UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 September 30, 2018
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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: 001-38503
Iterum Therapeutics plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ireland |
98-1283148 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Block 2 Floor 3, Harcourt Centre,
Harcourt Street,
Dublin 2, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (+353) 1 903-8920
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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) 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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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. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of October 31, 2018, the registrant had 14,159,423 ordinary shares, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss |
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INDUSTRY DATA
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
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our use of our cash reserves; |
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the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs; |
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our ability to retain the continued service of our key professionals and to identify, hire and retain additional qualified professionals; |
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our ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials; |
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the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; |
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the commercialization of our product candidates, if approved; |
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our ability to draw down our second term loan with Silicon Valley Bank; |
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our manufacturing plans; |
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market acceptance of any product we successfully commercialize; |
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the pricing, coverage and reimbursement of our product candidates, if approved; |
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the implementation of our business model, strategic plans for our business and product candidates; |
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the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates; |
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our ability to enter into strategic arrangements, collaborations and/or commercial partnerships in the United States and other territories and the potential benefits of such arrangements; |
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our estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; |
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our financial performance; and |
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developments relating to our competitors and our industry. |
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to new information, actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.
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ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
39,598 |
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$ |
8,485 |
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Short-term investments |
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68,509 |
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30,731 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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4,680 |
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4,957 |
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Restricted cash |
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30 |
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— |
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Total current assets |
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112,817 |
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44,173 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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716 |
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747 |
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Restricted cash |
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90 |
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— |
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Other assets |
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3,242 |
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1,837 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
116,865 |
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$ |
46,757 |
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Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
2,708 |
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$ |
3,152 |
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Accrued expenses |
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5,323 |
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3,974 |
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Total current liabilities |
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8,031 |
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7,126 |
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Long-term debt |
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14,541 |
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Other liabilities |
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195 |
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80 |
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Total liabilities |
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$ |
22,767 |
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$ |
7,206 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |
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Series A convertible preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share: no shares authorized or issued at September 30, 2018; 3,032,463 shares authorized, 3,032,457 shares issued at December 31, 2017 |
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— |
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Series B convertible preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share: no shares authorized or issued at September 30, 2018; 3,696,943 shares authorized, 2,654,206 shares issued at December 31, 2017; |
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— |
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Shareholders’ equity: |
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Ordinary shares, $0.01 par value per share: 44,557,606 shares authorized, 14,159,423 shares issued at September 30, 2018; 7,956,715 shares authorized 413,110 shares issued at December 31, 2017 |
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142 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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201,492 |
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94,227 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(107,536 |
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(54,737 |
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Total shareholders' equity |
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94,098 |
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39,494 |
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Total liabilities, convertible preferred shares and shareholders’ equity |
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$ |
116,865 |
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$ |
46,757 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
254 |
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$ |
159 |
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$ |
630 |
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159 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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(22,583 |
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$ |
(7,434 |
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(47,188 |
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(17,258 |
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General and administrative |
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(2,657 |
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(1,021 |
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(6,058 |
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(3,152 |
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Total operating expenses |
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(25,240 |
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(8,455 |
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(53,246 |
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(20,410 |
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Operating loss |
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(24,986 |
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(8,296 |
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(52,616 |
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(20,251 |
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Interest (expense) / income, net |
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(138 |
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123 |
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(100 |
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169 |
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Other (expense) / income, net |
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328 |
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90 |
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183 |
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187 |
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Total other (expense) / income |
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190 |
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213 |
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83 |
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356 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(24,796 |
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(8,083 |
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(52,533 |
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(19,895 |
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Income tax expense |
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(109 |
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(88 |
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(266 |
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(393 |
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Net loss and comprehensive loss |
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(24,905 |
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(8,171 |
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(52,799 |
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(20,288 |
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Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders |
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(24,905 |
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(8,171 |
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(52,799 |
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(20,288 |
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Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic and diluted |
