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Kevzara.The following table provides an overview of the competitive landscape for Kevzara:
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Marketed Product (continued) | | Competitor Product | | Competitor | | Indication | | | | | Territory(a) |
Competitor
Product/Product
CandidateDupixent (continued)
| | Commercial or
Development
StatusNucala® (mepolizumab)
| | GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK") | | CompetitorAsthma, nasal polyps | | Indication | | TerritoryUnited States, EU, Japan (asthma); United States, EU (nasal polyps) |
| | ActemraCinqair® (tocilizumab) (reslizumab)
| | Teva | | ApprovedAsthma | | Roche | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | WorldwideUnited States, EU |
| | OrenciaFasenra® (abatacept)(benralizumab)
| | AstraZeneca | | ApprovedAsthma | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | WorldwideUnited States, EU, Japan |
| | Xeljanz® (tofacitinib)Tezspire™ (tezepelumab-ekko)
| | AstraZeneca/Amgen | | ApprovedAsthma | | Pfizer | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | WorldwideUnited States, EU, Japan |
Libtayo | | OlumiantKeytruda®(baricitinib) (pembrolizumab)
| | Merck & Co., Inc. | | ApprovedVarious cancers | | Eli Lilly/Incyte | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | United States, EU, Japan |
| Olokizumab, an anti-IL-6 antibody | Opdivo® (nivolumab) | | Bristol-Myers Squibb | | In development (Phase 3)Various cancers | | R-Pharm | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —United States, EU, Japan |
| Upadacitinib, an orally administered JAK inhibitor | Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) | | Roche | | In development (Phase 3)Various cancers | | AbbVie | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —United States, EU, Japan |
| Filgotinib, an orally administered JAK inhibitor | In development (Phase 3) | | Gilead Sciences, Inc./
Galapagos NVImfinzi® (durvalumab)
| | AstraZeneca | | Rheumatoid arthritisVarious cancers | | —United States, EU, Japan |
| Peficitinib, an orally administered JAK inhibitor | Bavencio® (avelumab) | | Pfizer/Merck KGaA | | In development (Phase 3)Various cancers | | Astellas Pharma Inc. | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —United States, EU, Japan |
| Clazakizumab, an anti-IL-6 antibody | Jemperli® (dostarlimab) | | GSK | | In development (Phase 2)Various cancers | | Vitaeris Inc. | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —United States, EU |
| Vobarilizumab, an anti-IL-6R antibody fragment | | In development (Phase 2) | | Ablynx NV | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —
Gerilimzumab, an anti-IL-6 antibody | | In development (Phase 1) | | Bird Rock Bio, Inc. | | Rheumatoid arthritis | | —(a) This table focuses on the United States, EU, and Japan. Certain products have also received marketing approval in countries outside the United States, EU, and Japan. |
The table above is not exhaustive. For additional information regarding the substantial competition Kevzara faces, see also Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Commercialization of Product Candidates
Our Antibody-based Products (Dupixent, Praluent,late-stage and Kevzara) - The commercial success of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara is subject to strong competition."
Antibodies in Development. Ourearlier-stage clinical candidates (including those being developed in development are all fully human antibodies which were generated usingcollaboration with our VelocImmune technology. Our antibody generation technologies and clinical candidatescollaborators) face competition from many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For example, we are aware of other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies actively engaged in the research and development of antibody-based products against targets that are also the targets of our early- and late-stage product candidates. These companies are using various technologies. Numeroustechnologies in competition with our VelocImmune technology and our other companies are developing therapeutic antibody products. Companies have generated therapeutic products that are currently in development or on the market that are derived from recombinant DNA that comprise humangeneration technologies, including their own antibody sequences. Astellas has licensed our VelocImmune technology to use itgeneration technologies and other approaches such as part of their internal antibody development programs.
The following table provides an overview of the competitive landscape for our antibody programs that are in late-stage clinical development:
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Regeneron Antibody
Program
| | Competitor | | Competitor
Product/Product
Candidate
| | Commercial or
Development
Status
| | Target |
Cemiplimab (Phase 2/3)
Target: PD-1
| | Bristol-Myers Squibb | | Opdivo®
(nivolumab)
| | Approved | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | Merck & Co.RNAi, chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T cell), Inc. | | Keytruda®
(pembrolizumab)
| | Approved | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | Pfizer/
Merck
| | Bavencio®
(avelumab)
| | Approved | | Antibody against PDL-1 |
| | Roche | | Tecentriq®
(atezolizumab)
| | Approved | | Antibody against PDL-1 |
| | AstraZeneca | | Imfinzi®
(durvalumab)
| | Approved | | Antibody against PDL-1 |
| | Novartis | | PDR001 | | In development (Phase 3) | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | Celgene Corporation/
BeiGene Ltd.
| | BGB-A317 | | In development (Phase 3) | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | Agenus Inc. | | AGEN2034 | | In development (Phase 1) | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | TESARO, Inc./AnaptysBio | | TSR-042 | | In development (Phase 1) | | Antibody against PD-1 |
| | Pfizer | | PFE-06801591 | | In development (Phase 1) | | Antibody against PD-1
(Subcutaneous Formulation)
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Fasinumab (Phase 3)
Target: NGF
| | Pfizer/Eli Lilly | | Tanezumab | | In development (Phase 3) | | Antibody against NGF |
Evinacumab (Phase 3)
Target: ANGPTL3
| | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. | | AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx | | In development (Phase 2) | | Ligand conjugated antisense drug against ANGPTL3 |
The table above is not exhaustive and focuses on antibody competitors.gene therapy technologies. We are also aware of severalother companies developing or marketing small molecules that may compete with our antibody product candidates in various indications, if such product candidates obtain regulatory approval in those indications.
For additional information regarding our antibody programsproduct candidates (including those being developed in collaboration with our collaborators) and the substantial competition they face, see also Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - OurThe commercial success of our products and product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if any are approved for marketing, may faceis subject to significant competition."
Other Areas.Areas
Many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are attempting to discover new therapeutics for indications in which we invest substantial time and resources. In these and related areas, intellectual property rights have been sought and certain rights have been granted to competitors and potential competitors of ours, and we may be at a substantial competitive disadvantage in such areas as a result of, among other things, our inferior intellectual property position or lack of experience, trained personnel, and expertise. A number of corporate and academic competitors are involved in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics that are the focus of other research or development programs we are now conducting. Some of these competitors are currently conducting advanced preclinical and clinical research programs in these areas. These and other competitors also may have established substantial intellectual property and other competitive advantages.
If any of these or other competitors announces a successful clinical study involving a product that may be competitive with one of our product candidates or the grant of marketing approval by a regulatory agency for a competitive product, such developments may have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, cash flows, or future prospects.
We also compete with academic institutions, governmental agencies, and other public or private research organizations, which conduct research, seek patent and other intellectual property protection, and establish collaborative arrangements for the development and marketing of products that would provide royalties or other consideration for use of their technology. These institutions are becoming more active in seeking patent and other intellectual property protection and licensing arrangements to
collect royalties or other consideration for use of the technology they have developed. Products developed in this manner may compete directly with products we develop. We also compete with others in acquiring technology from these institutions, agencies, and organizations.
Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets
We rely on a combination of intellectual property laws, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and domain name protection laws, as well as confidentiality and license agreements, to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade secret protection, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties (see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity - We may be restricted in our development, manufacturing, and/or commercialization activities by patents or other proprietary rights of others, and could be subject to damage awards of damages if we are found to have infringed such patents or rights"; and Note 1716 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). Our policy is to file patent applications to protect technology, inventions, and improvements that we consider important to our business and operations. We hold an ownership interest in a number of issued patents in the United States and foreignother countries with respect to our products and technologies. In addition, we hold an ownership interest in hundredsthousands of patent applications in the United States and foreignother countries.
Our patent portfolio includes granted patents and pending patent applications covering our VelociSuite technologies, including our VelocImmune mouse platform which produces fully human antibodies. Our issued patents covering these technologies generally expire between 20202022 and 2030.2032. However, we continue to file patent applications directed to improvements to these technology platforms.
Our patent portfolio also includes issued patents and pending applications relating to commercialized products and our product candidates in clinical development. These patents cover, theamong other things, proteins, DNA and DNA encoding the proteins,RNA molecules, manufacturing patents, method of use patents, and pharmaceutical compositions.compositions and formulations.
The following table describes our U.S. patents, and European patents (EP)("EP"), and Japanese patents ("JP") that we currently considerare of primary importanceparticular relevance to key products marketed or otherwise commercialized by us and/or our marketed products,collaborators, including the territory, patent number, general subject matter class, and expected expiration dates. The noted expiration dates include any patent term adjustments. Certain of these patents may also be entitled to term extensions. We continue to pursue additional patents and patent term extensions in the United States and other jurisdictions covering various aspects of our products that may, if issued, extend exclusivity beyond the expiration of the patents listed in the table below. One or more patents with the same or earlier expiry date may fall under the same "general subject matter class" for certain products and may not be separately listed. We also own various patents with claims relating to methods of making, formulating, and/or using the active molecules contained within our key products, but that do not cover indications, methods of use or processes currently approved by regulatory agencies or used by us and/or our collaborators. Such patents are not separately listed.
listed in the following table. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product | | Molecule | | Territory | | | | | | | | |
Product | | Molecule | | Territory | | Patent No. | | General Subject Matter Class | | Expiration |
EYLEA HD | | aflibercept (8 mg) | | afliberceptUS | | 10,066,458 | | USFormulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 7,070,95911,084,865 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 11,103,552 | | Formulation | | May 15, 2039 |
| | | | US | | 11,732,024 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 9,254,338 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 22, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 10,130,681 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 10,828,345 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | JP | | 7,235,770 | | Formulation | | May 10, 2039 |
EYLEA(a) | | aflibercept (2 mg) | | US | | 8,092,803 | | Formulation | | June 21, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 11,066,458 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 11,084,865 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 11,732,024 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 9,254,338 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 22, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 9,669,069 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 10,130,681 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 10,828,345 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 10,888,601 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
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Product (continued) | | Molecule | | Territory | | Patent No. | | General Subject Matter Class | | Expiration |
EYLEA(a) (continued) | | | | US | | 11,253,572 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 11,559,564 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 11,707,506 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 11,730,794 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 11, 2032 |
| | | | EP | | 1183353 | | Composition of Matter (Supplementary Protection Certificate) | | (May 23, 2025)(b)/(November 23, 2025)(c) |
| | | | EP | | 2364691 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | EP | | 2944306 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027(b) |
| | | | EP | | 2944306 | | Formulation (Supplementary Protection Certificate) | | (May 25, 2028)(b) |
| | | | JP | | 5,216,002 | | Formulation | | February 27, 2028 – October 1, 2029(d) |
Dupixent | | dupilumab | | US | | 7,608,693 | | Composition of Matter | | March 28, 2031(e) |
| | | | US | | 8,945,559 | | Formulation | | October 17, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 9,238,692 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 |
| | | | US | | 10,435,473 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 |
| | | | US | | 11,059,896 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 |
| | | | US | | 8,075,887 | | Methods of Treatment | | April 17, 2028 |
| | | | US | | 8,337,839 | | Methods of Treatment | | October 2, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 9,290,574 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 10, 2034 |
| | | | US | | 9,574,004 | | Methods of Treatment | | December 22, 2033 |
| | | | US | | 11,421,036 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 10, 2034 |
| | | | US | | 10,137,193 | | Methods of Treatment | | March 18, 2036 |
| | | | US | | 10,485,844 | | Methods of Treatment | | September 21, 2037 |
| | | | US | | 10,059,771 | | Methods of Treatment | | June 20, 2034 |
| | | | US | | 11,214,621 | | Methods of Treatment | | March 11, 2036 |
| | | | US | | 11,167,004 | | Methods of Treatment | | September 21, 2037 |
| | | | US | | 11,034,768 | | Methods of Treatment | | March 23, 2039 |
| | | | US | | 11,292,847 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 10, 2039 |
| | | | EP | | 2356151 | | Composition of Matter | | October 27, 2029(b) |
| | | | EP | | 2356151 | | Composition of Matter (Supplementary Protection Certificate) | | June 16, 2023*(September 28, 2032)(b)/(March 28, 2033)(c)
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| | | | EP | | 3010539 | | Methods of Treatment | | June 20, 2034 |
| | | | EP | | US2888281 | | Methods of Treatment | | 8,092,803August 20, 2033 |
| | | | EP | | 3064511 | | Methods of Treatment | | October 27, 2029 |
| | | | EP | | 3107575 | | Methods of Treatment | | February 20, 2035 |
| | | | EP | | 3470432 | | Methods of Treatment | | August 20, 2033 |
| | | | EP | | 3019191 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 10, 2034 |
| | | | EP | | 3703818 | | Methods of Treatment | | October 29, 2038 |
| | | | EP | | 4011915 | | Methods of Treatment | | August 20, 2033 |
| | | | EP | | 2624865 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 |
| | | | EP | | 3354280 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 |
| | | | JP | | 5,291,802 | | Composition of Matter | | October 27, 2029 – October 27, 2034(d) |
| | | | JP | | 5,918,246 | | Formulation | | October 5, 2031 – September 14, 2035(d) |
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Product (continued) | | June 21, 2027Molecule | | Territory | | Patent No. | | General Subject Matter Class | | Expiration |
Dupixent (continued) | | | | JP | | 6,306,588 | | US | | 9,254,338 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 22, 2032 |
| | | | EP | | 1183353 | | Composition of Matter | | May 23, 2025**August 20, 2033 – August 29, 2034(d)
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| | | | JP | | 6,353,838 | | | EP | | 2364691 | | Formulation | | June 14, 2027 |
| | | | EP | | 1544299 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 23, 2020September 4, 2033 |
| Dupixent | | | JP | | 6,673,840 | | dupilumab | US | | 7,608,693 | | Composition of Matter | | October 2, 2027 |
| | | | US | | 8,945,559 | | Formulation | | October 17, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 8,075,887 | | Methods of Treatment | | April 17, 2028February 20, 2035 |
| | | | JP | | 6,463,351 | | | US | | 8,337,839 | | Methods of Treatment | | OctoberJune 20, 2034 – September 2, 20272035(d) |
| | | | JP | | 6,861,630 | | | US | | 9,290,574 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 10, 2034November 13, 2035 |
| | | | JP | | 7,164,530 | | | US | | 9,574,004 | | Methods of Treatment | | December 22, 2033September 21, 2037 |
| | | | JP | | 7,216,122 | | Methods of Treatment | | November 13, 2035 |
| | | | JP | | EP7,216,157 | | Methods of Treatment | | 2356151August 20, 2033 |
| | | | JP | | 7,256,231 | | Methods of Treatment | | September 4, 2033 |
| | | | JP | | 7,315,545 | | Methods of Treatment | | October 29, 2038 |
| | | | JP | | 7,343,547 | | Methods of Treatment | | February 20, 2035 |
Libtayo | | cemiplimab | | US | | 9,987,500 | | Composition of Matter | | September 18, 2035 |
| | | | US | | October 27, 202910,737,113 | | Composition of Matter | | April 10, 2035 |
| | | | US | | 11,603,407 | | Formulation | | March 21, 2038 |
| | | | US | | 10,457,725 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 12, 2037 |
| | | | US | | 11,292,842 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 18, 2038 |
| | | | US | | 11,505,600 | | Methods of Treatment | | July 2, 2038 |
| | | | EP | | 3097119 | | Composition of Matter | | January 23, 2035 |
| | | | EP | | 3606504 | | Formulation | | March 23, 2038 |
| | | | EP | | 3455258 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 12, 2037 |
| | | | EP | | 3932951 | | Methods of Treatment | | May 12, 2037 |
| | | | JP | | 6,425,730 | | Composition of Matter | | January 23, 2035 – March 15, 2039(d) |
| | | | JP | | 6,711,883 | | Composition of Matter | | January 23, 2035 – August 13, 2037(d) |
| | | | JP | | 7,174,009 | | Composition of Matter | | January 23, 2035 – March 9, 2035(d) |
| | | | JP | | 7,229,171 | | Formulation | | March 23, 2038 |
Praluent***
| | | | JP | | alirocumab6,999,577 | | US | | 8,062,640 | | Composition of Matter | | December 15, 2029 |
| | | | US | | 8,795,669 | | Formulation | | July 27, 2032 |
| | | | US | | 8,357,371 | | Methods of Treatment | | December 21, 2029May 12, 2037 |
| | | | JP | | 7,054,680 | | | US | | 9,550,837 | | Methods of Treatment | | December 15, 2029May 12, 2037 |
| | | | JP | | 7,240,512 | | | US | | 9,724,411 | | Methods of Treatment | | January 15, 2031May 25, 2041 |
| | | | | EP | | 2358756 | | Composition of Matter | | December 15, 2029
Kevzara | | sarilumab | | US | | 7,582,298 | | Composition of Matter | | January 4, 2028 |
| | | | US | | 9,173,880 | | Formulation | | December 6, 2031 |
| | | | US | | 8,080,248 | | Methods of Treatment | | June 1, 2027 |
| | | | EP | | 2041177 | | Composition of Matter | | June 1, 2027 |
| | | | EP | | 2766039 | | Methods of Treatment | | October 10, 2032 |
| | | | | | | | | | (a) See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding inter partes review and post-grant review petitions filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and patent infringement proceedings relating to EYLEA. |
*(b) Supplementary protection certificates ("SPCs") are pending or have been granted in various European countries, extending the original patent terms in those countries, where granted, to the applicable dates indicated in parentheses.
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(c) SPC term extensions are pending or have been granted in various European countries based on the completion of a pediatric investigation program, extending the term of the SPC in those countries, where granted, an additional 6 months to the applicable dates indicated in parentheses. |
(d) The patent term extension ("PTE") system in Japan allows for a patent to be extended more than once provided the later approval is directed to a different indication from that of the previous approval. This may result in multiple PTE approvals for a given patent, each with its own expiration date. In this table, date ranges are shown for the expiration of Japanese patents for which multiple PTEs have been granted, with the later date indicating the latest expiring PTE for the corresponding patent. |
(e)A patent term extension has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, extending the original patent term (May 23, 2020)(October 2, 2027), insofar as it covers EYLEA,Dupixent, to June 16, 2023. |
** Supplementary protection certificates have been granted in 14 European countries, extending the original patent term (May 23, 2020) in those countries to May 23, 2025, and are pending in nine additional European countries.
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*** See Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the patent infringement proceedings relating to Praluent, which may impact Praluent's commercial availability in the United States and other jurisdictions.March 28, 2031.
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In addition to our patent portfolio, in the United States and certain other countries, our competitive position may be enhanced due to the availability of market exclusivity under relevant law (for additional information regarding market exclusivity, see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity - Loss or limitation of patent rights, and new regulatory pathways for biosimilar competition, could reduce the duration of market exclusivity for our products"). For example, in the United States, the regulatory exclusivity period for EYLEA (i.e., the period during which no biosimilar product can be approved by the FDA) extends through May 17, 2024 following the pediatric exclusivity granted by the FDA. The effect of expiration of a patent relating to a particular product also depends upon other factors, such as the nature of the market and the position of the product in it, the growth of the market, the complexities and economics of the process for manufacture of the active ingredient of the product, and the requirements of new drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or similar laws and regulations in other countries.
We also are the nonexclusive licensee of a number of additional patents and patent applications. These include fully paid-upa license agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb, E. R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., and royalty-free licensesOno Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to obtain a license under certain patents relatingowned and/or exclusively licensed by one or more of these parties that includes the right to VEGF receptor proteins, known asdevelop and sell Libtayo. Under the Davis-Smyth patents,agreement, we paid royalties of 8.0% on worldwide sales of Libtayo through December 31, 2023, and other related technology patents for the prevention or treatmentare obligated to pay royalties of human eye diseases and eye disorders2.5% from January 1, 2024 through administration of EYLEA to the eye.December 31, 2026.
Patent law relating to the patentability and scope of claims in the biotechnology field is evolving and our patent rights are subject to this additional uncertainty. The degree of patent protection that will be afforded to our products in the United States and other important commercial markets is uncertain and is dependent upon the scope of protection decided upon by the patent offices, courts, and governments in these countries. There is no certainty that our existing patents or others, if obtained, will provide us protection from competition or provide commercial benefit.
Others may independently develop similar products or processes to those developed by us, duplicate any of our products or processes or, if patents are issued to us, design around any products and processes covered by our patents. We expect to continue, when appropriate, to file product and process applications with respect to our inventions. However, we may not file any such applications or, if filed, the patents may not be issued. Patents issued to or licensed by us may be infringed by the products or processes of others.
