e10vq
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
Or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission file number: 000-50865
MannKind Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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13-3607736
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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28903 North Avenue Paine
Valencia, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
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91355
(Zip Code) |
(661) 775-5300
(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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
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
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes o No þ
As of July 22, 2011, there were 130,969,041 shares of the registrants common stock, $.01 par value
per share, outstanding.
MANNKIND CORPORATION
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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and Japan.
2
PART 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MANNKIND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except share data)
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June 30, 2011 |
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December 31, 2010 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
24,770 |
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$ |
66,061 |
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Marketable securities |
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497 |
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4,370 |
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State research and development credit exchange receivable current |
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674 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,593 |
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2,849 |
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Total current assets |
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26,860 |
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73,954 |
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Property and equipment net |
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200,383 |
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202,356 |
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State research and development credit exchange receivable net of current portion |
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885 |
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629 |
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Other assets |
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230 |
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317 |
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Total |
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$ |
228,358 |
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$ |
277,256 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
1,600 |
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$ |
3,294 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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19,958 |
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14,840 |
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Total current liabilities |
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21,558 |
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18,134 |
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Senior convertible notes |
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209,979 |
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209,335 |
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Note payable to related party |
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242,203 |
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235,319 |
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Total liabilities |
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473,740 |
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462,788 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders deficit: |
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Undesignated preferred stock, $0.01 par value 10,000,000 shares authorized; no
shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value 250,000,000 and 200,000,000 shares authorized at
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively; 130,905,582 and 127,793,178
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
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1,309 |
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1,278 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,614,018 |
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1,587,858 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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38 |
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74 |
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Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
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(1,860,747 |
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(1,774,742 |
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Total stockholders deficit |
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(245,382 |
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(185,532 |
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Total |
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$ |
228,358 |
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$ |
277,256 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MANNKIND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Cumulative period |
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from February 14, |
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1991 (date of |
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Three months ended |
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Six months ended |
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inception) to |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
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$ |
93 |
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$ |
50 |
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$ |
93 |
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$ |
3,131 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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30,296 |
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26,160 |
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56,585 |
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56,651 |
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1,322,677 |
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General and administrative |
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8,890 |
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11,196 |
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20,652 |
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21,306 |
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360,253 |
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In-process research and development costs |
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19,726 |
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Goodwill impairment |
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151,428 |
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Total operating expenses |
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39,186 |
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37,356 |
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77,237 |
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77,957 |
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1,854,084 |
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Loss from operations |
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(39,186 |
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(37,263 |
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(77,187 |
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(77,864 |
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(1,850,953 |
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Other income (expense) |
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47 |
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(1,257 |
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1,397 |
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(2,047 |
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(1,220 |
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Interest expense on note payable to related
party |
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(2,509 |
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(2,523 |
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(4,985 |
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(4,625 |
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(22,436 |
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Interest expense on senior convertible notes |
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(2,834 |
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(1,211 |
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(5,247 |
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(2,421 |
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(23,100 |
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Interest income |
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2 |
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3 |
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17 |
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6 |
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36,988 |
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Loss before provision for income taxes |
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(44,480 |
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(42,251 |
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(86,005 |
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(86,951 |
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(1,860,721 |
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Income taxes |
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(26 |
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Net loss |
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(44,480 |
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(42,251 |
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(86,005 |
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(86,951 |
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(1,860,747 |
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Deemed dividend related to beneficial
conversion feature of convertible preferred
stock |
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(22,260 |
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Accretion on redeemable preferred stock |
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(952 |
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Net loss applicable to common stockholders |
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$ |
(44,480 |
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$ |
(42,251 |
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$ |
(86,005 |
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$ |
(86,951 |
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$ |
(1,883,959 |
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Net loss per share applicable to common
stockholders basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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$ |
(0.71 |
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$ |
(0.77 |
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Shares used to compute basic and diluted
net loss per share applicable to common
stockholders |
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121,708 |
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113,116 |
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121,385 |
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113,105 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MANNKIND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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Cumulative |
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Period from |
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February 14, |
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1991 (Date of |
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Six months ended |
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Inception) to |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(86,005 |
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$ |
(86,951 |
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$ |
(1,860,747 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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8,023 |
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8,607 |
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104,486 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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4,701 |
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8,005 |
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118,123 |
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Stock expense for shares issued pursuant to research agreement |
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3,018 |
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(Gain) loss on sale, abandonment/disposal or impairment of property and equipment |
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(63 |
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23,512 |
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Accrued interest on investments, net of amortization of discounts |
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(191 |
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In-process research and development |
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19,726 |
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Goodwill impairment |
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151,428 |
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Loss on available-for-sale securities |
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347 |
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873 |
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Other, net |
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9 |
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(6 |
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1,113 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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State research and development credit exchange receivable |
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418 |
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1,066 |
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(885 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,256 |
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1,221 |
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7 |
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Other assets |
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87 |
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(230 |
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Accounts payable |
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(447 |
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(3,810 |
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1,255 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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4,574 |
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(3,313 |
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18,503 |
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Other liabilities |
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(2 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(67,447 |
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(74,834 |
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(1,420,011 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchase of marketable securities |
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(796,779 |
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Sales and maturities of marketable securities |
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3,828 |
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796,393 |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(6,109 |
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(4,052 |
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(326,360 |
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Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
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63 |
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347 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(2,218 |
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(4,052 |
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(326,399 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Issuance of common stock and warrants |
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10,424 |
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1,527 |
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1,229,504 |
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Collection of Series C convertible preferred stock subscriptions receivable |
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50,000 |
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Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock for cash |
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15,000 |
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Cash received for common stock to be issued |
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3,900 |
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Repurchase of common stock |
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(1,028 |
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Put shares sold to majority stockholder |
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623 |
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Borrowings under lines of credit |
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4,220 |
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Proceeds from notes receivables |
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1,742 |
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Borrowings on notes payable to related party |
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18,000 |
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77,000 |
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340,000 |
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Principal payments on notes payable to principal stockholder |
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(70,000 |
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Borrowings on notes payable |
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3,460 |
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Principal payments on notes payable |
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(1,667 |
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Proceeds from senior convertible notes |
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207,050 |
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Payment of employment taxes related to vested restricted stock units |
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(50 |
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(1,302 |
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(11,624 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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28,374 |
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77,225 |
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1,771,180 |
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NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
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$ |
(41,291 |
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$ |
(1,661 |
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$ |
24,770 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
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66,061 |
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30,019 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
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$ |
24,770 |
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$ |
28,358 |
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$ |
24,770 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURES: |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
26 |
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Interest paid in cash |
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10,136 |
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6,131 |
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42,285 |
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Accretion on redeemable convertible preferred stock |
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(952 |
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Issuance of common stock upon conversion of notes payable |
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3,331 |
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Increase in additional paid-in capital resulting from merger |
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171,154 |
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Issuance of common stock for notes receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,758 |
|
Issuance of put option by stockholder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,949 |
) |
Put option redemption by stockholder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,921 |
|
Issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock subscriptions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Issuance of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,296 |
|
Conversion of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,248 |
) |
Non-cash construction in progress and property and equipment |
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
459 |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
Cancellation of principal on note payable to related party |
|
|
11,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,797 |
|
In connection with the Companys initial public offering, all shares of Series B and Series C
convertible preferred stock, in the amount of $15.0 million and $50.0 million, respectively,
automatically converted into common stock in August 2004.
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
MANNKIND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Description of business and basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of MannKind Corporation and
its subsidiaries (the Company), have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These statements should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys latest
audited annual financial statements. The audited statements for the year ended December 31, 2010
are included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2010 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011 (the Annual Report).
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments,
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of these interim periods have been
included. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 may not be
indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates
or assumptions. The more significant estimates reflected in these accompanying financial statements
involve assessing long-lived assets for impairment, accrued expenses, the valuation of stock-based
compensation and the determination of the provision for income taxes and corresponding deferred tax
assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets.
Business The Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of
therapeutic products for diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The Companys lead product
candidate, AFREZZA (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, is an ultra rapid-acting
insulin therapy in late-stage clinical investigation for the treatment of adults with type 1 or
type 2 diabetes for the control of hyperglycemia.
AFREZZA consists of the Companys proprietary Technosphere particles onto which insulin molecules
are loaded. These loaded particles are then aerosolized and inhaled deep into the lung using the
Companys AFREZZA inhaler.
Basis of Presentation The Company is considered to be in the development stage as its primary
activities since incorporation have been establishing its facilities, recruiting personnel,
conducting research and development, business development, business and financial planning, and
raising capital. Since its inception through June 30, 2011 the Company has reported accumulated net
losses of $1.9 billion, which include a goodwill impairment charge of $151.4 million, and
cumulative negative cash flow from operations of $1.4 billion. It is costly to develop therapeutic
products and conduct clinical trials for these products. At June 30, 2011, the Companys capital
resources consisted of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $25.3 million and $80.0
million of available borrowings under the loan agreement with an entity controlled by the Companys
principal stockholder (see Note 12 Related-party arrangements). Based upon the Companys current
expectations, management believes the Companys existing capital resources will enable it to
continue planned operations into the first quarter of 2012. However, the Company cannot provide
assurances that its plans will not change or that changed circumstances will not result in the
depletion of its capital resources more rapidly than it currently anticipates. If the Company is
not successful in raising additional capital through equity or debt financing, entering a business
collaboration, establishing other funding facilities, licensing arrangements, assets sales or other
means, or increasing the borrowings available under the loan arrangement with its related party,
the Company will be required to reduce expenses through the delay, reduction or curtailment of its
projects, including AFREZZA development activities, or further reduction of costs for facilities
and administration, and there will be substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern.
6
Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of financial instruments, which include
cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts payable, approximate their fair values due to
their relatively short maturities. The fair value of the note payable to related party cannot be
reasonably estimated as the Company would not be able to obtain a similar credit arrangement in the
current economic environment.
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments, with original or remaining maturities of 90
days or less at the time of purchase, that are readily convertible into cash. As of June 30, 2011
and December 31, 2010, the Company held $8.8 million and $52.8 million, respectively of cash
equivalents, consisting of money market funds, U.S. Treasury notes and commercial paper. The $8.8
million of cash equivalents at June 30, 2011 consisted entirely of money market funds. The fair
value of these investments was determined by using quoted prices for identical investments in an
active market (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy).
The Companys marketable securities consist principally of a certificate of deposit with a maturity
greater than 90 days, held as collateral for the Companys commercial card programs and a common
stock investment that are classified as available-for-sale securities. The certificate of deposit
is stated at fair value based on quoted prices for similar instruments in an active market (Level 2
in the fair value hierarchy) and the common stock investment is stated at fair value based on
quoted prices in an active market (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy). As of June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, there were marketable securities of $0.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively.
The following is a summary of the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Companys senior
convertible notes due in 2013 and 2015 (in millions).
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|
June 30, 2011 |
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|
December 31, 2010 |
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|
Carrying |
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|
Estimated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
value |
|
|
fair value |
|
|
value |
|
|
fair value |
|
Notes due 2013 |
|
$ |
113.6 |
|
|
$ |
65.7 |
|
|
$ |
113.3 |
|
|
$ |
69.1 |
|
Notes due 2015 |
|
$ |
96.4 |
|
|
$ |
77.3 |
|
|
$ |
96.0 |
|
|
$ |
134.1 |
|
The senior convertible notes due 2013 estimated fair value was calculated based on quoted prices in
an active market (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy). The senior convertible notes due 2015
estimated fair value was calculated based on model-derived
valuations, based on the market approach
(Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).
Derivative financial instruments are reported in Other assets or Accrued expenses and other
current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and measured at fair value. The
fair value of foreign exchange hedging contracts equals the carrying value at each balance sheet
date. The fair value of these contracts are determined using methodologies based on market
observable inputs (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy), including foreign currency spot rates. The
Company has used derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency
exchange risks related to quarterly purchases on insulin. The Company does not use derivative
financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, nor does it use leveraged financial
instruments. Credit risk related to derivative financial instruments is considered minimal and is
managed by requiring high credit standards for counterparties and through periodic settlements of
positions.
The Companys derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments, and gains
or losses resulting from changes in the fair value are reported in Other income (expense), in the
condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company entered into foreign exchange hedging
contracts with notional amounts totaling zero and $25.5 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, respectively. The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $567,000 on the outstanding
contracts at December 31, 2010. The Company recorded a realized gain of $1.3 million for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2011 and a realized loss of zero and $288,000 related to these
foreign exchange hedging contracts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
The Company terminated these contracts during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 for Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):
Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This Update improves the comparability, consistency and
transparency of financial reporting and increases the prominence of items reported in other
comprehensive income. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2011. The adoption of this update will have an impact on the disclosure of
comprehensive income on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04 for Fair Value Measurement
(Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in
U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This Update addresses how to measure fair value and requires new disclosures
about fair value measurements. The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the
adoption of this update will have on its consolidated financial statements.
7
2. Investment in securities
The following is a summary of the available-for-sale securities classified as current assets (in
thousands).
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
Gain |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Basis |
|
|
Gain |
|
|
Value |
|
Available-for-sale securities |
|
$ |
467 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
497 |
|
|
$ |
4,295 |
|
|
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
4,370 |
|
The Companys available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2011 consist of a $0.4 million certificate
of deposit with a maturity greater than 90 days, held as collateral for the Companys commercial
card programs, and a common stock investment. The Companys available-for-sale securities at
December 31, 2010 consist principally of $4.2 million of certificates of deposit with a maturity
greater than 90 days, held as collateral primarily for foreign exchange hedging instruments, and a
common stock investment. Gross realized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities were
insignificant and recorded as Other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Gross unrealized gains and losses are included in Other comprehensive gain (loss)
(see Note 5 Comprehensive loss).
3. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Salary and related expenses |
|
$ |
8,720 |
|
|
$ |
5,624 |
|
Research and clinical trial costs |
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
668 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
4,873 |
|
|
|
4,993 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
Other |
|
|
5,374 |
|
|
|
3,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
19,958 |
|
|
$ |
14,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. Accounting for stock-based compensation
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows
(in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Six months ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
1,993 |
|
|
$ |
4,256 |
|
|
$ |
4,701 |
|
|
$ |
8,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company issued stock awards to employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 with two year
vesting. The grant date fair value of the 1,467,500 stock options and 1,181,100 restricted stock
units issued during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were $3.7 million and $4.5 million,
respectively, with a grant date fair value per share of $2.54 and $3.80, respectively.
