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NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
INDEX TO REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Quarterly Report, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans, and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “around,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The forward-looking statements in this report include, among other things, statements about:
● | our ability to successfully execute a planned orderly wind down; |
● | our ability to identify, assess and execute a strategic transaction; |
● | our ability to preserve cash in order to adequately fund an orderly wind down of our operations; |
● | our expectations regarding the value or recovery that may be available to our shareholders and other stakeholders as part of a wind down process; |
● | our ability to successfully commercialize XENLETA (lefamulin) for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, or CABP, including the availability of and ease of access to XENLETA through hospital formularies, managed care plans and major U.S. specialty distributors; |
● | our expectations regarding how far into the future our cash on hand and anticipated revenues from product sales will fund our ongoing operations and the continued availability and cost of capital to sustain our operations on a longer term basis or at all; |
● | our ability to meet the minimum listing requirements for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market; |
● | the potential extent of revenues from future sales of SIVEXTRO and XENLETA; |
● | our ability to resolve the matters set forth in the Complete Response Letter we received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in connection with our New Drug Application, or NDA, for CONTEPO for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, or cUTIs, including acute pyelonephritis; |
● | the timing of the resubmission of the NDA for CONTEPO for the treatment of cUTIs and potential marketing approval of CONTEPO and other product candidates, including the completion of any post marketing requirements with respect to XENLETA for CABP and any other product candidates we may develop or obtain; |
● | our ability to successfully maintain inventory levels to satisfy product demand, as well as limit the unrealizable value of inventory based on historical usage, known trends, inventory age and market conditions; |
● | our ability to satisfy payments and comply with the terms of the Hovione Supply Agreement for the long-term commercial supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient for XENLETA; |
● | the future development and commercialization of XENLETA in the greater China region, Canada and Eastern Europe; |
● | our expectations with respect to milestone payments pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 23, 2018, and expectations with respect to potential advantages of CONTEPO or any other product |
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candidate that we acquired in connection with the acquisition of Zavante Therapeutics, Inc., or the Acquisition; |
● | our ability to establish and maintain arrangements for manufacture of our product candidates; |
● | the potential advantages of SIVEXTRO, XENLETA, CONTEPO, and our other product candidates; |
● | our estimates regarding the market opportunities for SIVEXTRO, XENLETA, CONTEPO, and our other product candidates; |
● | the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical benefit of SIVEXTRO for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, XENLETA for CABP, CONTEPO for cUTI and our other product candidates, if approved; |
● | our ability to maintain collaborations including additional licensing agreements for XENLETA outside the United States, Canada, the greater China region, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia; |
● | the potential benefits under our license agreements with Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou), or the China Region License Agreement, and with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., or the Sunovion License Agreement, and with Er-Kim Pharmaceuticals, or the Er-Kim License Agreement; |
● | our future intellectual property position; |
● | our ability to maintain the level of our expenses consistent with our internal budgets and forecasts; |
● | competitive factors; |
● | risks of relying on external parties such as contract manufacturing and sales organizations; |
● | compliance with current or prospective governmental regulation; |
● | general economic and market conditions; |
● | our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel; |
● | our business and business relationships, including with our employees and suppliers; |
● | our expectations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations, ongoing clinical trials and regulatory matters, including the ability of regulatory authorities to operate; |
● | our ability to satisfy milestone, royalty and transaction revenue payments pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement between our wholly owned subsidiary Zavante Therapeutics, Inc. and SG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and |
● | other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the ‘‘Risk Factors’’ section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make.
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You should refer to the “Risk Factor Summary” and “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of important factors that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “Nabriva,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or similar terms refer to Nabriva Therapeutics plc, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
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PART I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
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NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
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The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS plc
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and Business Activities
Nabriva Therapeutics plc, or Nabriva Ireland, together with its wholly owned and consolidated subsidiaries, Nabriva Therapeutics GmbH, or Nabriva Austria, Nabriva Therapeutics US, Inc., Zavante Therapeutics, Inc., or Zavante, and Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC, collectively, Nabriva, or the Company, is a biopharmaceutical company that historically engaged in the commercialization and research and development of novel anti-infective agents to treat serious infections. The Company has the commercial rights to two approved products, SIVEXTRO and XENLETA, as well as one development product candidate, CONTEPO. The Company’s headquarters are located at Alexandra House, Office 225/227, The Sweepstakes, Dublin 4, Ireland.
