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 September 30, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission file number: 000-50865
MannKind Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-3607736 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(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
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(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 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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Smaller reporting company 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 October 31, 2008 there were 101,714,494 shares of the registrants common stock, $.01 par
value per share, outstanding.
MANNKIND CORPORATION
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXHIBITS 31.1 |
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EXHIBITS 31.2 |
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EXHIBITS 32 |
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PART 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except share data)
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September 30, 2008 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
31,582 |
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$ |
368,285 |
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Marketable securities |
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63,651 |
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State research and development credit exchange |
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831 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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7,709 |
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9,596 |
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Total current assets |
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102,942 |
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378,712 |
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Property and equipment net |
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225,515 |
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162,683 |
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State research and development credit exchange receivable net of current portion |
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2,625 |
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1,500 |
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Other assets |
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550 |
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548 |
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Total |
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$ |
331,632 |
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$ |
543,443 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
19,992 |
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$ |
35,463 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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36,087 |
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32,095 |
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Total current liabilities |
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56,079 |
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67,558 |
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Senior convertible notes |
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112,128 |
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111,761 |
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Other liabilities |
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24 |
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Total liabilities |
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168,207 |
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179,343 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Undesignated preferred stock, $0.01 par value 10,000,000 shares authorized; no
shares issued or outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value 150,000,000 shares authorized; 101,710,590 and
101,380,823 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007, respectively |
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1,017 |
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1,014 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,463,191 |
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1,444,125 |
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Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
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(1,300,783 |
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(1,081,039 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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163,425 |
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364,100 |
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Total |
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$ |
331,632 |
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$ |
543,443 |
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See notes to condensed financial statements
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MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)
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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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Three months ended |
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Nine months ended |
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inception) to |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Revenue |
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10 |
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2,988 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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55,645 |
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64,825 |
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181,665 |
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190,093 |
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928,705 |
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General and administrative |
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13,435 |
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10,744 |
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42,365 |
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38,207 |
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232,864 |
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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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69,080 |
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75,569 |
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224,030 |
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228,300 |
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1,332,723 |
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Loss from operations |
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(69,080 |
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(75,569 |
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(224,010 |
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(228,290 |
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(1,329,735 |
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Other income (expense) |
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(7 |
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62 |
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(7 |
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158 |
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(1,888 |
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Interest expense on note payable to
principal stockholder |
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(1,511 |
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Interest expense on senior convertible notes |
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(124 |
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(778 |
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(585 |
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(2,824 |
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(4,215 |
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Interest income |
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715 |
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3,238 |
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4,858 |
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12,779 |
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36,590 |
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Loss before provision for income taxes |
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(68,496 |
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(73,047 |
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(219,744 |
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(218,177 |
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(1,300,759 |
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Income taxes |
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(24 |
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Net loss |
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(68,496 |
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(73,047 |
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(219,744 |
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(218,177 |
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(1,300,783 |
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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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(68,496 |
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$ |
(73,047 |
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$ |
(219,744 |
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$ |
(218,177 |
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(1,323,995 |
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Net loss per share applicable to common
stockholders basic and diluted |
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(0.67 |
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(0.99 |
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(2.17 |
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(2.97 |
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Shares used to compute basic and diluted
net loss per share applicable to common
stockholders |
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101,647 |
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73,520 |
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101,495 |
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73,444 |
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See notes to condensed financial statements
4
MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED 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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Nine months ended |
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Inception) to |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss |
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(219,744 |
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(218,177 |
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(1,300,783 |
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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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7,321 |
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6,253 |
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55,448 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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18,849 |
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12,957 |
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73,679 |
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Stock expense for shares issued pursuant to research agreement |
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3,018 |
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Loss on sale and abandonment/disposal of property and equipment |
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121 |
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10,614 |
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Accrued interest on investments, net of amortization of premiums |
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58 |
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In-process research and development |
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19,726 |
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Discount on stockholder notes below market rate |
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241 |
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Non-cash compensation expense of officer resulting from stockholder
contribution |
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70 |
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Accrued interest expense on notes payable to stockholders |
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1538 |
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Non-cash interest expense |
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Accrued interest on notes receivable |
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(747 |
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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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229 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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State research and development credit exchange receivable |
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(294 |
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(378 |
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(2,625 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,887 |
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(1,226 |
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(6,109 |
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Other assets |
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(2 |
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(185 |
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(550 |
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Accounts payable |
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(12,502 |
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14,674 |
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14,478 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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3,343 |
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(1,641 |
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30,702 |
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Other liabilities |
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(24 |
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(2 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(201,045 |
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(187,723 |
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(949,584 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchase of marketable securities |
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(63,651 |
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(39,851 |
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(790,601 |
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Sales of marketable securities |
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104,900 |
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726,665 |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(72,297 |
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(45,940 |
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(281,701 |
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Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
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70 |
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284 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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(135,878 |
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19,109 |
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(345,353 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Issuance of common stock and warrants |
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425 |
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1,557 |
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1,140,071 |
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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 receivable |
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1,742 |
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Borrowings on notes payable from principal stockholder |
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70,000 |
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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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111,267 |
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Payment of employment taxes related to vested restricted stock units |
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(205 |
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(200 |
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(1,069 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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220 |
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1,357 |
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1,326,519 |
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Cumulative |
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Period from |
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February 14, |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991 (Date of |
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
Inception) to |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
$ |
(336,703 |
) |
|
$ |
(167,257 |
) |
|
$ |
31,582 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
|
|
368,285 |
|
|
|
319,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
|
$ |
31,582 |
|
|
$ |
152,298 |
|
|
$ |
31,582 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid
during the period for income taxes |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
Cash paid
during the period for interest |
|
|
2,156 |
|
|
|
2,192 |
|
|
|
8,199 |
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion on redeemable convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(952 |
) |
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of notes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,331 |
|
Increase in additional paid-in capital resulting from merger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
171,154 |
|
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 |
) |
Construction
in progress purchases in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
10,900 |
|
|
|
14,855 |
|
|
|
10,900 |
|
Transfer from fixed assets to other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
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 financial statements
6
MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Description of business and basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of MannKind Corporation (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, 2007 are included in the Companys annual report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008 (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 nine months ended September 30, 2008 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 financial statements involve
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 MannKind Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery,
development and commercialization of therapeutic products for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
The Company recently announced that it has proposed AFRESA to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) as the trade name for its lead investigational product candidate, formerly
identified as the Technosphere Insulin System. The Company has completed the treatment phase of
the three planned pivotal Phase 3 trials conducted in the U.S., Europe and Latin America and is
preparing to file the New Drug Application (NDA) in early 2009 for AFRESA for the treatment of diabetes. AFRESA consists
of the Companys proprietary Technosphere particles onto which
insulin molecules are loaded. These loaded particles are then
aerosolized and, using the Companys MedTone inhaler, are
inhaled deep into the lung, where the insulin and carrier material
enters the bloodstream. Technosphere® and MedTone® are registered trademarks in
the United States. The Company has applied for registration of our trademark AFRESA in the United States.