We seek to file and maintain trademarks around the world based on commercial activities in most jurisdictions where we have, or desire to have, a business presence for a particular product or service. Trademark protection varies in accordance with local law, and continues in some countries as long as the trademark is used and in other countries as long as the trademark is registered. Trademark registrations generally are for fixed but renewable terms.
Defense and enforcement of our intellectual property rights is expensive and time consuming, even if the outcome is favorable to us. It is possible that patents issued or licensed to us will be successfully challenged, that a court may find that we are infringing validly issued patents of third parties, or that we may have to alter or discontinue the development of our products or pay licensing fees to take into account patent rights of third parties (see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity - We may be restricted in our development, manufacturing, and/or commercialization activities by patents or other proprietary rights of others, and could be subject to damage awards of damages if we are found to have infringed such patents or rights"; and Note 1716 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
Government Regulation
Regulation by government authorities in the United States and foreignother countries is a significant factor in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of our products and our product candidates. A summary of regulatory requirementsthe primary areas of government regulation that are relevant to our business is provided below. These include (i) preclinical requirements; (ii) product approval requirements; (iii) post-approval regulation; (iv) pricing and reimbursement requirements; and (v) other applicable requirements. For a description of material regulatory risks we face, please also refer to Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."
Preclinical Requirements
The activities required before a product candidate may be marketed in the United States or elsewhere begin with preclinical tests. Preclinical tests include laboratory evaluations of, among other things, product chemistry and formulation and toxicological and pharmacological studies in animal studiesspecies to assess the potential safetytoxicity and efficacydosing of the product candidate and its formulations. Preclinicalcandidate. In the United States, certain preclinical trials must comply with the FDA's Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)Practice requirements ("GLPs") and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Welfare Act. The results of these studies must be submitted to the FDA or the relevant regulatory authority outside the United States as part of an IND or other clinical trial application (as applicable), which must be reviewed by the FDA or the relevant government authority before proposed clinical testing can begin.begin in the applicable country or jurisdiction. In other countries, the data are reviewedUnited States, unless the FDA raises concerns, the IND becomes effective 30 days following its receipt by regulatory authorities as part of ourthe FDA, and the clinical trial applications.proposed in the IND may begin. The FDA or other regulatory authorities may ask for additional data in order to begin a clinical study. In addition, based on safety datatrial. Rules that emerge from our studies, such regulatory authorities may put a study or an entire clinical development program on hold pending receiptare equivalent in scope but which vary in application apply in other countries.
Product Approval
All of our product candidates will require regulatory approval by relevant government authorities before they can be commercialized. In particular, human therapeutic products are subject to rigorous preclinical and clinical trials and other pre-market approval requirements by the FDA, European Medicines Agency ("EMA"), and foreign authorities.regulatory authorities of other countries. The structure and substance of the FDA and foreignother countries' pharmaceutical regulatory practices may evolve over time as government priorities change.time. The ultimate outcome and impact of such developments cannot be predicted.
Clinical trials involve the administration of a drug to healthy human volunteers or to patients under the supervision of a qualified investigator. The conduct of clinical trials is subject to extensive regulation, including compliance with the FDA's bioresearch monitoring regulations and Good Clinical Practice requirements ("GCPs"), which establish standards for conducting, recording data from, and reporting the results of, clinical trials, and are intended to assure that the data and reported results are credible and accurate, and that the rights, safety, and well-being of study participants are protected. Clinical trials must be conducted under protocols that detail the study objectives, parameters for monitoring safety, and the efficacy criteria, if any, to be evaluated. In addition, each clinical trial must be reviewed and approved by, and conducted under the auspices of, an Institutional Review Board ("IRB") for each clinical site within the United States or, where applicable, an Ethics Committee and/or the competent authority for clinical sites outside the United States. Companies sponsoring the clinical trials, investigators, and IRBs/Ethics Committees also must comply with, as applicable, regulations and guidelines for obtaining informed consent from the study patients, following the protocol and investigational plan, adequately monitoring the clinical trial, and timely reporting of adverse events. Foreign studies conducted under an IND must meet the same requirements that apply to studies being conducted in the United States. Data from a foreign study not conducted under an IND may be submitted in support of a BLA if the study was conducted in accordance with GCPs and the FDA is able to validate the data. The sponsor of a clinical trial or the sponsor's designated responsible party may be required to register certain information about the trial and disclose certain results on government or independent registry websites, such as clinicaltrials.gov.
Typically, clinical testing involves a three-phase process. Inprocess, which may overlap or be subdivided in some cases. Phase 1 trials are typicallyusually conducted with a small number of healthy volunteers to determine the early safety profile, metabolism, and pharmacological actions of the product candidate, for treatmentthe side effects associated with increasing doses, and, if possible, to gain early evidence of effectiveness. Although Phase 1 trials are typically conducted in healthy human subjects, in some instances, the relevant disease. Intrial subjects are patients with the targeted disease or condition. Phase 2 clinical trials are conducted with subjects afflicted with a specific disease or disorderrelatively small sample of the intended patient population to provide enough data to evaluate the preliminary safety, tolerability, and efficacy of different potential doses of the product candidate. In Phase 3 large-scale clinical trials are larger trials conducted with patients afflicted with the specifictarget disease or disorder in orderintended to provide enoughgather additional information about dosage, safety, and effectiveness necessary to evaluate the drug's overall risk-benefit profile. Phase 3 data to understandoften form the efficacycore basis on which the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities evaluate a product candidate's safety profile ofand effectiveness when considering the product candidate, as required by the FDA.application for regulatory approval. If concerns arise about the safety of the product candidate, the FDA or other regulatory authorities can stop clinical trials by placing them on a "clinical hold." hold" pending receipt of additional data, which can result in a delay or termination of a clinical development program. The sponsoring company, the FDA or other regulatory authorities, or the IRB or Ethics Committee and competent authority may suspend or terminate a clinical trial at any time on various grounds, including a finding that the patients are being exposed to an unacceptable health risk.
The results of the preclinical and clinical testing of a biologic product candidate are then submitted to the FDA in the form of a BLA for evaluation to determine whether the product candidate may be approved for commercial sale under the Public Health Service Act. Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, we must pay fees toWhen a BLA is submitted, the FDA makes an initial determination as to whether the application is sufficiently complete to be accepted for review of any BLA, which can exceed $2 million. In responding to a BLA,review. If the application is not, the FDA may grant marketing approval,refuse to accept the BLA for filing and request additional information. A refusal to file, which requires resubmission of the BLA with the requested additional information, or denydelays review of the application. If the application is accepted for review, the FDA reviews the application to determine, among other things, whether a product is safe and effective for its intended use and whether the manufacturing controls are adequate to assure and preserve the product's identity, strength, quality, and purity.
FDA performance goals generally provide for action on a BLA within 10 months of the 60-day filing date (or within 12 months of the BLA submission). That deadline can be extended by FDA under certain circumstances, including by the FDA's requests for additional information. The targeted action date can be 6 months after the 60-day filing date (or 8 months after BLA submission) for product candidates that are granted priority review designation because they are intended to treat serious or life-threatening conditions and demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical needs. The FDA has other programs to expedite development and review of product candidates that address serious or life-threatening conditions.
For some BLAs, the FDA may convene an advisory committee to seek insights and recommendations on issues relevant to approval of the application. Although the FDA is not bound by the recommendation of an advisory committee, the agency considers such recommendations carefully when making decisions. Before approving a new drug or biologic product, the FDA
also requires that the facilities at which the product will be manufactured or advanced through the supply chain be in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, requirements and regulations governing, among other things, the manufacture, shipment, and storage of the product. The FDA will typically inspect such facilities for compliance with these requirements and regulations prior to approving a BLA. The FDA also can audit the sponsor of the BLA to determine if the clinical studies were conducted in compliance with current Good Clinical Practice,GCPs. After review of a BLA, the FDA may grant marketing approval, request additional information, or cGCP, requirements.issue a CRL outlining the deficiencies in the submission. The CRL may require additional testing or information, including additional preclinical or clinical data, for the FDA to reconsider the application. Even if such additional information and data are submitted, the FDA may decide that the BLA still does not meet the standards for approval. Data from clinical trials are not always conclusive and the FDA may interpret data differently than the sponsor. If FDA grants approval, an approval letter authorizes commercial marketing of the product candidate with specific prescribing information for specific indications.
Any approval required by the FDA for any of our product candidates may not be obtained on a timely basis, or at all. The designation of a clinical trial as being of a particular phase is not necessarily indicative that such a trial will be sufficient to satisfy the parameters of a particular phase, and a clinical trial may contain elements of more than one phase notwithstanding the designation of the trial as being of a particular phase. The results of preclinical studies or early stageearly-stage clinical trials may not predict long-term safety or efficacy of our compounds when they are tested or used more broadly in humans.
approval, the FDA may impose restrictions that could affect the commercial prospects of a product and increase our costs, such as a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy ("REMS") to mitigate certain specific safety risks, and/or post-approval commitments or requirements to conduct additional clinical trials or non-clinical studies or to conduct surveillance programs to monitor the product's effects.
Approval of a product candidate by comparable regulatory authorities in foreign countries outside the United States is generally required prior to commencement of marketing of the product in those countries. The approval procedure varies among countries and may involve different or additional testing, and the time required to obtain such approval may differ from that required for FDA approval. Approval by a regulatory authority in one jurisdiction does not guarantee approval by comparable regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. In the European Economic Area ("EEA") (which is comprised of 27 Member States of the EU plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein), medicinal products can only be commercialized after a related Marketing Authorization has been granted. Marketing authorization for biologics must be obtained through a centralized procedure, which allows a company to submit a single application to the EMA. If a related positive opinion is provided by the EMA, the EC will grant a centralized marketing authorization that is valid in the EEA.
In many jurisdictions, pediatric data or an approved Pediatric Investigation Plan ("PIP"), or a waiver of such studies, is required to have been approved by regulatory authorities prior to submission of a marketing application. In some EU countries, we may also be required to have an approved PIP before we can begin enrolling pediatric patients in a clinical trial. In the United States, under the Pediatric Research Equity Act ("PREA"), certain applications for approval must include an assessment, generally based on clinical study data, of the safety and effectiveness of the subject product in relevant pediatric populations, unless a waiver or deferral is granted. However, a pediatric study plan is not required for orphan products and the timing of the submission is subject to negotiation with FDA, but such plan cannot be submitted later than submission of a BLA.
Various federal, state, and foreign statutes and regulations also govern or influence the research, manufacture, safety, labeling, storage, record keeping, marketing, transport, and other aspects of developing and commercializing pharmaceutical product candidates. The lengthy process of seeking these approvals and the compliance with applicable statutes and regulations require the expenditure of substantial resources. Any failure by us or our collaborators or licensees to obtain, or any delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals could adversely affect the manufacturing or marketing of our products and our ability to receive product or royalty revenue.
For additional information regarding U.S. and foreign regulatory approval processes and requirements, see Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain. If we or our collaborators do not maintain regulatory approval for our marketed products, and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, we will not be able to market or sell them, which would materially and negatively impact our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition."
Post-Approval Regulation
The FDA and comparable regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions may also require us to conduct additional clinical trials or to make certain changes related to a product after granting approval of athe product. The FDA has the explicit authority to require postmarketing studies (also referred to as post-approval or Phase 4 studies), and labeling changes based on new safety information, and compliance with FDA-approved risk evaluationmay impose and mitigation strategies.enforce a REMS at the time of approval or after the product is on the market. Post-approval modifications to
the drug, such as changes in indications, labeling, or manufacturing processes or facilities, may require a sponsor to develop additional data or conduct additional preclinical studies or clinical trials, to be submitted in a new or supplemental BLA, which would require FDA approval.
Following approval, the FDA regulatesand comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States regulate the marketing and promotion of our products, which must comply with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable FDA implementing standards.regulations and standards thereunder and equivalent foreign laws. The FDA's review of promotional activities by the FDA and comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States includes, but is not limited to, healthcare provider-directed and direct-to-consumer advertising, communications regarding unapproved uses, industry-sponsored scientific and educational activities, promotional activities involving the Internet, and sales representatives' communications. FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities' regulations impose restrictions on manufacturers' communications regarding unapproved uses, but under certain conditions manufacturers may engage in non-promotional, balanced, scientific communication regarding such use. Failure to comply with applicable FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities' requirements and restrictions in this area may subject a company to adverse publicity and enforcement action by the FDA, the Department of Justice, or the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as sales representatives' communications. The FDA may take enforcement action for promoting unapproved usesstate authorities and comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States. This could subject a company to a range of penalties that could have a productsignificant commercial impact, including civil and criminal fines and agreements that materially restrict the manner in which a company promotes or other violations of its advertising and promotion laws and regulations.distributes a drug. See Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks - If we marketOur business activities have been, and sell approved productsmay in a way that violatesthe future be, challenged under U.S. federal or state and foreign healthcare laws, wewhich may be subject us to civil or criminal proceedings, investigations, or penalties."
Adverse-event reporting and submission of periodic reports isare required following marketing approval. The FDA requires BLA holders to employ a system for obtaining and reviewing safety information, adverse events, and product complaints associated with each drug and to submit safety reports to the FDA, with expedited reporting timelines in certain situations. Based on new safety information after approval, the FDA can, among other things, mandate product labeling changes, require new post-marketing studies, impose or modify a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the product, or suspend or withdraw approval of the product. We may be subject to audits by the FDA and other regulatory authorities to ensure that we are complying with the applicable requirements. Rules that are equivalent in scope but which vary in application apply in countries outside the United States in which we conduct clinical trials.
The holder of an EU marketing authorization for a medicinal product must also comply with the EU's pharmacovigilance legislation. This includes requirements to conduct pharmacovigilance, or the assessment and monitoring of the safety of medicinal products. Marketing authorization holders are required to maintain a Pharmacovigilance System Master File ("PSMF"), which supports and documents the compliance of the marketing authorization holder with the requirements of EU pharmacovigilance legislation. Marketing authorization holders are also required to have a Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance ("QPPV"), who, among other things, maintains the PSMF. A QPPV must reside in the EEA and must also prepare pharmacovigilance reports, respond to potential requests from competent authorities concerning pharmacovigilance on a 24 hour basis, and provide competent authorities with any other information that may be relevant to the safety of the medicinal product in accordance with Good Pharmacovigilance Practices.
The EC can also require marketing authorization holders to conduct post-authorization safety and/or efficacy studies. A post-authorization safety study ("PASS") is a study that is carried out after a medicinal product has been authorized to obtain further information on a medicinal product's safety, or to measure the effectiveness of risk-management measures. Such studies may be clinical trials or non-interventional studies. A post-authorization efficacy study ("PAES") is a study that is carried out for complementing available efficacy data in the light of well-reasoned scientific uncertainties on aspects of the evidence of benefits that is to be or only can be addressed post-authorization. The EC may, in particular, impose a PASS and/or PAES on marketing authorization holders when a marketing authorization is granted upon conditions. The EC may grant conditional marketing authorizations in the interest of public health, when there is less comprehensive clinical data available than would be required, if the EC considers that the benefit of immediate availability may outweigh the risk that the absence of the required clinical data poses.
In addition, we and our third-party providerssuppliers are required to maintain compliance with cGMPs,cGMP, and are subject to inspections by the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions to confirm such compliance. Changes of suppliers or modifications of methods of manufacturing may require amending our application(s) to the FDA or such comparable foreign regulatory authorities and acceptance of the change by the FDA or such comparable foreign regulatory authorities prior to release of product(s). FDA regulations also require investigation and correction of any deviations from cGMP and impose reporting and documentation requirements upon us and our third-party suppliers. Prescription drug manufacturers in the U.S. must comply with applicable provisions of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and provide and receive product tracing information, maintain appropriate licenses, ensure they only work with other properly licensed entities, and have procedures in place to identify and
properly handle suspect and illegitimate products. We may also be subject to state regulations related to the manufacturing and distribution of our products.
Failure to comply with these laws, regulations, and regulationsconditions of product approval may lead the FDA and comparable regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions to take regulatory action or seek sanctions, including suspendingfines, issuance of warning letters, civil penalties, injunctions, suspension of manufacturing or withdrawing theiroperations, operating restrictions, withdrawal of FDA approval of a product.product, seizure or recall of products, and criminal prosecution.
Pricing and Reimbursement
Sales in the United States of our marketed products are dependent, in large part, on the availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party payers,payors, including private payerpayor healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Sales of our marketed products in other countries are dependent, in large part, on coverage and reimbursement mechanisms and programs administered by health authorities in those countries. See Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - The successful commercialization of our marketed products, as well as our late-stageChanges to product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, will depend on obtainingreimbursement and maintaining coverage policies and reimbursement for use of these products from third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, and these payerspractices may not cover or adequately reimburse for use of our products or may do so at levels that make our products uncompetitive and/or unprofitable, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition."
We participate in, and have certain price reporting obligations to, the Medicaid Drug Rebate program, state Medicaid supplemental rebate program(s), and other governmental pricing programs. We also have obligations to report the average sales price for certain drugs to the Medicare program. Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program, we are required to pay a rebate to each state Medicaid program for our covered outpatient drugs that are dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries and paid for by a state Medicaid program as a condition of having federal funds being made available for our drugs under Medicaid and Part B of the Medicare program.
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that is administered by the states for low incomelow-income and disabled beneficiaries. UnderMedicaid rebates are based on pricing data reported by us on a monthly and quarterly basis to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), the federal agency that administers the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, we are required to pay a rebateand Medicare programs. These data include the average manufacturer price and, in the case of innovator products, the best price for each unit of product reimbursed bydrug which, in general, represents the state Medicaid programs.lowest price available from the manufacturer to any entity in the U.S. in any pricing structure, calculated to include all sales and associated rebates, discounts, and other price concessions. The amount of the rebate is established by law and is adjusted upward if average manufacturemanufacturer price (AMP) increases more than inflation (measured by reference to the Consumer Price Index - Urban). TheUntil December 31, 2023, the rebate amount is calculated eachwas capped at 100 percent of the average manufacturer price, but effective January 1, 2024, this cap on the rebate has been removed, and the rebate liability of manufacturers could increase accordingly.
If we become aware that our Medicaid reporting for a prior quarter based on our reportwas incorrect, or has changed as a result of current AMP and best pricerecalculation of the pricing data, we are obligated to resubmit the corrected data for each of our productsup to CMS. The requirements for calculating AMP and best price are
complex. We are required to report any revisions to AMP or best price previously reported within a certain period,three years after those data originally were due, which revisions could affect our rebate liability for prior quarters. In addition, ifIf we fail to provide informationpay the required rebate amount or report pricing data on a timely basis, we may be subject to civil monetary penalties and/or we are foundtermination of our Medicaid Drug Rebate program agreement, in which case federal payments may not be available under Medicaid or Medicare Part B for our covered outpatient drugs. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "PPACA") made significant changes to have knowingly submitted false information to the government, the statute governing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program providesprogram, and thereafter CMS issued a final regulation to implement the changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate program under the PPACA. CMS has since modified Medicaid Drug Rebate program regulations to, among other things, permit reporting multiple best price figures with regard to value‑based purchasing arrangements and provide definitions for civil monetary penalties."line extension," "new formulation," and related terms with the practical effect of expanding the scope of drugs considered to be line extensions.
Medicare is a federal program that is administered by the federal government that covers individuals age 65 and over or that are disabled as well as those with certain disabilities.health conditions. Medicare Part B generally covers drugs that must be administered by physicians or other health care practitioners;practitioners; are provided in connection with certain durable medical equipment;equipment; or are certain oral anti-cancer drugs and certain oral immunosuppressive drugs. Medicare Part B pays for such drugs under a payment methodology based on the average sales price (ASP) of the drugs. Manufacturers, including us, are required to provide ASPreport average sales price information to CMS on a quarterly basis. The manufacturer-submitted information ismay be used by CMS to calculate Medicare payment rates. IfManufacturers must pay refunds to Medicare for single-source drugs or biological products, or biosimilar biological products, reimbursed under Medicare Part B and packaged in single-dose containers or single-use packages for units of discarded drug reimbursed by Medicare Part B in excess of 10 percent of total allowed charges under Medicare Part B for that drug. Manufacturers that fail to pay refunds could be subject to civil monetary penalties. Further, the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") has established a manufacturerMedicare Part B inflation rebate scheme under which, generally speaking, manufacturers owe rebates if the average sales price of a Part B drug increases faster than the pace of inflation. Failure to timely pay a Part B inflation rebate is subject to a civil monetary penalty.
