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XOMA CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations |
| Definition |
2010 Plan | the Company's 2010 Long Term Incentive and Stock Award Plan, as amended | |
2018 Common Stock ATM Agreement | At The Market Issuance Sales Agreement with HCW dated December 18, 2018 | |
2021 Series B Preferred Stock ATM Agreement | At The Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley dated August 5, 2021 | |
AAA | Assignment and Assumption Agreement | |
ACA | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 | |
Affimed | Affimed N.V. | |
Affitech | Affitech Research AS | |
Affitech CPPA | the Company's Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement with Affitech dated October 6, 2021 | |
Agenus | Agenus, Inc. and certain affiliates | |
Agenus RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Agenus dated September 20, 2018 | |
Alora | Alora Pharmaceuticals, LLC | |
Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement | the Company's License Agreement with Novartis dated September 30, 2015 | |
April 2022 Letter Agreement | the Letter Agreement to Officer Employment Agreement dated August 7, 2017, between XOMA Corporation and Thomas Burns dated April 1, 2022 | |
Aptevo | Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. | |
Aptevo CPPA | the Company’s Payment Interest Purchase Agreement with Aptevo dated March 29, 2023, referred to herein as “Aptevo Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement” or “Aptevo CPPA” | |
Aronora | Aronora, Inc. | |
Aronora RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Aronora dated April 7, 2019 | |
AstraZeneca | AstraZeneca plc | |
ASC | Accounting Standards Codification | |
ASC 310 | ASC Topic 310, Receivables | |
ASC 326 | ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses | |
ASC 450 | ASC Topic 450, Contingencies | |
ASC 606 | ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers | |
ASC 805 | ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations | |
ASC 815 | ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging | |
ASC 842 | ASC Topic 842, Leases | |
ASU | Accounting Standards Update | |
Bayer | Bayer Pharma AG | |
Bioasis | Bioasis Technologies, Inc. and certain affiliates | |
Bioasis RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Bioasis dated February 25, 2019 | |
Black-Scholes Model | Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model | |
Blue Owl | Blue Owl Capital Corporation | |
Blue Owl Loan | Loan pursuant to the Blue Owl Loan Agreement | |
Blue Owl Loan Agreement | Loan agreement dated as of December 15, 2023, between XRL, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Blue Owl, as administrative agent | |
Board | the Company’s Board of Directors | |
B. Riley | B. Riley Securities, Inc. | |
BVF | Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. |
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Chiesi | Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. | |
Company | XOMA Corporation, including its subsidiaries | |
CPPA | Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement | |
Daré | Daré Bioscience Inc. | |
Daré RPAs | the Company's Traditional RPA and Synthetic RPA with Daré dated April 29, 2024 | |
Day One | Day One Biopharmaceuticals | |
DSUVIA® | sufentanil sublingual tablet (DZUVEO in European market) | |
DoD | U.S. Department of Defense | |
EMA | European Medicines Agency | |
ESPP | 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended | |
EU | European Union | |
Exchange Act | U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principles | |
G&A | General and administrative | |
Gevokizumab License Agreement | the Company's License Agreement with Novartis dated August 24, 2017 | |
HCRP | Healthcare Royalty Partners II, L.P. | |
HCW | H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC | |
ICE® | Innate cell engager | |
ImmunityBio | ImmunityBio, Inc. (formerly NantCell, Inc.) | |
ImmunityBio License Agreement | Out-license agreement to ImmunityBio from LadRx dated July 27, 2017, related to the development and commercialization of Aldoxorubicin, as amended on September 27, 2018 | |
IP | Intellectual Property | |
Janssen | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | |
Kinnate | Kinnate Biopharma Inc. | |
Kuros | Kuros Biosciences AG, Kuros US LLC and Kuros Royalty Fund (US) LLC, collectively | |
Kuros RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Kuros dated July 14, 2021 | |
LadRx | LadRx Corporation (formerly CytRx Corporation) | |
LadRx Agreements | LadRx AAA and LadRx RPA | |
LadRx AAA | the Company’s Assignment and Assumption Agreement with LadRx dated June 21, 2023 | |
LadRx RPA | the Company’s Royalty Purchase Agreement with LadRx dated June 21, 2023 | |
Medexus | Medexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
Merck | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp | |
Merck KGaA | Ares Trading SA | |
Merck KGaA License Agreement | In-license agreement from Merck KGaA to ObsEva related to ebopiprant dated June 10, 2015 and subsequently amended on July 8, 2016 (assumed by the Company as part of the ObsEva IP Acquisition Agreement) | |
NDA | New Drug Application | |
NOL | net operating loss | |
Novartis | Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd., Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. and/or Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. | |
November 2022 Letter Agreement | November 1, 2022 amendment to the April 2022 Letter Agreement |
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ObsEva | ObsEva SA | |
ObsEva IP Acquisition Agreement | Company's IP Acquisition Agreement with ObsEva dated November 21, 2022 | |
Ology Bioservices | Ology Bioservices Inc. (formerly Nanotherapeutics Inc., now a wholly owned subsidiary of National Resilience, Inc.) | |
Organon | Organon International GmbH | |
Organon License Agreement | Out-license agreement to Organon from ObsEva dated July 26, 2021, related to the development and commercialization of ebopiprant (assumed by the Company as part of the ObsEva IP Acquisition Agreement) | |
Palo | Palobiofarma, S.L. | |
Palo RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Palo dated September 26, 2019 | |
Pfizer | Pfizer, Inc. | |
PSU | Performance stock unit | |
R&D | Research and development | |
Regeneron | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
Amended Retention Plan | October 25, 2022 amendment to the Retention Plan | |
Retention Plan | Retention and Severance Plan dated March 31, 2022 | |
Rezolute | Rezolute, Inc., formerly Antria Bio, Inc. | |
Rezolute License Agreement | the Company's License Agreement with Rezolute dated December 6, 2017, as amended in March 2018, January 2019 and March 2020 | |
RPA | Royalty Purchase Agreement | |
Roche | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | |
SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Second Bioasis RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Bioasis dated November 2, 2020 | |
Series A Preferred Stock | the 8.625% Series A cumulative, perpetual preferred stock issued in December 2020 | |
Series B Preferred Stock | the 8.375% Series B cumulative, perpetual preferred stock issued in April 2021 | |
Series A and Series B Preferred Stock | Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, collectively | |
Series B Depositary Shares | the depositary shares, each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of Series B Preferred Stock | |
Sonnet | Sonnet BioTherapeutics, Inc., formerly Oncobiologics, Inc. | |
Sonnet Collaboration Agreement | the Company's Collaboration Agreement with Sonnet dated July 23, 2012, as amended in May 2019 | |
SVB | Silicon Valley Bank | |
Takeda | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | |
Takeda Collaboration Agreement | the Company's Collaboration Agreement with Takeda dated November 1, 2006, as amended in February 2007 and February 2009 | |
Talphera | Talphera, Inc. (formerly AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or “AcelRx”) | |
Talphera APA | Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 12, 2023 between AcelRx (now Talphera) and Vertical related to the sale of DSUVIA from Talphera to Vertical | |
Talphera CPPA | the Company’s Payment Interest Purchase Agreement with Talphera dated January 11, 2024, referred to herein as “Talphera Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement” or “Talphera CPPA” | |
Talphera Marketing Agreement | Marketing Agreement dated April 3, 2023 between AcelRx (now Talphera) and Vertical | |
TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta | |
U.S. | United States | |
VABYSMO® | faricimab-svoa |
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Vertical | Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alora | |
Viracta | Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. | |
Viracta RPA | the Company's Royalty Purchase Agreement with Viracta dated March 22, 2021, as amended March 4, 2024 | |
XOMA | XOMA Corporation, a Delaware corporation, including subsidiaries | |
XRA | XRA 1 Corp. | |
XRL | XRL 1 LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of XOMA | |
Zevra | Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly KemPharm Denmark A/S) | |
Zevra APA | Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 13, 2011 between LadRx and Orphazyme ApS, and assigned to Zevra as of June 1, 2022, related to the sale of arimoclomol from LadRx to Zevra (assumed by the Company as part of LadRx AAA) |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
XOMA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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Property and equipment, net |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
(1)The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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XOMA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
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Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Less: accumulated dividends on Series A and Series B preferred stock | ( | ( | ||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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XOMA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
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Balance, December 31, 2023 | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — |
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Balance, March 31, 2024 | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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XOMA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
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Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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XOMA CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Description of Business
XOMA Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a biotech royalty aggregator with a sizable portfolio of economic rights to future potential milestone and royalty payments associated with partnered commercial and pre-commercial therapeutic candidates. The Company’s portfolio was built through the acquisition of rights to future milestone payments, royalties and commercial payments, since its royalty aggregator business model was implemented in 2017 combined with out-licensing its proprietary products and platforms from its legacy discovery and development business. The Company’s drug royalty aggregator business is primarily focused on early to mid-stage clinical assets in Phase 1 and 2 with significant commercial sales potential that are licensed to large-cap partners. XOMA also acquires milestone and royalty revenue streams on late-stage or commercial assets that are designed to address unmet markets or have a therapeutic advantage, have long duration of market exclusivity, and are expected to generate royalty or milestone payments to the Company in a relatively short timeframe. The Company expects most of its future revenue to be based on milestone payments the Company may receive for milestones and royalties associated with these programs.
Liquidity and Financial Condition
The Company has incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $
Based on the Company’s current cash balance and its planned spending, such as milestone and royalty acquisitions, the Company has evaluated and concluded its financial condition is sufficient to fund its planned operations and commitments and contractual obligations for a period of at least
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities were eliminated upon consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information can be condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared with the assumption that users of the interim financial information have read or have access to the audited consolidated financial statements for the preceding fiscal year. Accordingly, these statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2024.