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 September 30, 2008, the Company has reported
accumulated net losses of $1.3 billion, which include a goodwill impairment charge of $151.4
million, and negative cash flow from operations of $949.6 million. It is costly to develop
therapeutic products and conduct clinical trials for these products. Based upon the Companys
current expectations, management believes the Companys existing capital resources, including the
$350.0 million loan arrangement with its principal stockholder, will enable it to continue planned
operations through the fourth quarter of 2009. 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. Accordingly, the Company expects that
it will need to raise additional capital, either through the sale of equity and/or debt securities,
a strategic business collaboration with a pharmaceutical company or the establishment of other
funding facilities, in order to continue the development and commercialization of AFRESA and other
product candidates and to support its other ongoing activities.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) consensus on EITF Issue No. 07-1,
Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements, that discusses how parties to a collaborative
arrangement (which does not establish a legal entity within such arrangement) should account for
various activities. The consensus indicates that costs incurred and revenues generated from
transactions with third parties (i.e. parties outside of the collaborative arrangement) should be
reported by the collaborators on the respective line items in their income
7
statements pursuant to EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal Versus Net as
an Agent. Additionally, the consensus provides that income statement characterization of payments
between the participants in a collaborative arrangement should be based upon existing authoritative
pronouncements; analogy to such pronouncements if not within their scope; or a reasonable,
rational, and consistently applied accounting policy election. EITF Issue No. 07-1 is effective
beginning January 1, 2009 and is to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented for
collaborative arrangements existing as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the
impact, if any, the adoption of this consensus will have on its results of operations, financial
position or cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 141(R),
Business Combinations and SFAS No. 160, Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling Interests to
Consolidated Financial Statements an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS No. 160). These standards
will significantly change the accounting and reporting for business combination transactions and
noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements, including capitalizing at
the acquisition date the fair value of acquired in-process research and development, and
remeasuring and writing down the assets, if necessary, in subsequent periods during their
development. These new standards will be applied prospectively for business combinations that occur
on or after January 1, 2009, except that presentation and disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 160
regarding noncontrolling interests shall be applied retrospectively.
As of January 1, 2008, the Company adopted on a prospective basis certain required provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No.
157), as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP)
No. 157-2. Those provisions relate to the Companys financial assets and liabilities carried at
fair value and its fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. SFAS 157
defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation
techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value
is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. There are three levels
of inputs to fair value measurements Level 1, meaning the use of quoted prices for identical
instruments in active markets; Level 2, meaning the use of quoted prices for similar instruments in
active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active
or are directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, meaning the use of unobservable inputs.
Observable market data should be used when available. The
Companys financial instruments are carried at
fair value. For example, substantially all of the Companys marketable
securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and are carried at fair value.
The Companys valuation measurements for the available-for-sale
securities are Level 2 measurements. The partial
adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a significant impact on the Companys results of operations,
financial position or cash flows. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption
of SFAS No. 157, as it relates to nonfinancial assets and liabilities will have on its results of
operations, financial position or cash flows.
2. Investment in securities
The following is a summary of the
Companys available-for-sale securities classified as current assets (in
thousands).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basis |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
17,267 |
|
|
$ |
17,267 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Treasury bills |
|
|
46,384 |
|
|
|
46,384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
63,651 |
|
|
$ |
63,651 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys policy is to maintain a highly liquid short-term investment portfolio. The
contractual maturities for commercial paper included in marketable securities are 93 and 94 days.
The contractual maturities for treasury bills included in marketable securities are between three
and five months. There were no proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008. Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities
amounted to approximately $104.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Gross
realized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities were insignificant. Gross realized
gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are recorded as other income (expense). The
cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Unrealized gains and
losses for available-for-sale securities for all periods presented in the table above were not
material.
8
3. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Salary and related expenses |
|
$ |
12,428 |
|
|
$ |
11,989 |
|
Research and clinical trial costs |
|
|
13,324 |
|
|
|
11,657 |
|
Construction in progress costs |
|
|
4,107 |
|
|
|
4,736 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
1,270 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Other |
|
|
4,958 |
|
|
|
3,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
36,087 |
|
|
$ |
32,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. Accounting for stock-based compensation
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized in the accompanying condensed statements of
operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
6,781 |
|
|
$ |
4,154 |
|
|
$ |
18,849 |
|
|
$ |
12,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2008, there were $25.5 million and $24.9 million of estimated unrecognized
compensation costs related to options and restricted stock units, respectively, which are expected
to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 2 years.
On February 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved a management proposal designed to
encourage employee retention. The proposal involved the issuance of restricted stock units to the
majority of employees and executive officers of the Company. A total of 1,678,674 restricted stock
units were granted under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. These units will remain unvested until
June 30, 2009, at which point they will fully vest. Stock compensation expense associated with
these grants will be recorded on a straight line basis from February 6, 2008 through June 30, 2009
and is estimated to total approximately $11.0 million.
On May 22, 2008, the Companys stockholders approved an amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the plan by 5,000,000
shares.
On July 9, 2008, the Company announced an Offer to Exchange Outstanding Options to Purchase Common
Stock (the Offer) under which the Company offered eligible employees the opportunity to exchange
up to an aggregate of 5,417,840 shares underlying of their out-of-the money stock options, on a grant by grant basis, for a reduced
number of restricted stock units. The Offer expired on August 6, 2008. Pursuant to the Offer, the
Company accepted for exchange options to purchase an aggregate of 4,493,509 shares of the Companys
common stock and issued restricted stock units covering an aggregate of 2,246,781 shares of the
Companys common stock. For the newly issued restricted stock units, both the remaining estimated
unamortized stock compensation expense related to the exchanged options of approximately $13.9
million and the estimated incremental stock compensation expense resulting from the exchange of
approximately $3.7 million will be amortized over the vesting periods of the newly issued
restricted stock units.
5. 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. 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 condensed statements of operations
because the reported net loss in each of these periods results in their inclusion being
antidilutive. Antidilutive securities, which consist of outstanding stock options, unvested
restricted stock units, unexercised warrants, and shares that could be issued upon conversion of
the senior convertible notes, that are not included in the diluted net loss
9
per share calculation consisted of an aggregate of 19,607,924 shares and 17,061,343 shares as of
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
6. 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 development expenses. At September 30, 2008, the estimated
amount receivable under the program was $2.6 million.