As part of a plan approved by its board of directors on January 4, 2023 to preserve its cash to adequately fund an orderly wind down of its operations, or the Cash Preservation Plan, the Company has reduced its operations to those necessary to: (i) make SIVEXTRO and XENLETA commercially available to wholesale customers; (ii) identify and explore, with the assistance of Torreya Capital, a range of strategic options, including the sale, license or other disposition of one or more of its assets, technologies or products, including XENLETA and CONTEPO; and (iii) wind down its business. The Company has no intention of resuming any active sales promotion or research and development activities. Also as part of the Cash Preservation Plan, the Company’s board of directors determined to terminate all of the Company’s employees not deemed necessary to execute an orderly wind down of the Company’s operations, including Theodore Schroeder, the Company’s former chief executive officer, and Steven Gelone, the Company’s former president and chief operating officer, each of whom was terminated effective January 15, 2023. The total cost of severance associated with the wind down of our operations is approximately $
In January 2023, the Company settled all outstanding balances due to Hercules Capital, Inc., or Hercules, and removed all secured liens on all of its assets. The Company also terminated its agreement with Amplity Health, the contract sales organization responsible for promoting SIVEXTRO and XENLETA and, on January 31, 2023, entered into a letter agreement, or the Letter Agreement, relating to the Company’s Sales Promotion and Distribution Agreement, or the Distribution Agreement, with MSD International GmbH, or MSD, and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., or the Supplier, to begin transition responsibility for the promotion and distribution of SIVEXTRO back to Merck & Co. Inc., or Merck, as of June 30, 2023. Although the Company has ceased its active commercialization efforts, the Company expects to continue to make XENLETA and, for the remaining term of the Distribution Agreement, SIVEXTRO commercially available to wholesale customers.
As previously disclosed, the Company has retained Torreya Capital to advise on its exploration of a range of strategic options. While the Company continues to work with Torreya Capital on identifying and evaluating potential strategic options with the goal of maximizing value, the Company is currently focused, as part of its Cash Preservation Plan, on the sale of its existing assets, including XENLETA and CONTEPO. In the event that the Company’s board of directors determines that a liquidation and dissolution of the Company’s business approved by shareholders is the best method to maximize shareholder value, the Company would file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission and schedule an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders to seek approval of such a plan as required.
Liquidity
Since its inception, the Company has incurred net losses and generated negative cash flows from its operations which has resulted in a significant accumulated deficit to date, as well as total stockholders’ deficit. The Company has financed its operations through the sale of equity securities, convertible and term debt financings and research and development
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support from governmental grants and proceeds from its licensing agreements and XENLETA and SIVEXTRO product sales. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $
The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements- Going Concern, which requires management to assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. As a result, the Company’s liquidity condition and its existing financial obligations raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are filed, if it does not monetize at least one of the Company’s assets. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company aims to complete an asset monetization deal; however, completing an asset monetization is not entirely within the Company’s control. Therefore, the Company may not have sufficient cash flows to fund its operations for the next twelve months after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and therefore, management has concluded that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued.
While the Company has raised capital in the past, the ability to raise capital in future periods is not considered probable, as defined under the accounting standards. As such, under the requirements of ASC 205-40, management may not consider the potential for future capital raises in their assessment of the Company’s ability to meet its obligations for the next twelve months.
In May 2021, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement, or the Sale Agreement, with Jefferies, LLC, or Jefferies as agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell ordinary shares, for aggregate gross sale proceeds of up to $
March 31, 2023, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of
In September 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement, or Purchase Agreement, with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or Lincoln Park, which, subject to the terms and conditions, provides that the Company has the right to sell to Lincoln Park and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $
Based on its current operating plans, the Company expects that its existing cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q together with its anticipated SIVEXTRO and XENLETA commercial sales receipts will be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its operating expenses, debt service obligations and capital expenditure requirements through the end of June 2023. The Company has based this
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estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company could use its capital resources sooner than expected. This estimate assumes, among other things, that the Company does not obtain any additional funding through grants and clinical trial support, collaboration agreements or from the monetization of one or more of its assets. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or US GAAP, for interim financial information, and US Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regulations for quarterly reporting. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nabriva Therapeutics plc and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying consolidated financial information as of March 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited. The December 31, 2022 balance sheet was derived from audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2023 and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023, any other interim periods or any future year or period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023.
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023. Since the date of those financial statements, there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies.
Fair Value Measurement
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2021, the Company did not hold any financial instruments as liabilities that were held at fair value. The Company believes that the carrying value of its long-term debt approximates fair value based on current interest rates. Receivables and accounts payable are carried at their historical cost which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.
Reverse Stock Split
On September 16, 2022, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company with the Irish Companies Registration Office and effected, a
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, or ASU 2016-13, which replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 was subsequently updated by ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments, to clarify that entities should include recoveries when estimating the allowance for credit losses. This guidance was effective for the Company starting in fiscal year 2023. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2023, which did not have a material impact on its financial statements.
3. Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory is valued on a first-in, first-out basis and consists primarily of material costs, third-party manufacturing costs, and related transportation costs along the Company’s supply chain. The Company capitalizes inventory upon regulatory approval when, based on management’s judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are recorded as research and development expense. Costs of drug product to be consumed in any current or future clinical trials will continue to be recognized as research and development expense and costs of sample inventory is recorded as selling, general and administrative expense. The Company reviews inventories for realization on a quarterly basis and records provisions for estimated excess, slow-moving and obsolete inventory, as well as inventory with a carrying value in excess of net realizable value when necessary.
As a result of the Company’s intention to wind down operations, the Company made an assessment of the net realizable value of XENLETA inventory as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, based mainly on the potential to monetize any inventory that may be included in an asset sale of XENLETA. The Company will continue to make XENLETA commercially available in the US during the transition period as the Company prepares to wind down operations. In conjunction with XENLETA, the Company adjusted the value of inventory and prepaid inventory as of December 31, 2022 with an adjustment of $
Inventory reported at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
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4. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include the following:
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5. Debt
In December 2018, the Company entered into a loan agreement, the Loan Agreement, by and among the Company, Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC, and certain other subsidiaries of the Company and Hercules Capital, Inc., or Hercules, pursuant to which a term loan of up to an aggregate principal amount of $
Prior to repayment, the term loan bore interest at an annual rate equal to the greater of
On March 11, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment, or the Third Amendment, to its Loan Agreement with Hercules. Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the Company repaid $
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On June 2, 2021, the Company entered into a further amendment, or the Fourth Amendment, to its Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules. Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, the date on which the Company was required to commence repaying principal under the Loan Agreement was extended to April 1, 2022. The Company began making interest and principal payments in April 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, the minimum liquidity requirement of $
The Company incurred $
On January 5, 2023, the Company repaid $
Long-term debt as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
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Maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2023 were as follows:
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For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, SIVEXTRO product revenues, net of gross-to-net accruals and adjustments for returns were $
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actual amount incurred may be materially above or below the amount initially estimated when product revenues are originally recorded, then requiring prospective adjustments to the Company’s reported product revenues, net.
The Company sells its products to pharmaceutical wholesalers/distributors (i.e., the Company’s customers). The Company’s wholesalers/distributors in turn sell the Company’s products directly to clinics, hospitals, and private practices. Revenue from the Company’s product sales is recognized as physical delivery of product occurs (when the Company’s customer obtains control of the product), in return for agreed-upon consideration.
Collaboration revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were less than $
7. Share-Based Payments
Stock Plan Activity
On April 2, 2015, the Company’s shareholders, management board and supervisory board adopted the Stock Option Plan 2015, or the SOP 2015, as amended. Each vested option grants the beneficiary the right to acquire one share in the Company. The vesting period for the options is
On July 26, 2017, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2017 Share Incentive Plan, or the 2017 Plan, and the shareholders approved the 2017 Plan at the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on September 15, 2017. The 2017 Plan permitted the award of share options (both incentive and nonstatutory options), share appreciation rights, or SARs, restricted shares, restricted share units, or RSUs, and other share-based awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisers. The 2017 Plan is administered by the Company’s board of directors. Under the 2017 Plan, the Company granted RSUs which vest over a period of
On March 12, 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2019 Inducement Share Incentive Plan, or the 2019 Inducement Plan and, subject to the adjustment provisions of the 2019 Inducement Plan, reserved
On March 4, 2020, the Company´s board of directors adopted the 2020 Share Incentive Plan, or the 2020 Plan, which was approved by the Company´s shareholders at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in July 2020, or the 2020 AGM. As of the date of the 2020 AGM, the total number of ordinary shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan was for the sum of
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subject to awards granted under the 2017 Plan and the 2015 SOP, that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive share options, non-statutory share options, share appreciation rights, restricted share awards, restricted share units, other share-based and cash-based awards and performance awards. Under the 2020 Plan the Company granted RSUs to certain employees that vest in
At March 31, 2023,
On December 9, 2020, the Company´s board of directors adopted without stockholder approval the 2021 Inducement Share Incentive Plan, or the 2021 Inducement Plan and, subject to the adjustment provisions of the 2021 Inducement Plan, reserved
Stock Options
The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s stock option awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Weighted | |||||||||
Weighted | Average | ||||||||
average | Remaining | Aggregate | |||||||
exercise | Contractual | intrinsic | |||||||
price in | Term | value | |||||||
Options | $ per share | (in years) | (in thousands) | ||||||
Outstanding as of January 1, 2023 | | $ | | — | |||||
Granted | — | — | — | ||||||
Exercised | — | — | — | ||||||
Cancelled and forfeited | ( | | — | ||||||
Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 | | $ | | $ | — | ||||
Vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2023 | | $ | | $ | — |
The Company has
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compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which will be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of
years.Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s restricted share unit awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Weighted | ||||
average grant date fair | ||||
RSUs | value in $ per share | |||
Outstanding as of January 1, 2023 | | $ | | |
Granted | — | — | ||
Vested and issued | ( | | ||
Forfeited | ( | | ||
Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 | | $ | |
The Company has total unrecognized compensation costs of $
Stock-based Compensation
The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(in thousands) |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Research and development expense |
| $ | | $ | | ||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
| | | ||||
Total stock-based compensation expense |
| $ | | $ | |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s board of directors adopted, and in August 2018 the Company’s stockholders approved, the 2018 employee stock purchase plan, or the 2018 ESPP. The maximum aggregate number of shares of ordinary shares that may be purchased under the 2018 ESPP is
8. Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not record a tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a tax expense of $
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using statutory rates. Management of the Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including the Company’s history of losses and concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not recognize the benefits of its deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against all of its deferred tax assets at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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9. Earnings (Loss) per Share
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, basic and diluted net loss per share was determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share during the periods presented as the effects of the Company’s potential ordinary share equivalents are antidilutive since the Company had net losses for each period presented below.