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(1.77 |
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(44.16 |
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(7.42 |
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$ |
(127.42 |
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Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted |
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14,034,631 |
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185,040 |
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7,115,655 |
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159,221 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash flows
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(52,799 |
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$ |
(20,288 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
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99 |
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36 |
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Share-based compensation expense |
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878 |
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280 |
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(Gain) / loss on short term investments |
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(128 |
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(13 |
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Non-cash (gain) / loss on short term investments |
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(315 |
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37 |
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Interest on short-term investments |
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(34 |
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(143 |
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Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs |
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174 |
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— |
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Other |
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304 |
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— |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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165 |
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(3,124 |
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Other assets |
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(1,406 |
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(857 |
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Accounts payable |
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(449 |
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2,758 |
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Accrued expenses |
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1,349 |
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700 |
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Income taxes |
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(18 |
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59 |
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Other liabilities |
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115 |
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74 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(52,065 |
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(20,481 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(69 |
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(765 |
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Purchases of short-term investments |
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(88,735 |
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(43,268 |
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Proceeds from sale of short-term investments |
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51,400 |
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6,000 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(37,404 |
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(38,033 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of debt issuance costs |
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14,507 |
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— |
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Proceeds from issuance of Series B convertible preferred shares |
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32,173 |
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45,867 |
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Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares, net of issuance costs |
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74,155 |
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— |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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120,835 |
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45,867 |
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
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(133 |
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— |
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Net increase / (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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31,233 |
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(12,647 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of period |
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8,485 |
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24,809 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period |
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$ |
39,718 |
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$ |
12,162 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
Iterum Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Ireland in June 2015 as a limited company and re-registered as a public limited company on March 20, 2018. The Company maintains its registered office at Block 2 Floor 3, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. The Company commenced operations in November 2015. The Company licensed global rights to its novel anti-infective compound, sulopenem, from Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”). The Company is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing sulopenem to be the first and only oral and intravenous (“IV”) branded penem available globally.
Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital, and has financed its operations through the issuance of ordinary and convertible preferred shares, debt raised under a financing arrangement with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and a sub-award from the Trustees of Boston University under the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (“CARB-X”) program. The Company has not generated any product revenue. The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the pharmaceutical industry, including, but not limited to, failure to successfully develop and commercialize its product candidates, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization.
Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.
On May 15, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved a consolidation of its ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares at a 1-for-15.71 ratio (the “Reverse Share Split”), effective on that date. Fractional entitlements to ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares arising as a result of the Reverse Share Split were rounded down to the nearest whole number for each holder of ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares. Those fractional entitlements were aggregated and surrendered to the Company for cancellation. Immediately following the Reverse Share Split, the Company redenominated its ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares from $0.01571 (the nominal value resulting from the Reverse Share Split) per share to $0.01 per share (the “Renominalisation”). All issued and outstanding ordinary shares, convertible preferred shares, options for ordinary shares, restricted stock awards, warrants and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Reverse Share Split and Renominalisation for all periods presented.
On May 30, 2018, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its ordinary shares, and issued and sold 6,150,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $13.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $71.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company. On June 26, 2018, the Company issued and sold an additional 200,000 ordinary shares at the IPO price of $13.00 per share pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional ordinary shares, resulting in additional net proceeds of $2.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company. Aggregate net proceeds from the IPO totaled $74.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date of issue of the quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company has incurred operating losses since inception, including net losses of $52,799 and $20,288 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and a net loss of $29,406 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $107,536 as of September 30, 2018. The Company expects to continue to incur net losses for the next several years and is highly dependent on its ability to find additional sources of funding in the form of debt or equity financing to fund its operations. Management believe that its cash and cash equivalents balance of $39,598 and short-term investments balance of $68,509 at September 30, 2018, are sufficient to fund operations through the fourth quarter of 2019. In making this assessment management have considered the Company’s available cash resources, the $15.0 million available under the secured credit facility with SVB, future financing options available to the Company, the planned operations of the Company and the ability to adjust its plans if required. The Company will then seek additional funding through public or private financing of debt or equity or collaboration
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ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
agreements. There can be no assurances, however, that the current operating plan will be achieved or that additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
Interim Financial Information
The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2018, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017, included in the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) with the SEC on May 25, 2018. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2018, and results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 have been made. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the accrual for research and development expenses, revenue from grant awards, the valuation of restricted ordinary shares and the valuation of share-based compensation awards. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share is determined by dividing net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding during the period; in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 260, Earnings per Share. For the periods presented, the ordinary shares underlying the convertible preferred shares and options, the unvested restricted ordinary shares and restricted stock units and the warrants have been excluded from the calculation because they would be anti-dilutive.