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial
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information. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year, or for any other future annual or interim period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures. Management routinely evaluates its estimates including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, revenue recognized under the units-of-revenue method, royalty and commercial payment receivables, legal contingencies, contingent consideration, amortization of the Blue Owl Loan, accrued expenses and stock-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market-specific and other relevant assumptions that are believed to be reasonable 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 significantly from these estimates, including estimates such as the Company’s amortization of the payments received from HCRP. Under the contracts with HCRP, the amortization for the reporting period is calculated based on the payments expected to be made by the licensees to HCRP over the term of the arrangement. Any changes to the estimated payments by the licensees to HCRP can result in a material adjustment to revenue previously reported. In addition, the Company’s amortization of the Blue Owl Loan is calculated based on the commercial payments expected to be received from Roche for VABYSMO under the Affitech CPPA. Any changes to the estimated commercial payments from Roche can result in a material adjustment to the interest expense and term loan balance reported.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | | $ | |
Cash consists of bank deposits held in business checking and interest-bearing deposit accounts. Cash equivalent balances are defined as highly liquid financial instruments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Cash equivalents held by the Company are generally in money market funds.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had a cash balance of $
Restricted Cash
Cash accounts with any type of restriction are classified as restricted cash. If restrictions are expected to be lifted or to be used to pay a third party in the next twelve months, the restricted cash account is classified as current.
On December 15, 2023, XRL deposited $
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Payments of interest under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement are made semi-annually using commercial payments received since the immediately preceding interest payment date under the Affitech CPPA. On each interest payment date, if the commercial payments received are less than the total interest due for the respective quarter, XRL is expected to cover the shortfall in interest payment due from the reserve account.
Payments of administrative fees under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement are made semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year from the reserve account. XOMA will be required to fund an additional $
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had a short-term restricted cash balance of $
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from all contracts with customers according to ASC 606, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards, such as leases and financial instruments. The Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract on whether each promised good or service is distinct to determine those that are performance obligations. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation based on relative fair values, when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company recognizes revenue from its license and collaboration arrangements and royalties. The terms of the arrangements generally include payment to the Company of one or more of the following: non-refundable, upfront license fees, development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments, and royalties on net sales of licensed products.
License of Intellectual Property
If the license to the Company’s intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue from non-refundable, upfront fees allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the customer and the customer is able to use and benefit from the license. For licenses that are bundled with other promises, such as transfer of related materials, process and know-how, the Company utilizes judgement to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time. Under the Company’s license agreements, the nature of the combined performance obligation is the granting of licenses to the customers as the other promises are not separately identifiable in the context of the arrangement. Since the Company grants the license to a customer as it exists at the point of transfer and is not involved in any future development or commercialization of the products related to the license, the nature of the license is a right to use the Company’s intellectual property as transferred. As such, the Company recognizes revenue related to the combined performance obligation upon completion of the delivery of the related materials, process and know-how (i.e., at a point in time).
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Milestone Payments
At the inception of each arrangement that includes development and regulatory milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price. ASC 606 suggests two alternatives to use when estimating the amount of variable consideration: the expected value method and the most likely amount method. Under the expected value method, an entity considers the sum of probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts. Under the most likely amount method, an entity considers the single most likely amount in a range of possible consideration amounts. The Company uses the most likely amount method for development and regulatory milestone payments.
If it is probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company or the licensee, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. The transaction price is then allocated to each performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis. The Company recognizes revenue as or when the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability or achievement of each such milestone and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimates of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenue and earnings in the period of adjustment.
Royalties
For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied).
Upfront payments and fees are recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt or when due and may require deferral of revenue recognition to a future period until the Company performs its obligations under these arrangements. Amounts payable to the Company are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company’s right to consideration is unconditional. The Company does not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the customer and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer will be one year or less.
Sale of Future Revenue Streams
The Company has sold its rights to receive certain milestones and royalties on product sales. In the circumstance where the Company has sold its rights to future milestones and royalties under a license agreement and also maintains limited continuing involvement in the arrangement (but not significant continuing involvement in the generation of the cash flows that are due to the purchaser), the Company defers recognition of the proceeds it receives for the sale of milestone or royalty streams and recognizes such unearned revenue as revenue under the units-of-revenue method over the life of the underlying license agreement. Under the units-of-revenue method, amortization for a reporting period is calculated by computing a ratio of the proceeds received from the purchaser to the total payments expected to be made to the purchaser over the term of the agreement, and then applying that ratio to the period’s cash payment.
Estimating the total payments expected to be received by the purchaser over the term of such arrangements requires management to use subjective estimates and assumptions. Changes to the Company’s estimate of the payments expected to be made to the purchaser over the term of such arrangements could have a material effect on the amount of revenues recognized in any particular period.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to the Company’s employees, consultants and directors that are expected to vest based on estimated fair values. The valuation of stock option awards is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Model. The Black-Scholes Model requires inputs such
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as the expected term of the option, expected volatility and risk-free interest rate. To establish an estimate of the expected term, the Company considers the vesting period and contractual period of the award and its historical experience of stock option exercises, post-vesting cancellations and volatility. The estimate of expected volatility is based on the Company’s historical volatility. The risk-free rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues corresponding to the expected term of the award. The Company records forfeitures when they occur. The Company records compensation expense for service-based awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, or to the date on which retirement eligibility is achieved, if shorter.
The grant date fair value of PSUs with market conditions is determined using the Monte Carlo valuation model. The Company records compensation expenses for PSUs based on graded expense attribution over the requisite service periods.
Equity Securities
The Company entered into a license agreement with Rezolute in December 2017, in which it received shares of common stock from Rezolute (see Note 4). Equity investments in Rezolute are classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as equity securities. The equity securities are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in the other income (expense), net line item of the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss at each reporting period. The Company remeasures its equity investments at each reporting period until such time that the investment is sold or disposed of. If the Company sells an investment, any realized gains and losses on the sale of the securities will be recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the period of sale.
Purchase of Rights to Future Milestones, Royalties and Commercial Payments
The Company has purchased rights to receive a portion of certain future developmental, regulatory and commercial sales milestones, royalties and option fees on sales of products currently in clinical development or recently commercialized. The Company acquired such rights from various entities and recorded the amount paid for these rights as long-term royalty receivables (see Note 5). In addition, the Company may be obligated to make contingent payments related to certain product development milestones, fees upon exercise of options related to future license products and sales-based milestones. The contingent payments are evaluated to determine if they are freestanding instruments or embedded derivatives. If the contingent payments fall within the scope of ASC 815, the contingent payments are measured at fair value at the inception of the arrangement, and are subject to remeasurement to fair value each reporting period. Any changes in the estimated fair value are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Contingent consideration payments that do not fall within the scope of ASC 815 are recognized when the amounts are probable and estimable according to ASC 450.
The Company accounts for milestone and royalty rights related to developmental pipeline or recently commercialized products on a non-accrual basis using the cost recovery method. Developmental pipeline products are non-commercialized, non-approved products that require FDA or other regulatory approval, and thus have uncertain cash flows. Recently commercialized products do not have an established reliable sales pattern, and thus have uncertain cash flows. The Company is not yet able to reliably forecast future cash flows given their stages of development and commercialization. The related receivable balance is classified as noncurrent or current based on whether payments are probable and reasonably estimable to be received in the near term. Under the cost recovery method, any milestone or royalty payment received is recorded as a direct reduction of the recorded receivable balance. When the recorded receivable balance has been fully collected, any additional amounts collected are recognized as revenue.
Allowance for Current Expected Credit Losses
The Company evaluates the long-term royalty and commercial payment receivables on a collective (i.e., pool) basis if they share similar risk characteristics. The Company evaluates a royalty and commercial payment receivable individually if its risk characteristics are not similar to other royalty and commercial payment receivables. The Company reviews public information on clinical trials, press releases and updates from its partners regularly to identify any impairment indicators or changes in expected recoverability of the long-term royalty and commercial payment receivable
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asset. At each reporting date, if the Company determines expected future cash flows discounted to the current period are less than the carrying value of the asset, the Company will record an impairment charge. The impairment charge will be recognized as an allowance expense that increases the long-term royalty and commercial payment receivable asset’s cumulative allowance, which reduces the net carrying value of the long-term royalty and commercial payment receivable asset. In a subsequent period, if there is an increase in expected future cash flows, or if the actual cash flows are greater than previously expected, the Company will reduce the previously established cumulative allowance. Amounts not expected to be collected are written off against the allowance at the time that such a determination is made.
Asset Acquisitions
As a first step, for each acquisition, the Company determines if it is an acquisition of a business or an asset acquisition under ASC 805. Acquisitions of assets or a group of assets that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC 805-50, using the cost accumulation method, whereby the cost of the acquisition, including certain transaction costs, is allocated to the assets acquired on the basis of relative fair values (see Note 4).
Contingent payments are evaluated whether they are freestanding instruments or embedded derivatives. If the contingent payments fall within the scope of ASC 815, the contingent payments are measured at fair value at the acquisition date, and are subject to remeasurement to fair value each reporting period. The estimated fair value at the acquisition date is included in the cost of the acquired assets. Any subsequent changes in the estimated fair value are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Contingent consideration payments that do not fall within the scope of ASC 815 are recognized when the amount is probable and estimable according to ASC 450.
Cash payments related to acquired assets are reflected as an investing cash flow in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Leases
The Company leases its headquarters in Emeryville, California. The Company determines the initial classification and measurement of its right-of-use assets and lease liabilities at the lease commencement date and thereafter if modified. The lease term includes any renewal options and termination options that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The present value of lease payments is determined by using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate is readily determinable; otherwise, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate is determined by using the rate of interest that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis an amount equal to the lease payments for a similar term and in a similar economic environment. The Company estimated its incremental borrowing rate by adjusting the interest rate on its fully collateralized debt for the lease term length.
Rent expense for the operating lease is recognized on a straight-line basis, over the reasonably assured lease term based on total lease payments and is included in operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The Company has elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components. The Company’s non-lease components are primarily related to property maintenance, which varies based on future outcomes, and thus are recognized in rent expense when incurred.