The Company issued an immaterial number of stock awards to employees during the quarter ended June
30, 2011 with four year vesting.
As of June 30, 2011, there was $13.5 million and $16.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost
related to options and restricted stock units, respectively, which are expected to be recognized
over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 2.3 years.
5. Comprehensive loss
Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 220-10-45 Comprehensive Income Other Presentation
requires reporting and displaying comprehensive income (loss) and its components, which, for the
Company, includes net loss and unrealized gains and losses on investments and cumulative
translation gains and losses. In accordance with this guidance, the accumulated balance of other
comprehensive income (loss) is disclosed as a separate component of stockholders equity. For the
three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, comprehensive loss consisted of (in thousands):
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Six months ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(44,480 |
) |
|
$ |
(42,251 |
) |
|
$ |
(86,005 |
) |
|
$ |
(86,951 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
286 |
|
Cumulative translation (loss) gain |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(44,528 |
) |
|
$ |
(41,981 |
) |
|
$ |
(86,041 |
) |
|
$ |
(86,671 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. Net loss per common share
Basic net loss per share excludes dilution for potentially dilutive securities and is computed by
dividing loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period excluding the shares loaned under the share lending arrangement (see
Note 10 Common and preferred stock). As of June 30, 2011, 9,000,000 shares of the Companys
common stock, which were loaned to a share borrower pursuant to the terms of a share lending
agreement as described in Note 10, were issued and are outstanding, and holders of the borrowed
shares have all the rights of a holder of the Companys common stock. However, because the share
borrower must return all borrowed shares to the Company (or, in certain circumstances, the cash
value thereof), the borrowed shares are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and
reporting basic or diluted earnings (loss) per share. Diluted net loss per share reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were
exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the
computation of diluted net loss per share for all of the periods presented in the accompanying
statements of operations because the reported net loss in each of these periods results in their
inclusion being antidilutive. Antidilutive securities, which consist of stock options, restricted
stock units, warrants, and shares that could be issued upon conversion of the senior convertible
notes, that are not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation consisted of an
aggregate of 32,048,936 shares and 17,257,838 shares as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively,
and exclude the 9,000,000 shares loaned under the share lending arrangement.
7. Restructuring charges
On February 10, 2011, the Company announced that following receipt of the Complete Response letter
from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the new drug application
(NDA) for AFREZZA, it implemented a restructuring to streamline operations, reduce operating
expenses, extend the cash runway and focus its resources on securing the FDAs approval of the NDA
for AFREZZA. In connection with the restructuring, the Company reduced its total workforce by
approximately 41% to 257 employees. The Company recorded charges of approximately $6.7 million for
employee severance and other related termination benefits and recognized a liability of $6.7
million in February, which approximated fair value.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workforce |
|
|
|
Reduction |
|
Restructuring Balance, February 11, 2011 |
|
$ |
6,659 |
|
Cash payments |
|
|
(5,482 |
) |
Adjustment |
|
|
(287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Restructuring Balance, June 30, 2011 |
|
$ |
890 |
|
|
|
|
|
During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the Company adjusted the restructuring balance based on the
election of certain termination benefits by a portion of the terminated employees.
The remaining restructuring balance as of June 30, 2011 primarily consists of health benefits which
are paid out over six months subsequent to termination.
The net $6.4 million of costs associated with the restructuring are included in Research and
development and General and administrative operating expenses in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations as $4.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for the six months ended
June 30, 2011.
8. State research and development credit exchange receivable
The State of Connecticut provides certain companies with the opportunity to exchange certain
research and development income tax credit carryforwards for cash in exchange for forgoing the
carryforward of the research and development income tax credits. The program provides for an
exchange of research and development income tax credits for cash equal to 65% of the value of
corporation tax credit available for exchange. Estimated amounts receivable under the program are
recorded as a reduction of research and
9
development expenses. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the estimated amounts receivable
under the program were $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
9. Property and equipment net
Property and equipment net consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Years) |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,273 |
|
|
$ |
5,273 |
|
Buildings |
|
|
39-40 |
|
|
|
54,948 |
|
|
|
54,948 |
|
Building improvements |
|
|
5-40 |
|
|
|
113,489 |
|
|
|
113,489 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
3-15 |
|
|
|
73,609 |
|
|
|
73,812 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |
|
|
5-10 |
|
|
|
5,369 |
|
|
|
5,369 |
|
Computer equipment and software |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
16,332 |
|
|
|
16,306 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,809 |
|
|
|
14,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
288,882 |
|
|
|
283,746 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88,499 |
) |
|
|
(81,390 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment net |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
200,383 |
|
|
$ |
202,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leasehold improvements are amortized over four years which is the shorter of the term of the lease
or the service lives of the improvements.
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Six months ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
$ |
3,580 |
|
|
$ |
4,170 |
|
|
$ |
7,379 |
|
|
$ |
8,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. Common and preferred stock
In June 2011, the Companys stockholders approved an increase in its authorized shares of common
stock from 200,000,000 to 250,000,000. As such, the Company is authorized to issue 250,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable in one or more series designated by the Companys board
of directors. No other class of capital stock is authorized. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, 130,905,582 and 127,793,178 shares of common stock, respectively, were issued and
outstanding. Included in the common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2011 are 9,000,000 shares of
common stock loaned to Bank of America under a share lending agreement in connection with the
offering of the $100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2015
(see Note 13 Senior convertible notes). Bank of America is obligated to return the borrowed
shares (or, in certain circumstances, the cash value thereof) to the Company on or about the 45th
business day following the date as of which the entire principal amount of the notes ceases to be
outstanding, subject to extension or acceleration in certain circumstances or early termination at
Bank of Americas option. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the borrowed
shares by Bank of America, but the Company did receive a nominal lending fee of $0.01 per share
from Bank of America for the use of borrowed shares.
In August 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Seaside 88, LP (Seaside) for the sale
of up to 18,200,000 shares of common stock in increments of 700,000 shares on a bi-weekly basis
with the first closing date scheduled for September 22, 2010 provided that certain conditions are
met, including for a particular closing to take place, the ten-day volume weighted average trading
price for the Companys common stock immediately prior to such closing must meet or exceed a
minimum priced set by the Company at $6.50 per share. If the ten-day volume weighted average
trading price for a particular closing is below $6.50 per share, then that closing will not occur
and the aggregate number of shares to be purchased will be reduced by 700,000 shares. The purchase
price per share at each closing will be equal to 92% of that 10-day volume weighted average price.
The agreement with Seaside will terminate on the day following the final closing under the
agreement, or the Company may terminate the Seaside agreement at any time upon written notice.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued and sold a total of 1.4 million shares
of common stock to Seaside for net proceeds of $9.7 million. During the three months ended June
30, 2011, no shares of common stock were sold to Seaside under this agreement. As of June 30, 2011,
the Company had issued and sold a total of 3,500,000 shares of common stock to Seaside for net
proceeds of $23.8 million in accordance with the agreement, and a total of 3,500,000 shares
remained subject to future sale if the Company is able to satisfy the conditions precedent for
sales of shares under the agreement, including the minimum price requirement.
10
In conjunction with the Seaside agreement, in August 2010, the Company entered into a common stock
purchase agreement with The Mann Group LLC (The Mann Group), an entity controlled by the
Companys principal stockholder. Under this common stock purchase agreement, the Company is
required to issue and sell, and The Mann Group is obligated to purchase at a price equal to the
greater of $7.15 per share (the closing bid price of the Companys common stock on August 10, 2010)
and the closing bid price of common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable
closing date, the same number of shares of the Companys common stock that Seaside purchases on
each closing date under its agreement with the Company (see Note 12 Related-party arrangements).
During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued and sold a total of 1.4 million shares
of common stock to The Mann Group that resulted in reduction in the note payable to related party
of $11.1 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, no shares of common stock were sold
to The Mann Group under this agreement. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had issued and sold a
total of 3,500,000 shares of common stock to The Mann Group that had resulted in total reduction in
the note payable to related party of $27.8 million, and a total of 3,500,000 shares remained
subject to future sale.
11. Commitments and contingencies
Supply Commitments In November 2007, the Company entered into a long-term supply agreement (the
Supply Agreement) with N.V. Organon (Organon), now a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., pursuant
to which Organon manufactured and supplied specified quantities of recombinant human insulin to the
Company. In June 2011, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the Letter Agreement) with
Organon to settle a dispute that arose between the Company and Organon in connection with the
termination by the Company of the Supply Agreement. Under the terms of the Letter Agreement, the
Company will pay Organon an aggregate of $16.0 million in two installments, each of which will be
paid after the Company receives certain quantities of recombinant human insulin manufactured and
supplied by Organon. The Letter Agreement is in full and final settlement of, and the Company and
Organon agreed to release each other from, any and all actions and claims that the Company and
Organon had or may have against each other in connection with the dispute regarding the Supply
Agreement and related maters. The Company has concluded that the Letter Agreement represents a
multiple element arrangement consisting of two elements representing the purchase of insulin and a
contract cancellation fee. The Company has allocated the $16 million settlement first to the fair
value of the insulin with the residual being allocated to the contract cancellation fee. During
the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company received the first of two shipments of
recombinant human insulin and paid the first installment of $8.0 million. The Company expensed
$4.3 million for insulin received and recorded $3.7 million for a contract cancellation fee. As of
June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a loss contingency of $3.9 million in connection with the
Letter Agreement representing the portion of the second $8.0 million payment related to the
contract cancellation fee, which was paid in July 2011.
Guarantees and Indemnifications In the ordinary course of its business, the Company makes
certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in
relation to certain transactions. The Company, as permitted under Delaware law and in accordance
with its Bylaws, indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject
to certain limits, while the officer or director is or was serving at the Companys request in such
capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officers or directors lifetime. The
maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has a
director and officer insurance policy that may enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts
paid. The Company believes the fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. The
Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets. However, the Company accrues for losses for any known contingent
liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is
probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. No such losses have been recorded to date.
Litigation The Company is involved in various legal proceedings and other matters. In accordance
with ASC 450 Contingencies, previously the FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, the
Company would record a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been
incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
On November 23, 2010, John Arditi, former Senior Director GCP Regulatory Affairs of the
Company, filed a Demand for Arbitration against the Company and three of its employees the Chief
Scientific Officer, the Vice President World Wide Regulatory Affairs, and the Chief Financial
Officer claiming that the Company terminated his employment in retaliation for his purported
reporting of alleged unlawful practices in connection with the Companys clinical trials. Mr.
Arditi has asserted claims for violation of the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act,
wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Mr. Arditi is seeking, among
other relief, compensatory and punitive damages and counsel fees, costs and interest. Before Mr.
Arditi filed his arbitration demand, the Company completed an internal investigation and retained
an independent outside firm to conduct an independent investigation of Mr. Arditis claims. Neither
investigation found any basis for his claims. The Company believes the allegations made by Mr.
Arditi are without merit and intends to defend against them vigorously.
Following the receipt of the Complete Response letter from the FDA regarding the NDA for AFREZZA in
January 2011 and the subsequent decline of the price of the Companys common stock, several
complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the
Company and certain of its officers and directors on behalf of certain purchasers of the
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Companys common stock. The complaints include claims asserted under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of
the Exchange Act and have been brought as purported shareholder class actions. In general, the
complaints allege that the Company and certain of its officers and directors violated federal
securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the Companys
business and prospects for AFREZZA, thereby artificially inflating the price of its common stock.
The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief. The complaints have been
transferred to a single court and consolidated for all purposes. The court has appointed a lead
plaintiff and lead counsel and a consolidated complaint was filed on June 27, 2011. The Company
plans to vigorously defend against the claims advanced.
Starting in February 2011, shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the Superior Court of
California for the County of Los Angeles and in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California against the Companys directors and certain of its officers. The complaints in the
shareholder derivative actions allege breaches of fiduciary duties by the defendants and other
violations of law. In general, the complaints allege that the Companys directors and certain of
its officers caused or allowed for the dissemination of materially false and misleading statements
regarding the Companys business and prospects for AFREZZA, thereby artificially inflating the
price of its common stock. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other
relief, including reforms to the Companys corporate governance and internal procedures. The
Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles has consolidated the actions pending
before it. Likewise, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has
consolidated the actions pending before it. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California has also appointed lead plaintiffs and lead counsel and ordered the federal lead
plaintiffs to file a consolidated complaint by mid-August 2011. The Company plans to vigorously
defend against the claims advanced.
12. Related-party arrangements
In October 2007, the Company entered into a $350.0 million loan arrangement with its principal
stockholder. In February 2009, the promissory note underlying the loan arrangement was revised as a
result of the principal stockholder being licensed as a finance lender under the California Finance
Lenders Law. Accordingly, the lender was revised to The Mann Group. Interest accrues on each
outstanding advance at a fixed rate equal to the one-year LIBOR rate as reported by the Wall Street
Journal on the date of such advance plus 3% per annum and is payable quarterly in arrears. The
borrowing rate was 4.6% and 4.7% at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. In August
2010, the Company amended and restated the promissory note to extend the maturity date from
December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012, to provide for the cancellation of indebtedness under the
note as described below, to provide that The Mann Group may require the Company to prepay the note
in an amount not to exceed $200.0 million (less the amount of cancelled indebtedness) upon 90 days
prior written notice or on December 31, 2012, whichever is earlier, and to limit the Companys
ability to borrow and reborrow under the note through December 31, 2011 to an amount equal to
$350.0 million less the amount of cancelled indebtedness. The Mann Group has agreed not to exercise
its prepayment right if such prepayment would require the use of working capital resources to repay
the loan. In the event of a default, all unpaid principal and interest either becomes immediately
due and payable or may be accelerated at The Mann Groups option, and the interest rate will
increase to the one-year LIBOR rate calculated on the date of the initial advance or in effect on
the date of default, whichever is greater, plus 5% per annum. All borrowings under the loan
arrangement are unsecured. The loan arrangement contains no financial covenants. There are no
warrants associated with the loan arrangement. The principal amount outstanding under the loan
arrangement was $242.2 million and $235.3 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had accrued interest of $2.5 million related to the
amount outstanding, had cancelled a total of $27.8 million indebtedness and had $80.0 million of
available borrowings under the loan arrangement.
In August 2010, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement with The Mann Group.