The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding as they would be anti-dilutive:
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, 2018 |
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September 30, 2017 |
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Options to purchase ordinary shares |
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698,114 |
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237,626 |
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Preferred shares convertible into ordinary shares |
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— |
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5,686,667 |
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Unvested restricted stock units |
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36,924 |
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— |
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Unvested restricted ordinary shares |
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107,165 |
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210,372 |
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Warrants |
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19,890 |
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— |
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Total |
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862,093 |
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6,134,665 |
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Segment Information
The Company determines and presents operating segments based on the information that is internally provided to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who together are considered the Company’s chief operating decision maker, in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The Company has determined that it operates as a single business segment, which is the development and commercialization of innovative treatments for drug resistant bacterial infections.
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ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The distribution of total operating expenses by geographical area was as follows:
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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Operating expenses |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Ireland |
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$ |
22,444 |
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$ |
7,010 |
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$ |
45,219 |
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$ |
16,684 |
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U.S. |
|
|
2,796 |
|
|
$ |
1,445 |
|
|
|
8,027 |
|
|
|
3,726 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
25,240 |
|
|
$ |
8,455 |
|
|
$ |
53,246 |
|
|
$ |
20,410 |
|
The distribution of long-lived assets by geographical area was as follows:
Long lived assets |
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
||
Ireland |
|
$ |
3,712 |
|
|
$ |
2,341 |
|
U.S. |
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,958 |
|
|
$ |
2,584 |
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception.
Part I applies to entities that issue financial instruments such as warrants, convertible debt or convertible preferred shares that contain down-round features. Part II replaces the indefinite deferral for certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests and mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities contained within ASC Topic 480 with a scope exception and does not impact the accounting for these mandatorily redeemable instruments. ASU 2017-11 is required to be adopted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of ASU 2017-11 is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 was issued to increase transparency and comparability among entities by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and disclosing key information about lease arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements which provides the option to adopt the standard retrospectively for each prior period presented, as initially set out in ASU 2016-02, or as of the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. While Iterum is still determining the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements, the most significant change is expected to be the recognition of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet for operating leases related to property.
3. Fair Value of Financial Assets
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that have been measured at fair value at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs utilized to determine such fair value.
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
Total |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Short-term investments |
|
$ |
68,509 |
|
|
$ |
68,509 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other asset – advance payment to supplier |
|
|
2,033 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,033 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
70,542 |
|
|
|
68,509 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,033 |
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
Total |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Short-term investments |
|
$ |
30,731 |
|
|
|
30,731 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other asset – advance payment to supplier |
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,472 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
32,203 |
|
|
|
30,731 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,472 |
|
7
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
See Note 4 for further details on the short-term investments held. The other asset above relates to advance payments made to a supplier that were recorded at fair value using the discounted cash flow model (DCF), as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Key assumptions used in the DCF include a discount rate of 15% and the expected time to recovery of the payment. See Note 11—Payments to Supplier, for further details on these advance payments.
As of September 30, 2018, the estimated fair value of our borrowings under our term loan with SVB was approximately equal to its book value based on the borrowing rates currently available for variable rate loans (Level 2).