The IRA also created a drug price negotiation program requiring the government to set prices for select high-expenditure drugs covered under Medicare Parts B and D. Starting in 2023 and 2026, the government is authorized to select Part D and Part B drugs, respectively, for inclusion in the drug price negotiation program, with established prices to go into effect for selected Part D drugs in 2026 and for selected Part B drugs in 2028, in each case absent certain disqualifying events. Failure to comply with requirements under the drug price negotiation program is subject to an excise tax and a civil monetary penalty. This or any other legislative change could impact the market conditions for our products. See Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Changes to product reimbursement and coverage policies and practices may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition."
Civil monetary penalties can be applied if we are found to have knowingly submitted any false pricing or other information to the government, if we are found to have made a misrepresentation in the reporting of ASP,our average sales price, or if we fail to submit the required data on a timely basis. Such conduct also could be grounds for CMS to terminate our Medicaid drug rebate agreement, in which case federal payments may not be available under Medicaid or Medicare Part B for our covered outpatient drugs.
Federal law requires that any company that participates in the Medicaid Drug Rebate program also participate in the Public Health Service's 340B drug pricing program (the "340B program") in order for federal funds to be available for the manufacturer's drugs under Medicaid and Medicare Part B. The 340B program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA"), requires participating manufacturers to agree to charge statutorily defined covered entities no more than the 340B "ceiling price" for the manufacturer's covered outpatient drugs. Covered entities include hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of financially needy patients, community health clinics, and other entities that receive certain types of grants under the Public Health Service Act. The PPACA expanded the list of covered entities to include certain free-standing cancer hospitals, critical access hospitals, rural referral centers, and sole community hospitals, but exempts "orphan drugs" from the ceiling price requirements for these covered entities. The 340B ceiling price is calculated using a statutory formula, which is based on the average manufacturer price and Medicaid rebate amount for the covered outpatient drug as calculated under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program. In general, products subject to Medicaid price reporting and rebate liability are also subject to the 340B ceiling price calculation and discount requirement.
HRSA issued a final regulation regarding the calculation of the 340B ceiling price and the imposition of civil monetary penalties on manufacturers that knowingly and intentionally overcharge covered entities. If we are found to have knowingly and intentionally charged 340B covered entities more than the statutorily mandated ceiling price, we could be subject to significant civil monetary penalties and/or such failure also could be grounds for HRSA to terminate our agreement to participate in the 340B program, in which case our covered outpatient drugs would no longer be eligible for federal payment under Medicaid or Medicare Part B. It is currently unclear how HRSA will apply its enforcement authority under this regulation. Moreover, HRSA has established an administrative dispute resolution ("ADR") process for claims by covered entities that a manufacturer has engaged in overcharging, and by manufacturers that a covered entity violated the prohibitions against diversion or duplicate discounts. Such claims are to be resolved through an ADR panel of government officials rendering a decision that could be appealed only in federal court. An ADR proceeding could subject us to onerous procedural requirements and could result in additional liability. On November 30, 2022, HRSA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes several changes to the ADR process; and, following the solicitation of public comments, in October 2023 HRSA submitted a final version of the rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. HRSA also implemented a price reporting system under which we are required to report our 340B ceiling prices to HRSA on a quarterly basis, which then publishes those prices to 340B covered entities.
In order to be eligible to have our products paid for with federal funds under the Medicaid and Medicare Part B programs and purchased by certain federal agencies and grantees, we participate in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") Federal Supply Schedule ("FSS") pricing program. FSS participation is required for our products to be purchased by the VA, Department of Defense ("DoD"), Coast Guard, and Public Health Service ("PHS"). Prices for innovator drugs purchased by the VA, DoD, Coast Guard, and PHS are subject to a cap (known as the "Federal Ceiling Price") equal to 76% of the annual non-federal average manufacturer price ("non-FAMP") minus, if applicable, an additional discount. The additional discount applies if non-FAMP increases more than inflation (measured by reference to the Consumer Price Index - Urban). We also participate in the Tricare Retail Pharmacy Program, under which we pay quarterly rebates to DoD for prescriptions of our innovator drugs dispensed to Tricare beneficiaries through Tricare Retail network pharmacies. The governing statute provides for civil monetary penalties. penalties for failure to provide information timely or for knowing submission of false information to the government.
Medicare Part D provides coverage to enrolled Medicare patients for self-administered drugs (i.e.(i.e., drugs that are not administered by a physician). Medicare Part D is administered by private prescription drug plans approved by the U.S. government and, subject to detailed program rules and government oversight, each drug plan establishes its own Medicare Part D formulary for prescription drug coverage and pricing, which the drug plan may modify from time to time. The prescription drug plans negotiate pricing with manufacturers and pharmacies, and may condition formulary placement on the availability of manufacturer
discounts. In addition, manufacturers, including us, are required to provide to CMS a 50%70% discount on brand name prescription drugs utilized by Medicare Part D beneficiaries when those beneficiaries are in the coverage gap phase of the Part D benefit design.
Our products are subject The IRA includes a sunset provision with respect to discounted pricing when purchased by federal agencies via the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). FSS participation is required for our products to be coveredcoverage gap discount program starting in 2025 and reimbursed by the Veterans Administration (VA), Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and Public Health Service (PHS). Coverage under Medicaid, Medicare, and the PHS pharmaceutical pricing program is also conditioned upon FSS participation. FSS pricing is intended not to exceed the price that we charge our most-favored non-federal customer forreplaces it with a product.new manufacturer discount program. In addition, prices for drugs purchased by the VA, DepartmentIRA has established a Medicare Part D inflation rebate scheme under which, generally speaking, manufacturers will owe additional rebates if the average manufacturer price of Defense (including drugs purchased by military personnel and dependents througha Part D drug increases faster than the TriCare retail pharmacy program), Coast Guard, and PHS arepace of inflation. Failure to timely pay a Part D inflation rebate or otherwise comply with obligations under the Medicare Part D inflation rebate scheme is subject to a cap on pricing equal to 76% of the non-federal average manufacturer price (non-FAMP). An additional discount applies if non-FAMP increases more than inflation (measured by the Consumer Price Index - Urban). In addition, if we fail to provide information timely or we are found to have knowingly submitted false information to the government, the governing statute provides for civil monetary penalties.
To maintain coverage of our products under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and Medicare Part B, we are required to extend significant discounts to certain covered entities that purchase products under Section 340B of the PHS pharmaceutical pricing program. Purchasers eligible for discounts include hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of financially needy patients, community health clinics, and other entities that receive certain types of grants under the Public Health Service Act. For all of our products, we must agree to charge a price that will not exceed the amount determined under statute (the "ceiling price") when we sell outpatient drugs to these covered entities. In addition, we may, but are not required to, offer these covered entities a price lower than the 340B ceiling price. The 340B discount formula is based on AMP and is generally similar to the level of rebates calculated under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.penalty.
Private payor healthcare and insurance providers, health maintenance organizations, and pharmacy benefit managers in the United States are adopting more aggressive utilization management techniques and are increasingly requiring significant discounts and rebates from manufacturers as a condition to including products on formulary with favorable coverage and copayment/coinsurance. As a consequence, these payersThese payors may not cover or adequately reimburse for use of our products or may do so at levels that disadvantage them relative to competitive products.
Outside the United States, within the EU, our products are paid for by a variety of payors, with governments being the primary source of payment. Government health authorities in the EU determine or influence reimbursement of products, and set prices or otherwise regulate pricing. Negotiating prices with governmental authorities can delay commercialization of our products. Governments may use a variety of cost-containment measures to control the cost of products, including price cuts, mandatory rebates, value-based pricing, and reference pricing (i.e.(i.e., referencing prices in other countries or prices of competitive products and using those reference prices to set a price). Budgetary pressures in many EU countries are continuing to cause governments to consider or implement various cost-containment measures, such as price freezes, increased price cuts and rebates, and expanded generic substitution and patient cost-sharing.
Other Regulatory Requirements
We are subject to health care "fraud and abuse" laws, such as the federal civil False Claims Act, the anti-kickback provisions of the federal Social Security Act, and other state and federal laws and regulations. Federal and state anti-kickback laws prohibit, among other things, payments or other remuneration to induce or reward someone to purchase, prescribe, endorse, or recommend a product that is reimbursed under federal or state healthcare programs. Federal false claims laws prohibit any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false claim for payment to the federalof government funds, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement to get a false claim paid. See Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks - If we marketOur business activities have been, and sell approved productsmay in a way that violatesthe future be, challenged under U.S. federal or state and foreign healthcare laws, wewhich may be subject us to civil or criminal proceedings, investigations, or penalties."
Our business activities outside of the United StatesWe are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, and similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or rules of other countries in which we operate, including the U.K. Bribery Act. See Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks - Risks from the improper conduct of employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators could adversely affect our reputation and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition."
NumerousIn the United States, there are numerous federal and state laws includingand regulations governing data privacy of personal data and the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of health data, genetic data, consumer data, and children's data. Such laws and regulations include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (collectively, "HIPAA"), as well as state securitydata breach notification laws, state health information and/or genetic privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection laws govern(such as Section 5 of the collection, use,Federal Trade Commission Act (the "FTC Act") and disclosurethe California Consumer Privacy Act (the "CCPA")). Many of these laws differ from each other in significant ways and have different effects. Many of the state laws enable a state attorney general to bring actions and provide private rights of action to consumers as enforcement mechanisms. There is also heightened sensitivity around certain types of health data, which may be subject to additional protections. The landscape of federal and state laws regulating personal information. In addition, mostdata is constantly evolving. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in government enforcement actions and create liability for us (which could include civil and/or criminal penalties), private litigation, and/or adverse publicity. Federal regulators, state attorneys general, and plaintiffs' attorneys have been active in this space.
HIPAA imposes privacy and security obligations on covered entity health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, as well as their "business associates" – certain persons or covered entities that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information ("PHI") in connection with providing a specified service or performing a function on behalf of a covered entity. Most health care providers, including research institutions from which we or our collaborators obtain patient health information,clinical trial data, are subject to privacy and security regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.HIPAA. Although we are not directly subject to HIPAA other than with respect to providing certain employee benefits, we could potentially be subject to criminal penalties if we, our affiliates, or our agents knowingly obtain or disclose individually identifiable health informationreceive PHI maintained by a HIPAA-covered entity in a manner that is not authorizedpermitted under HIPAA.
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") also sets expectations for failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers' personal information secure, or permittedfailing to provide a level of security commensurate to promises made to individuals about the security of their personal information (such as in a privacy notice) may constitute unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. The FTC expects a company's data security measures to be reasonable and appropriate in light of the sensitivity and volume of consumer information it holds, the size and complexity of its business, and the cost of available tools to improve security and reduce vulnerabilities. Individually identifiable health information is considered sensitive data that merit stronger safeguards. With respect to privacy, the FTC also sets expectations that companies honor the privacy promises made to individuals about how the company handles consumers' personal information; and any failure to honor promises, such as the statements made in a privacy policy or on a website, may also constitute unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of the FTC Act. The FTC has the power to enforce promises as it interprets them, and events that we cannot fully control, such as data breaches, may result in FTC enforcement. Enforcement by HIPAA. the FTC under the FTC Act can result in civil penalties or enforcement actions.
To the extent we collect California resident personal data, we are also subject to the CCPA. The CCPA includes certain transparency requirements and grants California residents several rights with regard to their personal data. In addition, in November 2020, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA") ballot initiative which introduced significant amendments to the CCPA and established and funded a dedicated California privacy regulator, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA"). The amendments introduced by the CPRA went into effect on January 1, 2023. Failure to comply with such laws may result in, among other things, significant civil penalties and injunctive relief, or statutory or actual damages. In addition, California residents have the right to bring a private right of action in connection with data privacy incidents involving certain elements of personal data. These claims may result in significant liability and damages. Similarly, there are a number of legislative proposals in the United States, at both the federal and state level, that could impose new obligations or limitations in the area of consumer protection. Several additional state consumer privacy laws went into effect in 2023 and many other consumer privacy laws are expected to come into effect in the near future that have or will impose new obligations or limitations in areas affecting our business. We may be subject to fines, penalties, or private actions in the event of non-compliance with such laws.
Outside the United States, our clinical trial programs, and research collaborations, mayand other processing activities implicate international data protection laws, including the EU Data Protection Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)2016/679 ("GDPR"). The GDPR has increased our responsibility and liability in relation to the processing of personal data of individuals located in the EU. The GDPR, together with the national legislation of the EU member states governing the processing of personal data, impose strict obligations and restrictions on the ability to collect, analyze, and transfer personal data, including health data and samples from clinical trials and adverse event reporting. In particular, these obligations and restrictions may concern the consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relate, the information provided to the individuals, the sharing of personal data with third parties, the transfer of personal data out of the EU, security breach notifications, security and confidentiality of the personal data and imposition of substantial potential fines for violations of the data protection obligations. In 2021, the European Commission published new standard contractual clauses required to be incorporated into new and existing agreements in order to continue to lawfully transfer personal data outside the EU. Different EU member states, as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland, have promulgated national privacy laws that is replacing it.impose additional requirements, which add to the complexity of processing and transferring EU personal data. In October 2022, the United States issued an executive order to implement the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, for which the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision in July 2023 concluding that personal data can flow freely from the EU to companies in the United States that participate in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Some countries outside the EU have reacted to the GDPR by promulgating and enacting new privacy legislation that reflects similar principles and obligations on companies that operate and process their citizens' personal data. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security of personal data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, contractual indemnity claims, or restraining orders that would impact our ability to process and share data globally. As we expand our presence into new countries, we must continue to assess our privacy controls to enable the processing of personal data. Guidance on implementation and compliance practices are often updated or otherwise revised. See Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors - Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks - We face potential liabilityrisks related to the privacy of health informationpersonal data we obtain from clinical trials sponsored by us or our collaborators, from research institutionscollect, process, and our collaborators, and directly from individualsshare."
In addition to the foregoing, our present business is, and our future business willmay be, subject to regulation under the United States Atomic Energy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, national restrictions, and other current and potential future local, state, federal, and foreign regulations.
Business Segments
We manage our business as one segment which includes all activities related to the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions.diseases. For financial information related to our one segment, see Part II, Item 6. "Selected Financial Data" and our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.
EmployeesHuman Capital Resources
We compete in the highly competitive biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries. Attracting, developing, and retaining skilled and experienced employees in research and development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, and other positions is crucial to our ability to compete effectively. Our ability to recruit and retain such employees depends on a number of factors, including our corporate culture and work environment, informed by our values and behaviors (which we call The Regeneron Way) and our philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good"; talent development and career opportunities; and compensation and benefits.
Integrity is a core value at Regeneron. Both the Company and each of our employees have a responsibility to act ethically and with integrity at all times. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics brings together Regeneron's key policy principles and establishes the Company's expectations for all of our employees to act in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Employee Profile
As of December 31, 2017,2023, we had approximately 6,20013,450 full-time employees.employees, consisting of 10,875 employed in the United States, 1,939 employed in Ireland, and 636 employed in other countries (primarily in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany). Of these employees, 2,393 were within our research and preclinical development organization, 2,002 were within our global clinical development and regulatory affairs organization, and 6,124 were within our industrial operations and product supply organization. Company-wide, over 1,500 of our full-time employees hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. We believe that we have been successful in attracting skilledalso supplement our workforce with independent contractors, contingent workers, and experienced personnel in a highly competitive environment; however, competition for these personnel is intense.temporary workers, as needed. None of our personnelemployees are coveredrepresented by collective bargaining agreementsa labor union, and our management considers its relations with our employees to be good.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Our employees represent a broad range of backgrounds, just like the people who take our medicines, and bring a wide array of perspectives and experiences that have helped us achieve our leadership position in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries and the global marketplace. A key component of our culture is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI"). We believe this commitment allows us to better drive innovation and achieve our mission to repeatedly bring important new medicines to patients with serious diseases. Our strategy is rooted in the understanding that DEI drives better science and that better science drives a better world. We believe that by fostering an inclusive culture and bringing diverse voices and perspectives to the discourse, we improve our ability to fulfill our mission. We empower employee-led cross-functional resource groups, functional/site-level DEI councils, and other interest groups, who connect around a common passion to build a culture of inclusion and collaboration. In 2023, we expanded our mentoring program and inclusive leadership workshops for senior leaders and new managers, focusing on our diverse talent base to increase leadership skills, connection, and visibility of underrepresented talent.
While we are proud of our workforce diversity representation shown in the table below, we seek to continuously improve in this area. In April 2020, we announced our 2025 global responsibility goals, including a commitment to increase diversity in leadership and foster inclusion. Making progress toward this goal, since then we hired our Chief DEI Officer; launched a DEI strategy focused on creating a better workplace, better science, and better world; and implemented a new governance model that includes both an executive DEI council and a DEI leadership council. These councils are comprised of senior leaders who provide oversight and guidance on our DEI efforts and support the execution of our DEI strategy. In order to better understand our employees' perspectives, we also measure inclusion and belonging as part of our annual employee engagement survey. Our board of directors receives a detailed update on our DEI efforts at least once a year and continues to monitor our progress.
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2023 Workforce Diversity Representation* |
Female Representation (Global) | | 49.9% |
People of Color Representation (U.S. Only)** | | 30.5% |
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* Based on full-time employees as of December 31, 2023 |
** Represents the percentage of our full-time employees in the United States that self-identified as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority group. The denominator used in this calculation includes employees who did not disclose information related to their race or ethnicity. Excluding those that did not disclose such information, the percentage shown in this table would be 34.9%. |
Externally, we support DEI efforts in our community, including by supporting young scientific talent in underrepresented communities. For example, as part of our $100 million, 10-year commitment to support the Regeneron Science Talent Search ("STS"), we allocate $3.1 million annually to fund the Society for Science’s science, technology, engineering, and math ("STEM") outreach and equity programs. We have also been the title sponsor of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair ("ISEF") since 2019 and recently announced an additional $34 million, 5-year commitment. In 2023, the Together for CHANGETM ("Changing Healthcare for People of African Ancestry through InterNational Genomics & Equity") initiative was launched by a coalition of Meharry Medical College, the Regeneron Genetics Center, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and Roche to improve health outcomes for people of African ancestry and enhance representation in STEM careers. In addition, we have developed a STEM pilot program with post-primary-school and high-school students in the New York State Capital Region and Limerick, Ireland that aspires to build long-term relationships with students from disadvantaged socio-economic groups, to encourage and support them in their studies, to inspire them to attend college, and, ultimately, to build a deeper more diverse talent pipeline. We also continue to take steps to further integrate diversity considerations into the design and selection of sites for our clinical studies to make sure they reflect the diversity of patients with the diseases under investigation.
Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety
The wellbeing of our employees is a primary focus as we believe that the most productive people are those who are at their best, both physically and mentally. We provide several programs related to employee health and wellness, including onsite amenities and programs such as meditation and prayer rooms and fitness centers. We also prioritize mental health initiatives and have taken further action to reduce or remove barriers to quality mental healthcare for our employees and their family members. In addition, we provide support for work-life balance through flex-time, remote working arrangements, child and elder care, and paid parental leave, among others.
Occupational health and safety is critical to our success. We are committed to meeting or exceeding all environmental, health, safety ("EHS") and security regulations and have a range of programs, plans, and procedures to ensure the safety of all people who come to work at Regeneron. In addition, our 2025 global responsibility goals include a commitment to focus on workplace injury prevention in our drive toward zero incidents.
Employee Growth and Development
We invest significant resources to develop talent with the right capabilities to deliver the growth and innovation needed to support our continued success. Our Talent department is dedicated to promoting individual, leader, team, and organizational development through a number of tools and services. We offer a variety of professional development courses for our employees and support employee continuing education, including through educational reimbursement and tuition forgiveness programs. In addition, we continue to invest in our current and future leaders through a number of leadership development courses and programs and feedback and coaching opportunities. In 2023, over 25% of job openings were filled by existing employees who were seeking career development opportunities.
Employee Engagement
We believe engaging our employees, from their first day and throughout their career, is key to fostering new ideas and driving commitment and productivity. We communicate frequently and transparently with our employees through a variety of communication methods, including video and written communications, company forums and summits, annual engagement surveys, and pulse surveys.