7. Property and equipment
Property and equipment net consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Years) |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,273 |
|
|
$ |
5,273 |
|
Buildings |
|
|
39-40 |
|
|
|
52,719 |
|
|
|
9,566 |
|
Building improvements |
|
|
5-40 |
|
|
|
116,972 |
|
|
|
52,438 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
3-15 |
|
|
|
50,510 |
|
|
|
30,172 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |
|
|
5-10 |
|
|
|
5,824 |
|
|
|
3,657 |
|
Computer equipment and software |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
11,222 |
|
|
|
7,559 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,251 |
|
|
|
89,657 |
|
Deposits on equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,947 |
|
|
|
4,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
272,902 |
|
|
|
203,409 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47,387 |
) |
|
|
(40,726 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment net |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
225,515 |
|
|
$ |
162,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or the service lives
of the improvements.
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Depreciation expense |
|
$ |
3,393 |
|
|
$ |
1,970 |
|
|
$ |
6,954 |
|
|
$ |
5,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized interest added to property and equipment during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Capitalized interest |
|
$ |
1,078 |
|
|
$ |
419 |
|
|
$ |
3,016 |
|
|
$ |
785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. Warrants
In connection with the sale of common stock in the private placement which closed in August 2005,
the Company concurrently issued warrants to purchase up to 3,426,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $12.228 per share. These warrants became exercisable in February 2006 and expire
in August 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, no warrants were exercised. As of
September 30, 2008, warrants to purchase approximately 2,882,873 shares of common stock remained
outstanding.
10
9. Commitments and contingencies
Supply Commitments As of September 30, 2008, the Company had a binding annual commitment for
insulin purchases aggregating approximately $107 million. These purchases are expected to be
delivered from 2009 through 2012.
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 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 SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, the Company records 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.
10. Related-Party Loan Arrangement
On August 2, 2006, the Company entered into a $150.0 million loan arrangement with its principal
stockholder, which was amended on August 1, 2007 and replaced with a new loan arrangement on
October 2, 2007. Under the new arrangement, the Company can borrow up to a total of $350.0 million
before January 1, 2010. The Company has not yet borrowed under this arrangement but has given
notice to its lender of its intent to draw down up to $150.0 million before February 28, 2009.
From March 1, 2009 until December 31, 2009, the Company can borrow the remaining $200.0 million
plus any amount not previously borrowed in one or more advances. Any advance must be not less than $50.0 million.
Interest will accrue 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 will be
payable quarterly in arrears. Principal repayment is due on December 31, 2011. At any time after
January 1, 2010, the principal stockholder can require the Company to prepay up to $200.0 million
in advances that have been outstanding for at least 12 months. If the principal stockholder
exercises this right, the Company will have until the earlier of 180 days after the principal
stockholder provides written notice or December 31, 2011 to prepay such advances. In the event of a
default, all unpaid principal and interest either becomes immediately due and payable or may be
accelerated at the principal stockholders 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. Any borrowings under the loan arrangement will be
unsecured. The loan arrangement contains no financial covenants. There are no warrants associated
with the loan arrangement, nor are advances convertible into the Companys common stock.
Under the previous loan arrangement, the Company borrowed $50.0 million on August 2, 2006 and $20.0
million on November 27, 2006. On December 12, 2006, the Company paid off the total borrowings of
$70.0 million following the completion of concurrent offerings of convertible notes and common
stock. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there was no balance outstanding or accrued
interest related to the $350.0 million loan arrangement.
11. Senior convertible notes
On December 12, 2006, the Company completed an offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal
amount of 3.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013 (the Notes), including $15.0 million aggregate
principal amount of the Notes sold pursuant to the underwriters over-allotment option that was
exercised in full. The Notes 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 bear interest at the
rate of 3.75% per year on the principal amount of the Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in
arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2007. As of September 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007, the Company had accrued interest of $1.3 million and $0.2 million,
respectively, related to the Notes. The Notes 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
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the debt and all other liabilities of the Companys subsidiaries. The maturity date of the Notes is
December 15, 2013 and payment is due in full on that date for unconverted securities. Holders may
convert, at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the
stated maturity date, any outstanding Notes into shares of the Companys common stock at an initial
conversion rate of 44.5002 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, 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 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 the Notes 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 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.
Amortization of debt issuance expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007 was as follows (in thousands):
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12. Income taxes
As discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements in the Companys Annual Report, management of
the Company has concluded, in accordance with applicable accounting standards, that it is more
likely than not that the Company may not realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets.
Accordingly, net deferred tax assets have been fully reserved.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting and
disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in
practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting
for income taxes. The Company is subject to the provisions of FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. 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
FIN 48. The cumulative effect, if any, of applying FIN 48 is to be reported as an adjustment to the
opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. The Company did not record a
cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48. Tax years since 1992 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 (this Quarterly Report). The interim 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, 2007
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.
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OVERVIEW
MannKind Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and
commercialization of therapeutic products for diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Our lead
investigational product candidate, AFRESA, is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in the United
States, Europe and Latin America to study its safety and efficacy in the treatment of diabetes.
This dry powder therapy consists of our proprietary Technosphere particles onto which insulin
molecules are loaded. These loaded particles are then
aerosolized and, using the Companys MedTone inhaler, are
inhaled deep into the lung, where the insulin and carrier material
enters the bloodstream. We believe that the performance characteristics, unique
kinetics, convenience and ease of use of AFRESA may have the potential to change the way diabetes
is treated. Currently, we are conducting clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of
another Technosphere-based product for the treatment of diabetes and are developing additional
formulations of active compounds loaded onto Technosphere particles. We are also developing
therapies for the treatment of different types of cancer. Our other product candidates are at the
research stage or in pre-clinical development.
We are a development stage enterprise and have incurred significant losses since our inception in
1991. As of September 30, 2008, we have incurred a cumulative net loss of $1.3 billion. To date, we
have not generated any product revenues and have funded our operations primarily through the sale
of equity securities.
We do not expect to record sales of any product prior to regulatory approval and commercialization
of AFRESA. 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 and increasing
expenditures and to incur additional operating losses for at least the next several years as we:
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continue the clinical development of AFRESA for the treatment of diabetes; |
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expand our manufacturing operations for AFRESA to meet our currently anticipated
commercial production needs; |
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expand our other research, discovery and development programs; |
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expand our proprietary Technosphere platform technology and develop additional
applications for the pulmonary delivery of other drugs; and |
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enter into sales and marketing collaborations with other companies, if available on
commercially reasonable terms, or develop these capabilities ourselves. |
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, the results of our research and
development efforts, competition from other products and technologies and uncertainties associated
with obtaining and enforcing patent rights.