4. Short-term investments
The Company classifies its short-term investments as available for sale. Short-term investments comprise highly liquid investments with minimum “A-” rated securities and as at period-end consist of U.S. Treasury and agency bonds and corporate entity commercial paper with maturities of more than three months but less than one year at the date of purchase. Short-term investments as of September 30, 2018 have an average maturity of 0.24 years. The investments are reported at fair value with unrealized gains or losses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Any differences between the cost and fair value of investments are represented by unrealized gains or losses. The fair value of short-term investments are represented by Level 1 fair value measurements – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
The following table represents the Company’s available for sale short-term investments by major security type as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity by period |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Less than 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available for sale |
|
Cost Total |
|
|
gains |
|
|
(losses) |
|
|
Total |
|
|
year |
|
|
1 to 5 years |
|
||||||
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
49,379 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
49,605 |
|
|
|
49,605 |
|
|
|
— |
|
U.S. Treasury and Agency Bonds |
|
|
18,815 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
18,904 |
|
|
|
18,904 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
68,194 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
68,509 |
|
|
|
68,509 |
|
|
|
— |
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity by period |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Less than 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available for sale |
|
Cost Total |
|
|
gains |
|
|
(losses) |
|
|
Total |
|
|
year |
|
|
1 to 5 years |
|
||||||
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
22,538 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
22,519 |
|
|
|
22,519 |
|
|
|
— |
|
U.S. Treasury and Agency Bonds |
|
|
8,205 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
8,212 |
|
|
|
8,212 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
30,743 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
30,731 |
|
|
|
30,731 |
|
|
|
— |
|
5. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
|
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
||
Prepaid research and development expenses |
|
$ |
1,377 |
|
|
$ |
2,289 |
|
Short-term deposits |
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
|
1,346 |
|
Other prepaid assets |
|
|
762 |
|
|
|
516 |
|
Value added tax receivable |
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
Deferred IPO expenses |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Research and development tax credit receivable |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
Prepaid insurance |
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
4,680 |
|
|
$ |
4,957 |
|
8
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation are as follows:
|
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
||
Leasehold improvements |
|
$ |
592 |
|
|
$ |
579 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
Laboratory equipment |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
Computer equipment |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
812 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
$ |
716 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
Depreciation expense was $99 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $65 for the year ended December 31, 2017.
7. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
||
Accrued clinical trial costs |
|
$ |
2,853 |
|
|
$ |
594 |
|
Accrued manufacturing expenses |
|
|
606 |
|
|
|
2,031 |
|
Accrued payroll and bonus expenses |
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
|
1,059 |
|
Accrued other expenses |
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
5,323 |
|
|
$ |
3,974 |
|
8. Shareholders’ Equity
The following tables present a reconciliation of our beginning and ending balances in shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
|
|
Total Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2018 |
|
$ |
39,494 |
|
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred shares |
|
|
32,159 |
|
Issuance of ordinary shares |
|
|
74,153 |
|
Conversion of preferred shares to ordinary shares |
|
|
74 |
|
Share-based compensation expense |
|
|
878 |
|
Issuance of warrants |
|
|
139 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(52,799 |
) |
Shareholders' equity at September 30, 2018 |
|
$ |
94,098 |
|
|
|
Total Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2017 |
|
$ |
22,668 |
|
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred shares |
|
|
45,867 |
|
Conversion of preferred shares to ordinary shares |
|
|
30 |
|
Share-based compensation expense |
|
|
280 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(20,288 |
) |
Shareholders' equity at September 30, 2017 |
|
$ |
48,557 |
|
9
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan in November 2015 (“the 2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan was amended most recently in May 2017. The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, and other stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants. On March 14, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which became effective on the execution and delivery of the underwriting agreement related to the IPO in May 2018. The 2018 Plan authorizes the Company to grant up to 1,018,459 ordinary shares in the form of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance stock awards, performance cash awards and other stock awards. The types of share-based awards, including share purchase rights amount, terms, and exercisability provisions of grants are determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Since the effectiveness of the 2018 Plan, the Company no longer grants awards under the 2015 Plan. However, any outstanding awards granted under the 2015 Plan will remain outstanding, subject to the terms of the 2015 Plan and stock option agreements, until such outstanding options are exercised or until they terminate or expire by their terms.