The Company has also elected not to record on the consolidated balance sheets a lease for which the term is 12 months or less and does not include a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt represents the Company’s term loan under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement, which the Company has accounted for as a debt financing arrangement. Interest expense is accrued using the effective interest rate method over the estimated period the loan will be repaid. The allocated debt discount and debt issuance costs have been recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt in the consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized
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and recorded as interest expense throughout the expected life of the Blue Owl Loan using the effective interest rate method. The Company considered whether there were any embedded features in the Blue Owl Loan Agreement that require bifurcation and separate accounting as derivative financial instruments pursuant to ASC 815. See Note 8.
Warrants
The Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in connection with its financing activities. The Company classifies these warrants as equity and recorded the warrants at fair value as of the date of issuance on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet with no subsequent remeasurement. The issuance date fair value of the outstanding warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes Model. The Black-Scholes Model required inputs such as the expected term of the warrants, expected volatility and risk-free interest rate. These inputs were subjective and required significant analysis and judgment. For the estimate of the expected term, the Company used the full remaining contractual term of the warrant. The estimate of expected volatility assumption is based on the historical price volatility observed on the Company’s common stock. The risk-free rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues corresponding to the expected term of the warrants.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount which is more likely than not to be realizable.
The recognition, derecognition and measurement of a tax position is based on management’s best judgment given the facts, circumstances and information available at each reporting date. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes as a component of income tax expense. To date, there have been
Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The Company calculates basic and diluted loss per share attributable to common stockholders using the two-class method. The Company’s convertible Series X Preferred Stock participate in any dividends declared by the Company on its common stock and are therefore considered to be participating securities. The Company’s Series A and Series B Preferred Stock do not participate in any dividends or distribution by the Company on its common stock and are therefore not considered to be participating securities.
Under the two-class method, net income, as adjusted for any accumulated dividends on Series A and Series B Preferred Stock for the period, is allocated to each class of common stock and participating security as if all of the net income for the period had been distributed. Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities are subtracted from net income in determining net income attributable to common stockholders. During periods of loss, the Company allocates no loss to participating securities because they have no contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is then calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. All participating securities are excluded from the basic weighted average common shares outstanding.
Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, adjusted to include the assumed exercise of certain stock options and warrants for common stock using the treasury method, if dilutive. The calculation assumes that any proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options and warrants would be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Adjustments to the denominator are required to reflect the related dilutive shares. The Company’s Series A and Series B Preferred Stock become convertible upon the occurrence of specific events other than a change in the Company’s share price and, therefore, are not included in the diluted shares until the contingency is resolved.
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Share Repurchases
The Company has a stock repurchase program that is executed through purchases made from time to time, including in the open market. The Company retires repurchased shares of common stock, reducing common stock with any excess of cost over par value recorded to accumulated deficit. Issued and outstanding shares of common stock are reduced by the number of shares repurchased.
Concentration of Risk
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables are financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, as well as liquidity risk.
The Company maintains cash balances at commercial banks. Balances commonly exceed the amount insured by the FDIC. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
The Company monitors the creditworthiness of its customers to which it grants credit terms in the normal course of business but does not generally require collateral on receivables.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024,
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Comprehensive (loss) income is comprised of two components: net (loss) income and other comprehensive (loss) income. Other comprehensive (loss) income refers to gains and losses that under U.S. GAAP are recorded as an element of stockholders’ equity but are excluded from net (loss) income. The Company did not record any transactions within other comprehensive (loss) income in the periods presented and, therefore, the net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income were the same for all periods presented.
Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted annual requirements under ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2024 and plans to adopt interim requirements under ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2025. The Company will begin including financial statement disclosures in accordance with ASU 2023-07 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. ASU 2023-06 incorporates 14 of the 27 disclosure requirements published in SEC Release No. 33-10532: Disclosure Update and Simplification into various topics within the ASC. ASU 2023-06's amendments represent clarifications to, or technical corrections of, current requirements. For SEC registrants, the effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC removes that related disclosure from its rules. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures, primarily through standardization and disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2023-09 and related updates on January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on its financial statement disclosures.
3. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Details
Equity Securities
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, equity securities consisted of an investment in Rezolute’s common stock of $
Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued and other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator (net loss) and the denominator (number of shares) used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders if their inclusion is anti-dilutive.
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The following table shows the weighted-average shares from outstanding securities considered anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands):
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For PSUs with market conditions, if the market conditions have not been satisfied by the end of the reporting period, the number of shares that would be issuable based on the market price at the end of the reporting period, as if the end of the reporting period were the end of the contingency period, will be included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share if the effect is dilutive.
4. Licensing and Other Arrangements
Takeda
On November 1, 2006, the Company entered into the Takeda Collaboration Agreement with Takeda under which the Company agreed to discover and optimize therapeutic antibodies against multiple targets selected by Takeda.
Under the terms of the Takeda Collaboration Agreement, the Company may receive an aggregate of up to $
In February 2009, the Company expanded the existing collaboration to provide Takeda with access to multiple antibody technologies, including a suite of research and development technologies and integrated information and data management systems. The Company may receive milestones of up to $
The Company has received $
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Rezolute
On December 6, 2017, the Company entered into a license agreement with Rezolute pursuant to which the Company granted an exclusive global license to Rezolute to develop and commercialize RZ358 (previously known as
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“X358”) products for all indications. In addition, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement with Rezolute pursuant to which Rezolute agreed to issue to the Company, as consideration for receiving the license for RZ358, a certain number of its common stock in connection with any future equity financing activities.
Under the terms of the license agreement, Rezolute is responsible for all development, regulatory, manufacturing and commercialization activities associated with RZ358 and is required to make certain development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments to the Company of up to an aggregate of $
The Company concluded that the development and regulatory milestone payments are solely dependent on Rezolute’s performance and achievement of the specified events. The Company determined that it is not probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal will not occur in future periods for these future payments. Therefore, the remaining development and regulatory milestones are fully constrained and excluded from the transaction price until the respective milestone is achieved. Any consideration related to commercial milestones (including royalties) will be recognized when the related sales occur as they were determined to relate predominantly to the licenses granted to Rezolute and therefore, have also been excluded from the transaction price. At the end of each reporting period, the Company will update its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is constrained and update the estimated transaction price accordingly.
Rezolute’s obligation to pay royalties with respect to a particular RZ358 product and country will continue for the later of the date of expiration of the last valid patent claim covering the product in each country, or
Pursuant to the license agreement, XOMA is eligible to receive a low single-digit royalty on sales of Rezolute’s other non-RZ358 products from its current programs, including RZ402 which is in Phase 1 clinical study. Rezolute’s obligation to pay royalties with respect to a particular Rezolute product and country will continue for the longer of
The license agreement contains customary termination rights relating to material breach by either party. Rezolute also has a unilateral right to terminate the license agreement in its entirety on
The license agreement was subsequently amended in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Pursuant to the terms of the license agreement as amended, the Company received a total of $
In January 2022, Rezolute dosed the last patient in its Phase 2b clinical trial for RZ358, which triggered a $
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
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Janssen
In August 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Janssen pursuant to which the Company granted a non-exclusive license to Janssen to develop and commercialize certain product candidates, including XOMA’s patents and know-how. Under the agreement, Janssen made a one-time payment of $
The Company concluded that the agreement should be accounted for separately from any prior arrangements with Janssen and that the license grant is the only performance obligation under the new agreement. The Company recognized the entire one-time payment of $
The Company concluded that the development and regulatory milestone payments are solely dependent on Janssen’s performance and achievement of specified events and thus it is not probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal will not occur in future periods for these future payments. Therefore, the development and regulatory milestones are fully constrained and excluded from the transaction price until the respective milestone is achieved. Any consideration related to royalties will be recognized when the related sales occur as they were determined to relate predominantly to the license granted to Janssen and therefore, have also been excluded from the transaction price. At the end of each reporting period, the Company will update its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is constrained and update the estimated transaction price accordingly.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Novartis – Anti-TGFβ Antibody (NIS793)
On September 30, 2015, the Company and Novartis entered into the Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement under which the Company granted Novartis an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license to the Company’s anti-transforming growth factor beta (“TGFβ”) antibody program (now “NIS793”). Under the terms of the Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement, Novartis has worldwide rights to NIS793 and is responsible for the development and commercialization of antibodies and products containing antibodies arising from NIS793. Unless terminated earlier, the Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement will remain in effect, on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis, until Novartis’ royalty obligations end. The Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement contains customary termination rights relating to material breach by either party. Novartis also has a unilateral right to terminate the Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement on an antibody-by-antibody and country-by-country basis or in its entirety upon
The Company concluded that there were multiple promised goods and services under the Anti-TGFβ Antibody License Agreement, including the transfer of license, regulatory services and transfer of materials, process and know-how, which were determined to represent
The Company was eligible to receive up to a total of $
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The Company concluded that the development and regulatory milestone payments are solely dependent on Novartis’ performance and achievement of the specified events. The Company determined that it is not probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal will not occur in future periods for these future payments. Therefore, the remaining development and regulatory milestones are fully constrained and excluded from the transaction price. Any consideration related to commercial milestones (including royalties) will be recognized when the related sales occur as they were determined to relate predominantly to the licenses granted to Novartis and therefore, have also been excluded from the transaction price. At the end of each reporting period, the Company will update its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is constrained and update the estimated transaction price accordingly.
The Company is also eligible to receive royalties on sales of licensed products, which are tiered based on sales levels and range from a mid-single-digit percentage rate to up to a low double-digit percentage rate. Novartis’ obligation to pay royalties with respect to a particular product and country will continue for the longer of the date of expiration of the last valid patent claim covering the product in that country, or
In August 2023, Novartis communicated to the Company its intent to discontinue development activities related to NIS793.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Novartis – Anti-IL-1β Antibody (VPM087)
On August 24, 2017, the Company and Novartis entered into the Gevokizumab License Agreement under which the Company granted to Novartis an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license to gevokizumab (“VPM087”), a novel anti-Interleukin-1 (“IL-1”) beta allosteric monoclonal antibody and related know-how and patents. Under the terms of the Gevokizumab License Agreement, Novartis is solely responsible for the development and commercialization of VPM087 and products containing VPM087.
