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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 001-32335
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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88-0488686 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.) |
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11388 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA
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92121 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(858) 794-8889
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and
smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o |
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Accelerated filer þ |
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Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
The number of outstanding shares of the registrants common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 81,443,823 as of
November 3, 2008.
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
INDEX
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Note) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
72,493,045 |
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$ |
97,679,085 |
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Accounts receivable |
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1,495,855 |
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779,825 |
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Inventory |
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525,428 |
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703,468 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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3,715,018 |
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2,014,680 |
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Total current assets |
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78,229,346 |
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101,177,058 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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2,523,767 |
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2,283,316 |
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Total assets |
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80,753,113 |
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$ |
103,460,374 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
4,140,976 |
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$ |
3,055,637 |
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Accrued expenses |
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3,705,304 |
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2,502,259 |
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Deferred revenue |
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3,216,080 |
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3,306,225 |
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Total current liabilities |
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11,062,360 |
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8,864,121 |
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Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
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37,731,528 |
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35,963,266 |
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Deferred rent, net of current portion |
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1,073,416 |
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865,063 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized;
81,112,726 and 77,903,944 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively |
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81,113 |
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77,904 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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127,628,664 |
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122,685,443 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(96,823,968 |
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(64,995,423 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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30,885,809 |
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57,767,924 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
80,753,113 |
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$ |
103,460,374 |
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Note:
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The balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from audited financial statements
at that date. It does not include, however, all of the information and notes required by US
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Revenues: |
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Revenues under collaborative agreements |
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$ |
2,194,325 |
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$ |
757,629 |
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$ |
5,209,897 |
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$ |
1,920,192 |
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Product sales |
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267,901 |
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185,252 |
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492,066 |
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541,420 |
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Total revenues |
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2,462,226 |
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942,881 |
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5,701,963 |
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2,461,612 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of product sales |
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130,720 |
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59,454 |
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205,036 |
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211,200 |
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Research and development |
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10,080,775 |
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6,352,397 |
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27,450,454 |
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13,265,645 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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3,450,450 |
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2,840,683 |
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11,454,228 |
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7,207,544 |
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Total operating expenses |
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13,661,945 |
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9,252,534 |
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39,109,718 |
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20,684,389 |
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Operating loss |
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(11,199,719 |
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(8,309,653 |
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(33,407,755 |
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(18,222,777 |
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Interest income |
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327,561 |
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1,280,871 |
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1,579,210 |
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3,034,985 |
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Net loss |
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(10,872,158 |
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$ |
(7,028,782 |
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(31,828,545 |
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$ |
(15,187,792 |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share |
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(0.14 |
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(0.09 |
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(0.40 |
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(0.21 |
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Shares used in computing basic and diluted
net loss per share |
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80,293,800 |
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76,502,867 |
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79,383,614 |
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73,259,130 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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(15,187,792 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities: |
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Share-based compensation |
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2,890,644 |
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1,789,256 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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757,089 |
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362,962 |
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Loss on disposal of equipment |
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9,954 |
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731 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(716,030 |
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(46,820 |
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Inventory |
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178,040 |
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(270,811 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(1,700,338 |
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(1,239,240 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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2,085,934 |
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1,226,969 |
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Deferred rent |
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310,683 |
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531,729 |
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Deferred revenue |
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1,678,117 |
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19,860,221 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
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(26,334,452 |
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7,027,205 |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(907,374 |
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(1,332,051 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(907,374 |
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(1,332,051 |
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Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from exercise of warrants, net |
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1,297,850 |
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1,670,327 |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net |
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757,936 |
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1,570,379 |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net |
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51,989,488 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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2,055,786 |
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55,230,194 |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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(25,186,040 |
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60,925,348 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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97,679,085 |
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44,189,403 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
72,493,045 |
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$ |
105,114,751 |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Accounts payable for purchases of property and equipment |
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100,120 |
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$ |
450,804 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Organization and Business
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Halozyme or the Company) is a biopharmaceutical company
developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the drug delivery,
endocrinology, oncology and dermatology markets.
The Companys operations to date have been limited to organizing and staffing the Company,
acquiring, developing and securing its technology and undertaking product development for its
existing products and a limited number of product candidates. The Company has two products:
Cumulase®, a product used for in vitro fertilization, and HYLENEX, a registered
trademark of Baxter International, Inc., a product used as an adjuvant to increase the absorption
and dispersion of other injected drugs and fluids. The Company has only limited revenues from the
sales of these products. In addition, the Company receives revenues from collaborative agreements
with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. (collectively Roche) and Baxter
Healthcare Corporation and Baxter Healthcare S.A. (collectively Baxter). The Company currently
has multiple product candidates targeting several indications in various stages of development.
2. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and with the
rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to a quarterly
report on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures
required by U.S. GAAP for a complete set of financial statements. These interim condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The unaudited consolidated financial information for the
interim periods presented herein reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the
periods presented, with such adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments. Operating
results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for an entire
fiscal year.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Halozyme and its
wholly owned subsidiary, Halozyme, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain prior period amounts have
been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts, as well as disclosures of
commitments and contingencies in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
3. Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following
hierarchy:
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Level 1
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Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
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Level 2
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Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly
or indirectly observable; and |
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Level 3
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Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore
requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that
market participants would use in pricing. |
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In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position
(FSP) No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which provides a one year deferral
of the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except
those that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements at fair value at least annually.
Therefore, the Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 with respect to our financial assets
and liabilities only. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair value based on quoted market
prices for identical securities (Level 1 inputs). The adoption of SFAS 157 had no effect on the
Companys consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows an entity the irrevocable
option to elect to measure specified financial assets and liabilities in their entirety at fair
value on a contract-by-contract basis. If an entity elects the fair value option for an eligible
item, changes in the items fair value must be reported as unrealized gains and losses in earnings
at each subsequent reporting date. In adopting SFAS 159, the Company did not elect the fair value
option for any of its financial assets or financial liabilities.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No.
07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in
Future Research and Development Activities (EITF 07-3). EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable
advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and
development activities be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts should be recognized as an expense
as the related goods are delivered or the related services are performed or such time when the
entity does not expect the goods to be delivered or services to be performed. The adoption of EITF
07-3 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenues from product sales and collaborative agreements. Payments
received under collaborative agreements may include nonrefundable fees at the inception of the
agreements, milestone payments for specific achievements designated in the collaborative
agreements, reimbursements of research and development services and/or royalties on sales of
products resulting from collaborative agreements.
The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104,
Revenue Recognition, and EITF Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. The
Company recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of
an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) the sellers
price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured.
Product Sales Revenues from the sales of Cumulase are recognized when the transfer of
ownership occurs, which is upon shipment to the distributors. The Company is obligated to accept
returns for product that does not meet product specifications. Historically, the Company has not
had any product returns due to not meeting product specifications.
In accordance with the Amended and Restated Development and Supply Agreement (the Development
and Supply Agreement) with Baxter, the Company supplies Baxter with the active pharmaceutical
ingredient (API) for HYLENEX at its fully burdened cost plus a margin. Baxter fills and finishes
HYLENEX and holds it for subsequent distribution, at which time the Company ensures it meets
product specifications and releases it as available for sale. Because of the Companys continued
involvement in the development and production process of HYLENEX, the earnings process is not
considered to be complete. Accordingly, the Company defers the revenue and related product costs on
the API for HYLENEX until the product is filled, finished, packaged and released. Baxter may only
return the API for HYLENEX to the Company if it does not conform to the specified criteria set
forth in the Development and Supply Agreement or upon termination of such agreement. The Company
has historically demonstrated that the API shipped to Baxter has consistently met the specified
criteria. Therefore, no
allowance for product returns has been established. In addition, the Company receives
product-based payments upon the sale of HYLENEX by Baxter, in accordance with the terms of the
agreement with Baxter. Product sales revenues are recognized as the Company earns such revenues
based on Baxters shipments of HYLENEX to its distributors when such amounts can be reasonably
estimated.
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Collaborative Agreements The Company analyzes each element of its collaborative agreements
to determine the appropriate revenue recognition. The Company recognizes revenue on nonrefundable
upfront payments in which it has an ongoing involvement or performance obligation over the period
of significant involvement under the related agreements. The Company recognizes milestone payments
upon the achievement of specified milestones if (1) the milestone is substantive in nature, and the
achievement of the milestone was not reasonably assured at the inception of the agreement, (2) the
fees are nonrefundable and (3) our performance obligations after the milestone achievement will
continue to be funded by our collaborator at a level comparable to the level before the milestone
achievement. Any milestone payments received prior to satisfying these revenue recognition criteria
are recorded as deferred revenue. Reimbursements of research and development services are
recognized as revenue during the period in which the services are performed. Royalties to be
received based on sales of licensed products by the Companys collaborators incorporating the
Companys products will be recognized as earned.
Costs and Expenses
The Companys costs and expenses include the following:
Cost of Product Sales. Cost of product sales consists primarily of raw materials, third-party
manufacturing costs, fill and finish costs and freight costs associated with the sales of Cumulase,
and the API for HYLENEX.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses consist primarily of
costs associated with the development and manufacturing of the Companys product candidates,
compensation and other expenses for research and development personnel, supplies and materials,
costs for consultants and related contract research, clinical trials, facility costs, and
depreciation. The Company charges all research and development expenses to operations as they are
incurred, in accordance with SFAS No. 2, Accounting for Research and Development Costs. The
Companys research and development activities are primarily focused on the development of its
product candidates based on the Companys proprietary recombinant human PH20 enzyme (rHuPH20).
The Companys expenses related to clinical trials are based on estimates of the services
received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions, clinical
research organizations, and other vendors that conduct and manage clinical trials on its behalf.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist
primarily of compensation and other expenses related to the Companys corporate operations and
administrative employees, accounting and legal fees, other professional services expenses,
marketing expenses, as well as other expenses associated with operating as a publicly traded
company.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for share-based awards exchanged for employee services in accordance with
SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R). Under SFAS 123R, share-based compensation
expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is
recognized as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the employees requisite service period.