Restricted Ordinary Shares
In connection with the Company’s formation, 413,110 restricted ordinary shares were issued on October 14, 2015 to the Company’s founders at par value. These ordinary shares are subject to various restrictions pursuant to ordinary share purchase agreements between the Company and each founder, including restrictions on transfer and a Company right of repurchase. The restricted ordinary shares were 25% vested as of October 14, 2016 and 1/36th of the remaining restricted ordinary shares vest on a monthly basis thereafter (subject to acceleration of vesting in connection with certain change of control transactions). A change in status occurred on November 18, 2015 when the founders became employees of the Company. The grant date of these shares is now considered to be November 18, 2015 when the fair value was $3.14 per share.
The Company recorded an expense of $249 and $249 during the restricted ordinary shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total unamortized compensation expense related to restricted ordinary shares was $344 and $677 as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.04 years and 2.04 years as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
The following table summarizes restricted ordinary shares activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair |
|
||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Value per Share |
|
||
Unvested at December 31, 2017 |
|
|
189,342 |
|
|
$ |
3.14 |
|
Granted |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
(82,177 |
) |
|
$ |
3.14 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested at September 30, 2018 (unaudited) |
|
|
107,165 |
|
|
$ |
3.14 |
|
Stock Options
The Company awarded 449,986 stock options to employees and directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 under the 2018 Plan. The Company awarded 188,296 stock options to employees and directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 under the 2015 Plan. There were 619,252 and 224,673 unvested employee options outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Total expense recognized related to the employee stock options was $459 and $31 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total unamortized compensation expense related to employee stock options was $3,320 and $397 as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining average vesting period of 3.53 years and 3.71 years as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
10
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
The assumptions that the Company used to determine the grant date fair value of employee and director options granted were as follows, presented on a weighted average basis:
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|||||
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
||
Volatility |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
60 |
% |
Expected term in years |
|
|
6.25 |
|
|
|
6.25 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
2.16 - 2.63% |
|
|
|
1.63 |
% |
|
Share price |
|
$9.06 - $13.00 |
|
|
$3.30 |
|
||
Fair value of option on grant date |
|
$5.28 - $7.49 |
|
|
$1.88 |
|
The following table summarizes the number of options outstanding and the weighted-average exercise price:
|
|
Number of Shares |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) |
|
||||
Options outstanding December 31, 2017 |
|
|
248,128 |
|
|
$ |
3.31 |
|
|
|
9.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
449,986 |
|
|
|
12.97 |
|
|
|
9.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding September 30, 2018 |
|
|
698,114 |
|
|
$ |
9.54 |
|
|
|
9.27 |
|
|
|
821 |
|
Vested at September 30, 2018 (unaudited) |
|
|
78,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2018 (unaudited) |
|
|
78,862 |
|
|
$ |
3.24 |
|
|
|
8.40 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
The Company granted 36,924 RSUs to directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. No RSUs were awarded during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
The table below shows the number of RSUs granted covering an equal number of our ordinary shares and the weighted-average grant date fair value of the RSUs granted:
|
|
Number of Shares |
|
|
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share |
|
||
RSUs outstanding December 31, 2017 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
36,924 |
|
|
$ |
13.00 |
|
Shares vested |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
RSUs outstanding September 30, 2018 |
|
|
36,924 |
|
|
$ |
13.00 |
|
The fair value of the RSUs is determined on the date of grant based on the market price of our ordinary shares on that date. The fair value of RSUs is expensed ratably over the vesting period, which is generally one year for directors. Total expense recognized related to the RSUs was $170 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Total unamortized compensation expense related to RSUs was $311 as of September 30, 2018, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining average vesting period of 0.65 years as of September 30, 2018.