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2023 |
| 2022 |
| ||
Net loss for the period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding |
| |
| | ||
Basic and diluted loss per share | ( | ( |
The following ordinary share equivalents were excluded from the calculations of diluted loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive since the Company had net losses for each period presented below:
Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, | |||
2023 |
| 2022 | |
Stock option awards | | | |
Restricted share units | | | |
Warrants | | |
10. Significant Arrangements and License Agreements
Er-Kim License Agreement
On July 13, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive Distribution Agreement with Er-Kim Pharmaceuticals, or Er-Kim, for the oral and intravenous formulations of XENLETA. Under the terms of the agreement, Er-Kim gains exclusive rights to distribute XENLETA in
Sales Promotion and Distribution Agreement with Merck & Co.
On July 15, 2020, the Company entered into a Distribution Agreement, with MSD and Supplier, each a subsidiary of Merck. Under the Distribution Agreement and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, MSD appointed the Company as its sole and exclusive distributor of certain products containing tedizolid phosphate as the active ingredient previously marketed and sold by Supplier and MSD under the trademark SIVEXTRO® for injection, intravenous use and oral use, or the Products, in the United States and its territories, or the SIVEXTRO Territory. SIVEXTRO is an oxazolidinone-class antibacterial indicated in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by certain susceptible Gram-positive microorganisms.
On April 12, 2021, in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Company began exclusive distribution of SIVEXTRO under its own National Drug Code, or NDC, and the Company recognizes
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efforts to promote and distribute the Products and to maximize the sales of the Products throughout the SIVEXTRO Territory and utilized a combination of its employees and assistance from Amplity Health, a contract sales organization, to comply with this obligation.
On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into the Letter Agreement which, among other things, converted its exclusive license to promote, distribute and commercialize SIVEXTRO to a non-exclusive license and provided for the termination of the Distribution Agreement, effective June 30, 2023.
China Region License Agreement
In March 2018, the Company entered into the China Region License Agreement, with Sinovant Sciences, Ltd., or Sinovant, an affiliate of Roivant Sciences, Ltd., to develop and commercialize lefamulin in the greater China region. As part of the China Region License Agreement, Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC and Nabriva Therapeutics GmbH, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, granted Sinovant an exclusive license to develop and commercialize, and a non-exclusive license to manufacture, certain products containing lefamulin, or the China Region Licensed Products, in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, together the Extended China Territory. In May 2021, the Company entered into an assignment, assumption and novation agreement, or the Assignment Agreement, pursuant to which the Company consented to the assignment by Sinovant, an affiliate of Roivant Sciences, Ltd., of the China Region License Agreement to develop and commercialize lefamulin in the greater China region to Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., or Sumitomo. Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, the Company agreed to release Sinovant and its affiliates from their obligations under the China Region License Agreement and consented to Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou)’s assumption of such obligations. In addition, Sumitomo has agreed to guarantee all of the obligations of Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) under the China Region License Agreement.
Under the China Region License Agreement, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) and the Company’s subsidiaries have established a joint development committee, or the JDC, to review and oversee development and commercialization plans in the Extended China Territory. The China Region License Agreement includes milestone events consisting of a non-refundable $
Except for the manufacturing collaboration and regulatory support discussed above, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) will be solely responsible for all costs related to developing, obtaining regulatory approval of and commercializing China Region Licensed Products in the Extended China Territory and is obligated to use commercially
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reasonable efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize China Region Licensed Products in the Extended China Territory. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to supply, pursuant to supply agreements to be negotiated by the parties, to Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) a sufficient supply of lefamulin for Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) to manufacture finished drug products for development and commercialization of the China Region Licensed Products in the Extended China Territory.