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Total share-based compensation expense related to all of the Companys share-based awards for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was allocated as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Research and development |
|
$ |
453,813 |
|
|
$ |
162,169 |
|
|
$ |
1,064,582 |
|
|
$ |
465,055 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
507,038 |
|
|
|
570,623 |
|
|
|
1,826,062 |
|
|
|
1,324,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense
before tax |
|
|
960,851 |
|
|
|
732,792 |
|
|
|
2,890,644 |
|
|
|
1,789,256 |
|
Related income tax benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense,
net of tax |
|
$ |
960,851 |
|
|
$ |
732,792 |
|
|
$ |
2,890,644 |
|
|
$ |
1,789,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net share-based compensation expense
per basic and diluted share |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options |
|
$ |
747,109 |
|
|
$ |
486,462 |
|
|
$ |
2,092,587 |
|
|
$ |
1,312,550 |
|
Restricted stock awards |
|
|
213,742 |
|
|
|
246,330 |
|
|
|
798,057 |
|
|
|
476,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
960,851 |
|
|
$ |
732,792 |
|
|
$ |
2,890,644 |
|
|
$ |
1,789,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Since the Company has a net operating loss carryforward as of September 30, 2008, no excess
tax benefits for the tax deductions related to share-based awards were recognized in the interim
condensed consolidated statement of operations. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007, employees exercised stock options to purchase 99,826 and 505,687 shares of common stock,
respectively, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $93,000 and $109,000, respectively. For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, employees exercised stock options to purchase
1,807,858 and 1,343,087 shares of common stock, respectively, for aggregate proceeds of
approximately $758,000 and $1.6 million, respectively.
As of September 30, 2008, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested
stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards granted prior to that date was approximately
$6.2 million and $626,000, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of 2.7 years and 0.8 year, respectively.
Stock Options - During the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company granted
458,500 and 181,875 stock options, respectively, with an estimated weighted-average grant-date fair
value of $4.20 and $5.17 per share, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, the Company granted 1,234,650 and 633,756 stock options, respectively, with an estimated
weighted-average grant-date fair value of $3.54 and $5.23 per share, respectively.
Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) - During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
the Company granted 192,500 and 105,000 RSAs with an estimated weighted-average grant-date fair
value of $4.94 and $10.37 per share, respectively. There were no RSAs granted during the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
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5. Inventory
Inventory consisted of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
465,072 |
|
|
$ |
578,397 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
60,356 |
|
|
|
78,677 |
|
Work in process |
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
525,428 |
|
|
$ |
703,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market.
6. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Research equipment |
|
$ |
2,518,173 |
|
|
$ |
1,892,658 |
|
Computer and office equipment |
|
|
953,567 |
|
|
|
789,851 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
804,118 |
|
|
|
633,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,275,858 |
|
|
|
3,316,505 |
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(1,752,091 |
) |
|
|
(1,033,189 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,523,767 |
|
|
$ |
2,283,316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled approximately $281,000 and $153,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $757,000 and $363,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
7. Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consisted of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Collaborative agreements |
|
$ |
40,694,029 |
|
|
$ |
39,079,524 |
|
Product sales |
|
|
253,579 |
|
|
|
189,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred revenue |
|
|
40,947,608 |
|
|
|
39,269,491 |
|
Less current portion |
|
|
3,216,080 |
|
|
|
3,306,225 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
|
$ |
37,731,528 |
|
|
$ |
35,963,266 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roche Agreement In December 2006, the Company entered into a license and collaboration
agreement with Roche for Enhanze Technology (the Roche Agreement). Under the terms of
the Roche Agreement, Roche obtained a worldwide, exclusive license to develop and commercialize
product combinations of rHuPH20, the Companys proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase, and up
to thirteen Roche target compounds resulting from the collaboration. Roche paid $20.0 million to
the Company in December 2006 as an initial upfront payment for the application of rHuPH20 to three
pre-defined Roche biologic targets.
Due to the Companys continuing involvement obligations, revenue from the $20.0 million
upfront payment was deferred and is being recognized over the term of the Roche Agreement. The
Company recognized revenue from the Roche upfront payment in the amounts of approximately $290,000
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and $870,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
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Baxter Agreements In September 2007, the Company and Baxter entered into an Enhanze
Technology License and Collaboration Agreement (the Gammagard License). Under the terms of the
Gammagard License, Baxter paid the Company a nonrefundable upfront payment of $10.0 million. Due to
the Companys continuing involvement obligations, the $10.0 million upfront payment was deferred
and is being recognized over the term of the Gammagard License. The Company recognized revenue from
the upfront payment under the Gammagard License in the amounts of approximately $152,000 and
$40,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $455,000 and
$40,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
In February 2007, the Company amended certain agreements with Baxter for HYLENEX and entered
into a new agreement for kits and co-formulations with rHuPH20 (the Baxter Agreements). Under the
terms of the Baxter Agreements, Baxter paid the Company a nonrefundable upfront payment of $10.0
million. Due to the Companys continuing involvement obligations, the $10.0 million upfront payment
was deferred and is being recognized over the term of the Baxter Agreements. The Company recognized
revenue from the upfront payment under the Baxter Agreements in the amounts of $147,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and $440,000 and $370,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
In addition, Baxter will make payments to the Company based on sales of the products covered
under the Baxter Agreements. As of September 30, 2008, Baxter prepaid a total of $4.5 million of
such product-based payments. Baxter is obligated to prepay $5.5 million of additional product-based
payments on or prior to January 1, 2009. The prepaid product-based payments are deferred and are
being recognized as product sales revenues as the Company earns such revenues from the sales of
HYLENEX by Baxter.
8. Net Loss Per Share
The Company calculates basic and diluted net loss per common share in accordance with SFAS No.
128, Earnings Per Share, and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 98. Basic net loss per
common share is computed by dividing net loss for the period by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents.
Stock options, unvested stock awards and warrants are considered to be common equivalents and are
only included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share when their effect is
dilutive. Because of the Companys net loss, all outstanding stock options, unvested stock awards
and warrants were excluded from the calculation. The Company has excluded the following stock
options, unvested stock awards and warrants from the calculation of diluted net loss per common
share as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 because their effect is anti-dilutive:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Stock options and awards |
|
|
7,218,070 |
|
|
|
7,963,621 |
|
Warrants |
|
|
3,621,964 |
|
|
|
5,379,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,840,034 |
|
|
|
13,342,812 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. Stockholders Equity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, holders of the Companys outstanding
options exercised rights to purchase 1,807,858 and 1,343,087 common shares, respectively, for net
proceeds of approximately $758,000 and $1.6 million, respectively. Options to purchase
approximately 7.0 million and 7.8 million shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding as
of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, holders of the Companys outstanding
warrants exercised rights to purchase 1,237,066 and 1,335,212 common shares, respectively, for the
net proceeds of approximately $1.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Warrants to purchase
approximately 3.6 million and 4.9 million shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding as
of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
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10. Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time the Company is involved in legal actions arising in the normal course of its
business. The Company is not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to managements
knowledge, is any litigation threatened against the Company that collectively is expected to have a
material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated cash flows, financial condition or results of
operations.
11. Pending Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-1, Accounting for Collaborative
Arrangements, which establishes how the participants in a collaborative arrangement shall report
costs incurred and revenue generated from transactions with third parties in each entitys
respective statement of operations. The Company will be required to adopt EITF Issue No. 07-1 in
the first quarter of 2009 and it is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (SFAS 162). This statement is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a
consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing
financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. This
statement will be effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board amendment to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 162 to
have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in
Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (FSP EITF 03-6-1). FSP EITF 03-6-1
clarified that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to
nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. Awards of
this nature are considered participating securities and the two-class method of computing basic and
diluted earnings per share must be applied. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an
Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entitys Own Stock (EITF 07-5). EITF 07-5 provides that an
entity should use a two step approach to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or
embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instruments contingent
exercise and settlement provisions. It also clarifies the impact of foreign currency denominated
strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation instruments on the evaluation. EITF
07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect
the adoption of EITF 07-5 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
As used in this report, unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms we, our, ours,
and us refer to Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Halozyme, Inc.,
which are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the Company.
The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. Past financial or operating performance is not necessarily a reliable indicator of
future performance, and our historical performance should not be used to anticipate results or
future period trends.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this report contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements reflect managements current forecast of certain aspects of our future. You can identify
most forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as believe, think, may,
could, will, estimate, continue, anticipate, intend, seek, plan, expect,
should, would, potential, likely, opportunity and similar expressions in this report.
Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information
and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated or implied in our forward-looking statements due to a
number of factors including, but not limited to, those set forth below under the section entitled
Risks Factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of
products targeting the extracellular matrix for the drug delivery, endocrinology, oncology and
dermatology markets. Our existing products and our products under development are based on
intellectual property covering the family of human enzymes known as hyaluronidases. Hyaluronidases
are enzymes (proteins) that break down hyaluronic acid which is a naturally occurring
space-filling, gel-like substance that is a major component of tissues throughout the body, such as
skin and bone. Our technology is based on our proprietary recombinant human PH20 enzyme, or
rHuPH20, a human synthetic version of hyaluronidase that degrades hyaluronic acid. The PH20 enzyme
is a naturally occurring enzyme that digests hyaluronic acid to temporarily break down the gel,
thereby facilitating the penetration and diffusion of other drugs and fluids that are injected
under the skin or in the muscle.
Our operations to date have been limited to organizing and staffing the Company, acquiring,
developing and securing our technology and undertaking product development for our existing
products and a limited number of product candidates. Over the last year, we have expanded
investments in our proprietary product candidates as we increased our focus on our proprietary
product pipeline. We have two marketed products: Cumulase®, a product used for in vitro
fertilization, or IVF, and HYLENEX, a registered trademark of Baxter International, Inc., a product
used as an adjuvant to increase the absorption and dispersion of other injected drugs and fluids.
Currently, we have only limited revenue from the sales of Cumulase and HYLENEX, in addition to
revenues from collaborative agreements with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, or Baxter, and F.
Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., or collectively Roche. Revenues from product
sales depend on our ability to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory approvals for and
successfully commercialize our product candidates. We have product candidates in the research,
pre-clinical and clinical stages. It may be years, if ever, before we are able to obtain the
regulatory approvals necessary to generate meaningful revenue from the sale of these product
candidates. We have incurred net operating losses each year since inception, with an accumulated
deficit of approximately $96.8 million as of September 30, 2008.
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We currently have an effective universal shelf registration statement which allows us to offer
and sell up to $32.5 million of equity or debt securities, provided that this shelf registration
will terminate pursuant to applicable securities laws on December 1, 2008. Prior or subsequent to
the termination of this shelf registration statement, we may elect to file an additional shelf
registration statement. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common
stock pursuant to a registration statement or in connection with other transactions could
lower the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale
of additional equity securities. In the future, we may issue additional options, warrants or other
derivative securities convertible into our common stock to fund the continued development of our
product candidates, the commercialization of our products or for other general corporate purposes.