Under this common stock purchase agreement, the Company is required to issue and sell, and The Mann
Group is obligated to purchase, the same number of shares of the Companys common stock that
Seaside purchases on each closing date under its agreement with the Company. The price of the
shares that the Company sells to The Mann Group under the agreement will be equal to the greater of
$7.15 per share (the closing bid price of the Companys common stock on August 10, 2010) and the
closing bid price of the Companys common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the
applicable closing date. The aggregate purchase price for the shares of common stock the Company
issues and sells to The Mann Group will be paid by cancelling an equal amount of the outstanding
principal under the $350.0 million loan arrangement provided by The Mann Group. To the extent that
the outstanding principal amount owed under the loan arrangement is insufficient to pay the full
purchase price for the shares of common stock to be acquired, The Mann Group will be obligated to
pay cash for the balance of the shares of common stock it is obligated to purchase under the common
stock purchase agreement. The common stock purchase agreement with The Mann Group will terminate on
the day following the final closing under the Companys common stock purchase agreement with
Seaside or upon termination of the Seaside agreement.
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13. Senior convertible notes
Senior convertible notes consist of the following (in thousands):
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June 30 |
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December 31 |
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Notes due 2013 |
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Principal amount |
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$ |
115,000 |
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$ |
115,000 |
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Unamortized debt issuance expense |
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(1,423 |
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(1,699 |
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Net carrying amount |
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113,577 |
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113,301 |
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Notes due 2015 |
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Principal amount |
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$ |
100,000 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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Unamortized debt issuance expense |
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(3,598 |
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(3,966 |
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Net carrying amount |
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96,402 |
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96,034 |
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Senior convertible notes |
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$ |
209,979 |
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$ |
209,335 |
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In August 2010, the Company completed a Rule 144A offering of $100.0 million aggregate principal
amount of 5.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2015. The Notes due 2015 are governed by the terms of
an indenture dated as of August 24, 2010. The Notes due 2015 bear interest at the rate of 5.75% per
year on the principal amount, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15
of each year, beginning February 15, 2011. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company
had accrued interest of $2.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively related to the Notes due 2015.
The Notes due 2015 are general, unsecured, senior obligations of the Company and effectively rank
junior in right of payment to all of the Companys secured debt, to the extent of the value of the
assets securing such debt, and to the debt and all other liabilities of the Companys subsidiaries.
The maturity date of the Notes due 2015 is August 15, 2015 and payment is due in full on that date
for unconverted securities. Holders of the Notes due 2015 may convert, at any time prior to the
close of business on the business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date, any
outstanding principal into shares of the Companys common stock at an initial conversion rate of
147.0859 shares per $1,000 principal amount, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately
$6.80 per share, subject to adjustment. Except in certain circumstances, if the Company undergoes a
fundamental change: (1) the Company will pay a make-whole premium on the Notes due 2015 converted
in connection with a fundamental change by increasing the conversion rate on such Notes, which
amount, if any, will be based on the Companys common stock price and the effective date of the
fundamental change, and (2) each holder of Notes due 2015 will have the option to require the
Company to repurchase all or any portion of such holders Notes at a repurchase price of 100% of
the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The
Company may elect to redeem some or all of the Notes due 2015 if the closing stock price has
equaled 150% of the conversion price for at least 20 of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on
the trading day before the Companys redemption notice. The redemption price will equal 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes due 2013 to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus a make-whole payment equal to the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled interest payments through and including August 15, 2015 (other
than interest accrued up to, but excluding, the redemption date). The Company will be obligated to
make the make-whole payment on all the Notes due 2015 called for redemption and converted during
the period from the date the Company mailed the notice of redemption to and including the
redemption date. The Company may elect to make the make-whole payment in cash or shares of its
common stock, subject to certain limitations. The Company incurred approximately $4.2 million in
issuance costs which are recorded as an offset to the Notes due 2015 in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets. These costs are being amortized to interest expense using the
effective interest method over the term of the Notes due 2015.
In December 2006, the Company completed a registered offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal
amount of 3.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013. The Notes due 2013 are governed by the terms of
an indenture dated as of November 1, 2006 and a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December
12, 2006. The Notes due 2013 bear interest at the rate of 3.75% per year on the principal amount,
payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June
15, 2007. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had accrued interest of $0.2
million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to the Notes due 2013. The Notes due 2013 are
general, unsecured, senior obligations of the Company and effectively rank junior in right of
payment to all of the Companys secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing
such debt, and to the debt and all other liabilities of the Companys subsidiaries. The maturity
date of the Notes due 2013 is December 15, 2013 and payment is due in full on that date for
unconverted securities. Holders of the Notes due 2013 may convert, at any time prior to the close
of business on the business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date, any outstanding
principal into shares of the Companys common stock at an initial conversion rate of 44.5002 shares
per $1,000 principal amount, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $22.47 per
share, subject to adjustment. Except in certain circumstances, if the Company undergoes a
fundamental change: (1) the Company will pay a make-whole premium on the Notes due 2013 converted
in connection with a fundamental change by increasing the conversion rate on such Notes, which
amount, if any, will be based on the Companys common stock price and the effective date of the
fundamental change, and (2) each holder of Notes due 2013 will have the option to require the
Company to repurchase all or any portion of such holders Notes at a repurchase price of 100% of
the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The
Company incurred approximately $3.7 million in issuance costs which are recorded as an offset to
the Notes due 2013 in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs are being
amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the Notes due
2013.
Amortization of debt issuance expense in connection with the Notes during the three and six months
ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows (in thousands):
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Amortization expense |
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$ |
324 |
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$ |
133 |
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$ |
644 |
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$ |
265 |
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14. Income taxes
As required by ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740), formerly FASB Statement No. 109 Accounting for
Income Taxes, management of the Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing
upon the realizability of its deferred tax assets. Management has concluded, in accordance with the
applicable accounting standards, that it is more likely than not that the Company may not realize
the benefit of its deferred tax assets due to its history of operating losses. Accordingly, the net
deferred tax assets have been fully reserved.
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ASC 740-10-25 Income Taxes Recognition clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in
tax positions, as defined. This guidance seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with
certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. The
Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and
does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to its financial
position. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to
this guidance. Tax years since 1993 remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions in
which the Company is subject to tax.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth below in Part
II, Item 1A Risk Factors and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These interim
condensed consolidated financial statements and this Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the related Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in the
Annual Report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no
obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after
the date on which they are made.
OVERVIEW
We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of
therapeutic products for diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Our lead product candidate, AFREZZA
(insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, is an ultra rapid-acting insulin that is in
late-stage clinical investigation for the treatment of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes for
the control of hyperglycemia.
In March 2009, we submitted a new drug application, or NDA, for AFREZZA to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, or FDA. On March 12, 2010, we received a Complete Response letter from the FDA
regarding the NDA for AFREZZA. A Complete Response letter is issued by the FDAs Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research when the review of a submitted file is completed and questions remain that
preclude the approval of the NDA in its current form. One of the questions raised in the March 2010
Complete Response letter was a request for information about the comparability of the then proposed
commercial version of the inhaler to the version of the device that was used in clinical trials,
which we refer to as the MedTone (model C) inhaler.
In June 2010, we held an End-of-Review meeting with the FDA to discuss our approach for addressing
their questions. During the meeting, we discussed a study in which we had demonstrated that the
MedTone (model C) inhaler and our next-generation inhaler, which we sometimes refer to as the
Dreamboat inhaler, are bioequivalent that is, the same amount of the same insulin formulation
passes quickly through the pulmonary membrane and reaches the bloodstream when either inhaler is
used. Following the conclusion of this meeting, we determined that submitting our comparability
data for the next-generation inhaler was the best approach for addressing the FDAs inhaler-related
questions. Accordingly, in late June 2010, we submitted the bioequivalency results as part of our
response to the March 2010 Complete Response letter.
On January 18, 2011 we received a second Complete Response letter from the FDA, in which the
principal issue was the usage of in vitro performance data and bioequivalence data to bridge our
next-generation inhaler to the Phase 3 trials conducted using our MedTone (model C) inhaler. The
FDA requested that we conduct two clinical studies with the next-generation inhaler (one in
patients with type 1 diabetes and one in patients with type 2 diabetes), with at least one trial
including a treatment group using the MedTone (model C) inhaler in order to obtain a head-to-head
comparison of the pulmonary safety data for the two devices. In the January 2011 Complete Response
letter, the FDA also stated that after an adequate titration of study medication there should be at
least 12 weeks of relatively stable insulin dosing during the treatment period. In addition to this
request, the FDA requested additional information concerning the performance characteristics,
usage, handling, shipment and storage of the next-generation inhaler, an update of safety
information related to AFREZZA as well as information on proposed user training and changes to the
proposed labeling of the device, blister pack, foil wrap and cartons.
On May 4, 2011, we held an End-of-Review meeting with the FDA to discuss the design of the
requested Phase 3 clinical trials. In this meeting, we were able to clarify many details about the
FDAs requirements for approval of AFREZZA, and we received further guidance on the design of the
studies on May 27, 2011, when we received the agencys minutes of the End-of-Review meeting.
Subsequently, we submitted the proposed protocols and requested a meeting with the FDA to reach
agreement on the final protocol designs. The proposed study in patients with type 1 diabetes,
known as study 171, is an open-label, forced-titration design that will evaluate the efficacy and
safety of AFREZZA in combination with a basal insulin versus insulin aspart, or Novolog, in
combination with a basal insulin over a 24-week treatment period. This study will also include a
treatment group using the MedTone (model C) inhaler in order to obtain a head-to-head comparison of
the pulmonary safety data for the two devices. The design of the study in
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patients with type 2 diabetes, known as study 174, is subject to further discussion with the FDA,
but in general terms we have proposed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of meal-time AFREZZA in
insulin naïve patients that are inadequately controlled on
metformin or metformin plus another oral antidiabetic drug. We will meet with the FDA on
August 10, 2011 in an effort to reach agreement on the final protocol designs for both studies and
we will continue to work closely with the FDA in an effort to ensure that our clinical studies
address the agencys requests for additional information about AFREZZA. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to satisfy all of the FDAs requirements or that the FDA will find our
proposed approach to these clinical studies acceptable. The FDA could also request that we conduct
additional clinical studies beyond the currently planned studies in order to provide sufficient
data for approval of the NDA.
We are a development stage enterprise and have incurred significant losses since our inception in
1991. As of June 30, 2011, we have incurred a cumulative net loss of $1.9 billion and an
accumulated stockholders deficit of $245.4 million. To date, we have not generated any product
revenues and have funded our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities,
convertible debt securities and borrowings under our related party loan. As discussed below in
Liquidity and Capital Resources, if we are unable to obtain additional funding in the future,
there will be substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have held extensive discussions with a number of pharmaceutical companies concerning a potential
strategic business collaboration for AFREZZA. To date we have not reached an agreement on a
collaboration with any of these companies. There can be no assurance that any such collaboration
will be available to us on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all.
We do not expect to record sales of any product prior to regulatory approval and commercialization
of AFREZZA. We currently do not have the required approvals to market any of our product
candidates, and we may not receive such approvals. We may not be profitable even if we succeed in
commercializing any of our product candidates. We expect to make substantial expenditures and to
incur additional operating losses for at least the next several years as we:
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seek regulatory approval to sell AFREZZA in the United States and other markets; |
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seek development and commercialization collaborations for AFREZZA; |
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seek development collaborations for our cancer immunotherapy and cancer drug programs;
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develop additional applications of our proprietary Technosphere platform technology for
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Our business is subject to significant risks, including but not limited to the risks inherent in
our ongoing clinical trials and the regulatory approval process, our potential inability to enter
into sales and marketing collaborations or to commercialize our lead product candidate in a timely
manner, the results of our research and development efforts, competition from other products and
technologies and uncertainties associated with obtaining and enforcing patent rights.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Our research and development expenses consist mainly of costs associated with the clinical trials
of our product candidates that have not yet received regulatory approval for marketing and for
which no alternative future use has been identified. This includes the salaries, benefits and
stock-based compensation of research and development personnel, raw materials, such as insulin
purchases, laboratory supplies and materials, facility costs, costs for consultants and related
contract research, licensing fees, and depreciation of laboratory equipment. We track research and
development costs by the type of cost incurred. We partially offset research and development
expenses with the recognition of estimated amounts receivable from the State of Connecticut
pursuant to a program under which we can exchange qualified research and development income tax
credits for cash.
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Our research and development staff conducts our internal research and development activities, which
include research, product development, clinical development, manufacturing and related activities.
This staff is located in our facilities in Valencia, California; Paramus, New Jersey; and Danbury,
Connecticut. We expense the majority of research and development costs as we incur them. Clinical
development timelines, likelihood of success and total costs vary widely. We are focused primarily
on advancing AFREZZA through regulatory filings. Based on the results of preclinical studies, we
plan to develop additional applications of our Technosphere technology. Additionally, we anticipate
that we will continue to determine 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
success of each product candidate. We cannot be certain when any revenues from the
commercialization of our products will commence.
At this time, due to the risks inherent in the clinical trial process and given the early stage of
development of our product candidates other than AFREZZA, we are unable to estimate with any
certainty the costs that we will incur in the continued development of our product candidates for
commercialization. The costs required to complete the development of AFREZZA will be largely
dependent on the cost and efficiency of our manufacturing process and discussions with the FDA
regarding its requirements.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based
compensation for administrative, finance, business development, human resources, legal and
information systems support personnel. In addition, general and administrative expenses include
professional service fees and business insurance costs.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as described in Item 7 of
our Annual Report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
Revenues
We did not recognize any revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and recognized revenue of
$50,000 under a license agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2011. We recognized revenue of
$93,000 in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. We do not anticipate sales of any
product prior to regulatory approval and commercialization of AFREZZA.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table provides a comparison of the research and development expense categories for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (dollars in thousands):
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6,897 |
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(722 |
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(10 |
%) |
Manufacturing |
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21,131 |
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12,849 |
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8,282 |
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64 |
% |
Research |
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2,525 |
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4,055 |
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(1,530 |
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(38 |
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Research and development tax credit |
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(157 |
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(198 |
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41 |
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(21 |
%) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
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622 |
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2,557 |
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(1,935 |
) |
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(76 |
%) |
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Research and development expenses |
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$ |
30,296 |
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$ |
26,160 |
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$ |
4,136 |
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16 |
% |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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$ Change |
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% Change |
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Clinical |
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$ |
12,624 |
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$ |
13,826 |
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$ |
(1,202 |
) |
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(9 |
%) |
Manufacturing |
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35,460 |
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30,835 |
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4,625 |
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15 |
% |
Research |
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6,738 |
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7,634 |
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(896 |
) |
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(12 |
%) |
Research and development tax credit |
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(256 |
) |
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(433 |
) |
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177 |
|
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(41 |
%) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
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2,019 |
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4,789 |
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(2,770 |
) |
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(58 |
%) |
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Research and development expenses |
|
$ |
56,585 |
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|
$ |
56,651 |
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$ |
(66 |
) |
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0 |
% |
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The increase in research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011, as
compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010, was primarily due to a payment by us under the
letter agreement that was entered into between us and N.V. Organon, or Organon, now a subsidiary of
Merck, in June 2011 to settle a dispute that arose between us and Organon in connection with the
termination by us of the Supply Agreement. In connection with the letter agreement, we received
the first of two shipments of recombinant human insulin from Organon and paid the first $8.0
million installment. During the quarter, we expensed $4.3 million for insulin received and recorded
$3.7 million for a contract cancellation fee. Additionally, we recorded a loss contingency as of
June 30, 2011 of $3.9 million representing the portion of the second $8.0 million payment related
to the contract cancellation fee. Increases were partially offset by decreases of $3.3 million in
salary related costs and $1.9 million in stock based compensation expense as a result of the
February 2011 reduction in force as well as the positive impact of our cost cutting measures on
operating expenses.