On August 24, 2017, pursuant to a separate agreement (the “IL-1 Target License Agreement”), the Company granted to Novartis non-exclusive licenses to its intellectual property covering the use of IL-1 beta targeting antibodies in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and other diseases and conditions, and an option to obtain an exclusive license (the “Exclusivity Option”) to such intellectual property for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Under the Gevokizumab License Agreement, the Company received total consideration of $
Based on the achievement of pre-specified criteria, the Company is eligible to receive up to $
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Unless terminated earlier, the Gevokizumab License Agreement and IL-1 Target License Agreement will remain in effect, on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis, until Novartis’ royalty obligations end. The
The Gevokizumab License Agreement and IL-1 Target License Agreement were accounted for as
At the inception of the arrangement, the Company determined that the transaction price under the arrangement was $
The Company concluded that the development and regulatory milestone payments are solely dependent on Novartis’ performance and achievement of specified events. The Company determined that it is not probable that a significant cumulative revenue reversal will not occur in future periods for these future payments. Therefore, the development and regulatory milestones are fully constrained and excluded from the transaction price until the respective milestone is achieved. Any consideration related to commercial milestones (including royalties) will be recognized when the related sales occur as they were determined to relate predominantly to the licenses granted to Novartis and therefore, have also been excluded from the transaction price. At the end of each reporting period, the Company will update its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is constrained and update the estimated transaction price accordingly.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Sale of Future Revenue Streams
On December 21, 2016, the Company entered into
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The Company classified the proceeds received from HCRP as unearned revenue, to be recognized as revenue under the units-of-revenue method over the life of the license agreements because of the Company’s limited continuing involvement in the Royalty Sale Agreements. Such limited continuing involvement is related to the Company’s undertaking to cooperate with HCRP in the event of litigation or a dispute related to the license agreements. Because the transaction was structured as a non-cancellable sale, the Company does not have significant continuing involvement in the generation of the cash flows due to HCRP and there are no guaranteed rates of return to HCRP, the Company recorded the total proceeds of $
The Company recognized $
5. Royalty and Commercial Payment Purchase Agreements
Short-term royalty and commercial payment receivables were $
Talphera Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement
DSUVIA was approved by the FDA in 2018 for use in adults in certified medically supervised healthcare settings. In April 2023, Talphera divested DSUVIA to Alora for an upfront payment, a
On January 12, 2024, the Company entered into the Talphera CPPA, pursuant to which XOMA will receive (i)
Upon closing of the transaction, the Company paid Talphera an upfront payment of $
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received commercial payments pursuant to the Talphera CPPA of $
Based upon limited available information, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate future net sales and the commercial payments to be received during the twelve-month period following the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and, as such,
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Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to milestones and commercial payment received until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
LadRx Agreements
On June 21, 2023, the Company entered into the LadRx AAA pursuant to which the Company acquired from LadRx all of its rights, title and interest related to arimoclomol under an asset purchase agreement dated May 13, 2011 between Zevra and LadRx. The Company also entered into the LadRx RPA, pursuant to which the Company acquired the right to receive all of the future royalties, regulatory and commercial milestone payments as well as other related payments due to LadRx from ImmunityBio related to aldoxorubicin under a license agreement dated July 27, 2017, as amended on September 27, 2018, between ImmunityBio and LadRx.
The purchased rights related to arimoclomol include potential regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to $
The purchased payments related to aldoxorubicin include potential regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to $
Upon closing of the LadRx Agreements, the Company paid LadRx an upfront payment of $
At the inception of the LadRx Agreements, the Company recorded $
On January 11, 2024, Zevra announced that the FDA accepted its NDA resubmission for arimoclomol and pursuant to the LadRx Agreements, the Company made a $
Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to royalties, milestone payments and other payments until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
Aptevo Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement
On March 29, 2023, the Company entered into the Aptevo CPPA, pursuant to which the Company acquired from Aptevo a portion of its milestone and commercial payment rights under a sale agreement dated February 28, 2020 between Aptevo and Medexus, related to IXINITY, which is marketed by Medexus for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes and postoperative management in people with Hemophilia B.
The Company is eligible to receive a mid-single digit percentage of all IXINITY quarterly net sales from January 1, 2023 until the first quarter of 2035, and will be entitled to milestone payments of up to $
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At the inception of the Aptevo CPPA, the Company recorded $
During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company received total commercial payments pursuant to the Aptevo CPPA of $
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received commercial payments pursuant to the Aptevo CPPA of $
Though the Company is unable to reasonably estimate its commercial payment stream from sales of future net sales and the commercial payments to be received under the agreement, it has a more accurate projection of the commercial payments expected for the twelve-month period following the condensed consolidated balance sheet dates. As such, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $
Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to milestones and commercial payment received until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
Agenus Royalty Purchase Agreement
On September 20, 2018, the Company entered into the Agenus RPA, pursuant to which the Company acquired the right to receive
In addition, the Company acquired the right to receive
Under the terms of the Agenus RPA, the Company paid Agenus an upfront payment of $
In November 2020, MK-4830 advanced into Phase 2 development, and Agenus earned a $
As of March 31, 2024, no payments were probable to be received under the Agenus RPA in the near term. Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to milestone and royalty payments received until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
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Aronora Royalty Purchase Agreement
On April 7, 2019, the Company entered into the Aronora RPA which closed on June 26, 2019. Under the Aronora RPA, the Company acquired the right to receive future royalties and a portion of upfront, milestone and option payments (the “Non-Royalties”) related to
Under the terms of the Aronora RPA, the Company paid Aronora a $
At the inception of the agreement, the Company recorded $
As of March 31, 2024, no payments were probable to be received under the Aronora RPA in the near term. Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to milestones and royalties received until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
Palobiofarma Royalty Purchase Agreement
On September 26, 2019, the Company entered into the Palo RPA, pursuant to which the Company acquired the rights to potential royalty payments in low single-digit percentages of aggregate net sales associated with
Under the terms of the Palo RPA, the Company paid Palo an upfront payment of $
As of March 31, 2024, no payments were probable to be received under the Palo RPA in the near term. Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to royalties received until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
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Viracta Royalty Purchase Agreement
On March 22, 2021, the Company entered into the Viracta RPA, as amended March 4, 2024, pursuant to which the Company acquired the right to receive future royalties, milestone payments and other payments related to
At the inception of the Viracta RPA, the Company recorded $
On October 30, 2023, the Company earned a $
Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to royalties, milestone payments and other payments until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
Kuros Royalty Purchase Agreement
On July 14, 2021, the Company entered into the Kuros RPA, pursuant to which the Company acquired the rights to
At the inception of the Kuros RPA, the Company recorded $
In May 2022, Regeneron completed its acquisition of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals resulting in a $
As of March 31, 2024, no payments were probable to be received under the Kuros RPA in the near term. Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to royalties, milestone payments and other payments until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
Affitech Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement
On October 6, 2021, the Company entered into the Affitech CPPA, pursuant to which, the Company purchased a future stream of commercial payment rights to Roche’s faricimab from Affitech for an upfront payment of $
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be accounted at fair value and recorded as a current liability at the inception of the transaction. Therefore, the regulatory milestone payments were recorded as contingent liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet. The Company concluded the sales-based milestone payments of up to $
In January 2022, Roche received approval from the FDA to commercialize VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) for the treatment of wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. In September 2022, Roche received approval from the European Commission to commercialize VABYSMO for the treatment of wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration and visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema. Pursuant to the Affitech CPPA, the Company paid Affitech a $
Commercial payments are due from Roche within
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received $
Though the Company is unable to reasonably estimate its commercial payment stream from sales of future net sales and the commercial payments to be received under the agreement, it has a more accurate projection of the commercial payments expected for the twelve-month period following the consolidated balance sheet dates. As such, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $
The achievement of the first and second sales-based milestone payments under the Affitech CPPA was considered probable as of December 31, 2023, and as such the Company recognized a $
Based on reported first quarter of 2024 sales of VABYSMO, the achievement of the third sales-based milestone payment under the Affitech CPPA was considered probable as of March 31, 2024, and the Company recognized a $
Under the cost recovery method, the Company does not expect to recognize any income related to future commercial payment receipts until the purchase price has been fully collected. The Company performed its impairment assessment and
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The following table summarizes the royalty and commercial payment receivable activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||
Balance as of January 1, 2024 |
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Acquisition of royalty and commercial payment receivables: | |||||
Talphera |
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Receipt of royalty and commercial payments: | |||||
Affitech | ( | — | |||
Aptevo | ( | — | |||
Talphera | — | ( | |||
Reclassification to short-term royalty and commercial payment receivables: | |||||
Aptevo | | ( | |||
Recognition of contingent consideration: | |||||
Affitech | | — | |||
Balance as of March 31, 2024 |
| $ | | $ | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The Company records its financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The carrying amounts of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, trade receivables, net and accounts payable, approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in valuation techniques. The accounting standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value which are the following:
Level 1 – Observable inputs, such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities; therefore, requiring an entity to develop its own valuation techniques and assumptions.