Current Products and Product Candidates
We have two marketed products and multiple product candidates targeting several indications in
various stages of development. The following table summarizes our products and product candidates:
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|
|
|
|
Products and Product Candidates |
|
Indication (Brief Description) |
|
Development Status |
Cumulase
|
|
In vitro fertilization
|
|
Marketed |
HYLENEX
|
|
Adjuvant for drug and fluid infusion
|
|
Marketed |
Chemophase®
|
|
Chemoadjuvant for superficial bladder cancer
|
|
Phase I/IIa |
Enhanze Technology
|
|
Adjuvant for enhanced drug delivery
|
|
Phase I/II |
Proprietary rHuPH20
|
|
Endocrinology
Oncology
|
|
Phase II
Pre-Clinical |
Proprietary Non-rHuPH20
|
|
Oncology, dermatology
|
|
Pre-Clinical |
Cumulase is an ex vivo (used outside the body) formulation of rHuPH20 to replace the bovine
enzyme used for the preparation of oocytes prior to IVF during the process of intracytoplasmic
sperm injection, in which the enzyme is an essential component. We launched Cumulase in the
European Union and the United States in June 2005.
HYLENEX is a human recombinant formulation for rHuPH20 to facilitate the absorption and
dispersion of other injected drugs or fluids. When injected under the skin or in the muscle,
hyaluronidase can digest the hyaluronic acid gel, allowing for temporarily enhanced penetration and
dispersion of other injected drugs or fluids. We received approval from the Food and Drug
Administration, or FDA, for HYLENEX in December 2005. In February 2007, we entered into an expanded
collaboration agreement with Baxter under which Baxter fills and finishes HYLENEX and holds it for
subsequent distribution.
Chemophase, our lead oncology product candidate, is an investigative chemoadjuvant designed to
enhance the transport of chemotherapeutic agents to tumor tissue, potentially increasing diffusion
in tissues without affecting vascular permeability. Chemophase is being developed for potential use
in the treatment of patients with superficial bladder cancer. In June 2008, we announced the
results of a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in which the Chemophase combination treatment of mitomycin
plus rHuPH20 enzyme was well tolerated and appears safe. The study reported no dose-limiting
toxicities and no observed side effects attributable to the enzyme, and established the dose for
subsequent clinical trials, therefore achieving the pre-defined primary objective of the study. In
addition, there were no neutralizing antibodies to rHuPH20 detected and the plasma concentration of
mitomycin was either non-measureable or negligible and well below the threshold that may be
predictive for myelosuppression (a decrease in bone marrow activity, resulting in fewer red blood
cells, white blood cells, and platelets).
Enhanze Technology, a proprietary drug enhancement system using rHuPH20, is our broader
technology opportunity that can potentially lead to partnerships with other pharmaceutical
companies. We currently have Enhanze Technology partnerships with Roche and Baxter and we are
currently seeking additional partnerships with pharmaceutical companies that market or develop
intravenously administered drugs that could benefit from injection via the subcutaneous route of
administration with this technology.
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One of our proprietary rHuPH20 programs focuses on co-formulation of rHuPH20 and insulin for
the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Combining rHuPH20 with insulin may facilitate faster insulin
spreading from the subcutaneous space into the vascular compartment leading to faster insulin
response and improved glycemic control potentially resulting in fewer hypoglycemic episodes.
Diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent, costly condition associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. Attaining and maintaining normal blood sugar levels to
minimize the long term clinical risks is a key treatment goal for diabetic patients. In June 2008,
we announced data from our Phase I clinical trial showing that combining rHuPH20 with
Humulin® R (regular insulin human) or Humalog® (insulin lispro) yielded
pharmacokinetics and glucodynamics that better mimicked physiologic prandial (mealtime) insulin
release and activity than either Humulin R or Humalog alone. In November 2008, we started a Phase
II clinical trial of rHuPH20 co-formulations with Humulin R and Humalog in Type 1 diabetic
patients. By making mealtime insulin faster, i.e., shifting insulin exposure and glucose lowering
activity to earlier times and away from late postprandial times, combination with rHuPH20 yielded a
profile of insulin kinetics and activity more like that of natural, endogenous prandial insulin
release.
One of our proprietary non-rHuPH20 programs, HTI-501, utilizes a recombinant, human, lysomal
proteinase enzyme that may have broad application in medical and aesthetic dermatology including
cellulite and Dupuytrens contracture. Data from pre-clinical studies that we have presented at
medical conferences demonstrated that the enzyme can degrade collagen in a controllable and
predictable manner. We plan to conduct additional pre-clinical pharmacokinetic, toxicology and
animal studies to further characterize the enzyme, a new chemical entity, and to learn more about
its properties.
Collaborative Agreements
Roche Agreement
In December 2006, we entered into a License and Collaboration Agreement, or the Roche
Agreement, with Roche for Enhanze Technology. Under the terms of the Roche Agreement, Roche
obtained a worldwide, exclusive license to develop and commercialize product combinations of
rHuPH20 and up to thirteen Roche target compounds resulting from the collaboration. Roche paid us
$20 million as an initial upfront license fee for the application of rHuPH20 to three pre-defined
Roche biologic targets. Pending the successful completion of a series of clinical, regulatory, and
sales events, Roche will pay us further milestones which could potentially reach a value of up to
$111 million. In addition, Roche will pay us royalties on product sales for these first three
targets. Over the next ten years, Roche will also have the option to exclusively develop and
commercialize rHuPH20 with an additional ten targets to be identified by Roche, provided that Roche
will be obligated to pay continuing exclusivity maintenance fees to us in order to maintain its
exclusive development rights for these targets. For each of the additional ten targets, Roche may
pay us further upfront and milestone payments of up to $47 million per target, as well as royalties
on product sales for each of these additional ten targets. Additionally, Roche will obtain access
to our expertise in developing and applying rHuPH20 to Roche targets. In addition, in December
2006, an affiliate of Roche purchased 3,385,000 shares of common stock for approximately $11.1
million.
Baxter Agreements
In September 2007, we entered into an Enhanze Technology License and Collaboration Agreement,
or the Gammagard License, with Baxter. Under the terms of the Gammagard License, Baxter obtained a
worldwide, exclusive license to develop and commercialize product combinations of rHuPH20 with a
current Baxter product, Gammagard Liquid. Under the terms of the agreement, Baxter made
an initial upfront payment of $10 million to us. Pending successful completion of a series of
regulatory and sales milestones, Baxter may make further milestone payments totaling $37 million to
us. In addition, Baxter will pay royalties on the sales, if any, of the products that result from
the collaboration. The Gammagard License is applicable to both kit and co-formulation combinations.
Baxter will assume all development, manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, sales and marketing costs
under the Gammagard License, while we will be responsible for the supply of the rHuPH20 enzyme. In
addition, Baxter has certain product development and commercialization obligations in major markets
identified in the Gammagard License.
In February 2007, we amended certain agreements with Baxter for HYLENEX and entered into a new
agreement, collectively the Baxter Agreements, for kits and co-formulations with rHuPH20. Under the
terms of the Baxter Agreements, Baxter paid us a nonrefundable upfront payment of $10 million and,
pending the successful completion of a series of regulatory and sales events, Baxter will make
milestone payments to us which could potentially reach a value of up to $25 million. In addition,
Baxter will make payments to us based on the sales of products covered under the Baxter Agreements.
In February 2007, Baxter prepaid $1.0 million of such product-
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based payments in connection with the
execution of the Baxter Agreements. In January 2008, Baxter prepaid
another $3.5 million of such product-based payments and is obligated to prepay $5.5 million of
additional product-based payments on or prior to January 1, 2009. Baxter will also now assume
development, manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, sales and marketing costs of the products covered
by the Baxter Agreements. We will continue to supply Baxter with the API for HYLENEX, and Baxter
will prepare, fill, finish and package HYLENEX and hold it for subsequent distribution. In
addition, Baxter obtained a worldwide, exclusive license to develop and commercialize product
combinations of rHuPH20 with Baxter hydration fluids and generic small molecule drugs, with the
exception of combinations with (i) bisphosphonates, as well as (ii) cytostatic and cytotoxic
chemotherapeutic agents, the rights to which have been retained by us. In addition, in February
2007, an affiliate of Baxter purchased 2,070,394 shares of our common stock for approximately $20
million.
Revenues
Revenues from product sales depend on our ability to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory
approvals for and successfully commercialize our products and product candidates.
Revenues from license and collaboration agreements are recognized based on the performance
requirements of the underlying agreements. Revenue is deferred for fees received before earned.
Nonrefundable upfront fees, where we have an ongoing involvement or performance obligation, are
recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue over the contract or development period.
Milestone payments are generally recognized as revenue upon the achievement of the milestones as
specified in the underlying agreement, assuming we meet certain criteria. Royalty revenues from the
sale of licensed products will be recognized upon the sale of such products.
During 2006 and 2007, we entered into the Roche Agreement, the Baxter Agreements and the
Gammagard License, which consist of nonrefundable upfront license fees, reimbursements of research
and development services, various clinical, regulatory or sales milestones and future product-based
or royalty payments, as applicable. Due to our ongoing involvement obligations under the
agreements, we recorded the nonrefundable upfront license fees as deferred revenues. Such revenues
are being recognized over the terms of the underlying agreements.
Costs and Expenses
Cost of Product Sales. Cost of product sales consists primarily of raw materials, third-party
manufacturing costs, fill and finish costs, and freight costs associated with the sales of
Cumulase, and the API for HYLENEX.
Research and Development. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of costs
associated with the development and manufacturing of our product candidates, compensation and other
expenses for research and development personnel, supplies and materials, costs for consultants and
related contract research, clinical trials, facility costs, and depreciation. We charge all
research and development expenses to operations as they are incurred. Our research and development
activities are primarily focused on the development of our various product candidates.
Since our inception in 1998 through September 30, 2008, we have incurred research and
development expenses of $76.4 million. From 2005 through September 30, 2008, approximately 20% of
our research and development expenses were associated with the research and development of our
rHuPH20 enzyme used in our Cumulase and HYLENEX products, and approximately 11% of our research and
development expenses were associated with the development of our Chemophase product candidate. Due
to the uncertainty in obtaining FDA approval, our reliance on third parties, and competitive
pressures, we are unable to estimate with any certainty the additional costs we will incur in the
continued development of our Chemophase product candidate for commercialization. However, we expect
our research and development expenses to increase substantially if we are able to advance our
Chemophase product candidate and our other product candidates into later stages of clinical
development.