Unless earlier terminated, the China Region License Agreement will expire upon the expiration of the last royalty term for the last China Region Licensed Product in the Extended China Territory, which the Company expects will occur in 2033. Following the expiration of the last royalty term, the license granted to Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) will become non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free and irrevocable. The China Region License Agreement may be terminated in its entirety by Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals (Suzhou) upon
Sunovion License Agreement
In March 2019, the Company entered into the Sunovion License Agreement with Sunovion. As part of the Sunovion License Agreement, Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, granted Sunovion an exclusive license under certain patent rights, trademark rights and know-how to commercialize certain products containing XENLETA in the forms clinically developed by the Company or any of its affiliates, or the Sunovion Licensed Products, in Canada in all uses in humans in CABP and in any other indication for which the Sunovion Licensed Products have received regulatory approval in Canada. Under the Sunovion License Agreement, Sunovion and DAC established a joint development committee, or the Sunovion JDC, to review and oversee regulatory approval and commercialization plans in Canada. Sunovion will be solely responsible for all costs related to obtaining regulatory approval of and commercializing Sunovion Licensed Products in Canada and is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize Sunovion Licensed Product in Canada.
On November 7, 2019, the Company, through Sunovion, submitted a New Drug Submission, or NDS. Health Canada determined there was a screening deficiency in December 2019 and a response from the Company/Sunovion was provided on December 18, 2019 and acknowledged by Health Canada on January 13, 2020. The NDS approval occurred on July 10, 2020.
The Company identified two performance obligations at inception: (1) the delivery of the exclusive license to Sunovion, which the Company has determined is a distinct license of functional intellectual property that Sunovion has obtained control of; and, (2) the participation in the Sunovion JDC. The $
Named Patient Program Agreement with WE Pharma Ltd.
On June 30, 2020 the Company announced that WE Pharma Ltd., or WEP Clinical, a specialist pharmaceutical services company, had signed an exclusive agreement with the Company to supply XENLETA on a named patient or expanded access basis in certain countries outside of the US, China, Canada, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The Named Patient Program, or NPP, is designed to ensure that physicians, contingent on meeting the necessary eligibility criteria and receiving approval, can request IV or oral XENLETA on behalf of patients who live in certain countries where it is not yet available and have an unmet medical
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need. On January 9, 2023, the Company provided WEP Clinical with notice of its intent to terminate the agreement in connection with the orderly wind down of its operations.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Future minimum contractual obligations and commitments are as follows:
Year Ending December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) |
| Total |
| Remainder of 2023 |
| 2024 |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2027 |
| Thereafter | |||||||
Operating lease obligations | $ | | | — | — | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
XENLETA API purchase | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||
Other contractual commitments |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| — |
| — | |||||||
Total contractual commitments and contingencies | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The Company has contractual commitments related primarily to contracts entered into with contract manufacturing organizations and contract research organizations in connection with the commercial manufacturing of XENLETA. The amounts included in the above table are based on the existing contractual terms included within the agreements. Also, some of these contracts are subject to early termination clauses exercisable at the discretion of the Company.
Due to the Company’s intention to wind down operations and pursue the asset sales of XENLETA and CONTEPO, some amounts have been accrued for at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 to comply with ASC 330-10-35-17, Inventory Purchase Commitments, regarding potential losses that a reporting entity may sustain as a result of firm purchase commitments. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $
XENLETA API Supply
On August 4, 2021, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC, entered into an amendment, or the First Amendment, to its API Supply Agreement, or the Hovione Supply Agreement, with Hovione Limited, or Hovione, which provides for the long-term commercial supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredients, or API, for XENLETA. Under the First Amendment, Hovione agreed to cancel the Company’s May 2021 purchase order for XENLETA API, which represented the Company’s minimum purchase requirement under the Hovione Supply Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the First Amendment, Hovione agreed to reduce the Company’s annual minimum purchase requirements for XENLETA API to minimum purchase requirement in 2021, by
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On November 11, 2022, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Nabriva Therapeutics Ireland DAC, entered into an amendment, or the Third Amendment, to the Hovione Supply Agreement. Under the Third Amendment, Hovione agreed to reduce the Company’s annual minimum purchase requirements for XENLETA API for certain geographies. In consideration for the reduced minimum purchase requirements, the Company granted Hovione the right to a low single-digit royalty on total net sales of XENLETA by the Company’s licensees outside of the United States to the extent that the commercial product of XENLETA sold by such licensees is manufactured with API obtained from a third party (or any finished commercial product containing API obtained from a third party) other than Hovione during the terms of the agreement.
Zavante Obligations
In connection with the acquisition of Zavante in July 2018, the Company is obligated to pay up to $
The Company is obligated to pay $
Litigation
As of the date of the filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there are no material outstanding legal proceedings against the Company or its current officers or directors.
12. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the filing date of this Form 10-Q with the SEC, to ensure that this filing includes appropriate disclosure of events both recognized in the financial statements as of March 31, 2023, and events which occurred subsequently but were not recognized in the financial statements. There were no subsequent events which required recognition, adjustment to, or disclosure in the financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2023. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factor Summary” and “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
On September 16, 2022, our board of directors effected a one-for-twenty five reverse stock split of our ordinary shares, or the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every twenty five ordinary shares of $0.01 each (nominal value) in the authorized and unissued and authorized and issued share capital of the company were consolidated into one ordinary share of $0.25 each (nominal value), and the nominal value of each ordinary share was subsequently immediately reduced from $0.25 to $0.01 nominal value per share. All outstanding stock options, restricted share units and warrants entitling their holders to purchase or acquire ordinary shares were adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, all ordinary share, common share, equity award, warrant and per share amounts have been adjusted as necessary to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all prior periods presented.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company that historically engaged in the commercialization and research and development of novel anti-infective agents to treat serious infections. We have the commercial rights to two approved products, SIVEXTRO and XENLETA, as well as one development product candidate, CONTEPO. As part of a plan approved by our board of directors on January 4, 2023 to preserve our cash so that we may adequately fund an orderly wind down of our operations, we have reduced our operations to those necessary to: (i) make SIVEXTRO and XENLETA commercially available to wholesale customers; (ii) identify and explore, with the assistance of Torreya Capital, a range of strategic options, including the sale, license or other disposition of one or more of our assets, technologies or products, including XENLETA and CONTEPO; and (iii) wind down our business. We have no intention of resuming any active sales promotion or research and development activities. Also as part of the Cash Preservation Plan, our board of directors determined to terminate all of our employees not deemed necessary to execute an orderly wind down of our operations, including Theodore Schroeder, our former chief executive officer, and Steven Gelone, our former president and chief operating officer, each of whom was terminated effective January 15, 2023.
In January 2023, we settled all outstanding balances due to Hercules Capital and removed all secured liens on all of our assets. We also terminated our agreement with Amplity Health, the contract sales organization responsible for promoting SIVEXTRO and XENLETA and, on January 31, 2023, entered into the Letter Agreement to begin transition responsibility for the promotion and distribution of SIVEXTRO back to Merck & Co. Inc. as of June 30, 2023. Although we have ceased our active commercialization efforts, we expect to continue to make XENLETA and, for the remaining term of the Distribution Agreement, SIVEXTRO commercially available to wholesale customers. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses while we carry out the orderly wind down of operations.
Financial Operations Overview
Revenue
In September 2019, we had our commercial launch of XENLETA and, in April 2021 we began exclusive distribution of SIVEXTRO in the United States and certain of its territories. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recorded $7.5 million of SIVEXTRO product revenue, net of gross-to-net accruals and adjustments for returns, and $0.1 million of XENLETA product revenue, net of gross-to-net accruals and adjustments for returns. Future product
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revenues will be generated by the amount and frequency of reorders from our wholesale customers based on the ultimate consumption patterns from the end users of SIVEXTRO and XENLETA. We do not expect to generate meaningful revenue from product sales after June 30, 2023, at which time our right to commercialize SIVEXTRO will terminate. We expect to continue to make XENLETA commercially available to wholesale customers after June 30, 2023.
Collaboration revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were less than $0.1 million.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues represented 27.6% and 17.2% of our total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Cost of revenues primarily represent the cost of the product itself, labor and overhead, and any reserve for excess or obsolete inventory. Other cost of revenues include costs associated with the manufacturing collaboration and regulatory support under our licensing agreements. The increase in cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in SIVEXTRO product sales.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses represented 16.3% and 18.0% of our total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
For each of our research and development programs, we incur both direct and indirect expenses. Direct expenses include third-party expenses related to these programs such as expenses for manufacturing services (prior to our products receiving FDA approval, after which time these costs are capitalized in inventory until product is sold), non-clinical and clinical studies and other third party development services. Indirect expenses include salaries and related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in research and development functions, infrastructure costs allocated to research and development operations, costs associated with obtaining and maintaining intellectual property associated with our research and development operations, laboratory consumables, consulting fees related to research and development activities and other overhead costs. We utilize our research and development staff and infrastructure resources across multiple programs, and many of our indirect costs historically have not been specifically attributable to a single program. Accordingly, we cannot state precisely our total indirect costs incurred on a program-by-program basis.
The following table summarizes our direct research and development expenses by program and our indirect costs.