Total research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were consistent with
the same period in the prior year. The increase in manufacturing costs related to the letter
agreement between us and Organon was offset by decreases of $2.8 million in stock based
compensation expense as a result of the February 2011 reduction in force as well as the positive
impact of our cost cutting measures on operating expenses. Restructuring costs of $4.8 million
incurred for the February 2011 reduction in force were offset by savings in salary related costs.
We anticipate that our research and development expenses will increase in 2011 compared to the
prior year as we incur costs associated with the additional trials required by the FDA.
General and Administrative Expenses
The following table provides a comparison of the general and administrative expense categories for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (dollars in thousands):
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Salaries, employee related and other general expenses |
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$ |
7,519 |
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$ |
9,497 |
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$ |
(1,978 |
) |
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(21 |
%) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
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1,371 |
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1,699 |
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(328 |
) |
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(19 |
%) |
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General and administrative expenses |
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$ |
8,890 |
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$ |
11,196 |
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|
$ |
(2,306 |
) |
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(21 |
%) |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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Salaries, employee related and other general expenses |
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$ |
17,970 |
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|
$ |
18,090 |
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$ |
(120 |
) |
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(1 |
%) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
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|
2,682 |
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3,216 |
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(534 |
) |
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(17 |
%) |
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General and administrative expenses |
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$ |
20,652 |
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$ |
21,306 |
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$ |
(654 |
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(3 |
%) |
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General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 decreased as compared
to the same period in the prior year primarily due to decreased salaries and wages of $1.2 million
and stock based compensation of $0.3 million as a result of the February 2011 reduction in force as
well as the positive impact of our cost cutting measures on other general operating expenses.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased as compared to
the same period in the prior year primarily due to decreased stock based compensation of $0.5
million as a result of the February 2011 reduction in force as well as the positive impact of our
cost cutting measures on other general operating expenses. Restructuring costs of $1.6 million
incurred for the February 2011 reduction in force were offset by savings in salary related costs.
Overall, we expect general and administrative expenses to decrease in 2011 as a result of a smaller
workforce going forward.
Other Income and Expense
Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $47,000 compared to expense of $1.3
million in the same period in the prior year. In the prior year quarter we recorded a $941,000
increase to the unrealized loss on foreign exchange hedging contracts and recognized a $347,000
other than temporary impairment on marketable securities.
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Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased $3.4 million as compared to the same
period in the prior year. We recorded a realized gain of $1.3 million on foreign exchange hedging
contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The foreign exchange hedging contracts were
terminated during the quarter ended March 31, 2011. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we
recorded a $1.8 million loss on foreign exchange hedging contracts and recognized a $347,000 other
than temporary impairment on marketable securities.
Interest Income and Expense
Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 decreased $1,000 from the same period in
the prior year. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by $11,000 as
compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to a higher annualized yield on our
investment account and a higher investment balance during the period.
Interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by $1.6 million and
$3.2 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily due to the
additional interest expense associated with our issuance of 5.75% Senior Convertible Notes in
August 2010. (See Note 13 Senior convertible notes, of the Notes to the accompanying financial
statements).
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have funded our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities, convertible debt
securities and borrowings under our related party note.
In October 2007, we entered into a loan arrangement with our principal stockholder allowing us to
borrow up to a total of $350.0 million. In February 2009, as a result of our principal stockholder
being licensed as a finance lender under the California Finance Lenders Law, the promissory note
underlying the loan arrangement was revised to reflect the lender as The Mann Group LLC, an entity
controlled by our principal stockholder. Interest accrues on each outstanding advance at a fixed
rate equal to the one-year LIBOR rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal on the date of such
advance plus 3% per annum and is payable quarterly in arrears. In August 2010, we amended and
restated the existing promissory note evidencing the loan arrangement with The Mann Group to extend
the maturity date from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012. Under the amended and restated
promissory note, The Mann Group can require us to prepay up to $200.0 million in advances that have
been outstanding for at least 12 months. If The Mann Group exercises this right, we will have 90
days after The Mann Group provides written notice (or the number of days to maturity of the note if
less than 90 days) to prepay such advances. In August 2010, we entered into a letter agreement
confirming a previous commitment by The Mann Group to not require us to prepay amounts outstanding
under the amended and restated promissory note if the prepayment would require us to use our
working capital resources, including the proceeds from the sale of our 5.75% Senior Convertible
Notes due 2015. In the event of a default, all unpaid principal and interest either becomes
immediately due and payable or may be accelerated at the lenders option, and the interest rate
will increase to the one-year LIBOR rate calculated on the date of the initial advance or in effect
on the date of default, whichever is greater, plus 5% per annum. All borrowings under the loan
arrangement are unsecured. The loan arrangement contains no financial covenants. As of June 30,
2011, the amount borrowed and outstanding under the arrangement was $242.2 million and we had $80.0
million of available borrowings under the arrangement.
In August 2010, Seaside and we entered into a common stock purchase agreement, or the Seaside
purchase agreement. The Seaside purchase agreement requires us to issue and sell, and Seaside to
buy, up to 18,200,000 shares of our common stock in installments of 700,000 shares once every 14
days, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions at each closing, beginning on
September 22, 2010 and ending approximately 50 weeks after the initial closing. The price of the
shares that we sell to Seaside is at an 8% discount to the volume weighted average trading price
for our common stock for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding each closing date.
For a particular closing to take place, the ten-day volume weighted average trading price for our
common stock immediately prior to such closing must meet or exceed a minimum price set by us at
$6.50 per share. If the ten-day volume weighted average trading price for a particular closing is
below $6.50 per share, then that closing will not occur and the aggregate number of shares to be
purchased will be reduced by 700,000 shares. Seaside also has the right not to complete a purchase
of shares at a closing if it would cause Seasides beneficial ownership of our common stock,
calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, to exceed 10% of our outstanding common stock immediately after such subsequent
closing. Seaside has agreed not to engage in short sales of our common stock during the term of the
Seaside purchase agreement and agreed that it will not sell more than 10% of the total number of
shares of common stock traded on any trading day. In August 2010, we entered into an agreement with
Omni Capital Corporation to pay that firm a finders fee in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate
value of all cash invested by Seaside under the Seaside purchase agreement. As of June 30, 2011, a
total of 3,500,000 shares had been sold to Seaside under the Seaside purchase agreement for net
proceeds of $23.8 million.
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In conjunction with the Seaside agreement, in August 2010, The Mann Group and we entered into a
common stock purchase agreement, or the Mann purchase agreement. Under the Mann purchase agreement,
we are required to issue and sell, and The Mann Group is obligated to purchase, the same number of
shares of our common stock that Seaside purchases on each closing date under the Seaside purchase
agreement. The price of the shares that we issue and sell to The Mann Group is equal to the greater
of $7.15 per share (the closing bid price of our common stock on August 10, 2010) and the closing
bid price of our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable closing date.
The aggregate purchase price for the shares of common stock we issue and sell to The Mann Group is
paid by cancelling an equal amount of the outstanding principal under the $350.0 million revolving
loan arrangement provided by The Mann Group. To the extent that the outstanding principal amount
owed under the loan arrangement is insufficient to pay the full purchase price for the shares of
common stock to be acquired, The Mann Group will be obligated to pay cash for the balance of the
shares of common stock it is obligated to purchase under the Mann purchase agreement. The Mann
purchase agreement will terminate on the day following the final closing under the Seaside purchase
agreement or upon termination of the Seaside purchase agreement. As of June 30, 2011, a total of
3,500,000 shares had been issued to The Mann Group under the Mann purchase agreement, which were
paid for by the cancellation of $27.8 million of outstanding principal under the loan arrangement.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we used $67.5 million of cash for our operations
compared to using $74.8 million for our operations in the six months ended June 30, 2010. We had a
net loss of $86.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, of which $12.7 million consisted
of non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation. We expect
our negative operating cash flow to continue at least until we obtain regulatory approval and
achieve commercialization of AFREZZA.
We used $2.2 million of cash for investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2011,
compared to $4.1 million of cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the six months
ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, $6.1 million and $4.1 million, respectively, were used to purchase
machinery and equipment to expand our manufacturing operations and our quality systems that support
clinical trials for AFREZZA. We received $3.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 related
to the early termination of certificates of deposit that were previously held as collateral for
foreign exchange hedging instruments.
Our financing activities generated $28.4 million of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2011,
compared to $77.2 million for the same period in 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, cash
from financing activities was primarily from related party borrowings and the sale of common stock
to Seaside during the first quarter of 2011 as well as the exercise of stock options.
As of June 30, 2011, we had $25.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
Although we believe our existing cash resources, including the $80.0 million remaining available
under our loan arrangement with The Mann Group, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated cash
requirements into the first quarter of 2012, we will require significant additional financing in
the future to fund our operations and if we are unable to do so, there will be substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, we expect that we will need to raise
additional capital, either through the sale of equity or debt securities, the entry into a
strategic business collaboration with a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, the establishment
of other funding facilities, licensing arrangements, asset sales or other means, or an increase in
the borrowings available under the loan arrangement with our related party, in order to continue
the development and commercialization of AFREZZA and other product candidates and to support our
other ongoing activities.
We intend to use our capital resources to continue the development and commercialization of
AFREZZA, if approved. In addition, a portion of our capital resources will be devoted to ongoing
development of our products for the treatment of different types of cancers. We are expending a
portion of our capital to scale up our manufacturing capabilities in our Danbury facilities. We
also intend to use our capital resources for general corporate purposes.
We have held extensive discussions with a number of pharmaceutical companies concerning a potential
strategic business collaboration for AFREZZA. We cannot predict when, if ever, we could conclude an
agreement with a partner. There can be no assurance that any such collaboration will be available
to us on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all.
If we enter into a strategic business collaboration with a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company,
we would expect, as part of the transaction, to receive additional capital. In addition, we expect
to pursue the sale of equity and/or debt securities, or the establishment of other funding
facilities. Issuances of debt or additional equity could impact the rights of our existing
stockholders, dilute the ownership percentages of our existing stockholders and may impose
restrictions on our operations. These restrictions could include limitations on additional
borrowing, specific restrictions on the use of our assets as well as prohibitions on our ability to
create liens, pay dividends, redeem our stock or make investments. We also may seek to raise
additional capital by pursuing opportunities for the licensing, sale or divestiture of certain
intellectual property and other assets, including our Technosphere technology platform. There can
be no assurance, however, that any strategic collaboration, sale of securities or sale or license
of assets will be available to us on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are
unable to raise additional capital, we will be required to enter into agreements
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with third parties to develop or commercialize products or technologies that we otherwise would
have sought to develop independently, and any such agreements may not be on terms that are
commercially favorable to us.
However, we cannot provide assurances that our plans will not change or that changed circumstances
will not result in the depletion of our capital resources more rapidly than we currently
anticipate. If planned operating results are not achieved or we are not successful in raising
additional capital through equity or debt financing or entering a business collaboration, we may be
required to reduce expenses through the delay, reduction or curtailment of our projects, including
AFREZZA development activities, or further reduction of costs for facilities and administration,
and there will be substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2011 we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
In June 2011, we entered into a letter agreement, or the Letter Agreement, with Organon, to settle
a dispute that arose between us and Organon in connection with the termination by us of the supply
agreement between us and Organon dated November 16, 2007, or the Supply Agreement. Under the terms
of the Letter Agreement, we will pay Organon an aggregate of $16.0 million in two installments,
each of which will be paid after we receive certain quantities of recombinant human insulin
manufactured and supplied by Organon. The Letter Agreement is in full and final settlement of, and
we and Organon agreed to release each other from, any and all actions and claims that we and
Organon had or may have against each other in connection with the dispute regarding the Supply
Agreement and related matters. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we received the first of two
shipments of recombinant human insulin and paid the first installment of $8.0 million. (See Note 11
Commitments and contingencies of the Notes to the accompanying financial statements.)
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates impacting our short-term
investment portfolio as well as the interest rate on our credit facility with The Mann Group. The
interest rate on our credit facility with The Mann Group is a fixed rate equal to the one-year
LIBOR rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal on the date of such advance plus 3% per annum.
Our current policy requires us to maintain a highly liquid short-term investment portfolio
consisting mainly of U.S. money market funds and investment-grade corporate, government and
municipal debt. None of these investments is entered into for trading purposes. Our cash is
deposited in and invested through highly rated financial institutions in North America. Our
short-term investments at June 30, 2011 are comprised mainly of a certificate of deposit and a
common stock investment. We continue to utilize our $350.0 million credit facility to fund
operations. As of June 30, 2011, the amount borrowed and outstanding under the credit facility was
$242.2 million, with $80.0 million of available borrowings. The interest rate is fixed at the time
of the draw. If interest rates were to increase from levels at June 30, 2011 we could experience a
higher level of interest expense than assumed in our current operating plan.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs 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 for timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide
only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required
to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and
procedures.