Clinical development timelines, likelihood of success, and total costs vary widely. Although
we are currently focused primarily on advancing both our proprietary rHuPH20 and proprietary
non-rHuPH20 programs, we anticipate that we will make determinations as to which research and
development projects to pursue and how much funding to direct to each project on an ongoing basis
in response to the scientific and clinical progress of each product candidate and other market and
regulatory developments.
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Product candidate completion dates and costs vary significantly for each product candidate and
are difficult to estimate. The lengthy process of seeking regulatory approvals and the subsequent
compliance with applicable regulations require the expenditure of substantial resources. Any
failure by us to obtain, or any delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals could cause our research
and development expenditures to increase and, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations. We cannot be certain when, or if, our Chemophase product candidate, or any
of our other product candidates, will receive regulatory approval or whether any net cash inflow
from our Chemophase product candidate, or any of our other product candidates, or development
projects, will commence.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses
consist primarily of compensation and other expenses related to our corporate operations and
administrative employees, accounting and legal fees, other professional services expenses,
marketing expenses, as well as other expenses associated with operating as a publicly traded
company. We anticipate continued increases in selling, general and administrative expenses as our
operations continue to expand.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial position and results of operations are based on
our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial
statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We
review our estimates on an ongoing basis. 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 the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We
believe the following accounting policies to be critical to the judgments and estimates used in the
preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenues from product sales and collaborative agreements. Payments received under
collaborative agreements may include nonrefundable fees at the inception of the agreements,
milestone payments for specific achievements designated in the collaborative agreements,
reimbursements of research and development services and/or royalties on sales of products resulting
from collaborative arrangements.
We recognize revenues in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue
Recognition, and Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with
Multiple Deliverables. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (1)
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been
rendered; (3) the sellers price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is
reasonably assured.
Product Sales
Revenues from the sale of Cumulase are recognized when the transfer of ownership occurs, which
is upon shipment to the distributors. We are obligated to accept returns for product that does not
meet product specifications. Historically, we have not had any product returns.
Under the terms of the Baxter Agreements, we supply Baxter the API for HYLENEX at our fully
burdened cost plus a margin. Baxter fills and finishes HYLENEX and holds it for subsequent
distribution, at which time we ensure it meets product specifications and release it as available
for sale. Because of our continued involvement in the development and production process of
HYLENEX, the earnings process is not considered to be complete. Accordingly, we defer the revenue
and related product costs on the API for HYLENEX until the product is filled, finished, packaged
and released. Baxter may only return the API for HYLENEX to us if it does not conform to the
specified criteria set forth in the Development and Supply Agreement or upon termination of such
agreement. We
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have historically demonstrated that the API shipped to Baxter has consistently met
the specified criteria. Therefore, no allowance for product returns has been established. In
addition, we receive product-based payments upon the sale
of HYLENEX by Baxter, in accordance with the terms of the Baxter Agreements. Product sales
revenues are recognized as we earn such revenues based on Baxters shipments of HYLENEX to its
distributors when such amounts can be reasonably estimated. Through September 30, 2008, Baxter has
prepaid a total of $4.5 million of such product-based payments which was deferred and is being
recognized as earned. Baxter is obligated to prepay $5.5 million of additional product-based
payments on or prior to January 1, 2009.
Revenues under Collaborative Agreements
Revenues from collaborative and licensing agreements are recognized based on the performance
requirements of the underlying agreements. Revenue is deferred for fees received before earned.
Nonrefundable upfront payments, in which we have an ongoing involvement or performance obligation,
are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue over the contract or development period.
We recognize milestone payments upon the achievement of specified milestones if (1) the milestone
is substantive in nature, and the achievement of the milestone was not reasonably assured at the
inception of the agreement, (2) the fees are nonrefundable and (3) our performance obligations
after the milestone achievement will continue to be funded by our collaborator at a level
comparable to the level before the milestone achievement. Any milestone payments received prior to
satisfying these revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue. Reimbursements of
research and development services are recognized as revenue during the period in which the services
are performed. Royalties to be received based on sales of licensed products by our collaborators
incorporating our products will be recognized as earned in accordance with the terms of the
underlying agreements.
Share-Based Compensation
We account for share-based awards exchanged for employee services in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, or SFAS 123R, which we
adopted effective January 1, 2006, including the provisions of the SECs Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 107, or SAB 107. We use the fair value method to account for share-based payments with a
modified prospective application which provides for certain changes to the method for valuing
share-based compensation. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to new awards and awards that
are outstanding on the effective date and subsequently modified or cancelled. Under the modified
prospective application, prior periods were not revised for comparative purposes.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, or Black-Scholes model, that uses assumptions regarding
a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, our
expected stock price volatility, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors,
risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. Expected stock price volatility is based on
historical volatility of our common stock and our peer group. The expected term of options granted
is based on analyses of historical employee termination rates and option exercises. The risk-free
interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant. Since we do
not expect to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, we estimated the
dividend yield to be 0%. SFAS 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and
revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. We
estimate pre-vesting forfeitures based on our historical experience and those of our peer group.
If factors change and we employ different assumptions in the application of SFAS 123R in
future periods, the share-based compensation expense that we record under SFAS 123R may differ
significantly from what we have recorded in the current period. There is a high degree of
subjectivity involved when using option pricing models to estimate share-based compensation under
SFAS 123R. Certain share-based payments, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or
otherwise result in zero intrinsic value as compared to the fair values originally estimated on the
grant date and reported in our consolidated financial statements. Alternatively, values may be
realized from these instruments that are significantly in excess of the fair values originally
estimated on the grant date and reported in our consolidated financial statements. There is
currently no market-based mechanism or other practical application to verify the reliability and
accuracy of the estimates stemming from these valuation models, nor is there a means to compare and
adjust the estimates to actual values. Although the fair value of employee share-based awards is
determined in accordance with SFAS 123R and SAB 107 using an option-pricing model, that value may
not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.
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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in performing research and
development activities, including salaries and benefits, facilities and other overhead expenses,
clinical trials, research-related manufacturing services, contract services and other outside
expenses. Research and development expenses are charged to operations as they are incurred. Advance
payments, including nonrefundable amounts, for goods or services that will be used or rendered for
future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. Such amounts will be
recognized as an expense as the related goods are delivered or the related services are performed.
If the goods will not be delivered, or services will not be rendered, then the capitalized advance
payment is charged to expense.
Milestone payments that we make in connection with in-licensed technology or product
candidates are expensed as incurred when there is uncertainty in receiving future economic benefits
from the licensed technology or product candidates. We consider the future economic benefits from
the licensed technology or product candidates to be uncertain until such licensed technology or
product candidates are approved for marketing by the FDA or when other significant risk factors are
abated. For expense accounting purposes, management has viewed future economic benefits for all of
our licensed technology or product candidates to be uncertain.
Payments in connection with our clinical trials are often made under contracts with multiple
contract research organizations that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf. The
financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract
and may result in uneven payment flows. Generally, these agreements set forth the scope of work to
be performed at a fixed fee, unit price or on a time-and-material basis. Payments under these
contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment or treatment of patients or the
completion of other clinical trial milestones. Expenses related to clinical trials are accrued
based on our estimates and/or representations from service providers regarding work performed,
including actual level of patient enrollment, completion of patient studies, and clinical trials
progress. Other incidental costs related to patient enrollment or treatment are accrued when
reasonably certain. If the contracted amounts are modified (for instance, as a result of changes in
the clinical trial protocol or scope of work to be performed), we modify our accruals accordingly
on a prospective basis. Revisions in scope of contract are charged to expense in the period in
which the facts that give rise to the revision become reasonably certain. Because of the
uncertainty of possible future changes to the scope of work in clinical trials contracts, we are
unable to quantify an estimate of the reasonably likely effect of any such changes on our
consolidated results of operations or financial position. Historically, we have had no material
changes in our clinical trial expense accruals that would have had a material impact on our
consolidated results of operations or financial position.
Inventory
Inventory consists of our Cumulase product and our API for HYLENEX. Inventory primarily
represents raw materials used in production, work in process, and finished goods inventory on hand,
valued at actual cost. Inventory is reviewed periodically for slow-moving or obsolete items. If a
launch of a new product is delayed, inventory may not be fully utilized and could be subject to
impairment, at which point we would record a reserve to adjust inventory to its net realizable
value.
Fair Value
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157. SFAS
157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and
enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 prioritizes the inputs used in
measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:
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In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued FASB Staff
Position No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which provides a one year
deferral of the effective date of
SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are
recognized or disclosed in the financial statements at fair value at least annually. Therefore, we
have adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 with respect to our financial assets and liabilities only.
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices for identical
securities (Level 1 inputs). The adoption of SFAS 157 had no effect on our consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities, or SFAS 159. SFAS 159 allows an entity the irrevocable option to elect
to measure specified financial assets and liabilities in their entirety at fair value on a
contract-by-contract basis. If an entity elects the fair value option for an eligible item, changes
in the items fair value must be reported as unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each
subsequent reporting date. In adopting SFAS 159, we did not elect the fair value option for any of
our financial assets or financial liabilities.
The above listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting
policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically
dictated by U.S. GAAP. There are also areas in which our managements judgment in selecting any
available alternative would not produce a materially different result. Refer to our audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007, which contain accounting policies and other disclosures required
by U.S. GAAP.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenues Under Collaborative Agreements Revenues under collaborative agreements were $2.2
million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $758,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 2007. Revenues under collaborative agreements consisted of the amortization of
upfront fees received from Baxter and Roche of $588,000 and $477,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenues under collaborative agreements also consisted
of reimbursements for research and development services from Baxter of $847,000 and $66,000 and
Roche of $760,000 and $214,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Such reimbursements are for research and development services rendered by us at the
request of Baxter and Roche. Therefore, the amount of future revenues related to reimbursable
research and development services is uncertain.
Product Sales Product sales were $268,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008
compared to $185,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The increase of $83,000 was
primarily due to the increase in sales of Hylenex and the API for Hylenex.
Cost of Product Sales Cost of product sales were $131,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to $59,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The increase
of $72,000 was due to the increase in the sales of the API for HYLENEX and an increase in the cost
of Cumulase sales in the current period.