We are also committed to fostering employee volunteerism to reach our 2025 global responsibility goal of driving employee volunteer levels above national standards. Employees are encouraged and empowered to support organizations and causes that are important to them including through, among other things, our matching gift program, volunteer-time-off policy, and our annual company-wide service event, Day for Doing Good. In 2023, over 7,300 employees volunteered approximately 39,600 hours, including approximately 51% of our employees who volunteered nearly 23,600 hours to approximately 230 nonprofits during our
Day for Doing Good. Additionally, through our Matching Gift Program, we matched approximately $2.4 million in employee contributions in 2023, supporting nearly 2,000 charities. In 2023, we were named to the Civic 50 of most community-minded companies in the United States for the seventh consecutive year.
The success of our employee engagement efforts is demonstrated by our employee retention rate of 93.6% in 2023, as well as the fact that 88% of our employees who responded to our annual engagement survey said Regeneron is a great place to work. Additionally, we have placed in the top five for the past 13 years in Science magazine’s annual "Top Employers Survey" of the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.
Compensation and Benefits
We are committed to rewarding and supporting our employees in order to continue to attract and retain top talent. We believe this commitment supports our core strategy of creating and advancing a high-quality product pipeline and delivering medicines to people in need. Employee engagement, commitment, and achievements are key drivers of pipeline success and therefore our long-term performance. The primary underpinning of our pay philosophy is to award equity-based pay to all eligible employees to ensure that when we deliver for patients and for shareholders, everyone shares in the upside growth. Our practice, therefore, has been to award initial equity grants to all new hires, in addition to our comprehensive annual equity program. Total employee compensation packages (which vary by country and region) include market-competitive pay (with the opportunity to receive above-market rewards), broad-based grants of equity-based awards, comprehensive healthcare benefits, parental leave, child and elder care support, retirement savings options, and matching contributions in connection with employee savings plans. We annually review our workforce demographic and pay equity data to track our performance and inform new initiatives. Our analysis indicates favorable performance in these areas, and we are committed to continued monitoring.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in the State of New York in 1988 and publicly listed in 1991. Our principal executive offices are located at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591, and our telephone number at that address is (914) 847-7000.
We make available free of charge on or through our Internet website (http://www.regeneron.com) our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)("SEC").
Investors and other interested parties should note that we use our media and investor relations website (http://newsroom.regeneron.cominvestor.regeneron.com) and our social media channels to publish important information about Regeneron, including information that may be deemed material to investors. We encourage investors and other interested parties to review the information we may publish through our media and investor relations website and the social media channels listed on our media and investor relations website, in addition to our SEC filings, press releases, conference calls, and webcasts.
The information contained on our websites and social media channels is not included as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report.
ITEMItem 1A. RISK FACTORSRisk Factors
We operate in an environment that involves a number of significant risks and uncertainties. We caution you to read the following risk factors, which have affected, and/or in the future could affect, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. The risks described below include forward-looking statements, and actual events and our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Furthermore, additional risks and uncertainties are described under other captions in this report and should also be considered by our investors. For purposes of this section (as well as this report in general), references to our products encompass products marketed or otherwise commercialized by us and/or our collaborators or licensees; and references to our product candidates encompass product candidates in development by us and/or our collaborators or licensees (in the case of collaborated or licensed products or product candidates under the terms of the applicable collaboration or license agreements), unless otherwise stated or required by the context. In this section, we first provide a summary of the more significant risks and uncertainties we face and then provide a full set of risk factors and discuss them in greater detail.
Summary of Risk Factors
As noted above, we are subject to a number of risks that if realized could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Some of the more significant risks and uncertainties we face include those summarized below. The summary below is not exhaustive and is qualified by reference to the full set of risk factors set forth in this "Risk Factors" section. Please carefully consider all of the information in this Form 10-K, including the full set of risks set forth in this "Risk Factors" section, and in our other filings with the SEC before making an investment decision regarding Regeneron.
Commercialization Risks
•We are substantially dependent on the success of EYLEA, EYLEA HD, and Dupixent.
•Sales of our products are dependent on the availability and extent of coverage and reimbursement from third-party payors, including private payors and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
•Product reimbursement and coverage policies and practices could change due to various factors such as drug price control measures that have been or may be enacted or introduced in the United States by various federal and state authorities.
•The commercial success of our products is subject to significant competition from products or product candidates that may be superior to, or more established or cost effective than, our products or product candidates.
•We and our collaborators on which we rely to commercialize some of our marketed products may be unable to continue to successfully commercialize or co-commercialize our products, both in and outside the United States.
Regulatory and Development Risks
•Drug development and obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain.
•Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use or development of our products or product candidates could cause our regulatory approvals to be revoked or limited or lead to delay or discontinuation of development of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products.
•We may be unable to formulate or manufacture our product candidates in a way that is suitable for clinical or commercial use, which would delay or prevent continued development of such candidates and/or receipt of regulatory approval or commercial sale.
•Many of our products are intended to be used in combination with drug-delivery devices, which may result in additional regulatory, commercialization, and other risks.
Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity Risks
•We may not be able to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, and our patents or other means of defending our intellectual property may be insufficient to protect our proprietary rights.
•Patents or proprietary rights of others may restrict our development, manufacturing, and/or commercialization efforts and subject us to patent litigation and other proceedings that could find us liable for damages.
•Loss or limitation of patent rights, and regulatory pathways for biosimilar competition, could reduce the duration of market exclusivity for our products, including EYLEA and EYLEA HD.
Manufacturing and Supply Risks
•We rely on limited internal and contracted manufacturing and supply chain capacity, which could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products and to advance our clinical pipeline. As we increase our production in response to higher product demand or in anticipation of a potential regulatory approval, our current manufacturing capacity will likely not be sufficient, and our dependence on our collaborators and/or contract manufacturers may increase, to produce adequate quantities of drug material for both commercial and clinical purposes.
•Expanding our manufacturing capacity and establishing fill/finish capabilities will be costly and we may be unsuccessful in doing so in a timely manner, which could delay or prevent the launch and successful commercialization of our products approved for marketing and could jeopardize our clinical development programs.
•Our ability to manufacture products may be impaired if any of our or our collaborators' manufacturing activities, or the activities of other third parties involved in our manufacture and supply chain, are found to infringe patents of others.
•If sales of our marketed products do not meet the levels currently expected, or if the launch of any of our product candidates is delayed or unsuccessful, we may face costs related to excess inventory or unused capacity at our manufacturing facilities and at the facilities of third parties or our collaborators.
•Third-party service or supply failures, failures at our manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland, or failures at the facilities of any other party participating in the supply chain would adversely affect our ability to supply our products.
•Our or our collaborators' failure to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates could result in incurring substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if regulatory approval is obtained, and a reduction in sales.
Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks
•If the testing or use of our products harms people, or is perceived to harm them even when such harm is unrelated to our products, we could be subject to costly and damaging product liability claims.
•Our business activities have been, and may in the future be, challenged under U.S. federal or state and foreign healthcare laws, which may subject us to civil or criminal proceedings, investigations, or penalties.
•If we fail to comply with our reporting and payment obligations under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program or other governmental pricing programs, we could be subject to additional reimbursement requirements, penalties, sanctions, and fines.
•We face risks from the improper conduct of our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators, including those relating to potential non-compliance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act.
•Our operations are subject to environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, including those governing the use of hazardous materials.
•Changes in laws and regulations affecting the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business.
•Tax liabilities and risks associated with our operations outside the United States could adversely affect our business.
•We face risks related to the personal data we collect, process, and share.
Risks Related to Our Reliance on or Transactions with Third Parties
•If our collaborations with Sanofi or Bayer or other third parties are terminated or breached, our ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize certain of our products and product candidates in the time expected, or at all, may be materially harmed.
•Our collaborators and service providers may fail to perform adequately in their efforts to support the development, manufacture, and commercialization of our drug candidates and current and future products.
•We have undertaken and may in the future undertake strategic acquisitions, and any difficulties from integrating such acquisitions or failure to realize the expected benefits from such acquisitions could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Other Risks Related to Our Business and Our Common Stock
•Our business is dependent on our key personnel and will be harmed if we cannot recruit and retain key members of our senior management team, including leaders in our research, development, manufacturing, and commercial organizations.
•Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of data security could adversely affect our business.
•Public health outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) have adversely affected and may in the future adversely affect our business.
•Our indebtedness could adversely impact our business.
•Our stock price is extremely volatile.
•Our existing shareholders may be able to exert substantial influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management.
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Risks Related to Commercialization of EYLEAOur Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products
We are substantially dependent on the success of EYLEA, EYLEA HD, and Dupixent.
We are substantially dependent on the success of our ophthalmology portfolio, which consists of EYLEA and, since its August 2023 FDA approval, EYLEA HD. EYLEA net product sales have historically represented a substantial portion of our revenues, and we expect that there will continue to be a concentration of our net sales from the net product sales of EYLEA HD and EYLEA. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our aggregate EYLEA HD and EYLEA net product sales in the United States represented 45% and 51% of our total revenues, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, aggregate EYLEA HD U.S. and EYLEA U.S. net product sales decreased by 6%, compared to the same period in 2022. If we are successful in commercializing EYLEA HD, we expect that our dependence on EYLEA HD will grow relative to our historical dependence on EYLEA. If we were to experience difficulty with the commercialization of EYLEA HD or EYLEA in the United States or if
Bayer were to experience any difficulty with the commercialization of EYLEA HD or EYLEA outside the United States, if EYLEA net product sales experience a sustained decline in or outside the United States without an offset from EYLEA HD net product sales, or if we and Bayer are unable to maintain or obtain marketing approvals of these products (as applicable), we may experience a reduction in revenue and may not be able to stay profitable at the levels we previously achieved or at all, and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed. In the United States, the regulatory exclusivity period for EYLEA (i.e., the period during which no biosimilar product can be approved by the FDA) will expire after May 17, 2024. See "Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity - Loss or limitation of patent rights, and regulatory pathways for biosimilar competition, could reduce the duration of market exclusivity for our products" below. As a result, we face the risk of lower EYLEA net product sales due to biosimilar competition following such expiration, which may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. The degree to which EYLEA HD net product sales may offset any potential decrease in EYLEA net product sales, resulting from the factors discussed above or otherwise, is uncertain.
In addition, we are substantially dependent on our share of profits from the commercialization of Dupixent under our Antibody Collaboration with Sanofi. If we or Sanofi were to experience any difficulty with the commercialization of Dupixent or if we or Sanofi are unable to maintain current marketing approvals of Dupixent, we may experience a reduction in revenue and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
If we or our collaborators are unable to continue to successfully commercialize EYLEA,our products, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition will be materially harmed.
EYLEA net sales represent a substantial portion of our revenues and this concentration of our net sales in a single product makes us substantially dependenton that product. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, EYLEA net sales in the United States represented 63% and 68% of our total revenues, respectively. If we were to experience difficulty with the commercialization of EYLEA in the United States, if Bayer were to experience any difficulty with the commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States, or if we and Bayer are unable to maintain current marketing approvals of EYLEA, we may experience a reduction in revenue and may not be able to sustain profitability, and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition would be materially harmed.
We expect that the continueddegree of commercial success of EYLEAour marketed products will continue to depend on many factors, including the following:following (as applicable):
•effectiveness of the commercial strategy in and outside the United States for the marketing of EYLEA,our products, including pricing strategy and the continued effectiveness of efforts to obtain, and the timing of obtaining, adequate third-party reimbursements;strategy;
maintaining and successfully monitoring commercial manufacturing arrangements for EYLEA with third parties who perform fill/finish or other steps in the manufacture of EYLEA to ensure that they meet our standards and those of regulatory authorities, including the FDA, which extensively regulate and monitor pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities;
our ability to meet the demand for commercial supplies of EYLEA;
our ability to differentiate EYLEA from Lucentis and other competitive products, and the willingness of retinal specialists and patients to switch from Lucentis or off-label use of repackaged Avastin to EYLEA or to start treatment with EYLEA;
•sufficient coverage of, and reimbursement for, EYLEAour marketed products by third-party payers,payors, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States and other government and private payerspayors in the United States and foreign jurisdictions;jurisdictions, as well as U.S. and foreign payor restrictions on eligible patient populations and the reimbursement process (including drug price control measures that have been or may be enacted or introduced in the United States by various federal and state authorities);
•our ability and our collaborators' ability to maintain sales of EYLEAour marketed products in the face of competitive products and to differentiate our marketed products from competitive products, including thoseas applicable product candidates currently in clinical development;
and, in the results of post-approval studiescase of EYLEA (whether conducted by usand EYLEA HD, the existing and potential new branded and biosimilar competition (discussed further under "The commercial success of our products and product candidates is subject to significant competition - Marketed Products" below) and the willingness of retinal specialists and patients to start or by otherscontinue treatment with such products or to switch from a competitive product to one of our products;
•the safety and whether mandated by regulatory agencies or voluntary)efficacy of our marketed products (particularly those launched recently, such as EYLEA HD) seen in a broader patient group (i.e., and studies of other products that could implicate VEGF inhibitors as a class or are perceived to do so;real-world use);
•the effect of existing and new health care laws and regulations currently being considered or implemented in the United States and globally, including measures requiring the U.S. government in the future to negotiate the prices of certain drugs and price reporting and other disclosure requirements of such laws and regulations and the potential impact of such requirements on physician prescription practices;prescribing practices and payor coverage;
risks associated•serious complications or side effects in connection with intellectual propertythe use of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto,our marketed products, as discussed under "Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity" below.
More detailed information about the risks related to the commercialization of EYLEA is provided in the risk factors below.
We and Bayer are subject to significant ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight with respect to EYLEA. If we or Bayer fail to maintain regulatory compliance for EYLEA, EYLEA marketing approval may be withdrawn, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
We and Bayer are subject to significant ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight with respect to EYLEA for its currently approved indications in the United States, EU, and other countries where the product is approved. If we or Bayer fail to maintain regulatory compliance for EYLEA for its currently approved indications (including for any of the reasons discussed below under "Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain"), EYLEA marketing approval may be withdrawn, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Failure to comply may also subject us to sanctions, product recalls, or withdrawals of previously approved marketing applications. See also "Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply - If we fail to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates, we could incur substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if they obtain regulatory approval, and a reduction in sales" below.
Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of EYLEA could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Serious complications or serious, unexpected side effects in connection with the use of EYLEA could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. For additional information about some of these risks, see "Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of our products and in clinical trials for our product candidates and new indications for our marketed products could cause our regulatory approvals to be revoked or limited or lead to delay or discontinuation of development of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, which could severely harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition" below.below;
Sales of EYLEA are dependent on the availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party payers, and changes to such reimbursement may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Our sales in the United States of EYLEA are dependent, in large part, on the availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Sales of EYLEA in other countries are dependent, in large part, on similar programs in those countries. In the United States, there is an increased focus from the federal government and others on analyzing the impact of various regulatory programs on the federal deficit, which could result in increased pressure on federal programs to reduce costs, including limiting federal healthcare expenditures. For example, in September 2011 the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report entitled "Review of Medicare Part B Avastin and Lucentis Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration" in which the OIG details possible savings to the Medicare program by using off-label, repackaged Avastin rather than Lucentis for the treatment of wet AMD. A reduction in the availability or extent of reimbursement from U.S. government programs could have a material adverse effect on the sales of EYLEA. Economic pressure on state budgets may also have a similar impact. In addition, other third-party payers (including pharmacy benefit management companies) are challenging the prices charged for healthcare products and increasingly limiting, and attempting to limit, both coverage and level of reimbursement for prescription drugs. Since EYLEA is too expensive for most patients to afford without health insurance coverage, if adequate coverage and reimbursement by third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, is not available, our ability to successfully commercialize EYLEA will be materially adversely impacted. Our sales and potential profits and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition would be materially harmed. See also "Risks Related to Commercialization of Products - The successful commercialization of our marketed products, as well as our late-stage product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, will depend on obtaining and maintaining coverage and reimbursement for use of these products from third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, and these payers may not cover or adequately reimburse for use of our products or may do so at levels that make our products uncompetitive and/or unprofitable, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition" below.
The commercial success of EYLEA is subject to strong competition.
The market for eye disease products is very competitive. For example, Novartis and Genentech/Roche are collaborating on the commercialization and further development of a VEGF antibody fragment, Lucentis, for the treatment of various eye indications. Lucentis is approved in one or more jurisdictions for the treatment of wet AMD, macular edema following RVO (including CRVO and BRVO), DME, diabetic retinopathy, and mCNV. In addition, we are aware of several companies developing biosimilar versions of EYLEA. For example, Momenta Pharmaceuticals (in partnership with Mylan) is developing M710 (currently in a Phase 3 trial in patients with wet AMD). Competitors are also exploring the development of a biosimilar version of Lucentis; in particular, Pfenex is developing PF582 (a Phase 1b/2a trial in patients with wet AMD has been completed), Formycon (in collaboration with Bioeq) is developing FYB201 (currently in a Phase 3 trial in patients with wet AMD), and Samsung Bioepis is developing SB11 (currently in a Phase 3 trial in patients with wet AMD).
Other competitive or potentially competitive products include Allergan's Ozurdex (approved by the FDA for the treatment of macular edema following RVO and for the treatment of DME) and Alimera Sciences' Iluvien (approved by the FDA for the treatment of DME in patients who have been previously treated with a course of corticosteroids and did not have a clinically significant rise in intraocular pressure), both of which are intravitreal implants of corticosteroids. Many other companies are working on the development of product candidates and extended delivery devices for the potential treatment of wet AMD, DME, and RVO, including those that act by blocking VEGF and VEGF receptors, as well as small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) that modulate gene expression. For example, Genentech/Roche is developing a Lucentisport delivery system implant (currently in a Phase 2 study in patients with wet AMD). Novartis is developing RTH258 (ESBA1008), a humanized monoclonal single-chain FV (scFv) antibody fragment targeting VEGF-A for wet AMD, and announced in June 2017 that two Phase 3 studies of RTH258 met their primary endpoint of non-inferiority to EYLEA. Allergan is developing abicipar pegol for wet AMD and related conditions (currently studied in Phase 3 trials against Lucentisas a comparator drug). Additionally, companies are developing products (or combinations of products) to treat wet AMD that act by blocking VEGF and VEGF receptors, as well as other targets (for example, Ang2). Genentech/Roche is developing a bi-specific antibody (RG7716) targeting both VEGF and Ang2 for wet AMD and DME (currently in Phase 2 trials for both indications). Products that are being developed for use in combination with EYLEA and/or Lucentis may also pose a competitive threat. Opthea is developing OPT-302, a VEGFR-3 large molecule trap in combination with Lucentis in a Phase 2 trial for wet AMD. Santen (in partnership with TRACON) is developing DE-122, an anti-endoglin antibody in combination with Lucentis in a Phase 2 trial for wet AMD. Small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have activity against VEGF may also compete against EYLEA, if approved for wet AMD and/or related conditions. Graybug is developing GB-102, an intravitreally administered depot formulation of the small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor, sunitinib, in a Phase 1/2 trial for wet AMD. Tyrogenex is developing X-82, an orally administered small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in a Phase 2 trial in combination with an anti-VEGF. Competitors are also developing other eye-drop formulations, devices, oral therapies, and gene/cell therapies for various indications that, if approved, would compete with EYLEA in one or more of its currently approved indications.
In addition, ophthalmologists are using off-label, third-party repackaged versions of Genentech/Roche's approved VEGF antagonist, Avastin, for the treatment of wet AMD, DME, and RVO. The relatively low cost of therapy with repackaged Avastin presents a significant competitive challenge in these indications. Avastin is also being evaluated in eye diseases in clinical trials in certain countries. Furthermore, Lucentis and off-label use of repackaged Avastin present significant competitive challenges as doctors and patients have had significant experience using these medicines. The relatively low cost of repackaged Avastin in treating patients may exacerbate the competitive challenge which EYLEA faces in the eye indications for which it is approved. Amgen (in collaboration with Allergan) has obtained regulatory approval of a biosimilar version of Avastin in the United States and the EU, and other competitors are also developing a biosimilar version of Avastin. Off-label use of any such biosimilar in one or more of the eye indications for which EYLEA is approved may put further pressure on the commercialization of EYLEA.
Finally, ZALTRAP has not been manufactured and formulated for use in intravitreal injections, and there is a risk that third parties may attempt to repackage ZALTRAP for off-label use and sale for the treatment of wet AMD and other diseases of the eye, which would present a potential low-cost competitive threat to EYLEA for its approved indications. We are aware of claims by third parties, including those based on published clinical data, that ZALTRAP (ziv-aflibercept) may be safely administered to the eye.