The Company’s share-based compensation expense was classified in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:
11
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
||||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
||||||||||
Research and development expense |
|
$ |
83 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
280 |
|
|
$ |
99 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
181 |
|
There was a total of $3,976 and $1,076 unamortized share-based compensation expense for restricted ordinary shares, options and restricted stock units as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining average vesting period of 3.09 years and 2.66 years as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
10. Income Taxes
In accordance with the FASB ASC Topic No. 270 “Interim Reporting” and ASC Topic No. 740 “Income Taxes” (Topic No. 740) at the end of each interim period, the Company is required to determine the best estimate of its annual effective tax rate and then apply that rate in providing for income taxes on a current year-to-date (interim period) basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $109 and $88, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $266 and $393, respectively.
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 determined that it is more-likely-than-not that these net deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards in Ireland of approximately $11,966 and $5,409 respectively, for which a full valuation allowance has been recognized. The net operating loss carryforwards do not expire, but are carried forward indefinitely. Realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of sufficient taxable income. If the Company demonstrates consistent profitability in the future, the evaluation of the recoverability of these deferred tax assets may change and the remaining valuation allowance may be released in part or in whole. While management expects to realize the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, changes in estimates of future taxable income or in tax laws may alter this expectation.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
In June 2018, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for a commercial unit in Dublin for a period of 20 years with a 10 year break option, that commenced in June 2018. Annual lease payments are $319, subject to certain escalations at each five year interval. Under the terms of the lease, the Company provided a security deposit of $813 to the landlord, which is included in other assets in the accompanying balance sheet.
In March 2018, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for office space in Chicago for a period of five years that commenced in June 2018. Annual lease payments are $258, subject to certain escalations, with a renewal option to extend the lease for an additional five years. Under the terms of the lease, the Company provided a security deposit in the form of a letter of credit for the benefit of the landlord in the amount of $120 which amount will be reduced incrementally over the term of the lease. The letter of credit outstanding is collateralized with a certificate of deposit.
In April 2017, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for office space in Connecticut for a period of five years that commenced in July 2017. Annual lease payments are $131, subject to certain escalations, with a renewal option to extend the lease for an additional three years. Under the terms of the lease, the Company provided a security deposit of $17 to the landlord, which is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
In December 2016, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for office space in Dublin that commenced on December 1, 2016 and expires on December 1, 2026. The lease requires annual payments of $335 over the ten-year term with a renewal option to extend the lease for an additional five years. Under the terms of the lease, the Company provided a security deposit of $335 to the landlord, which is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The lease is subject to a review in December 2022.
The following table summarizes the future minimum payments due under the operating leases as of September 30, 2018:
12
ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Year Ending December 31, (unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
2018 (remaining) |
|
$ |
116 |
|
2019 |
|
|
940 |
|
2020 |
|
|
1,056 |
|
2021 |
|
|
1,065 |
|
2022 |
|
|
1,007 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
3,163 |
|
|
|
$ |
7,347 |
|
License Agreement
On November 18, 2015, the Company entered into a license agreement with Pfizer for the worldwide exclusive rights to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize sulopenem.
As part of the license agreement, the Company is obligated to pay Pfizer two clinical milestone payments of $7.5 million each, the first of which was paid in September 2018, with the second due on first patient dosing of IV sulopenem which will be accrued in the fourth quarter of 2018 (see note 13). In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Pfizer potential future regulatory milestone payments, as well as sales milestones upon achievement of net sales ranging from $250.0 million to $1.0 billion for each product type. The Company is also obligated to pay Pfizer royalties ranging from a single-digit to mid-teens percentage based on marginal net sales of each licensed product.