Research and Development Research and development expenses were $10.1 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007. The increase of $3.7 million was primarily due to the increase in compensation costs of
approximately $2.1 million due to the increase in our research and development headcount. At
September 30, 2008, our headcount for research and development functions totaled 90 employees,
compared with 43 employees at September 30, 2007. In addition, outsourced research and development
expenses increased by $484,000, clinical trial expenses increased by $478,000 and research supplies
expenses increased by $301,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the
three months ended September 30, 2007. We expect certain research and development costs to increase
in future periods as we increase our research efforts and headcount, expand our clinical trials,
and continue to develop and manufacture our product candidates.
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Selling, General and Administrative SG&A expenses were $3.5 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
The increase of approximately $610,000 was primarily due to the increase in compensation costs of
$438,000 and an increase in travel and conference expenses of $95,000. At September 30, 2008, our
headcount for SG&A functions totaled 32 employees, compared with 22 employees at September 30,
2007. We expect SG&A expenses to increase in future periods as we continue to expand our
operations.
Interest Income Interest income was $328,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008
compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in interest
income was primarily due to lower average cash and cash equivalent balances and lower interest
rates during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.
Net Loss Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $10.9 million, or $0.14
per common share, compared to $7.0 million, or $0.09 per common share, for the three months ended
September 30, 2007. The increase in net loss was primarily due to an increase in operating
expenses, partially offset by increases in revenues.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Revenues Under Collaborative Agreements Revenues under collaborative agreements were $5.2
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $1.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007. Revenues under collaborative agreements consisted of the amortization of
upfront fees received from Baxter and Roche of $1.8 million and $1.3 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenues under collaborative agreements also
consisted of reimbursements for research and development services from Baxter of $1.8 million and
$232,000 and Roche of $1.6 million and $408,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively. Such reimbursements are for research and development services rendered by us at
the request of Baxter and Roche. Therefore, the amount of future revenues related to reimbursable
research and development services is uncertain.
Product Sales Product sales were $492,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
compared to $541,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease of $49,000 was
primarily due to a $142,000 decrease in sales of Cumulase; offset in part by a $93,000 increase in
sales of the API for Hylenex.
Cost of Product Sales Cost of product sales were $205,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 compared to $211,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Research and Development Research and development expenses were $27.5 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $13.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007. The increase of $14.2 million was primarily due to the increase in outsourced research and
development costs of $4.9 million, related to our various pre-clinical programs and the
manufacturing scale-up of our rHuPH20 enzyme, and increased compensation costs of $4.8 million
primarily due to the increase in our research and development headcount. At September 30, 2008, our
headcount for research and development functions totaled 90 employees, compared with 43 employees
at September 30, 2007. Additionally, our clinical trial expenses increased by $1.4 million,
facilities expenses increased by $1.2 million resulting from leasing larger facilities effective
July 2007 to accommodate the increase in headcount, and research supplies expenses increased by
$1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. We expect certain research and development costs to increase in future periods
as we increase our research efforts and headcount, expand our clinical trials and continue to
develop and manufacture our product candidates.
Selling, General and Administrative SG&A expenses were $11.5 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 compared to $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The
increase of approximately $4.3 million was primarily due to the increase in compensation costs of
$2.2 million, of which $502,000 related to share-based compensation. At September 30, 2008, our
headcount for SG&A functions totaled 32 employees, compared with 22 employees at September 30,
2007. Legal expenses also increased during this period by $1.2 million of which $635,000 related to
the settlement of an arbitration matter and $606,000 related to
patent applications. Facilities expenses also increased by $273,000 and marketing research
expenses increased by $249,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2007. We expect SG&A expenses to increase in future periods as we
continue to expand our operations.
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Interest Income Interest income was $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 compared to $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in
interest income was primarily due to lower interest rates during the nine months ended September
30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.
Net Loss Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $31.8 million, or $0.40
per common share, compared to $15.2 million, or $0.21 per common share, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The increase in net loss was primarily due to an increase in operating
expenses, partially offset by increases in revenues.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our principal sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents. As of September
30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $72.5 million. We expect our cash
requirements to increase as we continue to increase our research and development for, seek
regulatory approvals of, and develop and manufacture our current product candidates. As we expand
our research and development efforts and pursue additional product opportunities, we anticipate
additional cash requirements for hiring of personnel, capital expenditures and investment in
additional internal systems and infrastructure. The amount and timing of cash requirements will
depend on the research, development, manufacture, regulatory and market acceptance of our product
candidates, if any, and the resources we devote to researching, developing, manufacturing,
commercializing and supporting our product candidates.
We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our
operations for at least the next twelve months. Currently, we anticipate cash expenses of
approximately $47.0 million to $53.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2008, depending on
the progress of various pre-clinical and clinical programs and the timing of our manufacturing
scale up. We do not expect our current cash and cash equivalents along with anticipated revenues to
be sufficient to fund operations for at least several years. We expect to fund our operations going
forward with existing cash resources, anticipated revenues from our existing collaborations and
cash that we will raise through future transactions. We may finance future cash needs through any
one of the following financing vehicles: (i) the public offering of securities; (ii) new
collaborative agreements; (iii) expansions or revisions to existing collaborative relationships;
(iv) private financings and/or (v) other equity or debt financings.
In June 2005, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-125731) which initially allowed us, from time to time, to offer and sell up to $50.0 million of
equity or debt securities. We have sold common stock under this registration statement for an
aggregate of approximately $17.5 million, so we currently have the ability to issue debt and equity
securities for an aggregate of $32.5 million, provided that this shelf registration statement will
terminate pursuant to applicable securities laws on December 1, 2008. Prior or subsequent to the
termination of this shelf registration statement, we may elect to file an additional shelf
registration statement. We cannot be certain that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be
adequate for our anticipated needs or that additional financing will be available when needed or
that, if available, financing will be obtained on terms favorable to us or our stockholders. Having
insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and
development programs or delay the launch of our product candidates. If we raise additional funds by
issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders could result. If we raise
additional funds by incurring debt financing, the terms of the debt may involve significant cash
payment obligations as well as covenants and specific financial ratios that may restrict our
ability to operate our business.
Cash Flows
Net cash used by operations was $26.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
compared to $7.0 million provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This
change was primarily due
to increased operating expenses of $18.4 million as well as reduced partnership payments of
$17.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2007.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $907,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 compared to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease was
primarily due to the decrease in purchases of property and equipment during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.1 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 compared to $55.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net cash provided
by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 primarily consisted of
proceeds from warrant and stock option exercises. Net cash provided by financing activities during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily consisted of approximately $52.0 million in
proceeds, net of issuance costs, from a sale of shares of our common stock and approximately $3.2
million in proceeds from warrant and stock option exercises.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2008, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or
financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose
entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet
arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we did not engage in
trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As such, we are not materially exposed
to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these
relationships.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 3, Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements, and Note 11, Pending Adoption of
Recent Accounting Pronouncements, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
discussions of new accounting pronouncements and their effect, if any on us.
Risk Factors
The following information sets forth factors that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements we have made in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and those we may make from time to time. In addition to the risk factors discussed
below, we are also subject to additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that
we currently deem immaterial. If any of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually
occurs, our business, financial position and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected and the value of our securities could decline significantly.
Risks Related To Our Business
We have generated only minimal revenue from product sales to date; we have a history of net losses
and negative cash flow, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability.
We have generated only minimal revenue from product sales to date and may never generate
significant revenues from future product sales. Even if we do achieve significant revenues from
product sales, licensing revenues and/or milestone payments, we expect to incur significant
operating losses over the next several years. We have never been profitable, and we may never
become profitable. Through September 30, 2008, we have incurred aggregate net losses of
approximately $96.8 million.
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If any party to a key collaboration agreement, including us, fails to perform material obligations
under such agreement, or if a key collaboration agreement is terminated for any reason, our
business would significantly suffer.
We have entered into key collaboration agreements under which we may receive significant
future payments in the form of maintenance fees, milestone payments and royalties. In the event
that a party fails to perform under a key collaboration agreement, or if a key collaboration agreement is
terminated, the reduction in anticipated revenues could delay or suspend our product development
activities for some of our product candidates as well as our commercialization efforts for some or
all of our products. In addition, the termination of a key collaboration agreement by one of our
partners could materially impact our ability to enter into additional collaboration agreements with
new partners on favorable terms, if at all. In certain circumstances, the termination of a key
collaboration agreement would require us to revise our corporate strategy going forward and
reevaluate the applications and value of our technology.
If our contract manufacturers are unable to manufacture significant amounts of the active
pharmaceutical ingredient used in our products and product candidates, our product development and
commercialization efforts could be delayed or stopped.
We have existing supply agreements with contract manufacturing organizations Avid Bioservices,
Inc., or Avid, and Cook Pharmica LLC, or Cook, to produce bulk recombinant human hyaluronidase for
clinical trials and commercial use. These manufacturers will produce the active pharmaceutical
ingredient used in our products and product candidates under cGMP for both clinical and commercial
scale production and will provide support for the chemistry, manufacturing and controls sections
for FDA regulatory filings. These manufacturers have limited experience manufacturing our active
pharmaceutical ingredient batches, and we rely on their ability to successfully manufacture these
batches according to product specifications. In addition, as a result of our contractual
obligations to Roche, we will be required to significantly scale up our active pharmaceutical
ingredient production at Cook during the next few years. We do not currently have a significant
inventory of the active pharmaceutical ingredient used in our products and product candidates, so
if these manufacturers do not maintain their status as FDA-approved manufacturing facilities, are
unable to successfully scale up our active pharmaceutical ingredient production, or are unable to
manufacture the active pharmaceutical ingredient used in our products and product candidates
according to product specifications for any other reason, the commercialization of our products and
the development of our product candidates will be delayed and our business will be adversely
affected. We have not yet established, and may not be able to establish, favorable arrangements
with additional manufacturers for these ingredients or products should the existing supplies become
unavailable or in the event that our existing contract manufacturers are unable to adequately
perform their responsibilities. Any delays or interruptions in the supply of materials by Avid
and/or Cook could cause the delay of clinical trials and could delay or prevent the
commercialization of product candidates that may receive regulatory approval. Such delays or
interruptions would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
If we are unable to sufficiently develop our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or
enter into successful agreements with third parties to perform these functions, we will not be able
to fully commercialize our products.