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer performed an evaluation under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, of our disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2011. Based on
that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
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There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On November 23, 2010, John Arditi, our former Senior Director GCP Regulatory Affairs, filed a
Demand for Arbitration against us and three employees our Chief Scientific Officer, our Vice
President World Wide Regulatory Affairs, and our Chief Financial Officer claiming that we
terminated his employment in retaliation for his purported reporting of alleged unlawful practices
in connection with our clinical trials. Mr. Arditi has asserted claims for violation of the New
Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional
distress. Mr. Arditi is seeking, among other relief, compensatory and punitive damages and counsel
fees, costs and interest. Before Mr. Arditi filed his arbitration demand, we had completed an
internal investigation and retained an independent outside firm to conduct an independent
investigation of Mr. Arditis claims. Neither investigation found any basis for his claims. We
believe the allegations made by Mr. Arditi are without merit and we intend to defend against them
vigorously.
Following the receipt by us of the Complete Response letter from the FDA regarding the NDA for
AFREZZA in January 2011 and the subsequent decline of the price of our common stock, several
complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against us
and certain of our officers and directors on behalf of certain purchasers of our common stock. The
complaints include claims asserted under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and have been
brought as purported shareholder class actions. In general, the complaints allege that we and
certain of our officers and directors violated federal securities laws by making materially false
and misleading statements regarding our business and prospects for AFREZZA, thereby artificially
inflating the price of our common stock. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages
and other relief. The complaints have been transferred to a single court and consolidated for all
purposes. The court has appointed a lead plaintiff and lead counsel and a consolidated complaint
was filed on June 27, 2011. We will vigorously defend against the claims advanced.
Starting in February 2011, shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the Superior Court of
California for the County of Los Angeles and in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California against our directors and certain of our officers. The complaints in the shareholder
derivative actions allege breaches of fiduciary duties by the defendants and other violations of
law. In general, the complaints allege that our directors and certain of our officers caused or
allowed for the dissemination of materially false and misleading statements regarding our business
and prospects for AFREZZA, thereby artificially inflating the price of our common stock. The
plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief, including reforms to our
corporate governance and internal procedures. The Superior Court of California for the County of
Los Angeles has consolidated the actions pending before it. Likewise, the U.S. District Court for
the Central District of California has consolidated the actions pending before it. The U.S.
District Court for the Central District of California has also appointed lead plaintiffs and lead
counsel and ordered the federal lead plaintiffs to file a consolidated complaint by mid-August
2011. We will vigorously defend against the claims advanced.
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You should consider carefully the following information about the risks described below, together
with the other information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q before you decide to buy
or maintain an investment in our common stock. We believe the risks described below are the risks
that are material to us as of the date of this quarterly report. Additional risks and uncertainties
that we are unaware of may also become important factors that affect us. The risk factors set forth
below with an asterisk (*) next to the title contain changes to the description of the risk factors
previously disclosed in Item 1A to our annual report on Form 10-K. If any of the following risks
actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth
prospects would likely be materially and adversely affected. In these circumstances, the market
price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of the money you paid to buy
our common stock.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We depend heavily on the successful development and commercialization of our lead product
candidate, AFREZZA, which is not yet approved. *
To date, we have not commercialized any product candidates. We have expended significant time,
money and effort in the development of our lead product candidate, AFREZZA, which has not yet
received regulatory approval and which may not be approved by the FDA in a timely manner, or at
all. Our other product candidates are generally in early clinical or preclinical development. We
anticipate that in the near term, our ability to generate revenues will depend solely on the
successful development and commercialization of AFREZZA.
In January 2011, the FDA requested that we conduct additional clinical studies of AFREZZA using our
next-generation inhaler. In early May 2011, we held an End-of-Review meeting with the agency to
discuss the protocols for the additional studies and we will meet again with the FDA on August 10,
2011 in an effort to reach agreement on the final proposed protocols for the requested studies. We
plan to work closely with the FDA in our effort to ensure that our clinical studies address the
agencys requests for additional information about AFREZZA. There can be no assurance that we will
be able to satisfy all of the FDAs requirements or that the FDA will find our proposed approach to
these clinical studies acceptable. The FDA could also again request that we conduct additional
clinical trials to provide sufficient data for approval of the NDA. There can be no assurance that
we will obtain approval of the NDA in a timely manner or at all.
We must receive the necessary approvals from the FDA and similar foreign regulatory agencies before
AFREZZA can be marketed and sold in the United States or elsewhere. Even if we were to receive
regulatory approval, we ultimately may be unable to gain market acceptance of AFREZZA for a variety
of reasons, including the treatment and dosage regimen, potential adverse effects, the availability
of alternative treatments and cost effectiveness. If we fail to commercialize AFREZZA, our
business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.
We have sought to develop our product candidates through our internal research programs. All of our
product candidates will require additional research and development and, in some cases, significant
preclinical, clinical and other testing prior to seeking regulatory approval to market them.
Accordingly, these product candidates will not be commercially available for a number of years, if
at all.
A significant portion of the research that we have conducted involves new and unproven compounds
and technologies, including AFREZZA, Technosphere platform technology and immunotherapy product
candidates. Even if our research programs identify candidates that initially show promise, these
candidates may fail to progress to clinical development for any number of reasons, including
discovery upon further research that these candidates have adverse effects or other characteristics
that indicate they are unlikely to be effective. In addition, the clinical results we obtain at one
stage are not necessarily indicative of future testing results. If we fail to successfully complete
the development and commercialization of AFREZZA or develop or expand our other product candidates,
or are significantly delayed in doing so, our business and results of operations will be harmed and
the value of our stock could decline.
We have a history of operating losses, we expect to continue to incur losses and we may never
become profitable.*
We are a development stage company with no commercial products. All of our product candidates are
still being developed, and all but AFREZZA are still in the early stages of development. Our
product candidates will require significant additional development, clinical trials, regulatory
clearances and additional investment before they can be commercialized. We cannot be certain when
AFREZZA may be approved or if it will be approved.
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We have never been profitable and, as of June 30, 2011, we had incurred a cumulative net loss of
$1.9 billion. The cumulative net loss has resulted principally from costs incurred in our research
and development programs, the write-off of goodwill and general operating expenses. We expect to
make substantial expenditures and to incur increasing operating losses in the future in order to
further develop and commercialize our product candidates, including costs and expenses to complete
clinical trials, seek regulatory approvals and market our product candidates, including AFREZZA.
This cumulative net loss may increase significantly as we continue development and clinical trial
efforts.
Our losses have had, and are expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our working
capital, total assets and stockholders equity. As of June 30, 2011, we had a stockholders deficit
of $245.4 million. Our ability to achieve and sustain profitability depends upon obtaining
regulatory approvals for and successfully commercializing AFREZZA, either alone or with third
parties. We do not currently have the required approvals to market any of our product candidates,
and we may not receive them. We may not be profitable even if we succeed in commercializing any of
our product candidates. As a result, we cannot be sure when we will become profitable, if at all.
If we fail to raise additional capital our financial condition and business would suffer.*
It is costly to develop therapeutic product candidates and conduct clinical trials for these
product candidates. Although we are currently focusing on AFREZZA as our lead product candidate, we
had begun to conduct clinical trials for additional product candidates. Our existing capital
resources will not be sufficient to support the expense of fully developing and commercializing
AFREZZA or fully developing any of our other product candidates.
Based upon our current expectations, we believe that our existing capital resources, including the
loan arrangement with The Mann Group. but excluding any proceeds to us from the common stock
purchase agreement that we entered into with Seaside, will enable us to continue planned operations
into the first quarter of 2012. However, we cannot assure you that our plans will not change or
that changed circumstances will not result in the depletion of our capital resources more rapidly
than we currently anticipate. In any event, we plan to raise additional funds, whether through the
sale of equity or debt securities, the entry into strategic business collaborations, the
establishment of other funding facilities, licensing arrangements, asset sales or other means, or
an increase in the borrowings available under the loan arrangement with our related party, in order
to continue the development and commercialization of AFREZZA and other product candidates and to
support our other ongoing activities. However, it may be difficult for us to raise additional funds
through these planned measures. As of June 30, 2011, we had a stockholders deficit of $245.4
million which may raise concerns about our solvency and affect our ability to raise additional
capital. The amount of additional funds we need will depend on a number of factors, including:
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our degree of success in commercializing AFREZZA; |
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the emergence of competing technologies and products and other adverse market
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the costs of preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and
other intellectual property rights or defending against claims of infringement by others; |
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the level of our legal expenses, including those expenses associated with the securities
class actions and derivative lawsuits filed against us and certain of our executive officers
and directors and any settlement or damages payments associated with litigation; |
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We have raised capital in the past primarily through the sale of equity and debt securities. We may
in the future pursue the sale of additional equity and/or debt securities, or the establishment of
other funding facilities. In August 2010, we entered into the Seaside purchase agreement and the
Mann purchase agreement for the sale and issuance by us of up to 36,400,000 shares of our common
stock over a period of approximately 50 weeks. To date, we have issued and sold a total of
7,000,000 shares to Seaside and The Mann Group under these agreements, and could issue and sell an
additional 4,200,000 shares under both agreements if we are able to satisfy the conditions
precedent for sales of shares under these agreements, including the minimum price requirement.
Issuances of additional debt or equity securities or the conversion of any of our currently
outstanding convertible debt securities into shares of our common stock could impact the rights of
the holders of our common stock and may dilute their ownership percentage. Moreover, the
establishment of other funding facilities may impose restrictions on our operations. These
restrictions could include limitations on additional borrowing and specific restrictions on the use
of our assets, as well as prohibitions on our ability to create liens, pay dividends, redeem our
stock or make investments. We also may seek to raise additional capital by pursuing opportunities
for the licensing or sale of certain intellectual property and other assets. We cannot offer
assurances, however, that any strategic collaborations, sales of securities or sales or licenses of
assets will be available to us on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all. We may be
required to enter into relationships with third parties to develop or commercialize products or
technologies that we otherwise would have sought to develop independently, and any such
relationships may not be on terms as commercially favorable to us as might otherwise be the case.
In the event that sufficient additional funds are not obtained through strategic collaboration
opportunities, sales of securities, credit facilities, licensing arrangements and/or asset sales on
a timely basis, we will be required to reduce expenses through the delay, reduction or curtailment
of our projects, including AFREZZA commercialization, or further reduction of costs for facilities
and administration. Moreover, if we do not obtain such additional funds, there will be substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and increased risk of insolvency and loss of
investment to the holders of our securities. As of the date hereof, we have not obtained a solvency
opinion or otherwise conducted a valuation of our properties to determine whether our debts exceed
the fair value of our property within the meaning of applicable solvency laws. If we are or become
insolvent, investors in our stock may lose the entire value of their investment.
Deteriorating global economic conditions may have an adverse impact on the loan facility with The
Mann Group, which we currently cannot predict.*
As widely reported, financial markets in the United States, Europe and Asia have experienced a
period of unprecedented turmoil and upheaval characterized by extreme volatility and declines in
security prices, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, inability to access capital
markets, the bankruptcy, failure, collapse or sale of various financial institutions and an
unprecedented level of intervention from the United States federal government and other
governments. We cannot predict the impact of these events on the loan facility with The Mann Group.
If we are unable to draw on this financial resource, our business and financial condition will be
adversely affected.
If we do not achieve our projected development and commercialization goals in the timeframes we
announce and expect, our business would be harmed and the market price of our common stock could
decline.*
For planning purposes, we estimate the timing of the accomplishment of various scientific,
clinical, regulatory and other product development goals, which we sometimes refer to as
milestones. These milestones may include the commencement or completion of scientific studies and
clinical trials and the submission of regulatory filings. From time to time, we publicly announce
the expected timing of some of these milestones. All of these milestones are based on a variety of
assumptions. The actual timing of the achievement of these milestones can vary dramatically from
our estimates, in many cases for reasons beyond our control, depending on numerous factors,
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our ability to access sufficient, reliable and affordable supplies of components used in
the manufacture of our product candidates, including insulin and other materials for
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the costs of expanding and maintaining manufacturing operations, as necessary; |
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the extent of scheduling conflicts with participating clinicians and clinical
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the receipt of approvals by our competitors and by us from the FDA and other regulatory
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In addition, if we do not obtain sufficient additional funds through sales of securities, strategic
collaborations or the license or sale of certain of our assets on a timely basis, we will be
required to reduce expenses by delaying, reducing or curtailing our development of AFREZZA. If we
fail to commence or complete, or experience delays in or are forced to curtail, our proposed
clinical programs or otherwise fail to adhere to our projected development goals in the timeframes
we announce and expect (or within the timeframes expected by analysts or investors), our business
and results of operations will be harmed and the market price of our common stock will decline.
We face substantial competition in the development of our product candidates and may not be able to
compete successfully, and our product candidates may be rendered obsolete by rapid technological
change.
A number of established pharmaceutical companies have or are developing technologies for the
treatment of diabetes. We also face substantial competition for the development of our other
product candidates.
Many of our existing or potential competitors have, or have access to, substantially greater
financial, research and development, production, and sales and marketing resources than we do and
have a greater depth and number of experienced managers. As a result, our competitors may be better
equipped than we are to develop, manufacture, market and sell competing products. In addition,
gaining favorable reimbursement is critical to the success of AFREZZA. Many of our competitors have
existing infrastructure and relationships with managed care organizations and reimbursement
authorities which can be used to their advantage.
The rapid rate of scientific discoveries and technological changes could result in one or more of
our product candidates becoming obsolete or noncompetitive. Our competitors may develop or
introduce new products that render our technology and AFREZZA less competitive, uneconomical or
obsolete. Our future success will depend not only on our ability to develop our product candidates
but to improve them and keep pace with emerging industry developments. We cannot assure you that we
will be able to do so.
We also expect to face increasing competition from universities and other non-profit research
organizations. These institutions carry out a significant amount of research and development in the
areas of diabetes and cancer. These institutions are becoming increasingly aware of the commercial
value of their findings and are more active in seeking patent and other proprietary rights as well
as licensing revenues.
If we fail to enter into a strategic collaboration with respect to AFREZZA, we may not be able to
execute on our business model.
We have held extensive discussions with a number of pharmaceutical companies concerning a potential
strategic business collaboration for AFREZZA. To date we have not reached an agreement on a
collaboration with any of these companies. We cannot predict when, if ever, we could conclude an
agreement with a partner. There can be no assurance that any such collaboration will be available
to us on a timely basis or on acceptable terms. If we are not able to enter into a collaboration on
terms that are favorable to us, we may be unable to undertake and fund product development,
clinical trials, manufacturing and/or marketing activities at our own expense, which would delay or
otherwise impede the commercialization of AFREZZA. We will face similar challenges as we seek to
develop our other product candidates. Our current strategy for developing, manufacturing and
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candidates includes evaluating the potential for collaborating with pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies at some point in the drug development process and for these collaborators
to undertake the advanced clinical development and commercialization of our product candidates. It
may be difficult for us to find third parties that are willing to enter into collaborations on
economic terms that are favorable to us, or at all. Failure to enter into a collaboration with
respect to any other product candidate could substantially increase our requirements for capital
and force us to substantially reduce our development effort.