Technosphere® and MedTone® are our registered trademarks in the United States. We have applied for
registration of our trademark AFRESA in the United States. We have also applied for or registered
company trademarks in other jurisdictions, including Europe and Japan. This report also contains
trademarks and service marks owned by other companies that are the property of their respective
owners. Use or display by us of other parties trademarks, trade dress or products in this report
is not intended to, and does not imply a relationship with, or endorsements or sponsorship of, us
by the trademark or trade dress owners.
We maintain a website at www.mannkindcorp.com to which we regularly post copies of our press
releases as well as additional information about us. Our filings with the SEC are available free
of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after being electronically filed
with or furnished to the SEC. Interested persons can subscribe on our website to email alerts that
are sent automatically when we issue press releases or file our reports with the SEC. Information
contained in our website does not constitute a part of this report.
BUSINESS UPDATE
On September 17, 2008 we announced AFRESA as the trade name proposed to the FDA for our
Technosphere® Insulin System. Earlier that same week, we released preliminary top-line results
from a Phase 3 clinical study of AFRESA in patients with type 1 diabetes. This study compared the
safety and efficacy of prandial inhalations of AFRESA to prandial subcutaneous injections of
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insulin aspart. Both treatment groups also received daily subcutaneous injections of a basal
insulin (insulin glargine). AFRESA, compared to a rapid-acting insulin analog, showed:
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Comparable reductions in A1C levels |
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Comparable numbers of patients reaching pre-defined A1C goals |
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Superior fasting blood glucose levels |
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Better early post-prandial glucose control |
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Fewer patients experiencing hypoglycemic events |
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Weight loss versus weight gain |
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No adverse effects on pulmonary function |
On September 16, 2008, we issued a joint announcement with Pfizer Inc that we would transition
certain Exubera patients with a continuing need for inhaled insulin to AFRESA. In October 2007,
Pfizer announced that it would stop marketing Exubera (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation
Powder because it did not meet customers needs or Pfizers financial expectations. Since that
time, most Exubera patients were transitioned to other diabetes therapies, although there remained
a small number of patients with a continuing medical need for inhaled insulin. Generally, these
patients fell into two categories: those with severe needle-phobia and those with a very poor
response to subcutaneous insulin. We agreed with Pfizer that these patients have a particularly
high medical need and would benefit from using an inhaled insulin such as AFRESA. Under our
agreement with Pfizer, some of our costs relating to the transition of patients will
be reimbursed by Pfizer.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Our research and development expenses consist mainly of costs associated with the clinical trials
of our product candidates which 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, 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 or accrued from the State of Connecticut pursuant to a program under which we
can exchange qualified research and development income tax credits for cash. Otherwise, we expense
research and development costs as we incur them.
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.
Clinical development timelines, likelihood of success and total costs vary widely. We are focused
primarily on advancing AFRESA through Phase 3 clinical trials and regulatory filings. Based on the
results of preclinical studies, we are developing 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 begin.
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 AFRESA, we are unable to estimate with any
certainty the costs we will incur in the continued development of our product candidates for
commercialization. The costs required to complete the development of AFRESA will be largely
dependent on the scope of our clinical trials, the cost and efficiency of our manufacturing process
and discussions with the FDA on its requirements.
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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
business insurance and professional services costs.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as described in Item 7 of
the Annual Report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
Revenues
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, we recognized $20,000 and $10,000 in
revenue, respectively, under a license agreement. We did not recognize any revenue in the three
months ended September 30, 2008 or 2007. We do not anticipate sales of any product prior to
regulatory approval and commercialization of AFRESA.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table provides a comparison of the research and development expense categories for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):
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27,044 |
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33,249 |
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18,434 |
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20,472 |
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6,549 |
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8,265 |
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Research and development tax credit |
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372 |
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(747 |
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(201 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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3,993 |
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2,467 |
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1,526 |
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Research and development expenses |
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55,645 |
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64,825 |
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88,208 |
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97,276 |
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60,119 |
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60,534 |
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23,921 |
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25,711 |
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(1,790 |
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Research and development tax credit |
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The decrease in research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to decreased costs
associated with the clinical development of AFRESA and the related manufacturing costs associated
with clinical trial materials, partially offset by increased stock-based compensation expense and
increased facilities related costs. We anticipate that our research and development expenses
associated with AFRESA will continue to decline as we close out our pivotal clinical studies and
prepare for the filing of our NDA with the FDA. There are purchases of raw materials planned in
the fourth quarter of 2008 that may result in a spending increase in that quarter.
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General and Administrative Expenses
The following table provides a comparison of the general and administrative expense categories for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):
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10,647 |
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9,057 |
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1,590 |
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18 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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2,788 |
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1,687 |
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1,101 |
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65 |
% |
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General and administrative expenses |
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13,435 |
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10,744 |
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2,691 |
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34,404 |
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$ |
32,200 |
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$ |
2,204 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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7,961 |
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6,007 |
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1,954 |
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33 |
% |
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General and administrative expenses |
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$ |
42,365 |
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$ |
38,207 |
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4,158 |
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General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased as
compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to increased employee related and
consulting expenses and increased stock-based compensation expense. General and administrative expenses
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased as compared to the same period in the prior
year primarily due to increased employee related and consulting
expenses and increased stock-based
compensation expense, offset by decreased professional fees. We expect general and administrative
expenses, other than non-cash stock-based compensation expense, to remain essentially constant in
the future.
Interest Income and Expense
Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $2.5 million and
$7.9 million, respectively as compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily due to lower market
interest rates and a lower investment balance.
Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $0.7 million and
$2.2 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year primarily due to an
increase in capitalized interest related to the Danbury, Connecticut plant expansion.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have funded our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities and convertible debt
securities. In October 2007, we issued and sold a total of 27,014,686 shares of our common stock.
Of this total, 15,940,489 shares were sold to our principal stockholder at a price per share of
$9.41 and 11,074,197 shares were sold to other investors at a price per share of $9.03. The
resulting aggregate net proceeds were approximately $249.8 million after expenses. In December
2006, we issued and sold 23,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $17.42 per share in an
underwritten public offering. The resulting aggregate net proceeds to us from this common stock
offering were approximately $384.7 million after expenses. In December 2006, we also sold $115.0
million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013. The resulting
aggregate net proceeds to us from this note offering were approximately $111.3 million after
expenses.
In August 2006, we entered into a $150.0 million loan arrangement with our principal stockholder,
which was amended on August 1, 2007 and replaced with a new loan arrangement on October 2, 2007.
Under the new arrangement, we can borrow up to a total of $350.0 million before January 1, 2010.