We may not be successful in marketing and promoting our existing product candidates or any
other products we develop or acquire in the future. We are currently in the process of developing
our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities. However, our current capabilities in these
areas are very limited. In order to commercialize any products successfully, we must internally
develop substantial sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or establish collaborations or
other arrangements with third parties to perform these services. We do not have extensive
experience in these areas, and we may not be able to establish adequate in-house sales, marketing
and distribution capabilities or engage and effectively manage relationships with third parties to
perform any or all of such services. To the extent that we enter into co-promotion or other
licensing arrangements, our product revenues are likely to be lower than if we directly marketed
and sold our products, and any revenues we receive will depend upon the efforts of third parties,
whose efforts may not meet our expectations or be successful.
We have entered into an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with Baxter to market and sell
our HYLENEX product in the United States and Puerto Rico. Baxter also has the right to market and
sell HYLENEX on an exclusive basis in all territories outside of the United States, if and when we
seek and receive the applicable regulatory approvals in those territories.
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We depend upon the efforts of third parties, such as Baxter, to promote and sell our current
products, but there can be no assurance that the efforts of these third parties will meet our
expectations or result in any significant product sales. While these third parties are largely
responsible for the speed and scope of sales and marketing
efforts, they may not dedicate the resources necessary to maximize product opportunities and
our ability to cause these third parties to increase the speed and scope of their efforts may be
limited. In addition, sales and marketing efforts could be negatively impacted by the delay or
failure to obtain additional supportive clinical trial data for our products. In some cases, third
party partners are responsible for conducting these additional clinical trials and our ability to
increase the efforts and resources allocated to these trials may be limited.
If we have problems with third parties that prepare, fill, finish, and package our products and
product candidates for distribution, our product commercialization and development efforts for
these products and product candidates could be delayed or stopped.
We rely on third parties to prepare, fill, finish, and package our products and product
candidates prior to their distribution. If we are unable to locate third parties to perform these
functions on terms that are economically acceptable to us, the progress of clinical trials could be
delayed or even suspended and the commercialization of approved product candidates could be delayed
or prevented. We currently utilize a third-party to prepare, fill, finish, and package Cumulase and
this third party has not historically demonstrated a consistent ability to manufacture Cumulase
according to product specifications. We previously entered into an agreement with another third
party to prepare, fill, finish and package Cumulase, but that third party did not meet the
manufacturing, technical and cost targets that were originally established. In addition, we
currently utilize a subsidiary of Baxter to prepare, fill, finish, and package HYLENEX under a
development and supply agreement. Baxter has only limited experience manufacturing HYLENEX batches,
and we rely on its ability to successfully manufacture HYLENEX batches according to product
specifications. Any delays or interruptions in Baxters ability to manufacture HYLENEX batches in
amounts necessary to meet product demand could have a material adverse impact on our business and
financial condition.
If we do not receive and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates, we will not be
able to commercialize our products, which would substantially impair our ability to generate
revenues.
With the exception of the December 2004 receipt of a CE (European Conformity) Mark for
Cumulase, the April 2005 FDA clearance for Cumulase and the December 2005 FDA approval for our
spreading agent, HYLENEX, none of our product candidates has received regulatory approval from the
FDA or from any similar national regulatory agency or authority in any other country in which we
intend to do business. Approval from the FDA is necessary to manufacture and market pharmaceutical
products in the United States. Most other countries in which we may do business have similar
requirements.
Other manufacturers have FDA approved products for use as spreading agents, including ISTA
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or ISTA, with an ovine-derived hyaluronidase, Vitrase®, Amphastar
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Amphastar, with a bovine-derived hyaluronidase, Amphadase,
and Primapharm, Inc., or Primapharm, also with a bovine-derived hyaluronidase, Hydase.
The FDA has determined that Amphadase, Hydase, HYLENEX and Vitrase are each distinct new chemical
entities and hence afforded five years of market exclusivity. The five year market exclusivity
precludes identical new chemical entity products from being marketed for a period of five years.
For so long as each of these products is established as a distinctly different new chemical entity,
the marketing exclusivity granted does not prohibit the marketing of any of these products,
including HYLENEX. If the FDA changes its earlier determination that HYLENEX is a distinct new
chemical entity, our ability to market HYLENEX will be materially impaired.
The process for obtaining FDA approval is extensive, time-consuming and costly, and there is
no guarantee that the FDA will approve any NDAs that we intend to file with respect to any of our
product candidates, or that the timing of any such approval will be appropriate for our product
launch schedule and other business priorities, which are subject to change. We have not currently
begun the NDA approval process for any of our other potential products, and we may not be
successful in obtaining such approvals for any of our potential products.
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We may not receive regulatory approvals for our product candidates for a variety of reasons,
including unsuccessful clinical trials.
Clinical testing of pharmaceutical products is a long, expensive and uncertain process and the
failure of a clinical trial can occur at any stage. Even if initial results of pre-clinical studies
or clinical trial results are promising,
we may obtain different results that fail to show the desired levels of safety and efficacy,
or we may not obtain FDA approval for a variety of other reasons. The clinical trials of any of our
product candidates could be unsuccessful, which would prevent us from obtaining regulatory approval
and commercializing the product. FDA approval can be delayed, limited or not granted for many
reasons, including, among others:
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FDA officials may not find that the data from pre-clinical testing and
clinical trials justifies approval, or they may require additional
studies that would make it commercially unattractive to continue
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the FDA may reject our trial data or disagree with our interpretations
of either clinical trial data or applicable regulations; |
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the cost of a clinical trial may be greater than what we originally
anticipate, and we may decide to not pursue FDA approval for such a
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the FDA may not approve our manufacturing processes or facilities, or
the processes or facilities of our contract manufacturers or raw
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the FDA may change its formal or informal approval requirements and
policies, act contrary to previous guidance, or adopt new regulations;
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the FDA may approve a product candidate for indications that are
narrow or under conditions that place the product at a competitive
disadvantage, which may limit our sales and marketing activities or
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If the FDA does not approve our product candidates in a timely fashion on commercially viable
terms, or if we terminate development of any of our product candidates due to difficulties or
delays encountered in the regulatory approval process, it will have a material adverse impact on
our business and we will be dependent on the development of our other product candidates and/or our
ability to successfully acquire other products and technologies. We may not receive regulatory
approval of our Chemophase product candidate or any other product candidates, in a timely manner,
or at all.
We intend to market certain of our products, and perhaps have certain of our products
manufactured, in foreign countries. The process of obtaining regulatory approvals in foreign
countries is subject to delay and failure for many of the same reasons set forth above as well as
for reasons that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The approval process varies among
countries and jurisdictions and can involve additional testing. The time required to obtain
approval may differ from that required to obtain FDA approval. We may not obtain foreign regulatory
approvals on a timely basis, if at all. Approval by the FDA does not ensure approval by regulatory
authorities in other countries or jurisdictions, and approval by one foreign regulatory authority
does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other foreign countries or jurisdictions or
by the FDA.
If we fail to comply with regulatory requirements, regulatory agencies may take action against us,
which could significantly harm our business.
Any approved products, along with the manufacturing processes, post-approval clinical data,
labeling, advertising and promotional activities for these products, are subject to continual
requirements and review by the FDA and other regulatory bodies. Regulatory authorities subject a
marketed product, its manufacturer and the manufacturing facilities to continual review and
periodic inspections. We will be subject to ongoing FDA requirements, including required
submissions of safety and other post-market information and reports, registration requirements,
current Good Manufacturing Processes, or cGMP, regulations, requirements regarding the distribution
of samples to physicians and recordkeeping requirements. The cGMP regulations include requirements
relating to quality control and quality assurance, as well as the corresponding maintenance of
records and documentation. We rely on the compliance by our contract manufacturers with cGMP
regulations and other regulatory requirements
relating to the manufacture of our products. We are also subject to state laws and
registration requirements covering the distribution of our products. Regulatory agencies may change
existing requirements or adopt new requirements or policies. We may be slow to adapt or may not be
able to adapt to these changes or new requirements.
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Later discovery of previously unknown problems with our products, manufacturing processes or
failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may result in any of the following:
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warning letters; |
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withdrawal of the products from the market; |
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voluntary or mandatory recall; |
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fines; |
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suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals; |
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suspension or termination of any of our ongoing clinical trials; |
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injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. |
We may wish to raise funds in the next twelve months, and there can be no assurance that such funds
will be available.
During the next twelve months, we may wish to raise additional capital to continue the
development of our product candidates and to fund general operations. Our current cash position and
expected revenues during the next several years will not constitute the amount of capital necessary
for us to continue the development of our product candidates and to fund general operations. In
addition, if we engage in acquisitions of companies, products, or technology in order to execute
our business strategy, we may need to raise additional capital. We expect to raise additional
capital in the future through one or more financing vehicles that may be available to us. These
financing vehicles currently include: (i) the public offering of securities; (ii) new collaborative
agreements; (iii) expansions or revisions to existing collaborative relationships; (iv) private
financings and/or (v) other equity or debt financings.
Currently, warrants to purchase approximately 3.3 million shares of our common stock are
outstanding and this amount of outstanding warrants may make us a less desirable candidate for
investment for some potential investors. Considering our stage of development and the nature of our
capital structure, if we are required to raise additional capital in the future, the additional
financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. If we are successful in raising
additional capital, a substantial number of additional shares may be issued and these shares will
dilute the ownership interest of our current investors.
If our product candidates are approved by the FDA but do not gain market acceptance, our business
will suffer because we may not be able to fund future operations.
Assuming that we obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, a number of factors may affect the
market acceptance of any of our existing product candidates or any other products we develop or
acquire in the future, including, among others:
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the perception by patients, physicians and other members of the health care community of the
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If our products do not gain market acceptance, we may not be able to fund future operations,
including the development or acquisition of new product candidates and/or our sales and marketing
efforts for our approved products, which would cause our business to suffer.
In addition, our ability to market and promote our product candidates will be restricted to
the labels approved by the FDA. If the approved labels are restrictive, our sales and marketing
efforts may be negatively affected.
Developing and marketing pharmaceutical products for human use involves product liability risks,
for which we currently have limited insurance coverage.
The testing, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products involves the risk of product
liability claims by consumers and other third parties. Although we maintain product liability
insurance coverage, product liability claims can be high in the pharmaceutical industry and our
insurance may not sufficiently cover our actual liabilities. If product liability claims were made
against us, it is possible that our insurance carriers may deny, or attempt to deny, coverage in
certain instances. If a lawsuit against us is successful, then the lack or insufficiency of
insurance coverage could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Furthermore, various distributors of pharmaceutical products require minimum product liability
insurance coverage before purchase or acceptance of products for distribution. Failure to satisfy
these insurance requirements could impede our ability to achieve broad distribution of our proposed
products and the imposition of higher insurance requirements could impose additional costs on us.