If we enter into collaborative agreements with respect to AFREZZA and if our third-party
collaborators do not perform satisfactorily or if our collaborations fail, development or
commercialization of AFREZZA may be delayed and our business could be harmed.
We may enter into license agreements, partnerships or other collaborative arrangements to support
the financing, development and marketing of AFREZZA. We may also license technology from others to
enhance or supplement our technologies. These various collaborators may enter into arrangements
that would make them potential competitors. These various collaborators also may breach their
agreements with us and delay our progress or fail to perform under their agreements, which could
harm our business.
If we enter into collaborative arrangements, we will have less control over the timing, planning
and other aspects of our clinical trials, and the sale and marketing of AFREZZA and our other
product candidates. We cannot offer assurances that we will be able to enter into satisfactory
arrangements with third parties as contemplated or that any of our existing or future
collaborations will be successful.
Continued testing of AFREZZA or our other product candidates may not yield successful results, and
even if it does, we may still be unable to commercialize our product candidates.*
Our research and development programs are designed to test the safety and efficacy of AFREZZA and
our other product candidates through extensive nonclinical and clinical testing. We may experience
numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, the testing process that could delay or
prevent commercialization of AFREZZA or any of our other product candidates, including the
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safety and efficacy results for AFREZZA obtained in our nonclinical and previous clinical
testing may be inconclusive or may not be predictive of results that we may obtain in our
future clinical trials or following long-term use, and we may as a result be forced to stop
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the data collected from clinical trials of AFREZZA or our other product candidates may
not reach statistical significance or otherwise be sufficient to support FDA or other
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after reviewing test results, we or any potential collaborators may abandon projects that
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our product candidates may not produce the desired effects or may result in adverse
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Forecasts about the effects of the use of drugs, including AFREZZA, over terms longer than the
clinical trials or in much larger populations may not be consistent with the clinical results. If
use of AFREZZA results in adverse health effects or reduced efficacy or both, the FDA or other
regulatory agencies may terminate our ability to market and sell AFREZZA, may narrow the approved
indications for use or otherwise require restrictive product labeling or marketing, or may require
further clinical trials, which may be time-consuming and expensive and may not produce favorable
results.
As a result of any of these events, we, any collaborator, the FDA, or any other regulatory
authorities, may suspend or terminate clinical trials or marketing of AFREZZA at any time. Any
suspension or termination of our clinical trials or marketing activities may harm our business and
results of operations and the market price of our common stock may decline.
If our suppliers fail to deliver materials and services needed for the production of AFREZZA in a
timely and sufficient manner, or they fail to comply with applicable regulations, our business and
results of operations would be harmed and the market price of our common stock could decline .*
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For AFREZZA to be commercially viable, we need access to sufficient, reliable and affordable
supplies of insulin, our AFREZZA inhaler, the related cartridges and other materials. In addition
to our existing stock of insulin obtained from Organon under a now-terminated supply agreement, in
June 2009, we purchased from Pfizer, a portion of its inventory of bulk insulin and acquired an
option to purchase the remainder of Pfizers insulin inventory, in whole or in part, at a specified
price to the extent that Pfizer has not otherwise disposed of or used the retained insulin.
We obtain FDKP, the precursor raw material for AFREZZA, from a major multinational chemical
manufacturer. We have completed a successful validation campaign of FDKP at commercial scale. We
can also utilize our in-house chemical manufacturing plant for supplemental capacity. We believe
our contract manufacturer has the capacity to supply our current clinical and future commercial
requirements. We obtain our intended commercial AFREZZA inhaler and cartridges from a plastic
molding company located in the United States.
We must rely on our suppliers to comply with relevant regulatory and other legal requirements,
including the production of insulin in accordance with the FDAs current good manufacturing
practices, or cGMP for drug products, and the production of the AFREZZA inhaler and related
cartridges in accordance with Quality System Regulations, or QSR. The supply of any of these
materials may be limited or any of the manufacturers may not meet relevant regulatory requirements,
and if we are unable to obtain any of these materials in sufficient amounts, in a timely manner and
at reasonable prices, or if we should encounter delays or difficulties in our relationships with
manufacturers or suppliers, the development or manufacturing of AFREZZA may be delayed. Any such
events could delay market introduction and subsequent sales of AFREZZA and, if so, our business and
results of operations will be harmed and the market price of our common stock may decline.
We have never manufactured AFREZZA or any other product candidates in commercial quantities, and if
we fail to develop an effective manufacturing capability for our product candidates or to engage
third-party manufacturers with this capability, we may be unable to commercialize these products.*
We use our Danbury facility to formulate AFREZZA, fill plastic cartridges with AFREZZA, blister
package the cartridges, place the two blister packs into foil pouches and package three pouches
plus two inhalers and the package insert as units in 90-unit boxes (and single blister pouch packs
for trials). This facility has been qualified and undergone an inspection by the FDA in connection
with our original NDA submission that sought approval of AFREZZA using the MedTone (model D)
inhaler. We anticipate that our facility may need to undergo further inspection related to our
ability to fill and package cartridges for the next-generation inhaler before we can be approved to
distribute the manufactured products commercially. The manufacture of pharmaceutical products
requires significant expertise and capital investment, including the development of advanced
manufacturing techniques and process controls. Manufacturers of pharmaceutical products often
encounter difficulties in production, especially in scaling up initial production. These problems
include difficulties with production costs and yields, quality control and assurance and shortages
of qualified personnel, as well as compliance with strictly enforced federal, state and foreign
regulations. If we engage a third-party manufacturer, we would need to transfer our technology to
that third-party manufacturer and gain FDA approval, potentially causing delays in product
delivery. In addition, our third-party manufacturer may not perform as agreed or may terminate its
agreement with us.
Any of these factors could cause us to delay or suspend clinical trials, regulatory submissions or
required approvals of our product candidates, could entail higher costs and may result in our being
unable to effectively commercialize our products. Furthermore, if we or a third-party manufacturer
fail to deliver the required commercial quantities of any product on a timely basis, and at
commercially reasonable prices and acceptable quality, and we were unable to promptly find one or
more replacement manufacturers capable of production at a substantially equivalent cost, in
substantially equivalent volume and quality on a timely basis, we would likely be unable to meet
demand for such products and we would lose potential revenues.
We and certain of our executive officers and directors have been named as defendants in recently
initiated securities class actions and derivative lawsuits that could result in substantial costs
and divert managements attention.*
We are aware of lawsuits in which we, and certain of our executive officers, have been sued for
alleged violations of federal securities laws related to alleged false and misleading statements
regarding AFREZZA. We are also aware of state and federal derivative lawsuits that have been filed
against certain of our directors and executive officers. We intend to engage in a vigorous defense
of such litigation. If we are not successful in our defense of such litigation, we could be forced
to make significant payments to or other settlements with our stockholders and their lawyers, and
such payments or settlement arrangements could have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results or financial condition. Even if such claims are not successful, the litigation
could result in substantial costs and significant adverse impact on our reputation and divert
managements attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results or financial condition.
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Our operations might be interrupted by the occurrence of a natural disaster or other catastrophic
event.
We expect that at least for the foreseeable future, our manufacturing facility in Danbury,
Connecticut will be the sole location for the manufacturing of AFREZZA. This facility and the
manufacturing equipment we use would be costly to replace and could require substantial lead time
to repair or replace. We depend on our facilities and on collaborators, contractors and vendors for
the continued operation of our business, some of whom are located in Europe. Natural disasters or
other catastrophic events, including interruptions in the supply of natural resources, political
and governmental changes, severe weather conditions, wildfires and other fires, explosions, actions
of animal rights activists, terrorist attacks, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and wars could
disrupt our operations or those of our collaborators, contractors and vendors. Even though we
believe we carry commercially reasonable liability insurance and stage-appropriate business
interruption insurance, and our contractors may carry liability insurance that protect us in
certain events, we might suffer losses as a result of business interruptions that exceed the
coverage available under our and our contractors insurance policies or for which we or our
contractors do not have coverage. For example, we are not insured against a terrorist attack. Any
natural disaster or catastrophic event could have a significant negative impact on our operations
and financial results. Moreover, any such event could delay our research and development programs
and adversely affect, which may include stopping, our readiness for commercial production.
We deal with hazardous materials and must comply with environmental laws and regulations, which can
be expensive and restrict how we do business.
Our research and development work involves the controlled storage and use of hazardous materials,
including chemical, radioactive and biological materials. In addition, our manufacturing operations
involve the use of a chemical that is stable and non-hazardous under normal storage conditions, but
may form an explosive mixture under certain conditions. Our operations also produce hazardous waste
products. We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing how we use,
manufacture, store, handle and dispose of these materials. Moreover, the risk of accidental
contamination or injury from hazardous materials cannot be completely eliminated, and in the event
of an accident, we could be held liable for any damages that may result, and any liability could
fall outside the coverage or exceed the limits of our insurance. Currently, our general liability
policy provides coverage up to $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate and is
supplemented by an umbrella policy that provides a further $4 million of coverage; however, our
insurance policy excludes pollution coverage and we do not carry a separate hazardous materials
policy. In addition, we could be required to incur significant costs to comply with environmental
laws and regulations in the future. Finally, current or future environmental laws and regulations
may impair our research, development or production efforts.
When we purchased the facilities located in Danbury, Connecticut in 2001, there was a soil cleanup
plan in process. As part of the purchase, we obtained an indemnification from the seller related to
the remediation of the soil for all known environmental conditions that existed at the time the
seller acquired the property. The seller was, in turn, indemnified for these known environmental
conditions by the previous owner. We also received an indemnification from the seller for
environmental conditions created during its ownership of the property and for environmental
problems unknown at the time that the seller acquired the property. These additional indemnities
are limited to the purchase price that we paid for the Danbury facilities.
During the construction of our expanded manufacturing facility, we completed the final stages of
the soil cleanup plan in the third quarter of 2008, at a cost of approximately $2.25 million. We
reached an agreement with the party responsible for their contribution to past clean-up costs and
were reimbursed $1.625 million in July 2010. The responsible party has agreed to pay for or
indemnify us for any future costs and expenses directly related to the final closure of the
environmental remediation. If we are unable to collect these future costs and expenses, if any,
from the responsible party, our business and results of operations may be harmed.
If we fail to enter into collaborations with third parties, we would be required to establish our
own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, which could impact the commercialization of our
products and harm our business.
Our products are intended to be used by a large number of healthcare professionals who will require
substantial education and support. For example, a broad base of physicians, including primary care
physicians and endocrinologists, treat patients with diabetes. A large sales force will be required
in order to educate these physicians about the benefits and advantages of AFREZZA and to provide
adequate support for them. Therefore, our primary strategy is to enter into collaborations with one
or more pharmaceutical companies to market, distribute and sell AFREZZA, if it is approved. If we
fail to enter into collaborations, we would be required to establish our own direct sales,
marketing and distribution capabilities. Establishing these capabilities can be time-consuming and
expensive and would delay our ability to commercialize AFREZZA. Because we lack experience in
selling pharmaceutical products to the diabetes market, we would be at a disadvantage compared to
our potential competitors, all of whom have substantially more resources and experience than we do.
For example, several other companies selling products to treat diabetes have existing sales forces
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1,500 sales representatives. We, acting alone, would not initially be able to field a sales force
as large as our competitors or provide the same degree of marketing support. Also, we would not be
able to match our competitors spending levels for pre-launch marketing preparation, including
medical education. We cannot assure you that we will succeed in entering into acceptable
collaborations, that any such collaboration will be successful or, if not, that we will
successfully develop our own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities.
If any product that we may develop does not become widely accepted by physicians, patients,
third-party payers and the healthcare community, we may be unable to generate significant revenue,
if any.
AFREZZA and our other product candidates are new and unproven. Even if any of our product
candidates obtain regulatory approval, they may not gain market acceptance among physicians,
patients, third-party payers and the healthcare community. Failure to achieve market acceptance
would limit our ability to generate revenue and would adversely affect our results of operations.
The degree of market acceptance of AFREZZA and our other product candidates will depend on many
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Because of these and other factors, any product that we may develop may not gain market acceptance,
which would materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If third-party payers do not reimburse consumers for our products, our products might not be used
or purchased, which would adversely affect our revenues.
Our future revenues and potential for profitability may be affected by the continuing efforts of
governments and third-party payers to contain or reduce the costs of healthcare through various
means. For example, in certain foreign markets the pricing of prescription pharmaceuticals is
subject to governmental control. In the United States, there has been, and we expect that there
will continue to be, a number of federal and state proposals to implement similar governmental
controls. We cannot be certain what legislative proposals will be adopted or what actions federal,
state or private payers for healthcare goods and services may take in response to any drug pricing
reform proposals or legislation. Such reforms may make it difficult to complete the development and
testing of AFREZZA and our other product candidates, and therefore may limit our ability to
generate revenues from sales of our product candidates and achieve profitability. Further, to the
extent that such reforms have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and
profitability of other companies that are prospective collaborators for some of our product
candidates, our ability to commercialize our product candidates under development may be adversely
affected.
In the United States and elsewhere, sales of prescription pharmaceuticals still depend in large
part on the availability of reimbursement to the consumer from third-party payers, such as
governmental and private insurance plans. Third-party payers are increasingly challenging the
prices charged for medical products and services. In addition, because each third-party payer
individually approves reimbursement, obtaining these approvals is a time-consuming and costly
process. We would be required to provide scientific and clinical support for the use of any product
to each third-party payer separately with no assurance that approval would be obtained. This
process could delay the market acceptance of any product and could have a negative effect on our
future revenues and operating results. Even if we succeed in bringing one or more products to
market, we cannot be certain that any such products would be considered cost-effective or that
reimbursement to the consumer would be available, in which case our business and results of
operations would be harmed and the market price of our common stock could decline.
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If product liability claims are brought against us, we may incur significant liabilities and suffer
damage to our reputation.
The testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of AFREZZA and our other product candidates expose
us to potential product liability claims. A product liability claim may result in substantial
judgments as well as consume significant financial and management resources and result in adverse
publicity, decreased demand for a product, injury to our reputation, withdrawal of clinical trial
volunteers and loss of revenues. We currently carry worldwide liability insurance in the amount of
$10 million. We believe these limits are reasonable to cover us from potential damages arising from
current and previous clinical trials of AFREZZA. In addition, we carry local policies per trial in
each country in which we conduct clinical trials that require us to carry coverage based on local
statutory requirements. We intend to obtain product liability coverage for commercial sales in the
future if AFREZZA is approved. However, we may not be able to obtain insurance coverage that will
be adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise, and because insurance coverage in our industry
can be very expensive and difficult to obtain, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain
sufficient coverage at an acceptable cost, if at all. If losses from such claims exceed our
liability insurance coverage, we may ourselves incur substantial liabilities. If we are required to
pay a product liability claim our business and results of operations would be harmed and the market
price of our common stock may decline.
If we lose any key employees or scientific advisors, our operations and our ability to execute our
business strategy could be materially harmed.
In order to commercialize our product candidates successfully, we will be required to expand our
work force, particularly in the areas of manufacturing, clinical trials management, regulatory
affairs, business development, and sales and marketing. These activities will require the addition
of new personnel, including management, and the development of additional expertise by existing
personnel. We face intense competition for qualified employees among companies in the biotechnology
and biopharmaceutical industries. Our success depends upon our ability to attract, retain and
motivate highly skilled employees. We may be unable to attract and retain these individuals on
acceptable terms, if at all.
The loss of the services of any principal member of our management and scientific staff could
significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our scientific and business objectives. With the
exception of Dr. Peter C. Richardson, all of our employees are at will and we currently do not
have employment agreements with any of the principal members of our management or scientific staff,
and we do not have key person life insurance to cover the loss of any of these individuals.
Replacing key employees may be difficult and time-consuming because of the limited number of
individuals in our industry with the skills and experience required to develop, gain regulatory
approval of and commercialize our product candidates successfully.
We have relationships with scientific advisors at academic and other institutions to conduct
research or assist us in formulating our research, development or clinical strategy. These
scientific advisors are not our employees and may have commitments to, and other obligations with,
other entities that may limit their availability to us. We have limited control over the activities
of these scientific advisors and can generally expect these individuals to devote only limited time
to our activities. Failure of any of these persons to devote sufficient time and resources to our
programs could harm our business. In addition, these advisors are not prohibited from, and may have
arrangements with, other companies to assist those companies in developing technologies that may
compete with our product candidates.
If our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is unable to devote sufficient time and attention to
our business, our operations and our ability to execute our business strategy could be materially
harmed.
Alfred Mann, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is involved in many other business and
charitable activities. As a result, the time and attention Mr. Mann devotes to the operation of our
business varies, and he may not expend the same time or focus on our activities as other, similarly
situated chief executive officers. If Mr. Mann is unable to devote the time and attention necessary
to running our business, we may not be able to execute our business strategy and our business could
be materially harmed.
If our internal controls over financial reporting are not considered effective, our business and
stock price could be adversely affected.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal year, and to include a
management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in
our annual report on Form 10-K for that fiscal year. Section 404 also requires our independent
registered public accounting firm to attest to, and report on, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
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Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect
that our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the control systems objectives will be met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud involving a company have been, or will be, detected. The design of any
system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events,
and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the
inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may
occur and not be detected. We cannot assure you that we or our independent registered public
accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in our internal controls in the future. A
material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting would require management and
our independent registered public accounting firm to evaluate our internal controls as ineffective.
If our internal controls over financial reporting are not considered effective, we may experience a
loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect on our business and on the market
price of our common stock.
RISKS RELATED TO REGULATORY APPROVALS
Our product candidates must undergo rigorous nonclinical and clinical testing and we must obtain
regulatory approvals, which could be costly and time-consuming and subject us to unanticipated
delays or prevent us from marketing any products.
Our research and development activities, as well as the manufacturing and marketing of our product
candidates, including AFREZZA, are subject to regulation, including regulation for safety, efficacy
and quality, by the FDA in the United States and comparable authorities in other countries. FDA
regulations and the regulations of comparable foreign regulatory authorities are wide-ranging and
govern, among other things:
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Clinical testing can be costly and take many years, and the outcome is uncertain and susceptible to
varying interpretations. We cannot be certain if or when the FDA might request additional studies,
under what conditions such studies might be requested, or what the size or length of any such
studies might be. The clinical trials of our product candidates may not be completed on schedule,
the FDA or foreign regulatory agencies may order us to stop or modify our research, or these
agencies may not ultimately approve any of our product candidates for commercial sale. The data
collected from our clinical trials may not be sufficient to support regulatory approval of our
various product candidates, including AFREZZA. Even if we believe the data collected from our
clinical trials are sufficient, the FDA has substantial discretion in the approval process and may
disagree with our interpretation of the data. Our failure to adequately demonstrate the safety and
efficacy of any of our product candidates would delay or prevent regulatory approval of our product
candidates, which could prevent us from achieving profitability.
The requirements governing the conduct of clinical trials and manufacturing and marketing of our
product candidates, including AFREZZA, outside the United States vary widely from country to
country. Foreign approvals may take longer to obtain than FDA approvals and can require, among
other things, additional testing and different clinical trial designs. Foreign regulatory approval
processes include essentially all of the risks associated with the FDA approval processes. Some of
those agencies also must approve prices of the products. Approval of a product by the FDA does not
ensure approval of the same product by the health authorities of other countries. In addition,
changes in regulatory policy in the United States or in foreign countries for product approval
during the period of product development and regulatory agency review of each submitted new
application may cause delays or rejections.
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The process of obtaining FDA and other required regulatory approvals, including foreign approvals,
is expensive, often takes many years and can vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and
novelty of the products involved. We are not aware of any precedent for the successful
commercialization of products based on our technology. In January 2006, the FDA approved the first
pulmonary insulin product, Exubera. This approval has had an impact on, and notwithstanding the
voluntary withdrawal of the product from the market by its manufacturer could still impact, the
development and registration of AFREZZA in different ways. For example, Exubera may be used as a
reference for safety and efficacy evaluations of AFREZZA, and the approval standards set for
Exubera may be applied to other products that follow, including AFREZZA.
The FDA has advised us that it will regulate AFREZZA as a combination product because of the
complex nature of the system that includes the combination of a new drug (AFREZZA) and a new
medical device (the inhaler used to administer the insulin). The FDA indicated that the review of
our NDA for AFREZZA will involve several separate review groups of the FDA including: (1) the
Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products Division; (2) the Pulmonary Drug Products Division; and (3)
the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, which reviews medical devices. The Metabolic and
Endocrine Drug Products Division is the lead group and obtains consulting reviews from the other
two FDA groups. We can make no assurances at this time about what impact FDA review by multiple
groups will have on the approvability of our product or that we will obtain approval of the NDA in
a timely manner or at all.
Also, questions that have been raised about the safety of marketed drugs generally, including
pertaining to the lack of adequate labeling, may result in increased cautiousness by the FDA in
reviewing new drugs based on safety, efficacy, or other regulatory considerations and may result in
significant delays in obtaining regulatory approvals. Such regulatory considerations may also
result in the imposition of more restrictive drug labeling or marketing requirements as conditions
of approval, which may significantly affect the marketability of our drug products. FDA review of
AFREZZA as a combination product may lengthen the product development and regulatory approval
process, increase our development costs and delay or prevent the commercialization of AFREZZA. Our
product candidates that are currently in development for the treatment of cancer also face similar
obstacles and costs.
We have only limited experience in filing and pursuing applications necessary to gain regulatory
approvals, which may impede our ability to obtain timely approvals from the FDA or foreign
regulatory agencies, if at all.
We will not be able to commercialize AFREZZA or any other product candidates until we have obtained
regulatory approval. Until we prepared and submitted our NDA for AFREZZA, we had no experience as a
company in late-stage regulatory filings, such as preparing and submitting NDAs, which may place us
at risk of delays, overspending and human resources inefficiencies. Any delay in obtaining, or
inability to obtain, regulatory approval could harm our business.
If we do not comply with regulatory requirements at any stage, whether before or after marketing
approval is obtained, we may be subject to criminal prosecution, fined or forced to remove a
product from the market or experience other adverse consequences, including restrictions or delays
in obtaining regulatory marketing approval.
Even if we comply with regulatory requirements, we may not be able to obtain the labeling claims
necessary or desirable for product promotion. We may also be required to undertake post-marketing
trials. In addition, if we or other parties identify adverse effects after any of our products are
on the market, or if manufacturing problems occur, regulatory approval may be withdrawn and a
reformulation of our products, additional clinical trials, changes in labeling of, or indications
of use for, our products and/or additional marketing applications may be required. If we encounter
any of the foregoing problems, our business and results of operations will be harmed and the market
price of our common stock may decline.
Even if we obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, such approval may be limited and
we will be subject to stringent, ongoing government regulation.*
Even if regulatory authorities approve any of our product candidates, they could approve less than
the full scope of uses or labeling that we seek or otherwise require special warnings or other
restrictions on use or marketing or could require potentially costly post-marketing follow-up
clinical trials. Regulatory authorities may limit the segments of the diabetes population to which
we or others may market AFREZZA or limit the target population for our other product candidates.
Based on currently available clinical studies, we believe that AFREZZA may have certain advantages
over currently approved insulin products including its approximation of the natural early insulin
secretion normally seen in healthy individuals following the beginning of a meal. Nonetheless,
there are no assurances that these or any other advantages of AFREZZA will be agreed to by the FDA
or otherwise included in product labeling or advertising and, as a result, AFREZZA may not have our
expected competitive advantages when compared to other insulin products.
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The manufacture, marketing and sale of any of our product candidates will be subject to stringent
and ongoing government regulation. The FDA may also withdraw product approvals if problems
concerning the safety or efficacy of a product appear following approval. We cannot be sure that
FDA and United States Congressional initiatives or actions by foreign regulatory bodies pertaining
to ensuring the safety of marketed drugs or other developments pertaining to the pharmaceutical
industry will not adversely affect our operations.
We also are required to register our establishments and list our products with the FDA and certain
state agencies. We and any third-party manufacturers or suppliers must continually adhere to
federal regulations setting forth requirements, known as cGMP (for drugs) and QSR (for medical
devices), and their foreign equivalents, which are enforced by the FDA and other national
regulatory bodies through their facilities inspection programs. If our facilities, or the
facilities of our manufacturers or suppliers, cannot pass a preapproval plant inspection, the FDA
will not approve the marketing of our product candidates. In complying with cGMP and foreign
regulatory requirements, we and any of our potential third-party manufacturers or suppliers will be
obligated to expend time, money and effort in production, record-keeping and quality control to
ensure that our products meet applicable specifications and other requirements. QSR requirements
also impose extensive testing, control and documentation requirements. State regulatory agencies
and the regulatory agencies of other countries have similar requirements. In addition, we will be
required to comply with regulatory requirements of the FDA, state regulatory agencies and the
regulatory agencies of other countries concerning the reporting of adverse events and device
malfunctions, corrections and removals (e.g., recalls), promotion and advertising and general
prohibitions against the manufacture and distribution of adulterated and misbranded devices.
Failure to comply with these regulatory requirements could result in civil fines, product seizures,
injunctions and/or criminal prosecution of responsible individuals and us. Any such actions would
have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our suppliers will be subject to FDA inspection before the agency approves an NDA for AFREZZA.
When we are required to find a new or additional supplier of insulin, we will be required to
evaluate the new suppliers ability to provide insulin that meets regulatory requirements,
including cGMP requirements as well as our specifications and quality requirements, which would
require significant time and expense and could delay the manufacturing and future commercialization
of AFREZZA. We also depend on suppliers for other materials that comprise AFREZZA, including our
AFREZZA inhaler and cartridges. Each supplier must comply with relevant regulatory requirements
including QSR, and is subject to inspection by the FDA. There can be no assurance, in the conduct
of an inspection of any of our suppliers, that the agency would find that the supplier
substantially complies with the QSR or cGMP requirements, where applicable. If we or any potential
third-party manufacturer or supplier fails to comply with these requirements or comparable
requirements in foreign countries, regulatory authorities may subject us to regulatory action,
including criminal prosecutions, fines and suspension of the manufacture of our products.
Reports of side effects or safety concerns in related technology fields or in other companies
clinical trials could delay or prevent us from obtaining regulatory approval or negatively impact
public perception of our product candidates.*
At present, there are a number of clinical trials being conducted by us and other pharmaceutical
companies involving insulin delivery systems. If we discover that AFREZZA is associated with a
significantly increased frequency of adverse events, or if other pharmaceutical companies announce
that they observed frequent adverse events in their trials involving insulin therapies, we could
encounter delays in the timing of our clinical trials, difficulties in obtaining approval of
AFREZZA or be subject to class warnings in the label for AFREZZA, if approved. As well, the public
perception of AFREZZA might be adversely affected, which could harm our business and results of
operations and cause the market price of our common stock to decline, even if the concern relates
to another companys products or product candidates.
There are also a number of clinical trials being conducted by other pharmaceutical companies
involving compounds similar to, or competitive with, our other product candidates. Adverse results
reported by these other companies in their clinical trials could delay or prevent us from obtaining
regulatory approval or negatively impact public perception of our product candidates, which could
harm our business and results of operations and cause the market price of our common stock to
decline.
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RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
If we are unable to protect our proprietary rights, we may not be able to compete effectively, or
operate profitably.
Our commercial success depends, in large part, on our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual
property protection for our technology. Our ability to do so will depend on, among other things,
complex legal and factual questions, and it should be noted that the standards regarding
intellectual property rights in our fields are still evolving. We attempt to protect our
proprietary technology through a combination of patents, trade secrets and confidentiality
agreements. We own a number of domestic and international patents, have a number of domestic and
international patent applications pending and have licenses to additional patents. We cannot assure
you that our patents and licenses will successfully preclude others from using our technologies,
and we could incur substantial costs in seeking enforcement of our proprietary rights against
infringement. Even if issued, the patents may not give us an advantage over competitors with
alternative technologies.
Moreover, the issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its validity or enforceability and it is
uncertain how much protection, if any, will be afforded by our patents. A third party may challenge
the validity or enforceability of a patent after its issuance by various proceedings such as
oppositions in foreign jurisdictions or re-examinations in the United States. If we attempt to
enforce our patents, they may be challenged in court where they could be held invalid,
unenforceable, or have their breadth narrowed to an extent that would destroy their value.