Three Months Ended March 31. | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Direct Costs | ||||||
XENLETA | $ | 45 | $ | 531 | ||
CONTEPO |
| 31 |
| 95 | ||
Other programs and initiatives |
| 23 |
| 422 | ||
Indirect Costs |
| 2,526 |
| 2,469 | ||
Total research and development expenses | $ | 2,625 | $ | 3,517 |
We do not expect to continue to incur significant research and development expenses in the future as we have discontinued our research and development efforts as part of our Cash Preservation Plan.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses represented 56.0% and 64.9% of our total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs, including stock-based compensation not related to research and development activities for personnel in our commercial, medical
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affairs, finance, information technology and administrative functions, as well as costs related to our contract commercial organization, to provide community-based commercial and sales services. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include costs related to professional fees for auditors, lawyers and tax advisors and consulting fees not related to research and development operations, as well as functions that are partly or fully outsourced by us, such as accounting, payroll processing and information technology. We do not expect to incur significant selling, general and administrative expenses in the future as (i) we have terminated all of our employees not deemed necessary to execute an orderly wind down of our operations, (ii) we have terminated our agreement with Amplity Health, the contract sales organization responsible for promoting SIVEXTRO and XENLETA, and (iii) otherwise reduced the scope of our current operating plan to seeking out and evaluating a range of strategic options.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and how our estimates and assumptions have changed over each relevant reporting period. However, these estimates and assumptions are subject to uncertainty, due to unknown trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonably likely under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies and estimates are described in more detail in the notes to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this filing. However, we believe that the following accounting policies and estimates are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.
Revenue Recognition
Under Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. We then recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied as services are rendered.
The transaction price that we recognize as revenue reflects the amount we expect with the sale and transfer of control of the product to our customers. Once the customer takes control of the product, our performance obligation under the sale contract is complete and revenue is recorded net of applicable reserves for various types of variable consideration. The types of variable consideration are as follows:
● | Fees-for-service; |
● | Product returns; |
● | Chargebacks and rebates; |
● | Government rebates; |
● | Commercial payer and other rebates; |
● | Group Purchasing Organizations, or GPO, administration fees; and |
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● | Voluntary patient assistance programs |
In determining the amounts of variable consideration, we must make significant judgments and estimates. In assessing the amount of net revenue to record, we consider both the likelihood and the magnitude of the revenue reversal. Actual amounts of consideration ultimately received may differ significantly from our estimates. Factors that can impact these estimates include business related dynamics such as; the growth of the markets, and uptake of product acceptance within these markets. If actual results in the future vary from our estimates, we adjust our estimates which would affect net product revenue and earnings in the period such variances become known.
Net realizable value of XENLETA inventory and prepaid inventory and potential loss on contractual commitments with contract manufacturing organizations
Our XENLETA inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis, and consists primarily of material costs, third-party manufacturing costs, and related transportation costs in our supply chain. In conjunction with our plan to conduct an orderly wind down of operations, the Company assessed the net realizable value of XENLETA inventory as of December 31, 2022 in relation to potential asset sale opportunities. As a result, we adjusted the value of inventory and prepaid inventory as of December 31, 2022 with an adjustment of $5.6 million. The remaining balance of XENLETA inventory was $7.6 million as of March 31, 2023.
We also considered ASC 330-10-35-17, Inventory Purchase Commitments, regarding potential losses that a reporting entity may sustain as a result of firm purchase commitments. As of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 the total aggregate purchase commitments were $45.1 million. We consider ongoing asset sales and other negotiations, including evaluating whether certain potential buyers have the financial resources to complete the transaction and the market’s demand for the XENLETA product to assess any potential loss on our contractual commitments. As of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, we had $4.3 million accrued within accrued expenses and other current liabilities, relating to the estimated losses under the XENLETA purchase commitments.
Some of these future contractual commitments and contingencies include contractual language that may mitigate the payments for the commitments and contingencies. Additionally, as part of the asset sale process some of the other contractual commitments may be transferred as part of any potential transaction, possibly releasing us from any future commitments. Actual amounts ultimately received for our inventory and paid for our contractual commitments may differ significantly from our estimates. If actual or future estimated payments vary from our estimates, based upon future asset sales and other negotiations we adjust our estimates which would affect net income or loss in the period such variances become known. There cannot be any assurance that we will be able to identify, negotiate or complete a sale of any of our assets or, if such an asset sale transaction does occur, that any such transaction will include release of, or otherwise mitigate, our contractual commitments under our agreements on favorable terms or at all
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change | ||||
Consolidated operations data: | |||||||||
Product revenue, net | $ | 7,561 | $ | 7,040 | $ | 521 | |||
Collaboration revenue | 29 | 629 | (600) | ||||||
Research premium and grant revenue | — | 351 | (351) | ||||||
Total revenues | 7,590 | 8,020 | (430) | ||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||
Cost of revenues | (4,438) | (3,361) | (1,077) | ||||||
Research and development expenses |
| (2,625) |
| (3,517) |
| 892 | |||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| (9,002) |
| (12,700) |
| 3,698 | |||
Total operating expenses |
| (16,065) |
| (19,578) |
| 3,513 | |||
Loss from operations |
| (8,475) |
| (11,558) |
| 3,083 | |||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||
Other income, net |
| (31) |
| 308 |
| (339) | |||
Interest expense, net | (194) |
| (215) |
| 21 | ||||
Loss before income taxes |
| (8,700) |
| (11,465) |
| 2,765 | |||
Income tax expense |
| — |
| (354) |
| 354 | |||
Net loss | $ | (8,700) | $ | (11,819) | $ | 3,119 |
Revenues
Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $7.6 million compared to $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $0.4 million decrease was driven primarily by a decrease in collaboration revenues.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $4.4 million compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $1.1 million increase was primarily due to purchase and subsequent sale of SIVEXTRO inventory due to increased sales of SIVEXTRO during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Cost of revenues for XENLETA primarily represents direct and indirect manufacturing costs, while cost of revenues for SIVEXTRO represent the actual purchase cost for the finished product from Merck.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $2.6 million compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $0.9 million decrease was primarily due to fewer expenses incurred under our reduced operating plans following our decision to wind down operations.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $9.0 million compared to $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $3.7 million decrease was driven by a decrease in professional fees resulting from the Company winddown.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net, decreased by $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to remeasurements of our foreign currency account balances.