See also "Risks Related to Commercialization of Products - We may be unsuccessful in continuing the commercialization of our marketed products or in commercializing our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, which would materially and adversely affect our business, profitability, and future prospects" below and Part I. Item 1. "Business - Competition" of this report.
We rely on our collaboration with Bayer for commercializing EYLEA.
While we have established our own sales and marketing organization for EYLEA in the United States for its currently approved indications, we have no sales, marketing, commercial, or distribution capabilities for EYLEA outside the United States.
Under the terms of our license and collaboration agreement with Bayer (which is terminable by Bayer at any time upon six or twelve months' advance notice, depending on the circumstances giving rise to termination), we rely on Bayer for sales, marketing, and distribution of EYLEA in countries outside the United States. If we and Bayer are unsuccessful in continuing to commercialize EYLEA, our ability to sustain profitability would be materially impaired. We have limited commercial capabilities outside the United States and would have to develop or outsource these capabilities. Therefore, termination of the Bayer collaboration agreement would create substantial new and additional risks to the successful commercialization of EYLEA, particularly outside the United States. For additional information regarding our collaboration with Bayer, see "Risks Related to Our Reliance on Third Parties - If our collaboration with Bayer for EYLEA is terminated, or Bayer materially breaches its obligations thereunder, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition, and our ability to continue to develop EYLEA and commercialize EYLEA outside the United States in the time expected, or at all, would be materially harmed" below.
Sales of EYLEA recorded by us and Bayer could be reduced by imports from countries where EYLEA may be available at lower prices.
Our sales of EYLEA in the United States and Bayer's sales of EYLEA in other countries may be reduced if EYLEA is imported into those countries from lower priced markets, whether legally or illegally (a practice known as parallel trading or reimportation). Parallel traders (who may repackage or otherwise alter the original product or sell it through alternative channels such as mail order or the Internet) take advantage of the price differentials between markets arising from factors including sales costs, market conditions (such as intermediate trading stages), tax rates, or national regulation of prices. Under our arrangement with Bayer, pricing and reimbursement for EYLEA outside the United States is the responsibility of Bayer. Prices for EYLEA in jurisdictions outside the United States are based on local market economics and competition and are likely to differ from country to country. In the United States, prices for pharmaceuticals are generally higher than in the bordering nations of Canada and Mexico and our sales of EYLEA in the United States may be reduced if EYLEA marketed in those nations is imported into the United States. Parallel-trading practices also are of particular relevance to the EU, where they have been encouraged by the current regulatory framework. These types of imports may exert pressure on the pricing of EYLEA in a particular market or reduce our or Bayer's sales, thereby adversely affecting our results of operations. In addition, there are proposals to legalize the import of pharmaceuticals from outside the United States into the United States. If such proposals were implemented, our future revenues derived from EYLEA sales could be reduced.
Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Antibody-based Products (Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara)
If we or Sanofi are unable to successfully commercialize Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
We expect that the commercial success of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara will depend on many factors, including the following (as applicable):
effectiveness of the commercial strategy in and outside the United States for the marketing of these products, including pricing strategy and the effectiveness of efforts to obtain, and the timing of obtaining, adequate third-party reimbursements;
our and Sanofi's ability to differentiate these products from competitive products (including, in the case of Dupixent, Pfizer's Xeljanz and Eli Lilly's Olumiant; in the case of Praluent, Amgen's Repatha; and, in the case of Kevzara, Genentech/Roche's Actemra), as well as product candidates currently in clinical development (such as, in the case of Dupixent, the antibody product candidates being developed by Roche, LEO Pharma, AstraZeneca, Galderma, AnaptysBio, and Amgen);
the outcome of the pending patent infringement proceedings relating to Dupixent (described further in Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements), and other risks relating to Dupixent associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto, as discussed under "Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity" below;
the outcome of the pending patent infringement proceedings relating to Praluent initiated by Amgen against us and Sanofi (described further in Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements), and other risks relating to Praluent associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto, as discussed under "Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity" below;
sufficient coverage of, and reimbursement for, these products by third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States and other government and private payers in the United States and foreign jurisdictions;
payer restrictions on eligible patient populations and the reimbursement process, both in the United States and abroad;
the results of post-approval studies, whether conducted by us or by others and whether mandated by regulatory agencies or voluntary (including, in the case of Praluent, the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial prospectively assessing the potential of Praluent to demonstrate cardiovascular benefit), and studies of other products that could implicate an entire class of products or are perceived to do so;
our ability to meet the demand for commercial supplies of these products;
the effect of existing and new health care laws and regulations currently being considered or implemented in the United States, including reporting and disclosure requirements of such laws and regulations and the potential impact of such requirements on physician prescription practices; and
•maintaining and successfully monitoring commercial manufacturing arrangements for theseour marketed products with third parties who perform fill/finish or other steps in the manufacture of thesesuch products to ensure that they meet our standards and those of regulatory authorities, including the FDA, which extensively regulate and monitor pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.facilities;
•our ability to meet the demand for commercial supplies of our marketed products;
•the outcome of the pending proceedings relating to EYLEA and REGEN-COV (described further in Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report), as well as other risks relating to our marketed products and product candidates associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto (as discussed under "Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity" below);
•the outcome of the pending government proceedings and investigations and other matters described in Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report (including the civil complaint filed against us on June 24, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts); and
•the results of post-approval studies, whether conducted by us or by others and whether mandated by regulatory agencies or voluntary, and studies of other products that could implicate an entire class of products or are perceived to do so.
More detailed information about the risks related to the commercialization of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products is provided in the risk factors below.
We and Sanofiour collaborators are subject to significant ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight with respect to Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara.the products we or our collaborators commercialize. If we or Sanofiour collaborators fail to maintain regulatory compliance for Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara,any of such products, the applicable marketing approval may be withdrawn, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
We and Sanofiour collaborators are subject to significant ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight with respect to Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzarathe products we or they commercialize for theirthe products' currently approved indications in the United States, EU, Japan, and other countries.countries where such products are approved. If we or Sanofiour collaborators fail to maintain regulatory compliance or satisfy other obligations for Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara for thesuch products' currently approved indications (including because the product does not meet the relevant endpoints of any required post-approval studies such(such as inthose required under an accelerated approval by the caseFDA or other similar type of Praluent, the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial,approval), or for any of the other reasons discussed below under "Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertainuncertain. If we or our collaborators do not maintain regulatory approval for our marketed products, and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, we will not be able to market or sell them, which would materially and negatively impact our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition."), the applicable marketing approval may be withdrawn, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Failure to comply may also subject us to sanctions, product recalls, or withdrawals of previously approved marketing applications. See also "Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply - If we failOur or our collaborators' failure to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates we could incurresult in incurring substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if they obtain regulatory approval is obtained, and a reduction in sales" below.
Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Serious complications or serious, unexpected side effects in connection with the use of Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. For additional information about some of these risks, see "Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of our products and in clinical trials for our product candidates and new indications for our marketed products could cause our regulatory approvals to be revoked or limited or lead to delay or discontinuation of development of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, which could severely harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition" below.
Sales of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products are dependent on the availability and extent of coverage and reimbursement from third-party payerspayors.
Sales of our marketed products in the United States and other countries, and changes to such reimbursement may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Sales in the United States of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara are dependent, in large part, on the availability and extent of reimbursement from third-party payers,payors, including private payerpayor healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies ("PBMs"), and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Sales of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products in other countries are also dependent, in large part, on similarcomplex coverage and reimbursement mechanisms and programs in those countries.
Our future revenues and profitability will be adversely affected in a material manner if such third-party payors do not adequately defray or reimburse the cost of our marketed products. If these entities do not provide coverage and reimbursement with respect to our marketed products or provide an insufficient level of coverage and reimbursement, such products may be too costly for many patients to afford them, and physicians may not prescribe them. Many third-party payors cover only selected drugs, or may prefer selected drugs, making drugs that are not covered or preferred by such payors more expensive for patients. Third-party payors may also require prior authorization for reimbursement, or require failure on another type of treatment before covering a particular drug, particularly with respect to higher-priced drugs. As our currently marketed products and most of our product candidates are biologics, bringing them to market may cost more than bringing traditional, small-molecule drugs to market due to the complexity associated with the research, development, production, supply, and regulatory review of such products. Given cost sensitivities in many health care systems, our currently marketed products and product candidates are likely to be subject to continued pricing pressures, which may have an adverse impact on our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
In addition, in order for private insurance and governmental payors (such as Medicare and Medicaid in the United States) to reimburse the cost of our marketed products, we must maintain, among other things, our FDA registration and our National Drug
Code, formulary approval by PBMs, and recognition by insurance companies and CMS. There is no certainty that we will be able to obtain or maintain the applicable requirements for reimbursement (including relevant formulary coverage, as discussed further below) of our current and future marketed products, which may have a material adverse effect on our business.
In addition, PBMs and other managed-care organizations often develop formularies to reduce their cost for medications. The breadth of the products covered by formularies varies considerably from one PBM to another. Failure to be included in such formularies or to achieve favorable formulary status may negatively impact the utilization and market share of our marketed products. If our marketed products are not included within an adequate number of formularies, adequate reimbursement levels are not provided, the eligible insured patient population for our products is limited, or a key payor refuses to provide reimbursement for our products in a particular jurisdiction altogether, this could have a material adverse effect on our and our collaborators' ability to commercialize the applicable product.
In many countries outside the United States, pricing, coverage, and level of reimbursement of prescription drugs are subject to governmental control, and we and our collaborators may be unable to obtain coverage, pricing, and/or reimbursement on terms that are favorable to us or necessary for us or our collaborators to successfully commercialize our marketed products in those countries. In some of these countries, the proposed pricing for a drug must be approved before it may be lawfully marketed. The requirements governing drug pricing and reimbursement vary widely from country to country, and may take into account the clinical effectiveness, cost, and service impact of existing, new, and emerging drugs and treatments. For example, the EU provides options for its member states to restrict the range of medicinal products for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices of medicinal products for human use. A member state may approve a specific price for the medicinal product or it may instead adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of the company placing the medicinal product on the market. Our results of operations may suffer if we or our collaborators are unable to market our products in countries outside the United States or if coverage and reimbursement for our marketed products in such countries is limited or delayed. As discussed below under "If we are unable to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States for Libtayo, Dupixent, and any other products we intend to commercialize or co-commercialize outside the United States, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected," we will need to manage these and other commercialization-related risks in order for us to successfully develop commercial capabilities outside the United States (including those necessary for our successful commercialization and co-commercialization of Libtayo and Dupixent, respectively).
Changes to product reimbursement and coverage policies and practices may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Government and other third-party payerspayors (including pharmacy benefit management companies)PBMs) are challenging the prices charged for healthcare products and increasingly limiting, and attempting to limit, both coverage and level of reimbursement for prescription drugs, such as by requiring outcomes-based or other pay-for-performance pricing arrangements. They are also imposing restrictions on eligible patient populations and the reimbursement process, including by means of required prior authorizations and utilization management criteria. For example, pharmacy benefit management companies often develop formulariescriteria, such as step therapy (i.e., requiring the use of less costly medications before more costly medications are approved for coverage). Private payor healthcare and insurance providers, health maintenance organizations, and PBMs are increasingly requiring significant discounts and rebates from manufacturers as a condition to including products on formulary with favorable coverage and copayment/coinsurance. Some states have also enacted or are considering legislation to control the prices and reimbursement of prescription drugs, and state Medicaid programs are increasingly requesting manufacturers to pay supplemental rebates and requiring prior authorization by the state program for use of any prescription drug for which supplemental rebates are not being paid. It is likely that federal and state legislatures and health agencies will continue to focus on additional health care reform measures in the future that will impose additional constraints on prices and reimbursements for our marketed products.
Further, there have been several recent U.S. Congressional inquiries and recently approved or proposed federal and state legislation, regulations, and policies (in addition to those already in effect) designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to drug pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, reduce theirthe out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for medications.drugs. Notably, in 2022 the U.S. Congress passed the IRA, which includes, among other items, provisions regarding the following:
•Implementation of a Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the "Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program"). The breadthMedicare Drug Price Negotiation Program requires the government to set prices for select high-expenditure drugs covered under Medicare Parts B and D. Starting in 2023 and 2026, the government is authorized to select Part D and Part B drugs, respectively, for inclusion in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, with established prices to go into effect for selected Part D drugs in 2026 and for selected Part B drugs in 2028, in each case absent certain disqualifying events.
•Medicare Inflation Based Rebates. The IRA includes measures requiring manufacturers to pay rebates where the productsaverage sales price or average manufacturer price of drugs covered by formularies varies considerablyunder Medicare Parts B and D, respectively, exceeds the rate of inflation.
•Medicare Part D Program Redesign. The IRA implements changes to the Medicare Part D benefits to limit patient out-of-pocket drug costs and shift program liabilities from one pharmacy benefit management companypatients to another. Failureother stakeholders, including health plans, manufacturers, and the government.
While enacted into law, it is currently unclear the extent to be included in such formularies or to achieve favorable formulary status may negativelywhich the policy changes will ultimately impact the utilization and market share of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara. If Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara is not included within an adequate number of formularies, adequate reimbursement levels of our marketed products, including those covered under Medicare Part B (such as EYLEA and EYLEA HD) or our product candidates that may be covered under Medicare Part B or Medicare Part D in the future.
At the state level, legislatures are not provided, the eligible insuredbecoming increasingly aggressive in passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient population for Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara is limited, or a key payer refusesreimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access, and price and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures. In some cases, these measures are designed to provide reimbursement for Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara in a particular jurisdiction altogether, this could have a material adverse effect on ourencourage importation from other countries and Sanofi's ability to commercialize the applicable product.
In the United States, there also is an increased focus from the federal government and others on analyzing the impact of various regulatory programs on the federal deficit, which could result in increased pressure on federal programs to reduce costs, including limiting federal healthcare expenditures. Economic pressure on state budgets may also have a similar impact.bulk purchasing. A reduction in the availability or extent of reimbursement from U.S. government programs (including as a result of the legislation, proposals, initiatives, and developments described above) could have a material adverse effect on the sales of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara. Since Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara are too expensive for most patients to afford without health insurance coverage, if adequate coverage and reimbursement by third-party payers in the United States andEYLEA, EYLEA HD, or our other countries, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, is not available, our ability to successfully commercialize the applicable product will be materially adversely impacted. Our sales and potential profits and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition would be materially harmed. Seemarketed products. Economic pressure on state budgets may also "Risks Related to Commercialization of Products - The successful commercialization of our marketed products, as well as our late-stage product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, will depend on obtaining and maintaining coverage and reimbursement for use of these products from third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, and these payers may not cover or adequately reimburse for use of our products or may do so at levels that make our products uncompetitive and/or unprofitable, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition" below.have a similar impact.
The commercial success of Dupixent, Praluent,our products and Kevzaraproduct candidates is subject to strongsignificant competition.
Marketed Products
There is substantial competition in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries from biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies. Many of our competitors have substantially greater research, preclinical and clinical product development and manufacturing capabilities, as well as financial, marketing, and human resources, than we do. Our competitors, regardless of their size, may also enhance their competitive position if they acquire or discover patentable inventions, form collaborative arrangements, or merge with other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. There is significant actual and potential future competition for Dupixent. Aeach of our marketed products.
EYLEA and EYLEA HD. EYLEA and EYLEA HD face significant competition in the marketplace. For example, each of EYLEA and EYLEA HD competes in one or more of its approved indications with other VEGF inhibitors. These include Genentech/Roche's Vabysmo® (faricimab-svoa) and Susvimo® (ranibizumab ocular implant); Novartis and Genentech/Roche's Lucentis® (ranibizumab); Novartis' Beovu® (brolucizumab); biosimilar versions of Lucentis commercialized in the United States by Biogen Inc. and Coherus BioSciences, Inc.; and Biocon Biologics Ltd's biosimilar version of EYLEA recently approved in the EU. Ophthalmologists are also using off-label, third-party repackaged versions of Genentech/Roche's approved VEGF antagonist, bevacizumab, for the treatment of certain of EYLEA's and EYLEA HD's respective indications, and we are aware of another company developing an ophthalmic formulation of such product. In DME (and, in the case of EYLEA, also RVO), EYLEA and EYLEA HD also compete with intravitreal implants of corticosteroids. We are also aware of a number of companies working on the development of product candidates and extended delivery devices for the potential treatment of one or more of EYLEA's and EYLEA HD's respective indications, including those that act by blocking VEGF and VEGF receptors (including therapies designed to extend the treatment interval) and/or other targets. In addition, we are aware of several other companies developing biosimilar versions of EYLEA and other approved anti-VEGF treatments. Other potentially competitive products in development include products for use in combination with EYLEA and/or other anti-VEGF treatments, small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors, gene therapies, and other eye-drop formulations, devices, and oral therapies. There also is a risk that third parties repackage ZALTRAP for off-label use and sale for the treatment of diseases of the eye, even though ZALTRAP has not been manufactured and formulated for use in intravitreal injections. We are aware of claims by third parties, including those based on published clinical data, alleging that ZALTRAP may be safely administered to the eye.
EYLEA HD was approved by the FDA in August 2023 for the treatment of wAMD, DME, and DR. As a newly approved product, EYLEA HD has entered the highly competitive environment described above. Our success in commercializing EYLEA HD will depend on a number of factors, including the degree of success and relative timing of our commercial launch and uptake efforts as compared to those of relevant competition, the extent to which we and our collaborators are able to differentiate EYLEA HD from competitive products, the safety and efficacy of EYLEA HD seen in a broader patient group (i.e., real-world use), the extent of payor coverage and reimbursement, and the applicability of any restrictions imposed by payors, such as step therapy.
Dupixent. The market for Dupixent's current and potential future indications is also increasingly competitive. In atopic dermatitis, there are topical and systemic JAK inhibitors and antibodies against IL-13 approved for atopic dermatitis. In addition, a number of companies are developing antibodies that, if approved, may compete with Dupixent in its current against IL-4Ra, IL-13Ra1, OX40(L), and/or potential future indications, including Roche (in collaboration with Dermira) (an antibody against IL-13); LEO Pharma (in collaboration with AstraZeneca ) (IL-13 antibody tralokinumab being developed in the atopic dermatitis indication); AstraZeneca (antibodies against IL-4R and IL-5R, as well as IL-13 antibody tralokinumab being developed in the asthma indication); Galderma (an antibody against IL-31R); AnaptysBio (an antibody against IL-33); and Amgen (in collaboration with AstraZeneca) (an antibody against thymic stromal lymphopoietin, or TSLP). GSK's Nucala and Teva's Cinqair, both of which are antibodies against IL-5, may also compete with Dupixent in its current or potential future indications. We are also aware of companies developing or marketing small moleculesIL-31R that may compete with Dupixent in its current atopic dermatitis and other indications (including asthma and/or potentialprurigo nodularis), as applicable. In asthma, competitors to Dupixent include antibodies against the IL-5 ligand or the IL-5 receptor, immunoglobulin E, or thymic stromal lymphopoietin
("TSLP"); and some of these antibodies are either approved or in development for indications that also compete or may compete in the future indications. These include Pfizer's Eucrisa, a topical ointment that competes with Dupixent in CRSwNP and EoE. There are several other potentially competitive products in development that may compete with Dupixent in asthma, as well as potential future indications, including antibodies against the atopic dermatitis indication;IL-33 ligand. Dupixent also faces competition from inhaled products in asthma and JAK inhibitors, such as AbbVie's upadacitinib, Pfizer's PF-04965842,potential future indications.
Libtayo. Libtayo also faces significant competition. There are several competitors that are marketing and/or developing antibodies against PD-1 and/or PDL-1 (some of which were approved in the relevant indications and Eli Lilly's Olumiant.commercialized before Libtayo), including Merck's Keytruda® (pembrolizumab), Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo® (nivolumab), Roche's Tecentriq® (atezolizumab), and AstraZeneca's Imfinzi® (durvalumab).
Other marketed products. There is also is significant actual and potential future competition for Praluent. Amgen's Repatha has already receivedother products marketed or otherwise commercialized by us and/or our collaborators under our collaboration agreements with them. For example, there are several companies that are marketing and/or developing antibodies or other molecules (such as small interfering RNA molecules, or siRNAs) against PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and IL-6 and/or IL-6R, which currently (or, for product candidates in development, may in the future if approved) compete with Praluent, Evkeeza, and Kevzara, respectively.