We also rely on unpatented technology, trade secrets, know-how and confidentiality agreements. We
require our officers, employees, consultants and advisors to execute proprietary information and
invention and assignment agreements upon commencement of their relationships with us. We also
execute confidentiality agreements with outside collaborators. There can be no assurance, however,
that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our inventions, trade secrets,
know-how or other proprietary information in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of such
information. If any trade secret, know-how or other technology not protected by a patent were to be
disclosed to or independently developed by a competitor, our business, results of operations and
financial condition could be adversely affected.
If we become involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents or the patents of our
collaborators or licensors, we would be required to devote substantial time and resources to
prosecute or defend such proceedings.
Competitors may infringe our patents or the patents of our collaborators or licensors. To counter
infringement or unauthorized use, we may be required to file infringement claims, which can be
expensive and time-consuming. In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a
patent of ours is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using
the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover its technology. A court may
also decide to award us a royalty from an infringing party instead of issuing an injunction against
the infringing activity. An adverse determination of any litigation or defense proceedings could
put one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and could put
our patent applications at risk of not issuing.
Interference proceedings brought by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may be necessary to
determine the priority of inventions with respect to our patent applications or those of our
collaborators or licensors. Litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if
successful, may result in substantial costs and be a distraction to our management. We may not be
able, alone or with our collaborators and licensors, to prevent misappropriation of our proprietary
rights, particularly in countries where the laws may not protect such rights as fully as in the
United States. We may not prevail in any litigation or interference proceeding in which we are
involved. Even if we do prevail, these proceedings can be very expensive and distract our
management.
Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with
intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could
be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. In addition, during the course of this
kind of litigation, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or
other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these
results to be negative, the market price of our common stock may decline.
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If our technologies conflict with the proprietary rights of others, we may incur substantial costs
as a result of litigation or other proceedings and we could face substantial monetary damages and
be precluded from commercializing our products, which would materially harm our business.
Over the past three decades the number of patents issued to biotechnology companies has expanded
dramatically. As a result it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which
patents cover the multitude of biotechnology product types. Ultimately, the courts must determine
the scope of coverage afforded by a patent and the courts do not always arrive at uniform
conclusions.
A patent owner may claim that we are making, using, selling or offering for sale an invention
covered by the owners patents and may go to court to stop us from engaging in such activities.
Such litigation is not uncommon in our industry.
Patent lawsuits can be expensive and would consume time and other resources. There is a risk that a
court would decide that we are infringing a third partys patents and would order us to stop the
activities covered by the patents, including the commercialization of our products. In addition,
there is a risk that we would have to pay the other party damages for having violated the other
partys patents (which damages may be increased, as well as attorneys fees ordered paid, if
infringement is found to be willful), or that we will be required to obtain a license from the
other party in order to continue to commercialize the affected products, or to design our products
in a manner that does not infringe a valid patent. We may not prevail in any legal action, and a
required license under the patent may not be available on acceptable terms or at all, requiring
cessation of activities that were found to infringe a valid patent. We also may not be able to
develop a non-infringing product design on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Moreover, certain components of AFREZZA and/or our cancer vaccines may be manufactured outside the
United States and imported into the United States. As such, third parties could file complaints
under 19 U.S.C. Section 337(a)(1)(B), or a 337 action, with the International Trade Commission, or
the ITC. A 337 action can be expensive and would consume time and other resources. There is a risk
that the ITC would decide that we are infringing a third partys patents and either enjoin us from
importing the infringing products or parts thereof into the United States or set a bond in an
amount that the ITC considers would offset our competitive advantage from the continued importation
during the statutory review period. The bond could be up to 100% of the value of the patented
products. We may not prevail in any legal action, and a required license under the patent may not
be available on acceptable terms, or at all, resulting in a permanent injunction preventing any
further importation of the infringing products or parts thereof into the United States. We also may
not be able to develop a non-infringing product design on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Although we own a number of domestic and foreign patents and patent applications relating to
AFREZZA and cancer vaccine products under development, we have identified certain third-party
patents having claims relating to pulmonary insulin delivery that may trigger an allegation of
infringement upon the commercial manufacture and sale of AFREZZA, as well as third-party patents
disclosing methods of use and compositions of matter related to cancer vaccines that also may
trigger an allegation of infringement upon the commercial manufacture and sale of our cancer
immunotherapy. If a court were to determine that our insulin products or cancer therapies were
infringing any of these patent rights, we would have to establish with the court that these patents
were invalid or unenforceable in order to avoid legal liability for infringement of these patents.
However, proving patent invalidity or unenforceability can be difficult because issued patents are
presumed valid. Therefore, in the event that we are unable to prevail in a non-infringement or
invalidity action we will have to either acquire the third-party patents outright or seek a
royalty-bearing license. Royalty-bearing licenses effectively increase production costs and
therefore may materially affect product profitability. Furthermore, should the patent holder refuse
to either assign or license us the infringed patents, it may be necessary to cease manufacturing
the product entirely and/or design around the patents, if possible. In either event, our business
would be harmed and our profitability could be materially adversely impacted.
Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with
intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could
be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. In addition, during the course of this
kind of litigation, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or
other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these
results to be negative, the market price of our common stock may decline.
In addition, patent litigation may divert the attention of key personnel and we may not have
sufficient resources to bring these actions to a successful conclusion. At the same time, some of
our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than
we can because they have substantially greater resources. An adverse determination in a judicial or
administrative proceeding or failure to obtain necessary licenses could prevent us from
manufacturing and selling our products or result in substantial monetary damages, which would
adversely affect our business and results of operations and cause the market price of our common
stock to decline.
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We may not obtain trademark registrations for our potential trade names.
We have not selected trade names for some of our product candidates; therefore, we have not filed
trademark registrations for all of our potential trade names for our product candidates in all
jurisdictions, nor can we assure that we will be granted registration of those potential trade
names for which we have filed. Although we intend to defend any opposition to our trademark
registrations, no assurance can be given that any of our trademarks will be registered in the
United States or elsewhere or that the use of any of our trademarks will confer a competitive
advantage in the marketplace. Furthermore, even if we are successful in our trademark
registrations, the FDA has its own process for drug nomenclature and its own views concerning
appropriate proprietary names. It also has the power, even after granting market approval, to
request a company to reconsider the name for a product because of evidence of confusion in the
marketplace. We cannot assure you that the FDA or any other regulatory authority will approve of
any of our trademarks or will not request reconsideration of one of our trademarks at some time in
the future.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Our stock price is volatile.*
The stock market, particularly in recent years, has experienced significant volatility particularly
with respect to pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks, and this trend may continue. The
volatility of pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks often does not relate to the operating
performance of the companies represented by the stock. Our business and the market price of our
common stock may be influenced by a large variety of factors, including:
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the expense and time associated with, and the extent of our ultimate success in, securing
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discussion of AFREZZA, our other product candidates, competitors products, or our stock
price by the financial and scientific press, the healthcare community and online investor
communities such as chat rooms. In particular, it may be difficult to verify statements
about us and our investigational products that appear on interactive websites that permit
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Any of these risks, as well as other factors, could cause the market price of our common stock to
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If other biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies or the securities markets in general
encounter problems, the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
Public companies in general and companies included on the NASDAQ Global Market in particular have
experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. There has been particular
volatility in the market prices of securities of biotechnology and other life sciences companies,
and the market prices of these companies have often fluctuated because of problems or successes in
a given market segment or because investor interest has shifted to other segments. These broad
market and industry factors may cause the market price of our common stock to decline, regardless
of our operating performance. We have no control over this volatility and can only focus our
efforts on our own operations, and even these may be affected due to the state of the capital
markets.
In the past, following periods of large price declines in the public market price of a companys
securities, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against that company.
Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of managements attention
and resources, which would hurt our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also
subject us to significant liabilities.
Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and principal stockholder can individually control our
direction and policies, and his interests may be adverse to the interests of our other
stockholders. After his death, his stock will be left to his funding foundations for distribution
to various charities, and we cannot assure you of the manner in which those entities will manage
their holdings.*
At June 30, 2011, Mr. Mann beneficially owned approximately 39.3% of our outstanding shares of
capital stock. By virtue of his holdings, Mr. Mann may be able to continue to effectively control
the election of the members of our board of directors, our management and our affairs and prevent
corporate transactions such as mergers, consolidations or the sale of all or substantially all of
our assets that may be favorable from our standpoint or that of our other stockholders or cause a
transaction that we or our other stockholders may view as unfavorable.
Subject to compliance with United States federal and state securities laws, Mr. Mann is free to
sell the shares of our stock he holds at any time. Upon his death, we have been advised by Mr. Mann
that his shares of our capital stock will be left to the Alfred E. Mann Medical Research
Organization, or AEMMRO, and AEM Foundation for Biomedical Engineering, or AEMFBE, not-for-profit
medical research foundations that serve as funding organizations for Mr. Manns various charities,
including the Alfred Mann Foundation, or AMF, and the Alfred Mann Institutes at the University of
Southern California, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and Purdue University, and that
may serve as funding organizations for any other charities that he may establish. The AEMMRO is a
membership foundation consisting of six members, including Mr. Mann, his wife, three of his
children and Dr. Joseph Schulman, the chief scientist of the AEMFBE. The AEMFBE is a membership
foundation consisting of five members, including Mr. Mann, his wife, and the same three of his
children. Although we understand that the members of AEMMRO and AEMFBE have been advised of Mr.
Manns objectives for these foundations, once Mr. Manns shares of our capital stock become the
property of the foundations, we cannot assure you as to how those shares will be distributed or how
they will be voted.
The future sale of our common stock or the conversion of our senior convertible notes into common
stock could negatively affect our stock price.*
As of June 30, 2011, we had 130,905,582 shares of common stock outstanding. Substantially all of
these shares are available for public sale, subject in some cases to volume and other limitations
or delivery of a prospectus. If our common stockholders sell substantial amounts of common stock in
the public market, or the market perceives that such sales may occur, the market price of our
common stock may decline. Likewise the issuance of additional shares of our common stock upon the
conversion of some or all of our senior convertible notes could adversely affect the trading price
of our common stock. In addition, the existence of these notes may encourage short selling of our
common stock by market participants. Furthermore, if we were to include in a company-initiated
registration statement shares held by our stockholders pursuant to the exercise of their
registration rights, the sale of those shares could impair our ability to raise needed capital by
depressing the price at which we could sell our common stock.
In August 2010, we entered into the Seaside purchase agreement and the Mann purchase agreement,
which together provide for the sale and issuance by us of up to 36,400,000 shares of our common
stock over a period of approximately 50 weeks. As of June 30, 2011, we had issued and sold a total
of 7,000,000 shares under these agreements and 7,000,000 shares remained subject to future sale
pursuant to these agreements if we are able to satisfy the conditions precedent for sales of shares
under these agreements, including the minimum price requirement. The future issuance of shares of
our common stock pursuant to these two agreements, or the expectation that these issuances will
occur, may further depress the price of our common stock.
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In addition, we will need to raise substantial additional capital in the future to fund our
operations. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities or additional convertible
debt, the market price of our common stock may decline and our existing stockholders may experience
significant dilution.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition
of us, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by our
stockholders to replace or remove our current management.
We are incorporated in Delaware. Certain anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law and in our
certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as currently in effect, may make a
change of control of our company more difficult, even if a change in control would be beneficial to
our stockholders. Our anti-takeover provisions include provisions such as a prohibition on
stockholder actions by written consent, the authority of our board of directors to issue preferred
stock without stockholder approval, and supermajority voting requirements for specified actions. In
addition, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
which generally prohibits stockholders owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock from
merging or combining with us in certain circumstances. These provisions may delay or prevent an
acquisition of us, even if the acquisition may be considered beneficial by some of our
stockholders. In addition, they may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to
replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace
members of our board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our
management.
Because we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on stock
appreciation for any return on your investment.
We have paid no cash dividends on any of our capital stock to date, and we currently intend to
retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. As a
result, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, and payment of cash
dividends, if any, will also depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements and other factors and will be at the discretion of our board of directors.
Furthermore, we may in the future become subject to contractual restrictions on, or prohibitions
against, the payment of dividends. Accordingly, the success of your investment in our common stock
will likely depend entirely upon any future appreciation. There is no guarantee that our common
stock will appreciate or maintain its current price. You could lose the entire value of your
investment in our common stock.
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ITEM 2. |
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UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
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ITEM 3. |
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DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
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ITEM 4. |
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(REMOVED AND RESERVED) |
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ITEM 5. |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description of Document |
3.1(1)
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
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3.2(2)
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Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
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3.3(3)
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Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
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3.4
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Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
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3.5(4)
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Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
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4.1(5)
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Indenture, by and between MannKind and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated November 1, 2006. |
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4.2(6)
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First Supplemental Indenture, by and between MannKind and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated December 12, 2006. |
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4.3(6)
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Form of 3.75% Senior Convertible Note due 2013. |
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4.4(1)
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Form of common stock certificate. |
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4.5(1)
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 15, 1998, by and among CTL ImmunoTherapies Corp., Medical
Research Group, LLC, McLean Watson Advisory Inc. and Alfred E. Mann, as amended. |
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4.6(7)
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Indenture, by and between MannKind and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated August 24, 2010. |
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4.7(7)
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Form of 5.75% Senior Convertible Note due 2015. |
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10.1*(8)
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2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. |
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10.2*
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Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2011, between MannKind and Dr. Peter C. Richardson |
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10.3**
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Letter Agreement, dated June 24, 2011, between MannKind and N.V. Organon |
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31.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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31.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or
15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18
of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 1350). |
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101
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Interactive Data Files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. |
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* |
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Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. |
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** |
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MannKind has requested confidential treatment with respect to certain portions of this
exhibit. |
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(1) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-115020), filed with the SEC on April 30, 2004, as amended. |
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(2) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds quarterly report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on August 9, 2007. |
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(3) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on August 2, 2010. |
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(4) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on November 19, 2007. |
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(5) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-138373), filed with the SEC on November 2, 2006. |
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(6) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2006. |
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(7) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on August 24, 2010. |
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(8) |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-50865),
filed with the SEC on June 8, 2011. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: August 4, 2011 |
MANNKIND CORPORATION
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By: |
/s/ Matthew J. Pfeffer
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Matthew J. Pfeffer |
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Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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