We have not yet borrowed under this arrangement, but we have given notice to our lender that we
intend to draw down up to $150.0 million before February 28, 2009. From March 1, 2009 until
December 31, 2009, we can borrow the remaining $200.0 million plus any amount not previously
borrowed in one or more advances. Any advance must be not less than $50.0 million. Interest will
accrue 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 will be payable quarterly
in arrears. Principal repayment is due on December 31, 2011. At any time after January 1, 2010, our
principal stockholder can require us to prepay up to
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$200.0 million in advances that have been outstanding for at least 12 months. If our principal
stockholder exercises this right, we will have until the earlier of 180 days after our principal
stockholder provides written notice or December 31, 2011 to prepay such advances. In the event of a
default, all unpaid principal and interest either becomes immediately due and payable or may be
accelerated at our principal stockholders 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. Any borrowings under the loan arrangement will be
unsecured. The loan arrangement contains no financial covenants. There are no warrants associated
with the loan arrangement, nor are advances convertible into our common stock.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we used $201.0 million of cash for our operations
compared to using $187.7 million for our operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. We
had a net loss of $219.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, of which $26.2
million consisted of non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and stock-based
compensation. We expect our negative cash flow from operations to continue at least until we obtain
regulatory approval and achieve commercialization of AFRESA.
We spent
$135.9 million of cash for investing activities during the nine months ended September 30,
2008, compared to generating $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cash spent
for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to net
purchases of marketable securities and the purchase of machinery and equipment to expand our
manufacturing operations and quality systems in support of our expansion of clinical trials for,
and potential commercial launch of, AFRESA. Cash generated in investing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily from net sales of marketable securities, offset by
purchases of machinery and equipment to expand our manufacturing operations and quality systems in
support of our expansion of clinical trials for AFRESA. We plan to make purchases of raw materials
in the fourth quarter of 2008 that may result in a spending increase in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Our financing activities provided cash of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2007. Cash from financing activities in the first
nine months of 2008 and 2007 was primarily from purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
and the exercise of stock options, the exercise of warrants, and purchases under the ESPP,
respectively.
As of September 30, 2008, we had $95.2 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable
securities. Although we believe our existing capital resources, which includes the expanded $350.0
million loan arrangement with our principal stockholder, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated
cash requirements through the fourth quarter of 2009, we will require significant additional
financing in the future to fund our operations. Accordingly, we expect that we will need to raise
additional capital, either through the sale of equity and/or debt securities, a strategic business
collaboration with a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company or the establishment of other funding
facilities, in order to continue the development and commercialization of AFRESA and other product
candidates and to support our other ongoing activities. However, due to current turbulence in the
U.S. and global financial markets, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital through
the sale of equity and/or debt securities.
We intend to use our capital resources to continue the development of AFRESA and to develop
additional applications for our proprietary Technosphere platform technology. In addition, portions
of our capital resources will be devoted to expanding our other product development programs for
the treatment of solid-tumor cancers. We are expending a portion of our capital resources to scale
up our manufacturing capabilities in our Danbury facilities. During the quarter ending September
30, 2008 we completed a new facility for the commercial manufacture of AFRESA. The facility is now
in the process of being qualified and readied for preapproval inspection by the FDA. We also
intend to use our capital resources for general corporate purposes, which may include in-licensing
or acquiring additional technologies.
We have held extensive discussions with a number of pharmaceutical companies concerning a potential
strategic business collaboration for AFRESA. To date, we have not reached agreement with any of
these companies. On April 10, 2008, we announced our decision to suspend partnership discussions as
we believed that, given the existing market conditions, we would be unable to achieve an
appropriate valuation for AFRESA until Phase 3 data is available that confirms our belief in the
superior safety and efficacy profile of AFRESA. If and when we re-engage in such discussions, we
believe that we will have to expend significant additional time and effort before we could reach an
agreement, and we cannot predict when, if ever, we could conclude such 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 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 marketing activities at our own expense. Accordingly, we
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may have to substantially reduce our development efforts, which would delay or otherwise impede the
commercialization of AFRESA.
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. However, due to current turbulence in the U.S. and global financial markets, it may be
difficult for us to raise additional capital through the sale of equity and/or debt securities.
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 may be required to enter into agreements 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 as 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 equity financing or entering a business collaboration, we may be required to reduce
expenses through the delay, reduction or curtailment of our projects, including AFRESA development
activities, or further reduction of costs for facilities and administration.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements and none existed as of September
30, 2008.
Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations disclosed in Item 7 of our
Annual Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB ratified the EITF consensus on EITF Issue No. 07-1, Accounting for
Collaborative Arrangements, that discusses how parties to a collaborative arrangement (which does
not establish a legal entity within such arrangement) should account for various activities. The
consensus indicates that costs incurred and revenues generated from transactions with third parties
(i.e. parties outside of the collaborative arrangement) should be reported by the collaborators on
the respective line items in their income statements pursuant to EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting
Revenue Gross as a Principal Versus Net as an Agent. Additionally, the consensus provides that
income statement characterization of payments between the participants in a collaborative
arrangement should be based upon existing authoritative pronouncements; analogy to such
pronouncements if not within their scope; or a reasonable, rational, and consistently applied
accounting policy election. EITF Issue No. 07-1 is effective beginning January 1, 2009 and is to be
applied retrospectively to all periods presented for collaborative arrangements existing as of the
date of adoption. We are evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this consensus will have on
our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations and SFAS No. 160,
Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling Interests to Consolidated Financial Statements an
amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS No. 160). These standards will significantly change the accounting
and reporting for business combination transactions and noncontrolling (minority) interests in
consolidated financial statements, including capitalizing at the acquisition date the fair value of
acquired IPR&D, and remeasuring and writing down the assets, if necessary, in subsequent periods
during their development. These new standards will be applied prospectively for business
combinations that occur on or after January 1, 2009, except that presentation and disclosure
requirements of SFAS No. 160 regarding noncontrolling interests shall be applied retrospectively.
As of January 1, 2008, we adopted on a prospective basis certain required provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements(SFAS No. 157), as amended by
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff
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Position (FSP) No. 157-2. Those provisions relate to our financial assets and liabilities carried
at fair value and our fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. SFAS 157
defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation
techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. The partial
adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial
position or cash flows. We are evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of SFAS No. 157, as
it relates to nonfinancial assets and liabilities, will have on our results of operations,
financial position or cash flows.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We have not used derivative financial instruments in the past to hedge market risk. We are exposed
to market risk related to changes in interest rates impacting our cash investment portfolio as well
as the interest rate on our credit facility. The interest rate on our credit facility 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. If we were to draw the available amount on our $350.0 million credit
facility and interest rates were to increase from levels at September 30, 2008, we could experience
a higher level of interest expense than assumed in our current operating plan.
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 are entered into for trading purposes.
Our cash is deposited in and invested through highly rated financial institutions in North America.
Our short-term investments are subject to interest rate risk and will
fall in value if market interest rates increase. If market interest rates were to increase immediately and uniformly by ten percent from
levels at September 30, 2008, we estimate that the fair value of our investment portfolio would
decline by an immaterial amount.
