement and retain all rights to
manufacture, develop and commercialize Vicineum in the greater
China region with no obligation to make any additional milestone or
royalty payments. Qilu has the right to receive a refund of all
amounts paid to the Company in the event the Qilu License Agreement
is terminated under certain circumstances. In addition, the royalty
rate is subject to reduction under certain circumstances, including
when there is no valid claim of a licensed patent for Vicineum in a
particular region or no data or regulatory exclusivity for Viceneum
in a particular region.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use
of Proceeds.
We did not issue any unregistered equity securities during the six
months ended June 30, 2020.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
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