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The following tables set forth the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as follows (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2024 Using: | ||||||||||||
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Money market funds | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Total cash equivalents | | — | — | | ||||||||
Equity securities | | — | — | | ||||||||
Total financial assets | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Contingent consideration under RPAs, AAAs and CPPAs, measured at fair value | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2023 Using: | ||||||||||||
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Active Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||
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Money market funds | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Total cash equivalents | | — | — | | ||||||||
Equity securities | | — | — | | ||||||||
Total financial assets | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Contingent consideration under RPAs, AAAs and CPPAs, measured at fair value | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | |
Equity Securities
The equity securities consisted of an investment in Rezolute’s common stock and are classified on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as current assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The equity securities are revalued each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in the other income (expense), net line item of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Company valued the equity securities using the closing price for Rezolute’s common stock traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market of $
Contingent Consideration Measured at Fair Value
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the contingent liability recorded pursuant to the LadRx Agreements decreased to
As of March 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of the remaining LadRx contingent consideration liability is
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consideration is remeasured at fair value at each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in the other income (expense), net line item of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss until settlement.
7. Lease Agreement
The Company leases
The Company retained
In accordance with ASC 842, the Company accounted for the amendment to extend the lease term as a modification of the original lease and, as such, remeasured the lease liability and recognized a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use asset of $
On June 27, 2023, the Company executed the second lease amendment for its corporate headquarters lease in Emeryville, California with the same counterparty, in a different location in the same building to replace its existing amended lease which expired in July 2023 (the “new lease agreement” or the “new lease”). The new lease agreement commenced on November 10, 2023 and has a term of
Under the new lease agreement, the Company retained access to its original premises under the amended lease which expired in July 2023, until the new premises became available on November 10, 2023. Payments made between when the lease expired in July 2023 and the commencement date of the new premises of November 10, 2023 were recorded as variable lease costs in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2023.
In accordance with ASC 842, the Company accounted for the new lease as a separate contract and the Company recognized an operating lease right-of-use assets of $
The following table summarizes maturity of the new lease through the
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2024 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2024) |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2027 | | ||
2028 | | ||
Thereafter |
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Total undiscounted lease payments | | ||
Present value adjustment | ( | ||
Total net lease liability | $ | |
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total net lease liability was $
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s current and non-current operating lease liabilities were $
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As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s current and non-current operating lease liabilities were $
The following table summarizes the cost components of the Company’s operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Lease costs: | ||||||
Operating lease cost | $ | |
| $ | | |
Variable lease cost (1) | ( |
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Total lease costs | $ | | $ | |
(1) | Under the terms of the original, amended and new lease agreements, the Company is also responsible for certain variable lease payments that are not included in the measurement of the lease liability. Variable lease payments include non-lease components such as common area maintenance fees. The negative balance for the period ended March 31, 2024 was due to the lessor’s reconciliation of variable lease costs from which a credit was due to the Company. |
The following information represents supplemental disclosure for the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows related to operating leases (in thousands):
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The following information represents supplemental disclosure for the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows related to operating leases (in thousands):
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Weighted-average remaining lease term |
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8. Long-Term Debt
On December 15, 2023, XOMA transferred to XRL, a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, all its rights, title and interest in the commercial payments from Roche’s VABYSMO under the Affitech CPPA and related assets (the “Commercial Payments”). The VABYSMO-related assets and rights transferred to XRL are referred to herein as the “Transferred Assets.”
Simultaneously, XRL entered into the Blue Owl Loan Agreement with Blue Owl and lenders, pursuant to which XRL was extended certain senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $
The loan matures on December 15, 2038, provided that XRL may repay it in full at any time prior to December 15, 2038, subject to the terms of the Blue Owl Loan Agreement. The Blue Owl Loan includes (i) an initial term loan in an
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aggregate principal amount equal to $
The payment obligations under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement are limited to XRL, and Blue Owl has no recourse under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement against XOMA or any assets other than the Transferred Assets and XOMA’s equity interest in XRL. In connection with the Blue Owl Loan Agreement, (i) XRL granted Blue Owl a first-priority perfected lien on, and security interest in, (a) the Commercial Payments and the proceeds thereof, in each case under the Affitech CPPA and (b) all other assets of XRL and (ii) XOMA granted Blue Owl a first-priority perfected lien on, and security interest in
On December 15, 2023, the Company borrowed the initial term loan of $
In connection with the Blue Owl Loan Agreement, XOMA issued to Blue Owl and certain funds affiliated with Blue Owl warrants to purchase: (i) up to
The initial term loan of $
As of the closing date of December 15, 2023, the Company recorded the $
The carrying value of the short and long-term portion of the initial term loan was $
In March 2024, XRL made a semi-annual payment of $
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The following table summarizes the impact of the initial term loan on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| March 31, 2024 | ||
Gross principal | $ | | |
Principal repayments | ( | ||
Unaccreted debt discount and debt issuance costs | ( | ||
Total carrying value net of principal repayments, unaccreted debt discount and debt issuance costs | | ||
Less: current portion of long-term debt | ( | ||
Long-term debt | $ | |
Long-term debt on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 and consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 includes only the carrying value of the Blue Owl Loan. The carrying value of the Blue Owl Loan as of December 31, 2023 was $
Aggregate projected future principal payments of the initial term loan as of March 31, 2024, are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, | Payments | ||
2024 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2024) |
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2026 |
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2027 | | ||
2028 | | ||
Thereafter |
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Total payments | $ | |
Accretion of debt discounts and issuance costs are included in interest expense.
Three Months Ended | ||||||
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Accrued interest expense | $ | | $ | — | ||
Accretion of debt discount and debt issuance costs |
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| — | ||
Total interest expense | $ | | $ | — |
9. Common Stock Warrants
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the following common stock warrants were outstanding:
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March 2019 | March 2029 | Stockholders’ equity | $ | | | | |||||
December 2023 | December 2033 | Stockholders’ equity | $ | | | | |||||
December 2023 | December 2033 | Stockholders’ equity | $ | | | | |||||
December 2023 | December 2033 | Stockholders’ equity | $ | | | | |||||
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10. Commitments and Contingencies
Collaborative Agreements, Royalties and Milestone Payments
The Company has committed to make potential future milestone payments and legal fees to third parties as part of licensing and development programs. Payments under these agreements become due and payable only upon the achievement of certain developmental, regulatory and commercial milestones by the Company’s licensees. Because it is uncertain if and when these milestones will be achieved, such contingencies, aggregating up to $
Contingent Consideration
Pursuant to the Company’s agreements with Aronora, Kuros, Affitech and LadRx the Company has committed to pay the Aronora Royalty Milestones, the Kuros Sales Milestones, the Affitech Sales Milestones, and LadRx regulatory and commercial sales milestones.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $
During the year ended December 31, 2023, certain sales milestones related to VABYSMO pursuant to the Affitech CPPA were assessed to be probable under ASC 450. As such, a $
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, a sales milestone related to VABYSMO pursuant to the Affitech CPPA was assessed to be probable under ASC 450. As such, a $
The liability for future Aronora Royalty Milestones, Kuros Sales Milestones, remaining Affitech Sales Milestones and LadRx commercial sales milestone will be recorded when the amounts, by product, are estimable and probable.
As of March 31, 2024, none of the Aronora Royalty Milestones, Kuros Sales Milestones, remaining Affitech Sales Milestone and LadRx commercial sales milestone were assessed to be probable and as such, no liability was recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
11. Stock Based Compensation
The Company may grant qualified and non-qualified stock options, common stock, PSUs and other stock-based awards under various plans to directors, officers, employees and other individuals. Stock options are granted at exercise prices of not less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Additionally, the Company has an ESPP that allows employees to purchase Company shares at a purchase price equal to
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of the purchase period. The ESPP includes a rollover mechanism for the purchase price if the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date is less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period.
Stock Options and Other Benefit Plans
Stock Option Plans
2010 Plan Stock Options
Stock options issued under the 2010 Plan generally vest monthly over
Stock Option Inducement Awards
On December 30, 2022, the Board appointed Owen Hughes as Executive Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer and Bradley Sitko as the Company’s Chief Investment Officer, effective as of January 1, 2023. Pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Sitko were each granted
The Stock Option Inducement Awards were granted to Mr. Hughes and Mr. Sitko outside the 2010 Plan as an inducement material to entering into their respective employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) but are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Plan. More information on the Stock Option Inducement Awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 can be found in Note 10 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2024.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of options granted to Mr. Hughes and Mr. Sitko at an exercise price of $
The activity for all stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:
Weighted |
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shares | Per Share | (in years) | (in thousands) | |||||||||
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Outstanding at March 31, 2024 | | $ | |
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Exercisable at March 31, 2024 | | $ | |
| $ | |
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $
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The Company recorded $
Performance Stock Unit Awards
In May 2023, the Company granted employees
The PSUs are subject to market-based vesting conditions and the number of PSUs vested will be based on the stock price of the Company’s common stock as compared to
In connection with Mr. Hughes’ appointment to full-time Chief Executive Officer in January 2024, the Company granted Mr. Hughes
Fair Value Assumptions of Performance Stock Unit Awards
The fair value of the PSUs granted was estimated based on Monte Carlo valuation model which incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the stock price hurdles may not be satisfied.
The range of grant date fair values of the PSUs granted in 2023 was estimated as follows:
Derived | ||||||||||
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The grant date fair values of the PSUs granted in January 2024 was estimated as follows:
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The Company estimates that it will recognize total stock-based compensation expense of approximately $
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Stock-based compensation expense will be recognized over the requisite service period if the grantees continue to provide service to the Company, regardless of whether the PSU stock price hurdles are achieved.
The activity for all PSUs for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:
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Number of | Fair Value | |||||
Unvested PSUs | Per Share | |||||
Unvested balance at January 1, 2024 | | $ | | |||
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Forfeited | — |
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Unvested balance at March 31, 2024 | | $ | |
The Company recorded $
Stock-based Compensation Expense
All stock-based compensation expense is recorded in G&A expense.