ITEM 4. 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Securities 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 Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2008. 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.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2008 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
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should consider carefully the following information about the risks described below, together
with the other information contained in this Quarterly Report before you decide to buy or maintain
an investment in our common stock. We believe the risks
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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 the Annual Report. 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 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 AFRESA are still in 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 anticipate that AFRESA will not be
commercially available for at least two years, if at all.
We have never been profitable and, as of September 30, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.3
billion. The accumulated deficit 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. This accumulated deficit may
increase significantly as we expand 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. Our ability to achieve and sustain profitability
depends upon obtaining regulatory approvals for and successfully commercializing AFRESA, 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 AFRESA as our lead product candidate, we
have begun to conduct clinical trials for additional product candidates. Our existing capital
resources will not be sufficient to support the expense of completing development of AFRESA or any
of our other product candidates.
Based upon our current expectations, we believe that our existing capital resources, including the
loan arrangement with our principal stockholder, will enable us to continue planned operations
through the fourth quarter of 2009. 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. Accordingly, we plan to raise additional capital, either through the
sale of equity and/or debt securities, a strategic business collaboration or the establishment of
other funding facilities, in order to continue the development and commercialization of AFRESA and
other product candidates and to support our other ongoing activities. However, due to current
turbulence in the U.S. and global financial markets, it may be difficult for us to raise additional
capital through the sale of equity and/or debt securities. The amount of additional funds we need
will depend on a number of factors, including:
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actions taken by the FDA and other regulatory authorities affecting our products and
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our degree of success in commercializing AFRESA or our other product candidates; |
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the timing and amount of payments we might receive from potential licensees; |
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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
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the costs of discontinuing projects and technologies or decommissioning existing
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We have raised capital in the past primarily through the sale of equity securities and most
currently 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.
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 your rights as
a holder of our common stock and may dilute your 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, including our Technosphere technology platform. 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, licensing arrangements and/or asset sales on a timely basis, we
may be required to reduce expenses through the delay, reduction or curtailment of our projects,
including AFRESA development activities, or further reduction of costs for facilities and
administration.
We depend heavily on the successful development and commercialization of our lead product
candidate, AFRESA, which is in clinical development, and our other product candidates, which are
in early clinical or preclinical development.*
To date, we have not completed the development of any product candidates through to
commercialization. AFRESA is currently undergoing clinical trials, while 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 AFRESA.
We have expended significant time, money and effort in the development of our lead product
candidate, AFRESA, which has not yet received regulatory approval and which may never be
commercialized. Before we can market and sell AFRESA, we must receive the necessary approvals from
the FDA and similar foreign regulatory agencies before AFRESA can be marketed in the United States
or elsewhere. Even if we were to receive regulatory approval, we ultimately may be unable to gain
market acceptance of AFRESA 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 AFRESA, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be
materially and adversely affected.
We are seeking to develop and expand our portfolio of product candidates through our internal
research programs and through licensing or otherwise acquiring the rights to therapeutics in the
areas of cancer and other indications. All of these product candidates will require additional
research and development and 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.
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A significant portion of the research that we are conducting involves new and unproven compounds
and technologies, including AFRESA, Technosphere platform technology and immunotherapy product
candidates. Research programs to identify new product candidates require substantial technical,
financial and human resources. 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 AFRESA 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.
If we do not achieve our projected development 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,
including:
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our ability to identify and enroll patients who meet clinical trial eligibility
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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 may be
required to reduce expenses by delaying, reducing or curtailing our development of AFRESA or other
product development activities, which would impact our ability to meet milestones. 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, our business and results of operations will be harmed and the market price of
our common stock may 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 AFRESA. Many of our competitors have
existing infrastructure and relationships with managed care organizations and reimbursement
authorities which can be used to their advantage.
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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 AFRESA 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 to 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 AFRESA, 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 AFRESA. To date, we have not reached agreement with any of
these companies on a collaboration. On April 10, 2008, we announced our decision to suspend
partnership discussions as we believed that, given the existing market conditions, we would be
unable to achieve an appropriate valuation for AFRESA until Phase 3 data is available that confirms
our belief in the superior safety and efficacy profile of AFRESA. If and when we re-engage in such
discussions, we believe that we will have to expend significant additional time and effort before
we could reach an agreement, and we cannot predict when, if ever, we could conclude such 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 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 marketing activities at our own expense.
Accordingly, we may have to substantially reduce our development efforts, which would delay or
otherwise impede the commercialization of AFRESA.
We will face similar challenges as we seek to develop our other product candidates. Our current
strategy for developing, manufacturing and commercializing our other product 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 AFRESA and if our third-party
collaborators do not perform satisfactorily or if our collaborations fail, development or
commercialization of AFRESA may be delayed and our business could be harmed.*
We currently rely on clinical research organizations and hospitals to conduct, supervise or monitor
some or all aspects of clinical trials involving AFRESA. Further, we may also enter into license
agreements, partnerships or other collaborative arrangements to support the financing, development
and marketing of AFRESA. 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 AFRESA 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.