Payments to Supplier
In June 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a supplier whereby the Company would pay $2,903 to the supplier to acquire equipment which will be used solely to manufacture product for the Company. In June 2018, the Company entered into a supplemental agreement with this supplier whereby the Company would pay an additional $2,380 under the same terms as the original agreement. These payments will be offset against the price of the product to be supplied under a future supply agreement. $1,742 and $599 remained outstanding to the supplier as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At each reporting date the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential loss range is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidelines that address accounting for contingencies. The Company expenses costs as incurred in relation to such legal proceedings. The Company is not currently involved in any legal matters arising in the normal course of business.
Under the terms of their respective employment agreements, each of the named executive officers is eligible to receive severance payments and benefits upon a termination without “cause” or due to “permanent disability”, or upon “resignation for good reason”, contingent upon the named executive officer’s continued performance for the Company.
12. Debt
On April 27, 2018, the Company’s subsidiaries, Iterum Therapeutics International Limited, Iterum Therapeutics US Holding Limited and Iterum Therapeutics US Limited, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with SVB and made an initial draw of $15,000 on closing. A second draw of up to $15,000 will be available to the Company through October 31, 2019, upon satisfaction of either (i) the achievement by the Company of both non-inferiority and superiority primary endpoints from its Phase 3 uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) trial, as well as reporting satisfactory safety data from the trial, or (ii) the achievement of non-inferiority primary endpoints from both its Phase 3 uUTI and complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) trials, as well as reporting satisfactory safety data from the trials.
The initial draw requires monthly amortization payments commencing on November 1, 2019; however this will extend to April 1, 2020 if the second draw is funded. Interest will accrue at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.31%; or (ii) 3.89% above the Wall Street Journal prime rate, and is payable monthly in arrears. All outstanding principal, plus a 4.2% final interest payment, will be due and payable on March 1, 2022. Voluntary prepayments will be permitted at any time, subject to a prepayment fee of 3% in the first year, 2% in the second year, and 1% thereafter.
In connection with the initial $15,000 draw, the Company issued to SVB and Life Sciences Fund II LLC (LSF) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 19,890 Series B convertible preferred shares (which converted to ordinary shares upon the Company’s IPO)
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
at an exercise price of $18.85 per share. On the funding date of the second term loan, each of SVB and LSF will be automatically entitled to purchase additional ordinary shares in an aggregate amount equal to 2.5% of the second term loan divided by the applicable exercise price.
The loan proceeds were allocated based on the relative fair values of the debt instrument and the warrant instrument. The fair value of the warrants and the closing costs were recorded as debt discounts and are being amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the loan. The effective annual interest rate of the outstanding debt is approximately 10%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized $639 of interest expense related to the loan agreement, including $174 related to the accretion of the debt discounts and deferred financing costs.
Scheduled principal payments on outstanding debt, as of September 30, 2018, are as follows:
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13. Subsequent Events
Following first dosing of IV sulopenem in the Phase 3 cUTI trial, the Company recorded a liability of $7,500 payable to Pfizer in the fourth quarter under the terms of its license agreement with Pfizer.
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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 the unaudited financial information and the notes thereto included appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our final prospectus for our initial public offering filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on May 25, 2018. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “would” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs; our ability to successfully complete clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; the commercialization of our product candidates, if approved; our manufacturing plans; our estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; our financial performance; and developments relating to our competitors and our industry. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other SEC filings. In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. And while we believe that information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, that information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Overview
We are a pharmaceutical company, incorporated in Ireland, dedicated to developing and commercializing sulopenem to be potentially the first and only oral and intravenous (IV) branded penem available globally. Penems, including thiopenems and carbapenems, belong to a class of antibiotics more broadly defined as ß-lactam antibiotics, the original example of which was penicillin, but which now also includes cephalosporins. Sulopenem is a potent, thiopenem antibiotic delivered intravenously which is active against bacteria that belong to the group of organisms known as gram-negatives and cause urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. We have successfully developed sulopenem in an oral tablet formulation, sulopenem etzadroxil-probenecid, which we refer to herein as oral sulopenem. Both sulopenem products have the potential to be important new treatment alternatives to address growing concerns related to antibacterial resistance without the known toxicities of some of the most widely used antibiotics, specifically fluoroquinolones. We see two distinct opportunities for our sulopenem program: patients at elevated risk for treatment failure in the community setting suffering from uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) and hospitalized patients suffering from complicated, resistant infections.