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Total stock-based compensation expense included in G&A | $ | | $ | |
12. Capital Stock
Dividends
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Board declared and paid cash dividends on the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Depositary shares as follows:
Series A Preferred Stock | Series B Depositary Share | |||||||
Cash Dividend Declared | Cash Dividend Declared | |||||||
Dividend Declaration Date |
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October 18, 2023 | | | January 15, 2024 | |||||
February 21, 2024 | | | April 15, 2024 |
BVF Ownership
As of March 31, 2024, BVF owned approximately
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2018 Common Stock ATM Agreement
On December 18, 2018, the Company entered into the 2018 Common Stock ATM Agreement with HCW, under which the Company may offer and sell from time to time at its sole discretion shares of its common stock through HCW as its sales agent, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $
2021 Series B Preferred Stock ATM Agreement
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into the 2021 Series B Preferred Stock ATM Agreement with B. Riley, under which the Company may offer and sell from time to time, at its sole discretion, through or to B. Riley, as agent or principal an aggregate amount not to exceed $
Stock Repurchase Program
On January 2, 2024, the Board authorized the Company’s first stock repurchase program, which permits the Company to purchase up to $
13. Income Taxes
The Company had a total of $
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14. Subsequent Events
Kinnate Acquisition
On February 16, 2024, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Kinnate and XRA, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company acquired Kinnate through a tender offer for (i) $
Each Kinnate CVR represents the right to receive potential payments pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated April 3, 2024 (the “CVR Agreement”), by and among the Company, XRA, a right agent and a representative of the CVR holders. On February 27, 2024, Kinnate sold exarafenib and related IP to Pierre Fabre Medicament, SAS for an upfront cash consideration of $
FDA Approval of OJEMDA
On April 23, 2024, Day One announced that the FDA granted approval to Day One’s NDA for OJEMDA (tovorafenib). Pursuant to the Viracta RPA, the Company earned a $
Daré Royalty Purchase Agreements
On April 29, 2024, the Company entered into the Daré RPAs. Pursuant to the terms of the Daré RPAs, the Company paid $
Rezolute Milestone
In April 2024, Rezolute dosed the first patient in its Phase 3 trial of RZ358 and the Company earned a $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on From 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and forecasts, as well as our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to them, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “might,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential,” “intend” “goal,” “strategy,” “continue,” “design” and similar words, expressions or the negative of such terms intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: trend analyses and statements regarding future events, future financial performance, anticipated growth, and industry prospects, our future operating expenses, our future losses, the success of our strategy as a royalty aggregator, the assumptions underlying our business model, the extent to which issued and pending patents may protect the products and processes in which we have an ownership or royalty interest and prevent the use of the covered subject matter by third parties, the potential of our existing product candidates to lead to the development of commercial products, our ability to receive potential milestone or royalty payments under license and collaboration agreements and the amount and timing of receipt of those payments, our ability to locate suitable assets to acquire, our ability to complete (on a timely basis or at all) and realize the benefits from acquisitions, uncertainties related to the acquisition of interest in development-stage and clinical-stage product candidates, fluctuations in, our ability to predict our operating results and cash flows, and the sufficiency of our capital resources. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may not prove accurate. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to certain risks inherent in the biotechnology industry and for our licensees engaged in the development of new products in a regulated market. Among other things: there can be no assurance that our revenues or expenses will meet any expectations or follow any trend(s); we may be unable to retain our key employees; litigation, arbitration or other disputes with third parties may have a material adverse effect on us; our product candidates subject to our out-license agreements are still being developed, and our licensees’ may require substantial funds to continue development which may not be available; we may not be successful in entering into out-license agreements for our product candidates; if our therapeutic product candidates do not receive regulatory approval, our third-party licensees will not be able to manufacture and market them; products or technologies of other companies may render some or all of our product candidates noncompetitive or obsolete; we do not know whether there will be, or will continue to be, a viable market for the products in which we have an ownership or royalty interest; even once approved, a product may be subject to additional testing or significant marketing restrictions, its approval may be withdrawn or it may be voluntarily taken off the market; and we and our licensees are subject to various state and federal healthcare related laws and regulations that may impact the commercialization of our product candidates and could subject us to significant fines and penalties. These and other risks, and uncertainties that may cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements, including those related to current economic and financial market conditions, are contained principally in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and you should not place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date that they were made. These cautionary statements should be considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking statements that we may issue in the future. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements after completion of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
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. 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
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of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.
All references to “portfolio” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are to milestone and/or royalty rights associated with a basket of product candidates in development.
We use our trademarks, trade names and services marks in this report as well as trademarks, trade names and service marks that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this report appear without the ® and ™ symbols, but those references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these trademarks and trade names.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Overview
XOMA is a biotech royalty aggregator. We have a sizable portfolio of economic rights to future potential milestone and royalty payments associated with partnered commercial and pre-commercial therapeutic candidates. Our portfolio was built through the acquisition of rights to future milestones, royalties and commercial payments, since our royalty aggregator business model was implemented in 2017, combined with out-licensing our proprietary products and platforms from our legacy discovery and development business. Our royalty aggregator business is primarily focused on early to mid-stage clinical assets, primarily in Phase 1 and 2, with significant commercial sales potential that are licensed to large-cap partners. We also acquire milestone and royalty revenue streams on late-stage clinical assets and commercial assets that are designed to address unmet markets or have a therapeutic advantage, have long duration of market exclusivity, and are expected to deliver a financial return to us in a short timeframe. We expect most of our future revenue to be based on payments we may receive for milestones and royalties associated with these programs.
The generation of future revenues related to licenses, milestone payments, and royalties is dependent on the achievement of milestones or product sales by our existing licensees. We generated a net loss of $8.6 million and net cash used in operating activities was $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and we had an accumulated deficit of $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2024. We generated a net loss of $40.8 million and net cash used in operating activities was $18.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Recent Business Developments
Kinnate Acquisition
In February 2024, we entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Kinnate and XRA pursuant to which we acquired Kinnate through a tender offer for (i) $2.5879 in cash per share of Kinnate common stock plus (ii) one non-transferable contingent value right (“CVR”) per share of Kinnate common stock. The merger closed on April 3, 2024 (the “Merger Closing Date”), and XRA merged with and into Kinnate. Following the merger, Kinnate continued as the surviving corporation in the merger and our wholly owned subsidiary.
Each Kinnate CVR represents the right to receive potential payments pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated April 3, 2024 (the “CVR Agreement”), by and among the Company, XRA, a right agent and a representative of the CVR holders. In February 2024, Kinnate sold exarafenib and related IP to Pierre Fabre Medicament, SAS for an upfront cash consideration of $0.5 million and contingent consideration of $30.5 million upon the achievement of certain specified milestones. Kinnate CVR holders will be entitled to 100% of any further net proceeds from this transaction, if any, until the fifth anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, together with 85% of net proceeds, if any, from any license or other disposition of any or all rights to any product, product candidate or
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research program active at Kinnate as of the closing that occurs within one year of the Merger Closing Date, in each case subject to and in accordance with the terms of the CVR Agreement.
Owen Hughes Appointed as Chief Executive Officer
In January 2024, our Board appointed Owen Hughes as our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Jack L. Wyszomierski as Chairman of our Board. Mr. Hughes previously served as our Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer beginning on January 1, 2023.
Stock Repurchase Program
On January 2, 2024, our Board authorized our first stock repurchase program, which permits us to purchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock through January 2027. Under the program, we have discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time, including through transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, under plans compliant with and Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, as part of or by other means in accordance with applicable laws. The manner, number, price, structure, and timing of the repurchases, if any, will be determined at our sole discretion and repurchases, if any, depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions, royalty and milestone acquisition opportunities, and other factors. The repurchase authorization does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of our common stock. The Board may suspend, modify, or terminate the stock repurchase program at any time without prior notice. As of March 31, 2024, we had purchased a total of 660 shares of our common stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program for $13,000.
Portfolio Updates – Royalty and Commercial Payment Purchase Agreements
Daré Royalty Purchase Agreements
On April 29, 2024, we entered into the Daré RPAs, pursuant to which we paid $22.0 million in cash to Daré in consideration for the sale of (a) 100% of all remaining royalties related to XACIATO™ not already subject to the royalty-backed financing agreement Daré entered into in December 2023 and net of payments owed by Daré to upstream licensors, which equates to royalties ranging from low to high single digits, and of all potential commercial milestones related to XACIATO™ that are payable to Daré under that certain Exclusive License Agreement by and between Daré and Organon, dated March 31, 2022, as amended; (b) a 4% synthetic royalty on net sales of OVAPRENE® and a 2% synthetic royalty on net sales of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6%, which will decrease to 2.5% and 1.25%, respectively, upon us achieving a pre-specified return threshold; and (c) a portion of Daré’s right to a certain milestone payment that may become payable to Daré under that certain License Agreement between Daré and Bayer HealthCare LLC, dated January 10, 2020. The Daré RPAs also provide for certain milestone payments from us to Daré upon achieving a pre-specified return threshold, subject to the terms of the Daré RPAs.
Viracta Royalty Purchase Agreement
In April 2024, Day One announced that the FDA granted approval to Day One’s NDA for OJEMDA (tovorafenib). Pursuant to the Viracta RPA, we earned a $9.0 million milestone payment and we are also eligible to receive mid-single-digit royalties on net sales of OJEMDA.
Talphera Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement
In January 2024, we acquired an economic interest in DSUVIA from Talphera for $8.0 million. DSUVIA was approved in 2018 by the FDA for use in adults in certified medically supervised healthcare settings. In April 2023, Talphera divested DSUVIA to Alora for an upfront payment, a 15% royalty on commercial net sales of DSUVIA and up to $116.5 million in sales-based milestone payments under the Talphera APA. In addition, Talphera is entitled to 75% of net sales of DSUVIA to the DoD for its services performed to support sales of DSUVIA to the DoD under the Talphera Marketing Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, we are entitled to receive (i) 100% of the 15% royalty on commercial net sales and the sales-based milestones related to net sales of DSUVIA, as adjusted, for sales on and after January 1, 2024, and (ii) 100% of Talphera’s future service revenue in the amount of 75% of net sales of DSUVIA to the DoD until we
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receive $20.0 million. Thereafter, we will fully retain the 15% royalty on commercial net sales of DSUVIA and will share equally with Talphera the 75% of net sales of DSUVIA to the DoD and the remaining sales-based milestone payments due from Alora.