Testing of AFRESA or another product candidate may not yield successful results, and even if it
does, we may still be unable to commercialize that product candidate.*
Our research and development programs are designed to test the safety and efficacy of AFRESA 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 AFRESA or any of our other product candidates, including the
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trials or following long-term use, and we may as a result be forced to stop developing
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We have completed a pivotal Phase 3 safety study of AFRESA to evaluate pulmonary function over a
period of two years, but AFRESA is intended for multiple uses per day. Due to the size and
timeframe over which existing and planned clinical trials are conducted, the results of clinical
trials, including our existing Phase 3 trials, may not be indicative of the effects of the use of
AFRESA over longer terms. If use of AFRESA results in adverse health effects or reduced efficacy or
both, the FDA or other regulatory agencies may terminate our ability to market and sell AFRESA, 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 AFRESA 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 we are unable to transition successfully from an early-stage development company to a company
that commercializes therapeutics, our operations would suffer.*
We are at a critical juncture in our development, as we prepare to submit our first NDA. We
require a well-structured plan to make this transition. We have a number of executive personnel,
particularly in clinical development, regulatory and manufacturing production, including personnel
with significant Phase 3-to-commercialization experience. We have aligned our management structure
to accommodate the increasing complexity of our operations, and we have implemented the following
measures, among others, to accommodate our transition, complete development of AFRESA and
successfully implement our commercialization strategy for AFRESA:
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If we are unable to accomplish these measures in a timely manner, we would be at considerable risk
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If our suppliers fail to deliver materials and services needed for the production of AFRESA 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.*
For AFRESA to be commercially viable, we need access to sufficient, reliable and affordable
supplies of insulin, our MedTone inhaler, the related cartridges and other materials. In November
2007, we entered into a long-term supply agreement with N.V. Organon, which is currently our sole
supplier for insulin. We are aware of several other suppliers of bulk insulin, but to date we have
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not entered into a commercial relationship with any of them. We have obtained our AFRESA pre-cursor
raw material from Evonik Industries, a major chemical manufacturer with facilities in Europe and
North America, and we are evaluating a second manufacturer to supply us with commercial quantities
of this raw material. We also utilize our in-house chemical manufacturing plant as a back up
facility. We believe both manufacturers have the capacity to supply our current clinical and future
commercial requirements. We currently obtain our MedTone inhaler and cartridges from Vaupell, Inc.,
and have also qualified a second source for our cartridges. We must rely on our suppliers to comply
with relevant regulatory and other legal requirements, including the production of insulin in
accordance with cGMP and the production of MedTone inhaler and related cartridges in accordance
with device QSR. The supply of all of these materials may be limited or the manufacturer may not
meet relevant regulatory requirements, and if we are unable to obtain 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 AFRESA may be delayed. Any such events would delay the submission of AFRESA for regulatory
approval or market introduction and subsequent sales 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 AFRESA or any other product candidate 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 have obtained our AFRESA precursor raw material primarily from Evonik Industries and are
evaluating a second manufacturer to supply us with commercial quantities. We use our Danbury,
Connecticut facility to formulate AFRESA, fill plastic cartridges with AFRESA and blister package
the cartridges for our clinical trials. We are presently increasing our formulation, fill and
finishing capabilities at Danbury in order to accommodate our activities through initial
commercialization. This expansion will involve a number of third-party suppliers of equipment and
materials as well as engineering and construction services. Our suppliers may not deliver all of
the required equipment, materials and services in a timely manner or at reasonable prices. If we
encounter difficulties in our relationships with these suppliers, or if a supplier becomes unable
to provide us with goods or services at the agreed-upon terms or schedule, our facilities expansion
could be delayed or its costs increased.
We have never manufactured AFRESA or any other product candidate in commercial quantities. As our
product candidates move through the regulatory process, we will need to either develop the
capability of manufacturing on a commercial scale or engage third-party manufacturers with this
capability, and we cannot offer assurances that we will be able to do either successfully. 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. In addition, before we would be able to produce
commercial quantities of AFRESA at our Danbury facility, it would have to undergo a pre-approval
inspection by the FDA. The expansion process and preparation for the FDAs pre-approval inspection
for commercial production at the Danbury facility could take an additional six months or longer. If
we use a third-party supplier to formulate AFRESA or produce raw material, the transition could
also require significant start-up time to qualify and implement the manufacturing process. If we
engage a third-party manufacturer, our third-party manufacturer may not perform as agreed or may
terminate its agreement with us.
Additionally, if we manufacture commercial material at a different facility than the site of
manufacture of clinical trial materials or if we manufacture commercial material on a significantly
larger production scale than the production scale for clinical trial materials, we may be required
by the FDA to establish that the results obtained from the clinical trials may reasonably be
extrapolated to such commercial material.
Any of these factors could cause us to delay or suspend clinical trials, regulatory submissions,
required approvals or commercialization of our product candidates, entail higher costs and 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 deal with hazardous materials and must comply with environmental laws and regulations, which
can be expensive and restrict how we do business.*
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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 CBZ-lysine, which 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 is, in turn, indemnified for these known environmental
conditions by the previous owner. We completed the final stages of the soil cleanup plan in the
third quarter of 2008 which cost approximately $2.25 million. We have 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. We are currently pursuing collection of the clean-up costs and expenses from the
seller or the party responsible for the contamination. If we are
unable to collect the full amount of these costs and expenses, 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.*
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 AFRESA and to provide
adequate support for them. Therefore, we plan to enter into
collaborations with one or more pharmaceutical companies to market, distribute and sell AFRESA, 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. 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 in excess of 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 market research or 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.*
AFRESA and our other product candidates are new and unproven. Even if any of our product candidates
obtains regulatory approvals, it 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 AFRESA and our other product candidates will depend on many
factors, including the:
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Physicians will not recommend a product until clinical data or other factors demonstrate the safety
and efficacy of the product as compared to other treatments. Even if the clinical safety and
efficacy of our product candidates is established, physicians may elect not to recommend these
product candidates for a variety of factors, including the reimbursement policies of government and
third-party payers and the effectiveness of our competitors in marketing their therapies. 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 customers 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 healthcare
reform proposals or legislation. Such reforms may make it difficult to complete the development and
testing of AFRESA 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.
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 AFRESA 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 AFRESA. 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 AFRESA 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, we may not have sufficient financial resources to
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complete development or commercialization of any of our product candidates and, if so, 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. 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 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 also serving as the Chairman of Advanced
Bionics Corporation. Mr. Mann 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.
Our facilities that are located in Southern California may be affected by man-made or natural
disasters.
Our headquarters and some of our research and development activities are located in Southern
California, where they are subject to a risk of man-made disasters, terrorism, and an enhanced risk
of natural and other disasters such as fires, power and telecommunications failures, mudslides, and
earthquakes. An act of terrorism, fire, earthquake or other catastrophic loss that causes
significant damage to our facilities or interruption of our business could harm our business. We do
not carry insurance to cover losses caused by earthquakes, and the insurance coverage that we carry
for fire damage and for business interruption may be insufficient to compensate us for any losses
that we may incur.
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 AFRESA, 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 regulation 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. Based on our discussions with the FDA at a recent pre-NDA meeting we
expect that we will need to conduct a study prior to submitting our NDA that assesses the
bioequivalency of the inhaler used in our clinical trials to date with the modified version of the
same inhaler that we intend to use for commercial purposes. Although the FDA did not request any
other trials prior to NDA submission, after receiving our data the agency could ask for additional
studies. We cannot be certain when such studies might be requested, 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
AFRESA. 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 AFRESA, 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
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processes include 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.
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. On January 26, 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 AFRESA in different ways, including: Exubera may be used as a
reference for safety and efficacy evaluations of AFRESA, and the approval standards set for Exubera
may be applied to other products that follow including AFRESA. The FDA has advised us that it will
regulate AFRESA as a combination product because of the complex nature of the system that
includes the combination of a new drug (AFRESA) and a new medical device (the MedTone inhaler used
to administer the insulin). The FDA indicated that the review of a future drug marketing
application for AFRESA will involve three separate review groups of the FDA: (1) the Metabolic and
Endocrine Drug Products Division; (2) the Pulmonary Drug Products Division; and (3) the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health within the FDA that reviews medical devices. We currently
understand that the Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products Division will be the lead group and will
obtain consulting reviews from the other two FDA groups. The FDA has not made an official final
decision in this regard, however, and we can make no assurances at this time about what impact FDA
review by multiple groups will have on the review and approval of our product or whether we are
correct in our understanding of how AFRESA will be reviewed and approved.