Our inability to attract, hire and retain key management and scientific personnel, and to recruit
qualified independent directors, could negatively affect our business.
Our success depends on the performance of key management and scientific employees with
biotechnology experience. Given our small staff size and programs currently under development, we
depend substantially on our ability to hire, train, retain and motivate high quality personnel,
especially our scientists and management team in this field. If we are unable to retain existing
personnel or identify or hire additional personnel, we may not be able to research, develop,
commercialize or market our product candidates as expected or on a timely basis and, as a result,
our business may be harmed. In addition, we rely on the expertise and guidance of independent
directors to develop business strategies and to guide our execution of these strategies. Due to
changes in the regulatory environment for public companies over the past few years, the demand for
independent directors has increased and it may be difficult for us, due to competition from both
like-size and larger companies, to recruit qualified independent directors.
Furthermore, if we were to lose key management personnel, particularly Jonathan Lim, M.D., our
president and chief executive officer, or Gregory Frost, Ph.D., our vice president and chief
scientific officer, then we would likely lose some portion of our institutional knowledge and
technical know-how, potentially causing a substantial delay in one or more of our development
programs until adequate replacement personnel could be hired and trained. For example, Dr. Frost
has been with us from soon after our inception, and he possesses a substantial amount of knowledge
about our development efforts. If we were to lose his services, we would experience delays in
meeting our product development schedules. We have not entered into any retention or other
agreements specifically designed to motivate officers or other employees to remain with us, other
than standard agreements relating to the vesting of stock options that every optionee of the
Company must enter into as a condition of receiving an option grant.
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We do not have key man life insurance policies on the lives of any of our employees, including
Dr. Lim and Dr. Frost.
Risks Related To Ownership of Our Common Stock
Future sales of shares of our common stock upon the exercise of currently outstanding securities or
pursuant to our universal shelf registration statement may negatively affect our stock price.
As a result of our January 2004 private financing transaction, we issued warrants to private
investors for the purchase of approximately 10.5 million shares of common stock at purchase prices
ranging from $0.77 to $1.75 per share. Currently, approximately 1.4 million shares of common stock
remain issuable upon the exercise of these warrants. As a result of our October 2004 financing
transaction, we issued warrants for the purchase of approximately 2.7 million shares of common
stock at a purchase price of $2.25 per share. Currently, approximately 1.9 million shares of common
stock remain issuable upon the exercise of these warrants. The exercise of these warrants could
result in dilution to stockholders at the time of exercise which could negatively affect our stock
price.
We currently have the ability, at any time prior to December 1, 2008, to offer and sell up to
$32.5 million of additional equity or debt securities under a currently effective universal shelf
registration statement. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock or other
securities under our universal shelf registration statement could lower the market price of our
common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of equity securities. In the
future, we may issue additional options, warrants or other derivative securities convertible into
our common stock.
Our stock price is subject to significant volatility.
We participate in a highly dynamic industry which often results in significant volatility in
the market price of common stock irrespective of company performance. As a result, our high and low
sales prices of our common stock during the twelve months ended September 30, 2008 were $9.46 and
$4.19, respectively. We expect our stock price to continue to be subject to significant volatility
and, in addition to the other risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and all other risks and uncertainties that are either not known to us at this time or
which we deem to be immaterial, any of the following factors may lead to a significant drop in our
stock price:
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our failure, or the failure of one of our third party partners, to comply with the
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the termination, for any reason, of any of our collaboration agreements; |
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the sale of common stock by any significant stockholder, including, but not limited
to, direct or indirect sales by members of management or our Board of Directors; |
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general negative conditions in the healthcare industry; |
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general negative conditions in the financial markets; |
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the failure, for any reason, to obtain FDA approval for any of our product candidates; |
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the failure, for any reason, to secure or defend our intellectual property position; |
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for those products that are approved by the FDA, the failure of the FDA to approve
such products in a timely manner consistent with the FDAs historical approval
process; |
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the suspension of any clinical trial due to safety or patient tolerability issues; |
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our failure, or the failure of our third party partners, to successfully
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our failure, or the failure of our third party partners, to generate product revenues
anticipated by investors; |
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problems with an API contract manufacturer or a fill and finish manufacturer for any
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Trading in our stock has historically been limited, so investors may not be able to sell as much
stock as they want to at prevailing market prices.
Our stock has historically traded at a low daily trading volume. If recent trading volumes
decrease, it may be difficult for stockholders to sell their shares in the public market at any
given time at prevailing prices.
The exercise of outstanding warrants may drive down the market price of our stock.
Outstanding warrants that may be exercised for approximately 1.4 million shares of common
stock will expire per their terms in January 2009. In addition, warrants that may be exercised for
approximately 1.9 million shares of common stock will expire per their terms in October 2009. Some
warrant holders may choose to sell outstanding shares of common stock in order to finance the
exercise of their warrants and this pattern of selling may result in a reduction of our common
stocks market price.
Risks Related To Our Industry
Compliance with the extensive government regulations to which we are subject is expensive and time
consuming and may result in the delay or cancellation of product sales, introductions or
modifications.
Extensive industry regulation has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on our
business. All pharmaceutical companies, including ours, are subject to extensive, complex, costly
and evolving regulation by the federal government, principally the FDA and, to a lesser extent, the
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, and foreign and state government agencies. The
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Controlled Substances Act and other domestic and foreign
statutes and regulations govern or influence the testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling,
storing, recordkeeping, safety, approval, advertising, promotion, sale and distribution of our
products. Under certain of these regulations, we and our contract suppliers and manufacturers are
subject to periodic inspection of our or their respective facilities, procedures and operations
and/or the testing of products by the FDA, the DEA and other authorities, which conduct periodic
inspections to confirm that we and our contract suppliers and manufacturers are in compliance with
all applicable regulations. The FDA also conducts pre-approval and post-approval reviews and plant
inspections to determine whether our systems, or our contract suppliers and manufacturers
processes, are in compliance with cGMP and other FDA regulations. If we, or our contract supplier,
fail these inspections, we may not be able to commercialize our product in a timely manner without
incurring significant additional costs, or at all.
In addition, the FDA imposes a number of complex regulatory requirements on entities that
advertise and promote pharmaceuticals including, but not limited to, standards and regulations for
direct-to-consumer advertising, off-label promotion, industry-sponsored scientific and educational
activities, and promotional activities involving the internet.
We are dependent on receiving FDA and other governmental approvals prior to manufacturing,
marketing and shipping our products. Consequently, there is always a risk that the FDA or other
applicable governmental authorities will not approve our products, or will take post-approval
action limiting or revoking our ability to sell our
products, or that the rate, timing and cost of such approvals will adversely affect our
product introduction plans or results of operations.
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Our suppliers and manufacturers are subject to regulation by the FDA and other agencies, and if
they do not meet their commitments, we would have to find substitute suppliers or manufacturers,
which could delay the supply of our products to market.
Regulatory requirements applicable to pharmaceutical products make the substitution of
suppliers and manufacturers costly and time consuming. We have no internal manufacturing
capabilities and are, and expect to be in the future, entirely dependent on contract manufacturers
and suppliers for the manufacture of our products and for their active and other ingredients. The
disqualification of these manufacturers and suppliers through their failure to comply with
regulatory requirements could negatively impact our business because the delays and costs in
obtaining and qualifying alternate suppliers (if such alternative suppliers are available, which we
cannot assure) could delay clinical trials or otherwise inhibit our ability to bring approved
products to market, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial
condition.
We may be required to initiate or defend against legal proceedings related to intellectual property
rights, which may result in substantial expense, delay and/or cessation of the development and
commercialization of our products.
We rely on patents to protect our intellectual property rights. The strength of this
protection, however, is uncertain. For example, it is not certain that:
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any of our issued patents, or patent pending applications that result in issued patents, will be held
valid and infringed in the event the patents are asserted against others. |
We currently own or license several U.S. patents and also have pending patent applications.
There can be no assurance that our existing patents, or any patents issued to us as a result of our
pending patent applications, will provide a basis for commercially viable products, will provide us
with any competitive advantages, or will not face third party challenges or be the subject of
further proceedings limiting their scope or enforceability. Such limitations in our patent
portfolio could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. In
addition, if any of our pending patent applications do not result in issued patents, this could
have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We may become involved in interference proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to
determine the priority of our inventions. In addition, costly litigation could be necessary to
protect our patent position. We also rely on trademarks to protect the names of our products. These
trademarks may be challenged by others. If we enforce our trademarks against third parties, such
enforcement proceedings may be expensive. We also rely on trade secrets, unpatented proprietary
know-how and continuing technological innovation that we seek to protect with confidentiality
agreements with employees, consultants and others with whom we discuss our business. Disputes may
arise concerning the ownership of intellectual property or the applicability or enforceability of
these agreements, and we might not be able to resolve these disputes in our favor.
In addition to protecting our own intellectual property rights, third parties may assert
patent, trademark or copyright infringement or other intellectual property claims against us based
on what they believe are their own intellectual property rights. If we become involved in any
intellectual property litigation, we may be required to pay substantial damages, including but not
limited to treble damages, for past infringement if it is ultimately determined that our products
infringe a third partys intellectual property rights. Even if infringement claims against us are
without merit, defending a lawsuit takes significant time, may be expensive and may divert
managements attention from other business concerns. Further, we may be stopped from developing,
manufacturing or selling our products until we obtain a license from the owner of the relevant
technology or other intellectual property rights. If such a license is available at all, it may
require us to pay substantial royalties or other fees.
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Future acquisitions could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition.
In order to augment our product pipeline or otherwise strengthen our business, we may decide
to acquire additional businesses, products and technologies. As we have limited experience in
evaluating and completing acquisitions, our ability as an organization to make such acquisitions is
unproven. Acquisitions could require significant capital infusions and could involve many risks,
including, but not limited to, the following:
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an acquisition, which would dilute our stockholders and could
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an acquisition may negatively impact our results of operations because
it may require us to incur large one-time charges to earnings,
amortize or write down amounts related to goodwill and other
intangible assets, or incur or assume substantial debt or liabilities,
or it may cause adverse tax consequences, substantial depreciation or
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we may encounter difficulties in assimilating and integrating the
business, products, technologies, personnel or operations of companies
that we acquire; |
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certain acquisitions may disrupt our relationship with existing
customers who are competitive with the acquired business, products or
technologies; |
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acquisitions may require significant capital infusions and the
acquired businesses, products or technologies may not generate
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an acquisition may disrupt our ongoing business, divert resources,
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acquisitions may involve the entry into a geographic or business
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If any of these risks occurred, it could adversely affect our business, financial condition
and operating results. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify or consummate any
future acquisitions on acceptable terms, or at all. If we do pursue any acquisitions, it is
possible that we may not realize the anticipated benefits from such acquisitions or that the market
will not view such acquisitions positively.