Affitech Commercial Payment Purchase Agreement
Pursuant to our Affitech CPPA, we are eligible to receive commercial payments under the agreement from Roche consisting of 0.5% of net sales of VABYSMO for a ten-year period following the first commercial sale in each applicable jurisdiction. In 2022, VABYSMO was approved by the FDA and the EMA for the treatment of wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. In October 2023, the FDA approved VABYSMO for the treatment of retinal vein occlusion. Payments are due from Roche within 60 days of December 31 and June 30 of each year.
In February 2024, we received $7.4 million representing our commercial payment received from sales of VABYSMO during the last six months of 2023 under the Affitech CPPA. We used these cash receipts to fund contractual interest payments and partially repay the principal balance on our Blue Owl Loan (see Note 8 of the condensed consolidated financial statements).
Based on net sales of VABYSMO in 2023, we paid Affitech sales milestones totaling $6.0 million in March 2024, and we may pay up to an additional $6.0 million in milestones based on the achievement of certain sales thresholds in future periods.
LadRx Agreements
In January 2024, Zevra announced that the FDA accepted its NDA resubmission for arimoclomol and pursuant to the LadRx Agreements, we made a $1.0 million milestone payment to LadRx in January 2024.
Portfolio Updates – License and Collaboration Agreements
Rezolute License Agreement
In April 2024, Rezolute dosed the first patient in its Phase 3 trial of RZ358 and we earned a $5.0 million milestone pursuant to our Rezolute License Agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We routinely evaluate our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
Critical accounting estimates are those estimates that involve a significant level of judgment and/or estimation uncertainty and could have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared with those previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2024.
Our significant accounting policies are included in “Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies” in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Results of Operations
Revenues
Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, were as follows (in thousands):
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March 31, | |||||||||
2024 |
| 2023 |
| Change | |||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | 1,000 | |||
Revenue recognized under units-of-revenue method |
| 490 |
| 437 | 53 | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 1,490 | $ | 437 | $ | 1,053 |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Revenue from contracts with customers includes upfront fees, annual license fees and milestone payments related to the out-licensing of our legacy product candidates and technologies. Revenue from contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2024 included milestone payments of $1.0 million pursuant to our license agreement with AVEO. There was no revenue from contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Revenue Recognized under Units-of-Revenue Method
Revenue recognized under the units-of-revenue method includes the amortization of unearned revenue from the sale of royalty interests to HCRP in 2016. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 remained consistent with the same period in 2023 due to comparable sales of products underlying the agreements with HCRP.
R&D Expenses
R&D expenses were $33,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared with $54,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Upon the closing our merger with Kinnate, we assumed operations of Kinnate’s Phase 1 clinical trial of KIN-3248. Few patients remain in the study; however, we expect to incur increased R&D costs during 2024 until the study is completed. We may also incur additional R&D costs related to stability studies and storage of the remaining programs transferred through our Kinnate acquisition.
G&A Expenses
G&A expenses include salaries and related personnel costs, professional fees, and facilities costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, G&A expenses were $8.5 million compared with $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase of $2.3 million was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in stock-based compensation and a $0.7 million increase in consulting and legal expenses. The increase in stock-based compensation expenses was largely due to the PSU grant associated with the appointment of Mr. Hughes as our full-time Chief Executive Officer in January 2024 combined with PSUs granted in May 2023. We expect G&A expenses to further increase in 2024 due to an anticipated increase in activity related to our evaluation of potential royalty acquisitions and anticipated costs associated with our Kinnate acquisition.
Arbitration Settlement Costs
Arbitration settlement costs of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 consisted of the costs incurred related to the settlement of an arbitration proceeding with one of our licensees in the first quarter of 2023. There were no arbitration settlement costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Other Income (Expense)
Interest Expense
The accretion of debt discount and debt issuance costs is included in interest expense. Interest expense is shown below for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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| 2023 |
| Change | ||||
Accrued interest expense | $ | 3,245 | $ | — | $ | 3,245 | |||
Accretion of debt discount and debt issuance costs |
| 306 |
| — |
| 306 | |||
Total interest expense | $ | 3,551 | $ | — | $ | 3,551 |
We had no debt outstanding or interest expense incurred until we executed the Blue Owl Loan Agreement on December 15, 2023. The $3.6 million interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 represents interest incurred on the Blue Owl Loan since December 31, 2023. Interest expense is expected to continue in future quarters so long as the Blue Owl Loan remains outstanding.
Other Income (Expense), Net
The following table shows our activity in other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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Other income (expense), net |
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Investment income | $ | 1,708 | $ | 381 | $ | 1,327 | |||
Change in fair value of equity securities | 252 | (24) | 276 | ||||||
Total other income (expense), net | $ | 1,960 | $ | 357 | $ | 1,603 |
Investment income increased by $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to higher balances and higher market interest rates on our investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the change in fair value of equity securities was due to the change in market price of shares of Rezolute’s common stock.
Provision for Income Taxes
We recorded no provision for federal income tax, since we incurred net operating losses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. We continue to maintain a full valuation allowance against our remaining net deferred tax assets. We had a total of $5.9 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, none of which would impact our effective tax rate to the extent that we continue to maintain a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next twelve months.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes our cash and cash equivalents, our working capital and our cash flow activities as of and for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
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| 2023 |
| Change | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents(1) | $ | 136,225 | $ | 153,290 | $ | (17,065) | |||
Working capital | $ | 131,350 | $ | 149,814 | $ | (18,464) |
(1) | Unrestricted. |
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March 31, | |||||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 |
| Change | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (4,947) | $ | (4,924) | $ | (23) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| (7,246) | (7,234) |
| (12) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
| (4,956) |
| (1,368) |
| (3,588) | |||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (17,149) | $ | (13,526) | $ | (3,623) |
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $4.9 million and primarily consisted of our operating expenses of $8.5 million partially offset by non-cash expenses of $3.0 million, which primarily consisted of stock-based compensation expense of $2.9 million, and a $1.0 million milestone payment received pursuant to our license agreement with AVEO. Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $4.9 million and primarily consisted of our operating expenses of $10.6 million, partially offset by non-cash expenses of $2.0 million, which primarily consisted of stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million, offset by a $2.9 million change in assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $7.2 million, and primarily consisted of a $8.0 million payment to Talphera for the acquisition of payment rights pursuant to the Talphera CPPA in January 2024, a $6.0 million payment to Affitech for sales milestones pursuant to the Affitech CPPA in January 2024 and a $1.0 million payment to LadRx for the achievement of a regulatory milestone pursuant to the LadRx Agreements in January 2024, partially offset by a $7.4 million commercial payment received from Roche pursuant to the Affitech CPPA and a $0.4 million commercial payment received pursuant to the Aptevo CPPA. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $7.2 million, and primarily consisted of $9.6 million for the acquisition of payment rights pursuant to the Aptevo CPPA in March 2023, partially offset by a $2.4 million commercial payment received from Roche pursuant to the Affitech CPPA.
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $5.0 million and primarily consisted of principal payments of $3.6 million on the Blue Owl Loan, dividends of $1.4 million on our Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, and $0.6 million in debt issuance costs and loan fees paid in connection with long-term debt partially offset by $0.6 million in proceeds from the exercise of options, net of taxes paid. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.4 million, and consisted of dividends on our Series A and Series B Preferred Stock.
Capital Resources
We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception and as of March 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.2 billion. As of March 31, 2024, we had $136.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $6.2 million in restricted cash. Based on our current cash balance and our planned discretionary spending, such as royalty acquisitions, we believe that our current financial resources are sufficient to fund our planned operations, commitments, and contractual obligations for a period of at least one year following the filing date of this report.
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We have primarily financed our operations and acquisitions through debt facilities, the issuance of our common stock, Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, and amounts received as milestone payments under our license agreements. In December 2023, XRL entered into the Blue Owl Loan Agreement (see Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements and further details below in “Long-Term Debt”). We intend to use the net cash received from the Blue Owl Loan, together with our existing capital resources, to fund our ongoing operations, to repurchase common stock and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The generation of future revenues related to licenses, milestone payments, and royalties is dependent on the achievement of milestones or product sales by our existing licensees. Milestone payments earned in prior periods are not indicative of anticipated milestone payments in future periods. We may seek additional capital through our 2018 Common Stock ATM Agreement or our 2021 Series B Preferred Stock ATM Agreement (see Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements), or through other public or private debt or equity transactions. Our ability to raise additional capital in the equity and debt markets, should we choose to do so, is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for our common and preferred stock, which are subject to a number of development and business risks and uncertainties, our creditworthiness and whether were are able to raise such additional capital at a price or on terms that are favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional funds when we need them, our business and operations may be adversely affected.
Material Cash Requirements
Our material cash requirements in the short and long term consist of the following:
Operating expenditures: Our primary uses of cash and our operating expenses include employee and related costs, consultant fees to support our administrative and business development efforts, legal and accounting fees, insurance costs and costs associated with our investor relations and IT services. Our planned spending includes increased personnel-related costs associated with the appointment of Mr. Hughes to Chief Executive Officer in a full-time capacity.
To support our royalty aggregator business model, we engage third parties to assist in the evaluation of potential acquisitions of milestone payments and royalty streams. Additional operating expenses, including consulting and legal costs, may increase in 2024 in response to an anticipated increase in the volume of acquisition targets evaluated or completed.
In June 2023 we entered into a lease for our headquarters in Emeryville, California. The lease commenced in November 2023 and has a term of 65 months. As of March 31, 2024, we expect to incur incremental undiscounted costs of $0.5 million associated with our building lease.
We will be required to make future R&D and G&A expenditures related to the obligations and liabilities we assumed in the Kinnate acquisition. We expect these costs to be funded in full by the cash we received upon close of the merger.