During the third quarter of 2018, we initiated all three clinical trials in our Phase 3 development program which includes: a Phase 3 uUTI clinical trial, known as SUlopenem for Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (SURE) 1, comparing oral sulopenem to oral ciprofloxacin in women with uUTI, a Phase 3 complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) clinical trial known as SURE 2, comparing IV sulopenem followed by oral sulopenem to IV ertapenem followed by oral ciprofloxacin in adults with cUTI and a Phase 3 complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) clinical trial know as SURE 3, comparing IV sulopenem followed by oral sulopenem to IV ertapenem followed by a combination of oral ciprofloxacin and oral metronidazole in adults with cIAI. We designed one Phase 3 clinical trial in each indication based on our end of Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and feedback from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). We are conducting the Phase 3 clinical trials under Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreements from the FDA. We expect to complete enrollment and produce topline data for all three clinical trials in the second half of 2019, and submit our new drug applications (NDAs) to the FDA by the end of 2019.
On May 30, 2018 we completed an initial public offering, or IPO, of our ordinary shares, and issued and sold 6,150,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $13.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $71.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company. On June 26, 2018, we issued and sold an additional 200,000 ordinary shares at the IPO price of $13.00 per share pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional ordinary shares, resulting in additional net proceeds of $2.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company. Aggregate net proceeds from the IPO totalled $74.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs payable by the Company.
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of oral sulopenem and sulopenem. As of September 30, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of $107.5 million. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses for at least the next two years as we advance our sulopenem program through Phase 3 clinical trials, seek regulatory approval and engage in market preparation and commercialization activities. In addition, if we obtain marketing approval for oral sulopenem and sulopenem, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution. We are currently evaluating our commercialization strategy in the United States and other territories and we plan to initiate discussions with potential commercial partners. Furthermore, we may incur expenses in connection with the establishment of additional sources for the manufacture of sulopenem tablets and IV vials or the in-license or acquisition of additional product candidates. Additionally, we have incurred and expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company, including significant legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company.
As a result, we will require additional capital to fund our operations, continue to develop our sulopenem program and to execute our strategy. Until such time as we can obtain marketing approval for oral sulopenem, sulopenem or any future product candidate and generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings,
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collaboration agreements, other third-party funding, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, marketing and distribution arrangements or government funding. We may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other agreements or arrangements when needed on favorable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as, and when, needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of our sulopenem program, or otherwise change our strategy.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. Even if we are able to generate product sales, we may not become profitable. If we fail to become profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then we may be unable to continue our operations at planned levels and be forced to reduce or terminate our operations.
As of September 30, 2018, we had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of $108.2 million. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and available borrowings under our credit facility, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the fourth quarter of 2019. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we expect. See the section titled “—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
To date, we have not generated any revenue from product sales and do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of oral sulopenem or sulopenem in the near future. If our development efforts for our sulopenem program are successful and result in regulatory approval and/or license agreements with third parties, we may generate revenue in the future from product sales. To date, all of our revenue has been derived from our Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, award. We expect that our revenue for the next few years will be derived primarily from payments under the CARB-X Award or government awards that we may enter into in the future. In June 2017, CARB-X awarded us funds of up to $1.5 million to advance the development of our sulopenem program. We receive funding from CARB-X as we incur qualifying expenses. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized revenue of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, under this award.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the development of our sulopenem program, which include:
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