Product Candidates
Our VelocImmune® technology, other antibody generation technologies, and late-stage and earlier-stage clinical candidates face competition from many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using various technologies, including antibody generation technologies and other approaches such as RNAi, chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T cell), and gene therapy technologies. For example, we are aware of other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies actively engaged in the research and development of antibody-based products against targets that are also the targets of our early- and late-stage product candidates. We are also aware of other companies developing or marketing small molecules or other treatments that may compete with our antibody-based product candidates in various indications, if such product candidates obtain regulatory approvalsapproval in jurisdictions includingthose indications. If any of these or other competitors announces a successful clinical study involving a product that may be competitive with one of our product candidates or the U.S.,grant of marketing approval by a regulatory agency for a competitive product, such developments may have an adverse effect on our business or future prospects. In addition, the EU,first product to reach the market in a therapeutic area is often at a significant competitive advantage relative to later entrants to the market. Accordingly, the relative speed with which we, or our collaborators, can develop our product candidates, complete the clinical trials and Japan. Amgenapproval processes, and, if such product candidates are approved for marketing and sale, supply commercial quantities to the market is expected to continue to be an important competitive factor. Due to the uncertainties associated with developing biopharmaceutical products, we may not be the first to obtain marketing approval for Repatha in onea product against any particular target, which may have a material adverse effect on our business or more additional countries before Praluent is approved in those countries. Amgen may also receive approval for additional indications, such as cardiovascular risk reduction, before Praluent. Other companies with development programs for injectables against PCSK9 include Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (in collaboration with The Medicines Company), which has a clinical program underway with inclisiran, an RNAi molecule against PCSK9. In addition, there are therapeutic products targeting PCSK9 operating through other mechanisms of action in development, including oral products and vaccines. Oral products that lower LDL-C, if approved, may also be competitive with PCSK9 inhibitors, including Praluent. These include bempedoic acid, which is being developed by Esperion Therapeutics, and gemcabene, which is being developed by Gemphire Therapeutics.
Kevzara also faces competition from actual and potential future products. Genentech/Roche is marketing an antibody against IL-6R (Actemra) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that competes with Kevzara. In addition, several other companies, including Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (in collaboration with Vitaeris), Ablynx, R-Pharm, CJSC, and Bird Rock Bio have antibodies against IL-6 or IL-6R in clinical development. Further, oral, small-molecule JAK inhibitors such as Pfizer's Xeljanz, Eli Lilly's Olumiant, and AbbVie's upadacitinib may pose a competitive threat for Kevzara.prospects.
We rely on our Antibody Collaborationcollaborations with Bayer and Sanofi for commercializing Dupixent, Praluent,some of our marketed products.
While we have established our own sales and Kevzara.marketing organization for EYLEA HD and EYLEA in the United States for its currently approved indications, we have no sales, marketing, commercial, or distribution capabilities for EYLEA HD or EYLEA outside the United States. Under the terms of our license and collaboration agreement with Bayer (which is terminable by Bayer at any time upon six or twelve months' advance notice, depending on the circumstances giving rise to termination), we rely on Bayer (and, in Japan, Santen pursuant to a Co-Promotion and Distribution Agreement with Bayer's Japanese affiliate) for sales, marketing, and distribution of EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States.
In accordance withaddition, under the terms of our Antibody Collaboration, withwe and Sanofi we have elected to co-promoteco-commercialize Dupixent Kevzara,in the United States and, Praluent with Sanofi inas further discussed below, certain jurisdictions outside the United States. As such,a result, we continue to rely in part on Sanofi's sales and marketing organization in the United States.for Dupixent. If we and Sanofi fail to coordinate our United States sales and marketing efforts effectively, sales of Dupixent Praluent, or Kevzara (as applicable) may be materially affected. Sanofi also maintains other important responsibilities relating to Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara in the United States.Dupixent. For example, Sanofi records product sales for Dupixent Praluent, and Kevzara in the United States, serves as the lead regulatory party for certain products and product candidates included in the Antibody Collaboration (e.g., is responsible for regulatory filings and negotiations relating to such products and product candidates) in the United States and may leadleads negotiations with payors relating to such products and product candidates.this product. We also rely on Sanofi for sales, marketing, and distribution of Dupixent Praluent, and Kevzara in many countries outside the United States. While we exercised our option under the Antibody Collaboration to co-commercialize Dupixent in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, we will continue to rely in considerable part on Sanofi's sales and marketing organization in such jurisdictions.
If we or Sanofiand our collaborators are unsuccessful in commercializing Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara,continuing to commercialize the marketed products subject to such collaborations, or if Bayer or Sanofi terminates the Antibody Collaborationterminate their respective collaborations with us, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition maywould be materially impaired. WeWhile we have limitedsome commercial presence outside the United States, our commercial capabilities outside the United States are still limited and would haveneed to developbe further developed or outsource these capabilities for Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara.outsourced. Therefore, termination of the Bayer collaboration agreement or our Antibody Collaboration would create substantial new and additional risks to the successful commercialization of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara,the applicable products, particularly outside the United States. For additional information regarding our Antibody Collaborationcollaborations with Bayer and Sanofi, see "Risks Related to Our Reliance on or Transactions with Third Parties - If any of our collaborationscollaboration with SanofiBayer for EYLEA HD and EYLEA is terminated, or Bayer materially breaches its obligations thereunder,
our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition, and our ability to discover,continue to commercialize EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States would be materially harmed" below and "Risks Related to Our Reliance on or Transactions with Third Parties - If our Antibody Collaboration with Sanofi is terminated, or Sanofi materially breaches its obligations thereunder, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition, and our ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize certain of our pipeline ofproducts and product candidates in the time expected, or at all, wouldmay be materially harmed" below.
Sales of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products recorded by Sanofius and our collaborators could be reduced by imports from countries where thesesuch products may be available at lower prices.
SalesOur sales of Dupixent, Praluent,products we commercialize in the United States and Kevzara recorded by Sanofiour collaborators' sales of products they commercialize or co-commercialize with us under our collaboration agreements with them in the United States and other countries (which impact our share of any profits or losses from the commercialization of these products under our Antibody Collaboration with Sanofithe relevant collaboration agreements and, therefore, our results of operations) may be reduced if the applicable product is imported into those countries from lower priced markets, whether legally or illegally (a practice known as parallel trading or reimportation). Parallel traders (who may repackage or otherwise alter the original product or sell it through alternative channels such as mail order or the Internet) take advantage of the price differentials between markets arising from factors including sales costs, market conditions (such as intermediate trading stages), tax rates, or national regulation of prices. Under our arrangement with Bayer, pricing and reimbursement for EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States is the responsibility of Bayer. Similarly, under our Antibody Collaboration with Sanofi, pricing and reimbursement for Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzarathe products commercialized or co-commercialized thereunder outside the United States isare the responsibility of Sanofi. Prices for Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products in jurisdictions outside the United States are based on local market economics and competition and are likely to differ from country to country. In the United States, prices for pharmaceuticals are generally higher than in the bordering nations of Canada and Mexico and sales of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products in the United States that are recorded by Sanofi may be reduced if the applicable product marketed in those bordering nations is imported into the United States. In addition, there are proposals to legalize the import of pharmaceuticals from outside the United States into the United States. If such proposals were implemented, our future revenues derived from sales of our marketed products could be reduced. Parallel-trading practices also are of particular relevance to the EU, where they have been encouraged by the current regulatory framework. These types of imports may exert pressure on the pricing of Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products in a particular market or thereduce sales recorded by Sanofi,us or our collaborators, thereby adversely affecting our results of operations.
We may be unsuccessful in continuing the commercialization of our marketed products or in commercializing our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, which would materially and adversely affect our business, profitability, and future prospects.
Even if clinical trials demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of any of our product candidates for a specific disease and the necessary regulatory approvals are obtained, the commercial success of any of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products will depend upon, among other things, their acceptance by patients, the medical community, and third-party payors and on our and our collaborators' ability to successfully manufacture, market, and distribute those products in substantial commercial quantities or to establish and manage the required infrastructure to do so, including large-scale information technology systems and a large-scale distribution network. Establishing and maintaining sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities are expensive and time-consuming. Even if we obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications, if they are not successfully commercialized, we will not be able to recover the significant investment we have made in developing such products and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition would be severely harmed.
The commercial success of our products may also be adversely affected by guidelines or recommendations to healthcare providers, administrators, payors, and patient communities that result in decreased use of our products. Such guidelines or recommendations may be published not only by governmental agencies, but also professional societies, practice management groups, private foundations, and other interested parties.
Our product candidates are delivered either by intravenous infusion or by intravitreal or subcutaneous injections, which are generally less well received by patients than tablet or capsule delivery and this could adversely affect the commercial success of those products if they receive marketing approval.
We are dependent upon a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue, and the loss of or significant reduction in sales to these customers would adversely affect our results of operations.
We sell our marketed products for which we record net product sales in the United States to several distributors and specialty pharmacies, as applicable (collectively, "distributor customers"), which generally sell the product directly to healthcare providers or other pharmacies (as applicable). For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our product sales to two distributor customers accounted on a combined basis for 76% and 83% of our total gross product revenue, respectively. We expect significant distributor customer concentrationto continue for the foreseeable future. Our ability to generate and grow sales of these products will depend, in part, on the extent to which our distributor customers are able to provide adequate distribution of
these products to healthcare providers. Although we believe we can find additional distributors, if necessary, our revenue during any period of disruption could suffer and we might incur additional costs. In addition, therethese distributor customers are proposalsresponsible for a significant portion of our net trade accounts receivable balances. The loss of any large distributor customer, a significant reduction in sales we make to legalizethem, any cancellation of orders they have made with us, or any failure to pay for the importproducts we have shipped to them could adversely affect our results of pharmaceuticals fromoperations. Commercialization of any of our marketed products may also be adversely impacted by vertical integration of private payor healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, and PBMs, or further consolidation among the healthcare providers served by our distributor customers if, for example, one or more consolidated groups of healthcare providers determines not to use (or decides to switch from) such marketed product in favor of a competing product. See also "The commercial success of our products and product candidates is subject to significant competition - Marketed Products" above.
If we are unable to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States intofor Libtayo, Dupixent, and any other products we intend to commercialize or co-commercialize outside the United States, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We have limited commercial capabilities outside the United States and have not yet fully established an organization for the sales, marketing, and distribution of marketed products outside the United States. If such proposals were implemented,We are in the process of establishing these capabilities outside the United States for Libtayo in connection with the 2022 amendment to the IO Collaboration whereby all rights to develop, commercialize, and manufacture Libtayo will be transferred exclusively to our future revenues derived fromCompany, on a worldwide basis, over the course of a defined transition period. In addition to fully establishing these commercial capabilities by the end of the transition period, we will also need to obtain and/or maintain regulatory approvals and secure pricing and reimbursement for Libtayo in many jurisdictions outside the United States (including Europe and Japan). Further, following the exercise of our option under the Antibody Collaboration to co-commercialize Dupixent Praluent,in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, we have established certain co-commercialization capabilities for Dupixent in some of these jurisdictions and are in the process of establishing these capabilities in others. There may be other circumstances in which we need to establish further commercial capabilities outside the United States, including because we decide to commercialize a particular product independently; we are unable to find an appropriate collaborator; or Kevzaraan existing collaborator decides to opt out or breaches its obligations to us with respect to a particular product.
In order to commercialize or co-commercialize any products outside the United States beyond what we have done so far, we must build our sales, marketing, distribution, regulatory, managerial, and other capabilities in the relevant markets or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services, any of which will likely be expensive and time consuming and could delay product launch or the co-commercialization of a product in one or more markets outside the United States. We cannot be reduced.
certain that we will be able to successfully develop commercial capabilities outside the United States (particularly as it relates to Libtayo, for which we plan to expand our global commercialization footprint as noted above) within an acceptable time frame, without incurring substantial expenses, or at all. These and other difficulties relating to commercializing our products outside the United States may harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Risks Related to Maintaining Approval of Our Marketed Products and the Development and Obtaining Approval of Our Product Candidates and New Indications for Our Marketed Products
Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain. If we or our collaborators do not maintain regulatory approval for our marketed products, and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, we will not be able to market or sell them, which would materially and negatively impact our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
We cannot sell or market products without regulatory approval.approval or other authorization. If we or our collaborators do not maintain regulatory approval for our marketed products, and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications of our marketed products (or are materially delayed in doing so), the value of our Company and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition will be materially harmed. If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, or if we are materially delayed in doing so, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for drug products is costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain.
In the United States, we (which, for purposes of this risk factor, includes our collaborators, unless otherwise stated or required by the context) must obtain and maintain approval from the FDA for each drug we intend to sell. We must obtain and maintain similar regulatory approvals from comparable foreign regulatory authorities in order to sell drugs outside the United States. Obtaining FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority approval for a new drug or indication is typically a lengthy and expensive process, and approval is highly uncertain. We cannot predict with certainty if or when we might submit for regulatory approval for any of our product candidates currently under development. Any approvals we may obtain may not cover all of the clinical indications for which we are seeking approval. Also, an approval might contain significant limitations in the form of narrow indications, warnings, precautions, or contra-indications with respect to conditions of use. Additionally, in the United States, the FDA may determine that a REMS is necessary to ensure that the benefits of a new product outweigh its risks, and the product can therefore be approved. A REMS may include various elements, ranging from a medication guide or patient package
insert to limitations on who may prescribe or dispense the drug, depending on what the FDA considers necessary for the safe use of the drug. The FDA has substantial discretion in the approval process (including with respect to setting specific conditions for submission) and may either refuse to accept an application for substantive review or may form the opinion after review of an application that the application is insufficient to allow approval of a product candidate. If the FDA does not accept our application for review or approve our application, it may require that we conduct additional clinical, preclinical, or manufacturing validation studies and submit the data before it will reconsider our application. Depending on the extent of these or any other studies that might be required, approval of any applications that we submit may be delayed significantly, or we may be required to expend more resources. It is also possible that any such additional studies, if performed and completed, may not be considered sufficient by the FDA to make our applications approvable. If any of these outcomes occur, we may be forced to delay or abandon our applications for approval. For example, in October 2023, the FDA issued a CRL for the sBLA for Dupixent in CSU stating that additional efficacy data are required to support an approval. While an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial (in biologic-naïve patients) continues to enroll patients and results are expected in late 2024, there can be no assurance that such data will ultimately result in FDA approval.
In certain instances (such as when we use a biomarker-based test to identify and enroll specific patients in a clinical trial), regulatory approval of a companion diagnostic to our therapeutic product candidate may be required as a condition to regulatory approval of the therapeutic product candidate. We may need to rely on third parties to provide companion diagnostics for use with our product candidates. Such third parties may be unable or unwilling on terms acceptable to us to provide such companion diagnostics or to obtain timely regulatory approval of or product labeling updates for such companion diagnostics, which could negatively impact regulatory approval of our product candidates or may result in increased development costs or delays.
The FDA may also require us to conduct additional clinical trials after granting approval of a product. Its ability to do so has been enhanced by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, pursuant to which theThe FDA has the explicit authority to require postmarketingpost-marketing studies (also referred to as post-approval or Phase 4 studies), labeling changes based on new safety information, and compliance with FDA-approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies. Post-approval studies, whether conducted by us or by others and whether mandated by regulatory agencies or voluntary, and other data about our marketed products (or data about products similar to our marketed products that implicate an entire class of products or are perceived to do so) may result in changes in product labeling, restrictions on use, product withdrawal or recall, loss of approval, or lower sales of our products. Obligations equivalent in scope, but which can vary widely in application, apply in countries outside the United States.
According to the FDA policies under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the FDA system of review times for new drugs includes standard review and priority review. Standard review can be accomplished in a ten-month time frame from the time the application is filed byWhile the FDA (filing date), which typically occurs approximately 60 days following submission of the application by the applicant. The FDA has stated the goal to actperformance goals that provide for action on 90% of standard new molecular entity (NME) New Drug Application (NDA) and original BLA submissions within 10 months of the filing date. A priority review designation is given to drugs that treat a serious condition and offer major advances in treatment, or provide a treatment where no adequate therapy exists, and may also be afforded to a human drug application based on a priority review voucher. The FDA has stated the goal to act on 90% of priority NME NDA and original BLA submissions within six months of the filing date. However,by certain deadlines, the FDA's review goals are subject to change and the duration of the FDA's review depends on a number of factors, including the number and types of other applications that are submitted to the FDA around the same time period or are pending. The FDA's review may be delayed because the FDA requests additional information or for other reasons, including those beyond our control. For example, in 2022, an FDA travel complication related to scheduling a routine clinical trial site inspection in eastern Europe delayed by nearly two months the FDA's approval of our sBLA for the combination treatment of Libtayo with chemotherapy in NSCLC.
If we believe we meet eligibility requirements, we may apply for various regulatory incentives in the United States, such as breakthrough therapy designation, fast track designation, accelerated approval, or priority review, where available, that serve to expedite drug development and/or review, and we may also seek similar designations elsewhere in the world. Often, regulatory agencies have broad discretion in determining whether or not product candidates qualify for such regulatory incentives and benefits, and we cannot guarantee we would be successful in obtaining beneficial regulatory designations by the FDA or other regulatory agencies. Even if obtained, such designations may not result in faster development processes, reviews, or approvals compared to drugs considered for approval under conventional FDA procedures. In addition, the FDA may later decide that any of our applications receivesdevelopment programs no longer meets the conditions for a priority reviewbeneficial regulatory designation we may not ultimately be able(including due to obtain approval offactors beyond our application within acontrol, such as intervening competitive developments) or decide that the time frame consistent with the FDA's stated review goals or at all, and such designation may not actually lead to a faster development or regulatoryperiod for FDA review or approval process.
will not be shortened. Recent FDA draft guidance relating to accelerated approval of oncology therapeutics indicates that a confirmatory trial for a particular oncology product candidate should be underway when the related BLA is submitted to the FDA and also states that the FDA may require that a confirmatory trial for a particular oncology product candidate be well underway, if not fully enrolled, by the time of the accelerated approval action. Application of this guidance to our product candidates may result in a delay of the FDA review and approval process despite any earlier beneficial regulatory designation such product candidates may have received.
The FDA enforces Good Clinical Practices (GCPs)and comparable foreign regulatory authorities enforce GCPs and other regulations and legal requirements through periodic inspections of trial sponsors, clinical research organizations (CROs)("CROs"), principal investigators, and trial sites. If we or any of the third parties conducting our clinical studies are determined to have failed to fully comply with GCPs, the study protocol or applicable regulations, the clinical data generated in those studies may be deemed unreliable. This and similar instances of non-compliance with GCPs could result in non-approval of our product candidates by the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities such as the EC, or we or the FDA or such other regulatory authorities may decide to conduct additional inspections or require additional clinical studies, which would delay our development programs, require us to incur additional costs, and could substantially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Before approving a new drug or biologic product, the FDA requiresand such comparable foreign regulatory authorities require that the facilities at which the product will be manufactured or advanced through the supply chain be in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, requirements and regulations governing the manufacture, shipment, and storage of the product. Additionally, manufacturers of biological products and their facilities are subject to payment of substantial user fees and continual review and periodic inspections by the FDA and other regulatory authorities for compliance with cGMP regulations and adherence to any commitments made in the applicable BLA. These cGMP requirements and regulations are not prescriptive instructions on how to manufacture products, but rather a series of principles that must be observed during manufacturing; as a result, their implementationthe manner in which such principles are implemented may not be clearlyspecifically delineated, and maywhich can present a challenging task. Manufacturingenvironment as the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities increasingly scrutinize compliance with these requirements and regulations. As a result, manufacturing product candidates in compliance with these regulatory requirements is complex, time-consuming, and expensive. To be successful, our products must be manufactured in compliance with regulatory requirements, and at competitive costs. If we or any of our product collaborators, or third-party manufacturers, product packagers, labelers, or other parties performing steps in the supply chain are unable to maintain regulatory compliance with cGMP, the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities can impose regulatorymonetary penalties or other civil or criminal sanctions, including, among other things, refusal to approve a pending application for a new drug or biologic product, or revocation of a pre-existing approval. For example, on October 28, 2016,in June 2023, the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter relating toCRL concerning the Company's BLA for Kevzara,EYLEA HD for the treatment of wAMD, DME, and DR due to unresolved observations resulting from an inspection at the contract manufacturing organization Catalent, which referred to certain deficiencies identified duringresulted in a routine cGMP inspectiondelay of the Sanofi facility in Le Trait, France where Kevzara is filled and finished; while the BLA for Kevzara has since been approved by the FDA, this delayed the FDA approval of Kevzara.EYLEA HD by nearly two months. For additional information, see "Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply - If we failOur or our collaborators' failure to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates we could incurresult in incurring substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if they obtain regulatory approval is obtained, and a reduction in sales." Our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed as a result of noncompliance with the requirements and regulations described in this paragraph.