If third party reimbursement and customer contracts are not available, our products may not be
accepted in the market.
Our ability to earn sufficient returns on our products will depend in part on the extent to
which reimbursement for our products and related treatments will be available from government
health administration authorities, private health insurers, managed care organizations and other
healthcare providers.
Third-party payors are increasingly attempting to limit both the coverage and the level of
reimbursement of new drug products to contain costs. Consequently, significant uncertainty exists
as to the reimbursement status of newly approved healthcare products. Third party payors may not
establish adequate levels of reimbursement for the products that we commercialize, which could
limit their market acceptance and result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Customer contracts, such as with group paying organizations and hospital formularies, will
often not offer contract or formulary status without either the lowest price or substantial proven
clinical differentiation. If our products are compared to animal-derived hyaluronidases by these
entities, it is possible that neither of these conditions will be met, which could limit market
acceptance and result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
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The rising cost of healthcare and related pharmaceutical product pricing has led to cost
containment pressures that could cause us to sell our products at lower prices, resulting in less
revenue to us.
Any of our products that have been or in the future are approved by the FDA may be purchased
or reimbursed by state and federal government authorities, private health insurers and other
organizations, such as health maintenance organizations and managed care organizations. Such third
party payors increasingly challenge pharmaceutical product pricing. The trend toward managed
healthcare in the United States, the growth of such organizations, and various legislative
proposals and enactments to reform healthcare and government insurance programs, including the
Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2003, could significantly influence the manner in
which pharmaceutical products are prescribed and purchased, resulting in lower prices and/or a
reduction in demand. Such cost containment measures and healthcare reforms could adversely affect
our ability to sell our products. Furthermore, individual states have become increasingly
aggressive in passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical
product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on
certain product access, importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. Legally mandated
price controls on payment amounts by third party payors or other restrictions could negatively and
materially impact our revenues and financial condition. We anticipate that we will encounter
similar regulatory and legislative issues in most other countries outside the United States.
We face intense competition and rapid technological change that could result in the development of
products by others that are superior to the products we are developing.
We have numerous competitors in the United States and abroad including, among others, major
pharmaceutical and specialized biotechnology firms, universities and other research institutions
that may be developing competing products. Such competitors include, but are not limited to,
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, ISTA, Amphastar and Primapharm among others. These competitors may
develop technologies and products that are more effective, safer, or less costly than our current
or future product candidates or that could render our technologies and product candidates obsolete
or noncompetitive. Many of these competitors have substantially more resources and product
development, manufacturing and marketing experience and capabilities than we do. In addition, many
of our competitors have significantly greater experience than we do in undertaking pre-clinical
testing and clinical trials of pharmaceutical product candidates and obtaining FDA and other
regulatory approvals of products and therapies for use in healthcare. Other manufacturers have FDA
approved products for use as spreading agents, including ISTA, with an ovine-derived hyaluronidase,
Vitrase, Amphastar, with a bovine-derived hyaluronidase, Amphadase, and Primapharm, also with a
bovine-derived hyaluronidase, Hydase. The FDA has determined that Amphadase, Hydase, HYLENEX and
Vitrase are distinct new chemical entities and hence afforded five years of market exclusivity.
The five year market exclusivity precludes identical new chemical entity products from being
marketed for a period of five years. As each of these products is established as distinctly
different new chemical entities, the marketing exclusivity granted does not prohibit the marketing
of the products.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by
changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates, particularly because the majority of our
investments are in short-term marketable securities. The primary objective of our investment
activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from
our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities that we invest in may
be subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the
value of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we purchase a security that was issued with a
fixed interest rate and the prevailing interest rate later rises, the value of our investment will
probably decline. To minimize this risk, we intend to continue to maintain our portfolio of cash
equivalents and short-term investments in a variety of securities including commercial paper, money
market funds and government and non-government debt securities. In general, money market funds are
not subject to market risk because the interest paid on such funds
fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. As of September 30, 2008, we did not have any
holdings of derivative financial or commodity instruments, or any foreign currency denominated
transactions, and all of our cash and cash equivalents were in money market mutual funds and other
highly liquid investments.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the timelines specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and
forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decision
regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching
a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive
officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, 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
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of
operations in the normal course of our business. Any of these claims could subject us to costly
litigation and, while we generally believe that we have adequate insurance to cover many different
types of liabilities, our insurance carriers may deny coverage or our policy limits may be
inadequate to fully satisfy any damage awards or settlements. If this were to happen, the payment
of any such awards could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations
and financial position. Additionally, any such claims, whether or not successful, could damage our
reputation and business. We currently are not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome
of which, in managements opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We have provided updated Risk Factors in the section labeled Risk Factors in Part I, Item 2,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The Risk
Factors section provides updated information in certain areas, but we do not believe those updates
have materially changed the type or magnitude of the risks we face in comparison to the disclosure
provided in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, holders of various outstanding warrants
exercised rights to purchase an aggregate of 914,278 common shares for gross proceeds of
approximately $1.1 million. The
shares and underlying warrants were purchased for investment in a private placement exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 14, 2007, by and between the Registrant and the
Registrants predecessor Nevada corporation (1) |
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of
State on October 7, 2007 (2) |
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3.2
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Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the terms of the Series A Preferred
Stock (1) |
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3.3
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Bylaws (2) |
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4.1
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Amended Rights Agreement between Corporate Stock Transfer, as rights agent, and Registrant,
dated November 12, 2007 (20) |
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10.1
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License Agreement between University of Connecticut and Registrant, dated November 15, 2002
(3) |
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10.2
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First Amendment to the License Agreement between University of Connecticut and Registrant,
dated January 9, 2006 (9) |
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10.3*
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Commercial Supply Agreement with Avid Bioservices, Inc. and Registrant, dated February 16, 2005 (7) |
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10.4*
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First Amendment to the Commercial Supply Agreement between Avid Bioservices, Inc. and
Registrant, dated December 15, 2006 (14) |
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10.5*
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Clinical Supply Agreement between Cook Pharmica, LLC and Registrant, dated August 15, 2008 |
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10.6
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Form of Callable Stock Purchase Warrant (4) |
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10.7
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (5) |
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10.8#
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DeliaTroph Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2001 Amended and Restated Stock Plan and form of Stock
Option Agreements for options assumed thereunder (6) |
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10.9
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Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement With Andrew Kim (6) |
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10.10#
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2004 Stock Plan and Form of Option Agreement thereunder (4) |
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10.11#
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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan (8) |
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10.12#
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan) (12) |
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10.13#
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (2005 Outside Directors Stock Plan) (12) |
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10.14#
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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan (11) |
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10.15#
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (2006 Stock Plan) (12) |
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10.16#
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (2006 Stock Plan) (12) |
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10.17#
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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan (21) |
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10.18#
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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 2008 Outside Directors Stock Plan (21) |
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10.19#
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Form of Indemnity Agreement for Directors and Executive Officers (19) |
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10.20#
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Outside Director Compensation Plan (23) |
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10.21#
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2007 Senior Executive Incentive Plan (23) |
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10.22#
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2008 Senior Executive Incentive Structure (22) |
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10.23#
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Change in Control Policy (22) |
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10.24#
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Severance Policy (23) |
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10.25*
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Amended and Restated Exclusive Distribution Agreement between Baxter Healthcare Corporation,
Baxter Healthcare S.A. and Registrant, dated February 14, 2007 (15) |
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10.26*
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Amended and Restated Development and Supply Agreement between Baxter Healthcare Corporation,
Baxter Healthcare S.A. and Registrant, dated February 14, 2007 (15) |
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10.27*
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License and Collaboration Agreement between Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Baxter Healthcare
S.A. and Registrant, dated February 14, 2007 (15) |
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10.28*
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Enhanze Technology License and Collaboration Agreement between Baxter Healthcare
Corporation, Baxter Healthcare S.A. and Registrant, dated September 7, 2007 (18) |
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10.29*
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License and Collaboration Agreement between F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
and Registrant dated December 5, 2006 (13) |
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10.30
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Stock Purchase Agreement between Roche Finance Ltd and Registrant, dated December 5, 2006 (13) |
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10.31
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Stock Purchase Agreement between Baxter International, Inc. and Registrant, dated February
14, 2007 (15) |
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10.32
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Stock Purchase Agreement between
New River Management V, LP and Registrant, dated April 23, 2007(16) |
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10.33
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Sublease Agreement (11404 Sorrento Valley Road), effective as of July 2, 2007 (17) |
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10.34
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Sublease Agreement (11388 Sorrento Valley Road), effective as of July 2, 2007 (17) |
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10.35
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Standard Industrial Net Lease (11388 Sorrento Valley Road), effective as of July 26, 2007 (17) |
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21.1
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Subsidiaries of Registrant (10) |
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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(1) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 20,
2007. |
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(2) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC
on Form DEF14A on October 11, 2007. |
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(3) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with
the Commission on April 23, 2004. |
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(4) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants amendment number two to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on July 23, 2004. |
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(5) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15,
2004. |
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(6) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with
the Commission on October 26, 2004. |
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(7) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 22,
2005. |
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(8) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 6, 2005. |
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(9) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 12,
2006. |
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(10) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A, filed March 29,
2005. |
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(11) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 24,
2006. |
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(12) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 8,
2006. |
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(13) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed December
15, 2006. |
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(14) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 21,
2006. |
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(15) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed February
20, 2007. |
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(16) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 24,
2007. |
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(17) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 31,
2007. |
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(18) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 12,
2007. |
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(19) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20,
2007. |
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(20) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 14,
2008. |
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(21) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 19,
2008. |
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(22) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 21,
2008. |
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(23) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 9,
2008. |
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Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this exhibit. These
portions have been omitted from this agreement and have been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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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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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
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Dated: November 7, 2008 |
/s/ Jonathan E. Lim
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Jonathan E. Lim, MD |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Dated: November 7, 2008 |
/s/ David A. Ramsay
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David A. Ramsay |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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