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
AFRESA as a combination product therapy may lengthen the product development and regulatory
approval process, increase our development costs and delay or prevent the commercialization of
AFRESA.
We are developing AFRESA as a new treatment for diabetes utilizing unique, proprietary components.
As a combination product, any changes to either the MedTone inhaler, or AFRESA, including new
suppliers, could possibly result in FDA requirements to repeat certain clinical studies. This
means, for example, that switching to an alternate delivery system could require us to undertake
additional clinical trials and other studies, which could significantly delay the development and
commercialization of AFRESA. Our product candidates that are currently in development for the
treatment of cancer also face similar obstacles and costs.
We currently expect that our inhaler will be reviewed for approval as part of the NDA for AFRESA.
No assurances exist that we will not be required to obtain separate device clearances or approval
for use of our inhaler with AFRESA. This may result in our being subject to medical device review
user fees and to other device requirements to market our inhaler and may result in significant
delays in commercialization. Even if the device component is approved as part of our NDA for
AFRESA, numerous device regulatory requirements still apply to the device part of the drug-device
combination.
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 AFRESA or any other product candidates until we have obtained
regulatory approval. We have 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.
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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 AFRESA or limit the target population for our other product candidates.
Based on currently available clinical studies, we believe that AFRESA 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 and other advantages, if any, of AFRESA have clinical
significance or can be confirmed in head-to-head clinical trials against appropriate approved
comparator insulin drug products. Such comparative clinical trials are required to make these types
of superiority claims in labeling or advertising. These aforementioned observations and others may
therefore not be capable of substantiation in comparative clinical trials prior to our NDA
submission, if at all, or otherwise may not be suitable for inclusion in product labeling or
advertising and, as a result, AFRESA may not have competitive advantages when compared to other
insulin products.
The manufacture, marketing and sale of these product candidates will be subject to stringent and
ongoing government regulation. The FDA may also withdraw product approvals if problems concerning
safety or efficacy of the product occur following approval. In response to questions that have been
raised about the safety of certain approved prescription products, including the lack of adequate
warnings, the FDA and United States Congress are currently considering new regulatory and
legislative approaches to advertising, monitoring and assessing the safety of marketed drugs,
including legislation providing the FDA with authority to mandate labeling changes for approved
pharmaceutical products, particularly those related to safety. We also cannot be sure that the
current FDA and United States Congressional initiatives 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 insulin supplier does not yet supply human recombinant insulin for an FDA-approved product
and will likely be subject to an FDA preapproval inspection before the agency will approve a
future marketing application for AFRESA.
Our insulin supplier sells its product outside of the United States. However, we can make no
assurances that our insulin supplier will be acceptable to the FDA. If we were required to find a
new or additional supplier of insulin, we would be required to evaluate the new suppliers ability
to provide insulin that meets our specifications and quality requirements, which would require
significant time and expense and could delay the manufacturing and future commercialization of
AFRESA. We also depend on suppliers for other
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materials that comprise AFRESA, including our MedTone inhaler and cartridges. All of our device
suppliers must comply with relevant regulatory requirements including QSR. It also is likely that
major suppliers will be subject to FDA preapproval inspections before the agency will approve a
future marketing application for AFRESA. At the present time our insulin supplier is certified to
the ISO9001:2000 Standard. There can be no assurance, however, that if the FDA were to conduct a
preapproval inspection of our insulin supplier or other suppliers, that the agency would find that
the supplier substantially comply 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 our lead product candidate 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 the
pulmonary delivery of insulin, we could encounter delays in the timing of our clinical trials or
difficulties in obtaining the approval of AFRESA. As well, the public perception of our lead
product candidates 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.
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
similar 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.
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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 USPTO 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.
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.
Although we own a number of domestic and foreign patents and patent applications relating to AFRESA
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 AFRESA. We have also identified third-party patents
disclosing methods of use and compositions of matter related to DNA-based vaccines that also may
trigger an allegation of infringement upon the commercial manufacture and sale of our cancer
therapy. 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 an 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
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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.
We may not obtain trademark registrations for our potential trade names.
We have not selected trade names for some of our products and product candidates; therefore, we
have not filed trademark registrations for our potential trade names for our products 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 current turbulence in the U.S. and global financial markets could adversely affect our stock
price and our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity and/or debt
securities. 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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announcements by us or our competitors concerning clinical trial results, acquisitions,
strategic alliances, technological innovations, newly approved commercial products, product
discontinuations, or other developments; |
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the availability of critical materials used in developing and manufacturing AFRESA or
other product candidates; |
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developments or disputes concerning our patents or proprietary rights; |
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the expense and time associated with, and the extent of our ultimate success in,
securing regulatory approvals; |
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announcements by us concerning our financial condition or operating performance; |
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changes in securities analysts estimates of our financial condition or operating
performance; |
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general market conditions and fluctuations for emerging growth and pharmaceutical
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sales of large blocks of our common stock, including sales by our executive officers,
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discussion of AFRESA, our other product candidates, competitors products, or our stock
price by the financial and scientific press, the healthcare community and online investor
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general economic, political or stock market conditions. |
Any of these risks, as well as other factors, could cause the market price of our common stock to
decline.
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 Stock 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 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 October 31, 2008, Mr. Mann beneficially owned approximately 48.3% of our outstanding shares of
capital stock. We believe members of Mr. Manns family beneficially owned at least an additional 1%
of our outstanding shares of common stock, although Mr. Mann does not have voting or investment
power with respect to these shares. By virtue of his holdings, Mr. Mann can and will continue to be
able 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 Institute at the University of
Southern California, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and at 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.
Substantially all of the outstanding shares of our common stock 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
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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 registrations 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 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 in value after the offering or even maintain the price at which you purchased
your shares, and you may not realize a return on your investment in our common stock.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There were no sales of equity securities by us that were not registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, during the third quarter of 2008.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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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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Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
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4.1(1)
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Form of common stock certificate. |
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4.2(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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4.3(4)
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Indenture by and between MannKind Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated November 1, 2006. |
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4.4(5)
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First Supplemental Indenture dated December 12, 2006 by and between MannKind Corporation and
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee. |
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4.5(5)
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Form of 3.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013 dated December 12, 2006. |
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 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 Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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4.3(1)
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Form of common stock certificate. |
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4.4(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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4.5(6)
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Indenture by and between MannKind Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated November 1, 2006. |
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31.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 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 Rules
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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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on
August 9, 2007. |
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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on
November 19, 2007. |
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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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Incorporated by reference to MannKinds current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
December 12, 2006. |
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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: November 5, 2008 |
MANNKIND CORPORATION
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/s/ Matthew J. Pfeffer
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Matthew J. Pfeffer |
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Chief Financial Officer
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