We are also subject to ongoing requirements imposed by the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities governing the labeling, packaging, storage, distribution, safety surveillance, advertising, promotion, record-keeping, and reporting of safety and other post-marketing information. The holder of an approved BLA or foreign equivalent is obligated to monitor and report adverse events and any failure of a product to meet the specifications in the BLA. The holder of an approved BLA or foreign equivalent must also submit new or supplemental applications and obtain FDA approval for certain changes to the approved product, product labeling, or manufacturing process. Advertising and promotional materials must comply with FDA regulations and those of foreign regulatory authorities and may be subject to other potentially applicable federal and state laws. The applicable regulations in countries outside the U.S. grant similar powers to the competent authorities and impose similar obligations on companies.
In addition to the FDA and other regulatory agency regulations in the United States, we are subject to a variety of foreign regulatory requirements governing human clinical trials, manufacturing, marketing and approval of drugs, and commercial sale and distribution of drugs in foreign countries.countries outside the United States. The foreign regulatory approval process is similarly likely to be a lengthy and expensive process, the result of which is highly uncertain, and foreign regulatory requirements include all of the risks associated with FDA approval as well as country specific regulations. We and our collaborators must maintain regulatory compliance for the products we or they commercialize in countries outside the United States. From time to time, we may hold a product's marketing approval in a jurisdiction outside the United States where we may have less experience and where our regulatory capabilities may be more limited; this will be the case for Libtayo in many jurisdictions outside the United States (including Europe and Japan) once we complete the transition from Sanofi pursuant to the amendment to the IO Collaboration discussed above. In addition, actions by a regulatory agency in a country or region with respect to a product candidate may have an impact on the approval process for that product candidate in another country or region. Foreign regulatory authorities may ask for additional data in order to begin a clinical study, including Phase 3 clinical trials required to submit a Marketing Authorization Application ("MAA") in the EU. In addition, such authorities often also have the authority to require post-approval studies, such as a PASS and/or PAES, which involve various risks similar to those described above. Whether or not we obtain FDA approval for a product in the United States, we must obtain approval of the product by the comparable regulatory authorities in foreign countries outside the United States before we can conduct clinical trials of or market that product or any other product in those countries.
Furthermore, we are subject to extensive pharmacovigilance reporting and other pharmacovigilance requirements, which may differ in the numerous countries in which we conduct clinical trials or commercialize a product. Failure to comply with any such requirements may result in the premature closure of the clinical trials and other enforcement actions by the relevant regulatory authorities. For example, if we do not manage to retain a QPPV, to maintain a PSMF, or to comply with other pharmacovigilance obligations in the EEA, we may be at risk of our clinical trials being closed prematurely, our marketing authorization being suspended, and we may be subject to other enforcement actions by the national competent authorities of the EEA or the EC.
Preclinical and clinical studies required for our product candidates and new indications of our marketed products are expensive and time-consuming, and their outcome is highly uncertain. If any such studies are delayed or yield unfavorable results, regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications of our marketed products may be delayed or become unobtainable.
As described above, we must conduct extensive testing of our product candidates and new indications of our marketed products before we can obtain regulatory approval to market and sell them. We need to conduct both preclinical animal testing and human clinical trials. Conducting such studies is a lengthy, time-consuming, and expensive process. These tests and trials may not achieve favorable results for many reasons, including, among others, failure of the product candidate to demonstrate safety or efficacy, the development of serious or life-threatening adverse events (or side effects) caused by or connected with exposure to the product candidate (or prior or concurrent exposure to other products or product candidates), difficulty in enrolling and maintaining subjects in a clinical trial, clinical trial design that may not make it possible to enroll or retain a sufficient number of patients to achieve a statistically significant result or the desired level of statistical significance for the endpoint in question, lack of sufficient supplies of the product candidate or comparator drug, and the failure of clinical investigators, trial monitors, contractors, consultants, or trial subjects to comply with the trial plan, protocol, or applicable regulations related to the FDA's GLPs or GCPs. A clinical trial may fail because it did not include and retain a sufficient number of patients to detect the endpoint being measured or reach statistical significance. A clinical trial may also fail because the dose(s) of the investigational drug included in the trial were either too low or too high to determine the optimal effect of the investigational drug in the disease setting.
Additionally, conducting clinical trials in countries outside the United States presents additional risks, including political and economic risks that are not present in the United States, such as armed conflict and economic embargoes or boycotts. For example, we and our collaborators are currently conducting and may in the future conduct or initiate clinical trials with sites in Russia, Ukraine, and/or Israel. While we currently do not expect the Russia-Ukraine or Hamas-Israel armed conflict or related developments to have a significant impact on our ability to obtain results from clinical trials conducted by us or our collaborators, further escalation (whether in these countries or surrounding areas) may adversely affect our ability to adequately conduct certain clinical trials and maintain compliance with relevant protocols due to, among other reasons, the prioritization of hospital resources away from clinical trials, reallocation or evacuation of site staff and subjects, or as a result of government-imposed curfews, warfare, violence, or other governmental action or other events that restrict movement. These developments may also result in our inability to access sites for monitoring or to obtain data from affected sites or patients going forward. We could also experience disruptions in our supply chain or limits to our ability to provide sufficient investigational materials in such countries and surrounding regions. Clinical trial sites may suspend or terminate the trials being conducted and patients could be forced to evacuate or choose to relocate, making them unavailable for initial or further participation in such trials. Alternative sites in these areas may not be available and we may need to find other countries to conduct the relevant trials. Furthermore, military action may prevent the FDA or other regulatory agencies from inspecting clinical sites in these countries. Such interruptions may delay our plans for clinical development and approvals for our product candidates.
We will need to reevaluate any drug candidate that does not test favorably and either conduct new studies, which are expensive and time consuming, or abandon that drug development program. If preclinical testing yields unfavorable results, product candidates may not advance to clinical trials. The failure of clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of our clinical candidates for the desired indication(s) would preclude the successful development of those candidates for such indication(s), in which event our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
Furthermore, some of our products and product candidates (such as cemiplimab)Libtayo) are studied in combination with agents and treatments developed by us or our collaborators. There may be additional risks and unforeseen safety issues resulting from such combined administration, any of which may materially adversely impact clinical development of these product candidates and our ability to obtain regulatory approval.
In some jurisdictions such as the EU, initiating Phase 3 clinical trials and clinical trials in the pediatric population is subject to a requirement to obtain approval or a waiver from the competent authorities of the EU Member States and/or the EMA. If we do not obtain such approval, our ability to conduct clinical trials and obtain marketing authorizations or approvals may be severely impaired and our business may be adversely impacted.
Certain of our research and development activities are conducted at our existing facilities primarily located in Tarrytown, New York. As we continue to expand, we may lease, operate, purchase, or construct additional facilities to expand our research and development capabilities in the future. Expanding our research and laboratory facilities may require significant time and
resources. Further, we may be unable to pursue our research and development efforts if the relevant facility were to cease operations due to fire, climate change, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, or other disruptions. Any related delays may interfere with our research and development efforts and our business may be adversely impacted.
Successful development of our current and future product candidates is uncertain.
Only a small minority of all research and development programs ultimately result in commercially successful drugs. Clinical trials may not demonstrate statistically sufficient effectiveness and safety to obtain the requisite regulatory approvals for these product candidates in these indications. Many companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, including our Company, have suffered significant setbacks in clinical trials, even after promising results havehad been obtained in earlier trials. In a number of instances, we have terminated the development of product candidates due to a lack of or only modest effectiveness and/or safety concerns, and clinical trials evaluating our product candidates have failed to meet the relevant endpoints. For example, in August 2017, we reported that the Phase 3 study evaluating suptavumab, an antibody to RSV, did not meet its primary endpoint of preventing medically-attended RSV infections in infants; as a result, we have discontinued further clinical development of this antibody.
Moreover, even if we obtain positive results from preclinical testing or clinical trials, we may not achieve the same success in future trials, or the FDA and analogous foreign regulatory authorities may deem the results insufficient for an approval. For instance, based onIf concerns arise about the resultssafety of three Phase 3 studies, we submitted a supplemental BLA filing toproduct candidate or non-compliance with the protocol or applicable regulatory requirements, the FDA seeking approvalor other regulatory authorities can delay or suspend a clinical trial by placing it on a full or partial "clinical hold" pending receipt of ARCALYST foradditional data or the preventionsatisfaction of gout flares in patients initiating uric acid-lowering drug therapy. In May 2012,other conditions. A clinical hold may require us to spend significant resources to address the Arthritis Advisory Committeeunderlying causes of the FDA votedclinical hold and may result in a delay in the clinical program, which may be significant. In addition, if we are not able to recommend against approval of ARCALYST forsuccessfully address such underlying causes or our response is not deemed adequate to lift the prevention of gout flares in patients initiating uric acid-lowering drug therapy and, in July 2012, we received a Complete Response Letter fromclinical hold, the FDA requesting additional information, including clinical data, as well as additional CMC information relatedprogram may have to a proposed new dosage form. We have discontinued development of ARCALYST for gout.be terminated. Any such clinical program delays or terminations may adversely affect our business.
Many of our clinical trials are conducted under the oversight of Independent Data Monitoring Committees (IDMCs).IDMCs. These independent oversight bodies are made up of external experts who review the progress of ongoing clinical trials, including available safety and efficacy data, and make recommendations concerning a trial's continuation, modification, or termination based on interim, unblinded data. Any of our ongoing clinical trials may be discontinued or amended in response to recommendations made by responsible IDMCs based on their review of such interim trial results. For example, in September 2009,we previously discontinued actively treating patients with fasinumab following a Phase 3 trial that was evaluating ZALTRAP as a first-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine was discontinued atrecommendation from the recommendation of anresponsible IDMC after a planned analysis of interim efficacy data determined that the trial would not meet its efficacy endpoint.program be terminated based on available evidence at that time; and we later discontinued further clinical development of fasinumab. The recommended termination or material modification of any of our ongoing late-stage clinical trials by an IDMC could negatively impact the future development of our product candidate(s), and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
We are studying our antibody-based product candidates in a wide variety of indications in clinical trials. Many of these trials are exploratory studies designed to evaluate the safety profile of these compounds and to identify what diseases and uses, if any, are best suited for these product candidates. These product candidates may not demonstrate the requisite efficacy and/or safety profile to support continued development for some or all of the indications that are being, or are planned to be, studied, which would diminish our clinical "pipeline" and could negatively affect our future prospects and the value of our Company.
Serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of our products and in clinical trials for our product candidates and new indications for our marketed products could cause our regulatory approvals to be revoked or limited or lead to delay or discontinuation of development of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, which could severely harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
During the conduct of clinical trials, patients report changes in their health, including illnesses, injuries, and discomforts, to their study doctor. Often, it is not possible to determine whether or not the drug candidate being studied caused these conditions. Various illnesses, injuries, and discomforts have been reported from time-to-time during clinical trials of our product candidates and new indications for our marketed products. It is possible that as we test our drug candidates or new indications in larger, longer, and more extensive clinical programs, or as use of these drugs becomes more widespread if they receive regulatory approval, illnesses, injuries, and discomforts that were observed in earlier trials, as well as conditions that did not occur or went undetected in previous trials, will be reported by patients. Many times, side effects are only detectable after investigational drugs are tested in large-scale, Phase 3 clinical trials or, in some cases, after they are made available to patients after approval. If additional clinical experience indicates that any of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products has many side effects or causes serious or life-threatening side effects, the development of the product candidate may be delayed or fail, or, if the product candidate has received regulatory approval, such approval may be revoked, which would severely harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
With respect to EYLEA and EYLEA HD, there are many potential safety concerns associated with significant blockade of VEGF that may limit our ability to further successfully develop and/or commercialize aflibercept.EYLEA and to successfully commercialize EYLEA HD. These serious and potentially life-threatening risks, based on clinical and preclinical experience of VEGF inhibitors, include bleeding, intestinal perforation, hypertension, proteinuria, congestive heart failure, heart attack, and stroke. Other VEGF blockers have reported side effects that became evident only after large-scale trials or after marketing approval when large numbers of patients were treated. There are risks inherent in the intravitreal administration of drugs like aflibercept (such as intraocular inflammation
("IOI"), sterile and culture positive endophthalmitis, corneal decomposition, retinal detachment, retinal tear, and retinal tear)vasculitis), which can cause injury to the eye and other complications. The side effects previously reported for EYLEAaflibercept include conjunctival hemorrhage, macular degeneration, eye pain, retinal hemorrhage, and vitreous floaters. While the safety of EYLEA HD was similar to EYLEA in clinical trials, it is possible that the use of EYLEA HD outside the clinical trial setting may yield different outcomes or patient experiences. In addition, commercialization of EYLEA and EYLEA HD or our other products and potential future commercialization of our product candidates may be impacted by actions of third parties on which we rely, such as manufacturers of syringes or other devices used in the administration of our products. These and other complications or issues or side effects could harm further development and/or commercialization of EYLEA and EYLEA HD.
Dupixent and Libtayo are being studied in additional indications, as shown in the table under Part I, Item 1. "Business - Programs in Clinical Development." There is no guarantee that regulatory approval of Dupixent or Libtayo (as applicable) in any of these indications will be successfully obtained. The side effects previously reported for Dupixent include hypersensitivity reactions, eye problems (including conjunctivitis and keratitis), injection-site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, cold sores, oropharyngeal pain, eosinophilia, insomnia, toothache, gastritis, joint pain (arthralgia), parasitic (helminth) infections, and facial rash or redness; and the side effects previously reported for Libtayo include certain immune-mediated adverse reactions that may occur in any organ system or tissue, including pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, endocrinopathies, nephritis, and dermatologic reactions, as well as infusion-related reactions, cellulitis, sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, fatigue, rash, and diarrhea. These and other complications or side effects could harm further development and/or commercialization of aflibercept.
Dupilumab is being studied in additional indications, including atopic dermatitis in adolescentDupixent and pediatric patients, asthma in adults and adolescents, nasal polyps, and eosinophilic esophagitis. There is no guarantee that marketing approval of dupilumab in any of these indications will be successfully obtained. The side effects previously reported for dupilumab include hypersensitivity reactions, conjunctivitis and keratitis, injection-site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, and cold sores. These and other complications or side effects could harm further development and/or commercialization of dupilumab.
The potential of Praluent to demonstrate cardiovascular benefit is being prospectively assessed in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial. There is no guarantee that Praluent will meet the relevant endpoints of this trial. In addition, there are side effects associated with PCSK9 inhibitor antibodies such as Praluent that may limit our ability to further successfully develop and/or commercialize Praluent, such as new-onset diabetes mellitus, injection-site reactions, hypersensitivity reactions, immunogenicity, demyelination, and changes in neurocognitive function.Libtayo (as applicable).
There also are risks inherent in subcutaneous injections (which are used for administering most of our antibody-based products and product candidates, including Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara)candidates), such as injection-site reactions (including redness, itching, swelling, pain, and tenderness) and other side effects. In addition, there are risks inherent in intravenous administration (which are used for some of our antibody-based products and product candidates), such as infusion-related reactions (including nausea, pyrexia, rash, and dyspnea). These and other complications or side effects could harm further development and/or commercialization of our antibody-based products and product candidates including Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzara.
Our product candidates in development are recombinant proteins that could cause an immune response, resulting in the creationutilizing this method of harmful or neutralizing antibodies against the therapeutic protein.
In addition to the safety, efficacy, manufacturing, and regulatory hurdles faced by our product candidates, the administration of recombinant proteins frequently causes an immune response, resulting in the creation of antibodies against the therapeutic protein. The antibodies can have no effect or can totally neutralize the effectiveness of the protein, or require that higher doses be used to obtain a therapeutic effect. In some cases, the antibody can cross-react with the patient's own proteins, resulting in an "auto-immune" type disease. Whether antibodies will be created can often not be predicted from preclinical or clinical experiments, and their detection or appearance is often delayed, so neutralizing antibodies may be detected at a later date, in some cases even after pivotal clinical trials have been completed.
administration.
We may be unable to formulate or manufacture our product candidates in a way that is suitable for clinical or commercial use, which would delay or prevent continued development of such candidates and/or receipt of regulatory approval or commercial sale, which could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
If we are unable to continue to develop suitable product formulations or manufacturing processes to support large-scale clinical testing of our product candidates, including our antibody-based product candidates, we may be unable to supply necessary materials for our clinical trials, which would delay or prevent the development of our product candidates. Similarly, if we are unable, directly or through our collaborators or third parties, to supply sufficient quantities of our products or develop formulations of our product candidates suitable for commercial use, we will be unable to obtain regulatory approval for those product candidates.
Many of our products are intended to be used and, if approved, our product candidates may be used in combination with drug-delivery devices, which may result in additional regulatory, commercialization, and other risks.
Many of our products (including Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara) are used and if approved, some of our products and product candidates may be used, if approved, in combination with a drug-delivery device, including a pre-filled syringe, patch pump, auto-injector, or other delivery system. For example, in the United States and the EU, EYLEA is approved in the 2mg pre-filled syringe. The success of our products and product candidates may depend to a significant extent on the performance of such devices, some of which may be novel or comprised of complex components. Given the increased complexity of the review process when approval of the product and device is sought under a single marketing application and the additional risks resulting from a product candidate's designation as a combination product discussed below, our product candidates used with such drug-delivery devices may be substantially delayed in receiving regulatory approval or may not be approved at all. The FDA review process and criteria for such applications isare not a well-established area,well established, which could also lead to delays in the approval process. In addition, some of these drug-delivery devices may be provided by single-source, third-party providers or our collaborators. In any such case, we may be dependent on the sustained cooperation of those third-party providers or collaborators to supply and manufacture the devices; to conduct the studies and prepare related documentation required for approval or clearance by the applicable regulatory agencies; and to continue to meet the applicable regulatory and other requirements to maintain approval or clearance once it has been received. In addition, other parties may allege that our drug-delivery devices infringe patents or other intellectual property rights. For example, we are currently party to patent infringement and other proceedings relating to the EYLEA pre-filled syringe, as described in Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. Failure to successfully develop or supply the devices, delays in or failure of the studies conducted by us, our collaborators, or third-party providers, or failure of our Company, our collaborators, or the third-party providers to obtain or maintain regulatory approval or clearance of the devices could result in increased development costs, delays in or failure to obtain regulatory approval, and associated delays in a product or product candidate reaching the market. Loss of regulatory approval or clearance of a device that is used with our product may also result in the removal of our product from the
market. Further, failure to successfully develop or supply and manufacture these devices, or to gain or maintain their approval, could adversely affect sales of the related products.
In the United States, each component of a combination product is subject to the requirements established by the FDA for that type of component, whether a drug, biologic, or device. The determination whether a product is a combination product or two separately regulated products is made by the FDA on a case-by-case basis. Although a single marketing application is generally sufficient for the approval, clearance, or licensure of a combination product, the FDA may determine that separate marketing applications are necessary. In addition, submitting separate marketing applications may be necessary to receive some benefit that accrues only from approval under a particular type of application. This could significantly increase the resources and time required to bring a particular combination product to market.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Market Exclusivity
For purposes of this subsection, references to our intellectual property (including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets) include that of our collaborators and licensees, unless otherwise stated or required by the context.
If we cannot protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, or our patents or other means of defending our intellectual property are insufficient to protect our proprietary rights, our business and competitive position will be harmed.