Share Repurchase Program: On January 2, 2024, our Board authorized our first stock repurchase program, which permits us to purchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock through January 2027. As of March 31, 2024, we had purchased a total of 660 shares of common stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program for $13,000.
Long-Term Debt: Under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at an annual rate of 9.875%. XRL began making payments of interest under the Blue Owl Loan Agreement semi-annually, in March 2024 using the royalties received on worldwide net sales of VABYSMO, pursuant to the Affitech CPPA. On each interest payment date, any shortfall in interest payment will be paid from the interest reserve, any uncured shortfall in interest payment that exceeds the interest reserve will increase the outstanding principal amount of the loan, and any royalty payments in excess of accrued interest on the loan will be used to repay the principal of the loan until the balance is fully repaid. As of March 31, 2024, XRL held restricted cash of $6.2 million in reserve accounts that may only be used to pay interest and administrative fees and XRL’s operating expenses pursuant to the Blue Owl Loan Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the current and non-current portion of the initial term loan was $6.1 million and $114.5 million, respectively, and $0.2 million and $6.0 million of the restricted cash is classified as current and non-current, respectively.
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RPAs, AAAs and CPPAs: A significant component of our business model is to acquire rights to potential future milestone payments and royalty payment streams. We expect to continue deploying capital toward these acquisitions in the near and long term.
We have paid $1.0 million for a milestone payment due under our agreement with LadRx in January 2024 and $6.0 million for sales milestones due under our agreement with Affitech in March 2024. We have up to an additional $3.0 million and $5.0 million in milestone payments that may become due under the Affitech CPPA and LadRx Agreement, respectively. We currently have $3.0 million of contingent consideration recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024.
In addition, we have potential sales-based milestone payments that may become due under our agreements with Aronora and Kuros. All of these milestones and royalty payments represent a portion of the funds we may receive in the future pursuant to these agreements, and therefore we expect these payments to be fully funded by the related royalty or commercial payment receipts.
Collaborative Agreements, Royalties and Milestone Payments: We may need to make potential future milestone payments and pay legal fees to third parties as part of our licensing and development programs. Payments under these agreements become due and payable only upon the achievement of certain developmental, regulatory and commercial milestones by our licensees. Because it is uncertain if and when these milestones will be achieved, such contingencies, aggregating up to $6.3 million (assuming one product per contract meets all milestone events) have not been recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024. We are unable to determine precisely when and if our payment obligations under the agreements will become due as these obligations are based on milestone events, the achievement of which is subject to a significant number of risks and uncertainties. We expect all payments due to be funded by a portion of the related milestone or royalty revenue we receive or we expect these payments to be reimbursed by our licensees.
Dividends: Holders of our Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by our Board, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 8.625% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per year (equivalent to $2.15625 per share of Series A Preferred Stock per year). Holders of Series B Depositary Shares are entitled to receive, when and as declared by our Board, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 8.375% of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share of Series B Preferred Stock ($25.00 per depositary share) per year, which is equivalent to $2,093.75 per year per share of Series B Preferred Stock ($2.09375 per year per depositary share). Dividends on the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are payable in arrears on or about the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year. Since original issuance, all dividends have been paid as scheduled. We expect to continue making these dividend payments as scheduled using our existing capital resources.
Changes in Commitments and Contingencies
Our commitments and contingencies were reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC and there have been no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2024 from the commitment and contingencies previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our Principal Executive Officer) and our Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are intended to help ensure that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently engaged in any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows. However, from time to time, we may become involved in litigation, arbitration or other proceedings relating to claims arising from the ordinary course of business.
We may become involved in material legal proceedings in the future, and the potential impact on us of any on-going proceeding which we do not currently believe to be material could become material. Such matters are subject to significant uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that any legal proceedings in which we are or may become involved will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Except as discussed below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. For a detailed description of our risk factors, refer to Part I, Item IA, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Our potential milestone and royalty providers may rely on third parties to provide services in connection with their product candidate development and manufacturing programs. The inadequate performance by or loss of any of these service providers could affect our potential milestone and royalty providers’ product candidate development.
Third parties provide services in connection with preclinical and clinical development programs, including in vitro and in vivo studies, assay and reagent development, immunohistochemistry, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, clinical trial support, manufacturing and other outsourced activities. If these service providers do not adequately perform the services for which our potential milestone and royalty providers have contracted, or cease to continue operations, and our potential milestone and royalty partners are not able to find a replacement provider quickly or lose information or items associated with their product candidates, our potential milestone and royalty providers’ development programs and receipt of any potential resulting income may be delayed.
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In addition, our potential milestone or royalty providers may currently or in the future rely on foreign contract research organizations (“CROs”) and contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”). Such foreign CROs or CMOs may be subject to U.S. legislation, including the proposed BIOSECURE Bill, trade restrictions and other foreign regulatory requirements which could increase the cost or reduce the supply of material available to our potential milestone or royalty providers, delay the procurement or supply of such material, have an adverse effect on their ability to secure significant commitments from governments to purchase potential products or disrupt the supply chain. If our potential milestone or royalty providers are not able to secure supply of their products or product candidates as a result of the BIOSECURE Bill or other applicable legislation and fail to maintain timely progress on their clinical development programs, regulatory submissions or commercialization activities, they may be unable to deliver milestone or royalty payments to us in a timely manner or at all, and this could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
For example, the biopharmaceutical industry in China is strictly regulated by the Chinese government. Changes to Chinese regulations or government policies affecting biopharmaceutical companies are unpredictable and may have a material adverse effect on the collaborators of our potential milestone or royalty providers that operate in China, which, in turn, could have an adverse effect on such milestone or royalty providers and, in turn, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Evolving changes in China’s public health, economic, political, and social conditions and the uncertainty around China’s relationship with other governments, such as the United States and the U.K., could also negatively impact our potential milestone or royalty providers, including impacting their ability to manufacture products or product candidates, their ability to secure government funding or their ability to maintain timely progress on their clinical development programs, regulatory submissions or commercialization activities.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On January 2, 2024, the Board authorized our first stock repurchase program, which permits us to purchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock through January 2027. Under the program, we have discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time, including through transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, under plans compliant with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, or by other means in accordance with applicable laws. The manner, number, price, structure, and timing of the repurchases, if any, will be determined at our sole discretion and repurchases, if any, depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions, royalty and milestone acquisition opportunities, and other factors. The repurchase authorization does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of our common stock. The Board may suspend, modify, or terminate the stock repurchase program at any time without prior notice. All common stock repurchased by us during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was subsequently retired. Our repurchases of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||
January 2 – January 31, 2024 |
| — |
| $ | — | — | $ | 50,000,000 | ||||
February 1 – February 29, 2024 |
| 660 |
| $ | 19.88 | 660 | $ | 49,986,899 | ||||
March 1 – March 31, 2024 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 49,986,899 | ||||||
Total |
| 660 |
| $ | 19.88 | 660 | $ | 49,986,899 |
(1) | The number of shares purchased is based on the settlement date. |
(2) | Average price per share includes commissions. |
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
c) Trading Plans
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, no director or Section 16 officer
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company, Kinnate and Merger Sub, dated February 16, 2024 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 2.1 | 2/16/2024 | |||||
2.2 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 2.2 | 4/3/2024 | ||||||
3.1 | 8-K12G3 | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 01/03/2012 | ||||||
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3.2 | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of XOMA Corporation | 8-K | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 05/31/2012 | |||||
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3.3 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended Certificate of Incorporation of XOMA Corporation | 8-K | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 05/28/2014 | |||||
3.4 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of XOMA Corporation | 8-K | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 10/18/2016 | |||||
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3.5 | 8-K | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 02/16/2017 | ||||||
3.6 | Certificate of Designation of 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | 8-K | 000-14710 | 3.1 | 12/11/2020 | |||||
3.7 |
| Certificate of Designation of 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock |
| 8-K |
| 001-39801 | 3.1 | 04/08/2021 | ||
3.8 | 10-Q | 001-39801 | 3.8 | 08/05/2021 | ||||||
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3.9 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 3.1 | 08/05/2021 | ||||||
3.10 | 8-K12G3 | 000-14710 | 3.2 | 01/03/2012 | ||||||
4.1 | Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10 | |||||||||
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4.2 | 8-K | 000-14710 | 4.1 | 01/03/2012 | ||||||
4.3 | 8-K |
| 001-39801 | 4.1 | 04/08/2021 | |||||
4.4 | 10-Q | 000-14710 | 4.6 | 08/07/2018 | ||||||
4.5 | 10-Q | 000-14710 | 4.7 | 05/06/2019 | ||||||
4.6 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 4.1 | 12/19/2023 | ||||||
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Incorporation By Reference | ||||||||||
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4.7 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 4.2 | 12/19/2023 | ||||||
4.8 | 8-K | 001-39801 | 4.3 | 12/19/2023 | ||||||
4.9 | S-3 | 333-277794 | 4.6 | 3/8/2024 | ||||||
10.1 | 10-K | 001-39801 | 10.16 | 3/8/2024 | ||||||
10.2#+ | Payment Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Talphera, Inc. and XOMA (US) LLC dated as of January 12, 2024 | |||||||||
10.3#+ | Therapeutics, Inc (“Seller”) and XOMA (US) LLC (“Purchaser”) | |||||||||
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101.INS+ | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |||||||||
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101.SCH+ | Inline XBRL Schema Document | |||||||||
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101.CAL+ | Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||||
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101.DEF+ | Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||||
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101.LAB+ | Inline XBRL Labels Linkbase Document | |||||||||
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101.PRE+ | Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
+ | Filed herewith. |
# Portions of this exhibit have been omitted as the Registrant has determined that (i) the omitted information is not material and (ii) the omitted material is of the type that the Registrant treats as private or confidential.
(1) | Furnished herewith. These certifications are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ OWEN HUGHES |
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| Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ THOMAS BURNS |
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| Thomas Burns Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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