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Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net was $0.2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
We did not record an income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 we recorded $0.4 million of income tax expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have incurred net losses and generated negative cash flows from our operations. To date, we have financed our operations through the sale of equity securities, convertible and term debt financings, research and development support from governmental grants and loans and proceeds from licensing agreements and XENLETA and SIVEXTRO product sales. As of March 31, 2023, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $1.9 million. As part of a plan approved by our board of directors on January 4, 2023 to preserve our cash so that we may adequately fund an orderly wind down of our operations, we have reduced our operations to those necessary to: (i) to make SIVEXTRO and XENLETA commercially available to wholesale customers; (ii) identify and explore, with the assistance of Torreya Capital, a range of strategic options, including the sale, license or other disposition of one or more of our assets, technologies or products, including XENLETA and CONTEPO; and (iii) wind down our business. We have no intention of resuming any active sales promotion or research and development activities. Our management has determined that our liquidity condition and existing financial obligations raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern if we do not complete the monetization of at least one of our assets. We aim to complete an asset monetization transaction; however, completing an asset monetization transaction is not entirely within our control. Therefore,we may not have sufficient cash flows to satisfy our financial obligations as they come due and therefore, substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern.
In September 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement, or Purchase Agreement, with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or Lincoln Park, which, subject to the terms and conditions, provides that we have the right to sell to Lincoln Park and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $23.0 million of our ordinary shares. In addition, under the Purchase Agreement, we agreed to issue a commitment fee of 25,298 ordinary shares, or the Commitment Shares, as consideration for Lincoln Park entering into the Purchase Agreement and for the payment of $0.01 per Commitment Share. Under the Purchase Agreement, we may from time to time, at our discretion, direct Lincoln Park to purchase on any single business day, or a Regular Purchase, up to (i) 16,000 ordinary shares if the closing sale price of our ordinary shares is not below $0.25 per share on Nasdaq, (ii) 24,000 ordinary shares if the closing sale price of our ordinary shares is not below $50.00 per share on Nasdaq or (iii) 32,000 ordinary shares if the closing sale price of our ordinary shares is not below $75.00 per share on Nasdaq. In addition to Regular Purchases, we may also direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional accelerated purchases on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may direct Lincoln Park to purchase on any single business day ordinary shares with a purchase price equal to or greater than $200,000 irrespective of the number of ordinary shares required to approximate that amount. In any case, Lincoln Park’s commitment in any single Regular Purchase may not exceed $2.5 million absent a mutual agreement to increase such amount. As of March 31, 2023, we have issued and sold an aggregate of 320,000 ordinary shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and received net proceeds of $4.6 million. From April 1, 2023 and through the date of this filing, we did not sell any shares under the Purchase Agreement.
In May 2021, we entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM, or the Sale Agreement, with Jefferies, LLC, or Jefferies, as agent, pursuant to which we may offer and sell ordinary shares, from time to time through Jefferies, by any method permitted that is deemed an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Upon entry into the Sale Agreement, our existing ATM agreement with Jefferies entered into in June 2019 was terminated. We did not incur any termination penalties as a result of the replacement of the prior agreement with Jefferies. As of March 31, 2023, we have issued and sold an aggregate of 1,429,729 ordinary shares pursuant to the Sale Agreement and received gross proceeds of $33.9 million and net proceeds of $32.5 million,
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after deducting commissions to Jefferies and other offering expenses. From April 1, 2023 and through the date of this filing, we did not sell any shares under the Sale Agreement.
In December 2018, we announced the closing of up to a $75.0 million term loan with Hercules, or the Loan Agreement, $25.0 million of which was funded on the day of closing. Under the terms of the loan, in addition to the $25.0 million received at closing, we borrowed an additional $10.0 million in connection with the approval by the FDA of the NDA for XENLETA. In March 2020, we repaid Hercules $30.0 million of the $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under the Loan Agreement, and in January 2023 we repaid the remaining balance.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
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