Our business requires using sensitive and proprietary technology and other information that we protect as trade secrets. We seek to prevent improper disclosure of these trade secrets through confidentiality agreements.agreements and other means. If our trade secrets are improperly disclosed, by our current or former employees, our collaborators, or otherwise, it wouldcould help our competitors and adversely affect our business. Our ability to protect our trade secrets may be impaired by a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under "Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks - Increasing use of social media and artificial intelligence-based platforms could give rise to liability, breaches of data security and privacy laws, or reputational damage" and "Other Risks Related to Our Business - Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of data security could adversely affect our business" below. We will be able to protect our proprietary rights only to the extent that our proprietary technologies and other information are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. The patent position of biotechnology companies, including our Company, involves complex legal and factual questions and, therefore, enforceability cannot be predicted with certainty. Our patents may be challenged, invalidated, held to be unenforceable, or circumvented. PatentFor example, certain of our U.S. patents (including those pertaining to our key products, such as EYLEA) have been and may in the future be challenged by parties who file a request for post-grant review or inter partes review under the America Invents Act of 2011 or ex parte reexamination, as described in Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Post-grant proceedings are increasingly common in the United States and are costly to defend. In addition, patent applications filed outside the United States may be challenged by other parties, for example, by filing pre-grant third-party observations that argue against patentability or ana post-grant opposition. Such opposition proceedings are increasingly common in the EUEurope and are costly to defend. For example, in 2021, anonymous parties initiated opposition proceedings in the European Patent Office ("EPO") against our European Patent No. 1,360,287 was, and our European Patent No. 2,264,163 is, the subject of opposition proceedings in the EPO,2,944,306 (which concerns pre-filled syringes comprising ophthalmic formulations containing VEGF antagonists such as aflibercept for intravitreal administration), as described in Part I, Item 3. "Legal Proceedings" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in Note 1716 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report, respectively.report. We have pending patent applications in the USPTO,United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO"), the EPO, and the patent offices of other foreign jurisdictions, and it is likely that we will need to defend patents from challenges by others from time to time in the future. Certain of our U.S. patents may also be challenged by parties who file a request for post-grant review or inter partes reexamination under the America Invents Act of 2011 or ex parte reexamination. Post-grant proceedings are increasingly common in the United States and are costly to defend. Our patent rights may not provide us with a proprietary position or competitive advantages against competitors. Furthermore, even if the outcome is favorable to us, the enforcement of our intellectual property rights can be extremely expensive and time consuming.
Changes in either the patent laws or their interpretation in the United States and other countries may diminish our ability to protect our inventions or our ability to obtain, maintain, and enforce our intellectual property rights. Any such changes could also affect the value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our patents. We cannot be certain that our intellectual property rights related to any current or future product or product candidate or technology would not be eliminated, narrowed, or weakened by any such change or other rulemaking.
Additionally, the United States and other government actions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine may limit or prevent filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patent applications in Russia. These actions could result in abandonment or lapse of our patents or patent applications, resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights in Russia. Further, a decree was adopted by the Russian government in March 2022, allowing Russian companies and individuals to exploit inventions owned by patent holders from the United States without consent or compensation. Consequently, we would not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in Russia or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in and into Russia.
We also currently hold issued trademark registrations and have trademark applications pending in the United States and other jurisdictions, any of which may be the subject of a governmental or third-party objection, which could prevent the maintenance or issuance of the trademark. As our products mature, our reliance on our trademarks to differentiate us from our competitors increases and as a result, if we are unable to prevent third parties from adopting, registering, or using trademarks that infringe, dilute or otherwise violate our trademark rights, our business could be adversely affected.
We may be restricted in our development, manufacturing, and/or commercialization activities by patents or other proprietary rights of others, and could be subject to damage awards of damages if we are found to have infringed such patents or rights.
Our commercial success depends significantly on our ability to operate without infringing the patents and other proprietary rights of others.others (including those relating to trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets). Other parties may allege that they own blocking patents to our products in clinical development or even to products that have received regulatory approval and are being or have been commercialized, either because they claim to hold proprietary rights to the composition of a product or the way it is manufactured or the way it is used. Moreover, other parties may allege that they have blocking patents to antibody-based products made using our VelocImmune technology, or any other of our technologies, either because of the way the antibodies are discovered or produced or because of a proprietary composition covering an antibody or the antibody's target.
We have been in the past, are currently, and may in the future be involved in patent litigation and other proceedings involving patents and other intellectual property. For example, we are currently party to patent infringement proceedings initiated by Amgen against us and Sanofi relating to Praluent and patent infringementother proceedings relating to Dupixent,EYLEA, as described in Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, we are currently party to patent infringement proceedings initiated by us relating to our European Patent No. 1,360,287, our European Patent No. 2,264,163, and our U.S. Patent No. 8,502,018, all of which concern genetically altered mice capable of producing chimeric antibodies that are part human and part mouse, as described in Note 1716 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We are aware of patents and pending patent applications owned by others that respectively claim antibodies to IL-4Rcompositions and methods of treatingtreatment relating to targets and conditions including atopic dermatitis and asthma with such antibodies; antibodies to IL-6R and methods of treating conditions including rheumatoid arthritis with such antibodies; antibodies to PCSK9 and methods of treating hypercholesterolemia with such antibodies; and antibodies to PD-1 and methods of treating cancer with such antibodies. In addition to Dupixent (dupilumab), Praluent (alirocumab), and Kevzara (sarilumab), our late-stage antibody-based pipeline includes fasinumab, an antibody to NGF; cemiplimab, an antibody to PD-1, intended for the treatment of certain cancer indications including advanced CSCC; and evinacumab, an antibody to ANGPTL3. With respect to Dupixent,that we are aware of certain patents owned by Immunex Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amgen. These patents include U.S. Patent No. 8,679,487 (currently subject to the patent infringement proceedings described in Note 17 toalso pursuing with our Consolidated Financial Statements) and European Patent No. 2,292,665 (the '665 Patent) and are generally directed to antibodies that bind to IL-4R. On September 30, 2016, Sanofi initiated a revocation proceeding to invalidate the U.K. counterpart of the '665 Patent in the United Kingdom. At the joint request of the parties to the revocation proceeding, the U.K. Patents Court ordered on January 30, 2017 that the revocation action be stayed pending the final determination of the currently pending EPO opposition proceedings initiated by us and Sanofi in relation to the '665 Patent. The oral hearing before the EPO on the oppositions occurred on November 20, 2017, at which the claims of the '665 Patent were found invalid and the patent was revoked. A final written decision of revocation of the '665 Patent was issued by the EPO on January 4, 2018 (subject to appeal). On September 20, 2017 and September 21, 2017, respectively, we and Sanofi initiated opposition proceedings in the EPO against Immunex's European Patent No. 2,990,420 (the '420 Patent), a divisional patent of the
'665 Patent (i.e., a patent that shares the same priority date, disclosure, and patent term of the parent '665 Patent but contains claims to a different invention). The original patent term of the Immunex patents is set to expire in 2021.
products and/or product candidates. Although we do not believe that any of our products or our late-stage antibody-based product candidates infringesinfringe any valid claim in these patents or patent applications,these other parties could initiate lawsuits for patent infringement and assert that their patents are valid and cover our products or our late-stage antibody-based product candidates, similar to the patent infringement proceedings referred to above. Further, we are aware of a number of patent applications of others that, if granted with claims as currently drafted, may cover our current or planned activities. It could be determined that our products and/or actions in manufacturing or selling our products or product candidates infringe such patents.
Patent holders could assert claims against us for damages and seek to prevent us from manufacturing, selling, or developing our products or product candidates, and a court may find that we are infringing validly issued patents of others. In the event that the manufacture, use, or sale of any of our products or product candidates infringes on the patents or violates other proprietary rights of others, we may be prevented from pursuing product development, manufacturing, and commercialization of those drugs and may be required to pay costly damages. In addition, in the event that we assert our patent rights against other parties that we believe are infringing our patent rights, such parties may challenge the validity of our patents and we may become the target of litigation, which may result in an outcome that is unfavorable to us. Any of these adverse developments may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. In any event, legal disputes are likely to be costly and time consuming to defend.
We seek to obtain licenses to patents when, in our judgment, such licenses are needed or advisable. For example, in 2018, we and Sanofi entered into a license agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb, E. R. Squibb & Sons, and Ono Pharmaceutical to obtain a license under certain patents owned and/or exclusively licensed by one or more of these parties that includes the right to develop and sell Libtayo. If any licenses are required, we may not be able to obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The failure to obtain any such license could prevent us from developing or commercializing any one or more of our products or product candidates, which could severely harm our business.
In addition, other parties may have regulatory exclusivity in the United States or foreign jurisdictions for products relating to targets or conditions we are also pursuing, which could prevent or delay our ability to apply for or obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates in such jurisdictions. For example, in the EU, a designated orphan drug is provided up to 10 years of market exclusivity in the orphan indication, during which time the EMA is generally precluded from accepting a MAA for a similar medicinal product unless it can be demonstrated that it is safer, more effective, or otherwise clinically superior to the original orphan medicinal product.
Loss or limitation of patent rights, and new regulatory pathways for biosimilar competition, could reduce the duration of market exclusivity for our products.
In the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, the majority of an innovative product's commercial value is usually realized during the period in which it has market exclusivity. In the United States and some other countries, when market exclusivity expires and generic versions of a product are approved and marketed, there usually are very substantial and rapid declines in the product's sales.
If our late-stage product candidates or other clinical candidates are approved for marketing in the United States or elsewhere, market exclusivity for those products will generally be based upon patent rights and/or certain regulatory forms of exclusivity. As described above under "If we cannot protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, or our patents or other means of defending our intellectual property are insufficient to protect our proprietary rights, our business and competitive position will be harmed," the scope and enforceability of our patent rights may vary from country to country. The failure to obtain patent and other intellectual property rights, or limitations on the use, or the loss, of such rights could materially harm us. Absent patent protection or regulatory exclusivity for our products, it is possible, both in the United States and elsewhere, that generic, biosimilar, and/or interchangeable versions of those products may be approved and marketed, which would likely result in substantial and rapid reductions in revenues from sales of those products.
Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacted in 2010,PPACA, there is an abbreviated path in the United States for regulatory approval of products that are demonstrated to be "biosimilar" or "interchangeable" with an FDA-approved biological product. The PPACA provides a regulatory mechanism that allows for FDA approval of biologic drugs that are similar to (but not generic copies of) innovative drugs on the basis of less extensive data than is required by a full BLA. Under this regulation, an application for approval of a biosimilar may be filed four years after approval of the innovator product. However, qualified innovative biological products will receive 12 years of regulatory exclusivity, meaning that the FDA may not approve a biosimilar version until 12 years after the innovative biological product was first approved by the FDA. However, the term of regulatory exclusivity may not remain at 12 years in the United States and could be shortened.shortened if, for example, the PPACA is amended.
A number of jurisdictions outside of the United States have also established abbreviated pathways for regulatory approval of biological products that are biosimilar to earlier versions of biological products. For example, the EU has had an established regulatory pathway for biosimilars since 2005.
The increased likelihood of biosimilar competition has increased the risk of loss of innovators' market exclusivity. Due to this risk, and uncertainties regarding patent protection, if our late-stage product candidates or other clinical candidates are approved for marketing, it is not possible to predict the length of market exclusivity for any particular product with certainty based solely on the expiration of the relevant patent(s) or the current forms of regulatory exclusivity. It is also not possible to predict changes in United States regulatory law that might reduce biological product regulatory exclusivity. Due to this risk, and uncertainties regarding patent protection, it is not possible to predict the length of market exclusivity for any particular product we currently or may in the future commercialize with certainty based solely on the expiration of the relevant patent(s) or the current forms of regulatory exclusivity. A biosimilar version of EYLEA was recently approved in the EU and we are aware of several other companies developing biosimilar versions of EYLEA, as discussed further under "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - The commercial success of our products and product candidates is subject to significant competition - Marketed Products" above. In the United States, the regulatory exclusivity period for EYLEA (i.e., the period during which no biosimilar product can be approved by the FDA) extends through May 17, 2024 following the pediatric exclusivity granted by the FDA. In addition, as EYLEA HD does not benefit from regulatory exclusivity in the United States, market exclusivity for EYLEA HD in the United States is based solely on our patent rights pertaining to this product (which are subject to the risks and uncertainties discussed above under "If we cannot protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, or our patents or other means of defending our intellectual property are insufficient to protect our proprietary rights, our business and competitive position will be harmed."). The loss of market exclusivity for a product (such as EYLEA or EYLEA HD) would likely materially and negatively affect revenues from product sales of that product and thus our financial results and condition.
condition and could have a material negative impact on our business.
Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply
We rely on limited internal and contracted manufacturing and supply chain capacity, which could result inadversely affect our being unableability to continue to successfully commercializeEYLEA, to successfully commercialize Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzaraour marketed products and, if approved, our product candidates or other indications for our marketed products, and to advance our clinical pipeline.
OurWe have large-scale manufacturing operations in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland. Manufacturing facilities operated by us and by third-party contract manufacturers engaged by us would be inadequate to produce the active pharmaceutical ingredients of (a) our current marketed products including EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara, and (b) our antibody-based product candidates in sufficient clinical quantities if our clinical pipeline advances as planned.planned or if there is greater demand than currently expected for our marketed products. In addition to expanding our internal capacity, we intend to continue to rely on our collaborators, as well asand may also rely on contract manufacturers, to produce commercial quantities of drug material needed for commercialization of our products to the extent such quantities are not manufactured at our own facility.products. As we increase our production in anticipation of potential regulatory approval for our late-stage antibody-based product candidates, our current manufacturing capacity will likely not be sufficient, and we may dependour dependence on our collaborators and/or contract manufacturers may increase, to produce adequate quantities of drug material for both commercial and clinical purposes. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and may in the future further exacerbate certain of these risks. For example, the impact of prioritizing certain manufacturing-related resources for our COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies has included and may in the future include, among other things, drawing down inventory safety stock levels for certain of our other products (including Dupixent and EYLEA). Depending on the demand for our products and other relevant factors, we may not be able to replenish our inventory safety stock to the levels we deem prudent or supply our products and product candidates in sufficient quantities to satisfy our commercial and development needs. We also rely entirely
on other parties and our collaborators for filling and finishing services. Generally, in order for other parties to perform any step in the manufacturing and supply chain, we must transfer technology to the other party, which can be time consuming and may not be successfully accomplished without considerable cost and expense, or at all. We will have to depend on these other parties to perform effectively on a timely basis and to comply with regulatory requirements. If for any reason they are unable to do so, and as a result we are unable to directly or through other parties manufacture and supply sufficient commercial and clinical quantities of our products on acceptable terms, or if we should encounter delays or other difficulties in our relationships with our collaborators, contract manufacturers, warehouses, shipping, testing laboratories, or other parties involved in our supply chain which adversely affect the timely manufacture and supply of our products or product candidates, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be materially harmed.
Expanding our manufacturing capacity and establishing fill/finish capabilities will be costly and we may be unsuccessful in doing so in a timely manner, which could delay or prevent the launch and successful commercialization of our marketed products and late-stage product candidates or other indications for our marketed products if they are approved for marketing and could jeopardize our current and future clinical development programs.
We own an approximately 445,000-square-foot facilityIn addition to our existing manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland, which we purchased and subsequently renovated to expand our manufacturing capacity and support our global supply chain. In the future, we may lease, operate, purchase, or construct additional facilities to conduct expanded manufacturing activities.or other related activities in the future. Expanding our manufacturing capacity to supply commercial quantities of the active pharmaceutical ingredients for our marketed products and our late-stage product candidates if they are approved for marketing, and to supply clinical drug material to support the continued growth of our clinical programs, will require substantial additional expenditures, time, and various regulatory approvals and permits. This also holds true for establishing fill/finish capabilities in the future, for which we have constructed a fill/finish facility in Rensselaer, New York that is currently undergoing process validation as required by regulatory authorities (refer to Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources" for information about expected capital expenditures relating to this and other projects). In addition, whilewe may need to develop or acquire additional manufacturing capabilities to the Limerick, Ireland facility has received certain manufacturing approvalsextent we or our collaborators pursue the development of drugs generated by regulatory agencies, including the FDA, the facility remains subject to securing certainmeans other governmental permits,than our existing "Trap" or VelociSuite® technologies, such as siRNA gene silencing, genome editing, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain the remaining required permits in the contemplated timeframe, or at all.targeted viral-based gene delivery and expression. Further, we will need to hire and train significant numbers of employees and managerial personnel to staff our expanding manufacturing and supply chain operations.operations, as well as any future fill/finish activities. Start-up costs can be large, and scale-up entails significant risks related to process development and manufacturing yields. In addition, we may face difficulties or delays in developing or acquiring the necessary production equipment and technology to manufacture sufficient quantities of our product candidates at reasonable costs and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The FDA and analogous foreign regulatory authorities must determine that our existing and any expanded manufacturing facilities and any future fill/finish activities comply, or continue to comply, with cGMP requirements for both clinical and commercial production and license them, or continue to license them, accordingly, and such facilities must also comply with applicable environmental, safety, and other governmental permitting requirements. We may not successfully expand or establish sufficient manufacturing or any future fill/finish capabilities or manufacture our products economically or in compliance with cGMPs and other regulatory requirements, and we and our collaborators may not be able to build or procure additional capacity in the required timeframe to meet commercial demand for our late-stage product candidates if they receive regulatory approval, and to continue to meet the requirements of our clinical programs. This would interfere with our efforts to successfully commercialize our marketed products, including EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara, andit could also delay or require us to discontinue one or more of our clinical development programs. As a result, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition could be materially harmed.
Our ability to manufacture products may be impaired if any of our or our collaborators' manufacturing activities, or the activities of other third parties involved in our manufacture and supply chain, are found to infringe patents of others.
Our ability to continue to manufacture products in our Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland facilities and at additional facilities (if any) in the future or(including our ability to conduct any fill/finish activities in the future), the ability of our collaborators to manufacture products at their facilities, and our ability to utilize other third parties to produce our products, to supply raw materials or other products, or to perform fill/finish services or other steps in our manufacture and supply chain, depends on our and their ability to operate without infringing the patents or other intellectual property rights of others. Other parties may allege that our or our collaborators' manufacturing activities, or the activities of other third parties involved in our manufacture and supply chain (which may be located in jurisdictions outside the United States), infringe patents or other intellectual property rights. For example, we are currently party to patent infringement and other proceedings relating to the EYLEA pre-filled syringe, as described in Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. A judicial or regulatory decision in favor of one or more parties making such allegations could directly or indirectly preclude the manufacture of our products to which those intellectual property rights apply on a temporary or permanent basis, which could materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
If sales of EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, or Kevzaraour marketed products do not meet the levels currently expected, or if the launch of any of our product candidates is delayed or unsuccessful, we may face costs related to excess inventory or unused capacity at our manufacturing facilities and at the facilities of third parties or our collaborators.
We have large-scale manufacturing operations in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland. We use our manufacturing facilities primarily to produce bulk product for commercial supply of our marketed products and clinical and preclinical candidates for ourselves and our collaborations. We also plan to use such facilities to produce bulk product for commercial supply of new indications of our marketed products and new product candidates if they are approved for marketing.marketing or otherwise authorized for use. If our clinical candidates are discontinued or their clinical development is delayed, if the launch of new indications for our marketed products or new product candidates is delayed or does not occur, or if such products are launched and the launch is unsuccessful or the product is subsequently recalled or marketing approval is rescinded, we may have to absorb one hundred percent of related overhead costs and inefficiencies, as well as similar costs of third-party contract manufacturers performing services for us. In addition, if we or our collaborators experience excess inventory, it may be necessary to write down or even write off such excess inventory or incur an impairment charge with respect to the facility where such product is manufactured, which could adversely affect our operating results. For example, during each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded a charge to write down inventory related to REGEN-COV.
Third-party service or supply failures, or other failures, business interruptions, or other disasters affecting our manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland, the manufacturing facilities of our collaborators, or the facilities of any other party participating in the supply chain, would adversely affect our ability to supply our products.
WeBulk drug materials are currently manufacture all of our bulk drug materialsmanufactured at our manufacturing facilities in Rensselaer, New York and Limerick, Ireland.Ireland, as well as at our collaborators' facilities. We and our collaborators would be unable to manufacture these materials if our Rensselaer and Limerick facilitiesthe relevant facility were to cease production due to regulatory requirements or actions, business interruptions, labor shortages or disputes, supply chain interruptions or constraints (including with respect to natural gas and other raw materials), contaminations, fire, climate change, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, or other problems.
Many of our products and product candidates are very difficult to manufacture. As our products and most of our product candidates are biologics, they require processing steps that are more difficult than those required for mostmany other chemical pharmaceuticals. Accordingly, multiple steps are needed to control the manufacturing processes. Problems with these manufacturing processes, even minor deviations from the normal process or from the materials used in the manufacturing process (which may not be detectable by us or our collaborators in a timely manner), could lead to product defects or manufacturing failures, resulting in lot failures, product recalls, product liability claims, and insufficient inventory. Also, the complexity of our manufacturing process may make it difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to transfer our technology to our collaborators or contract manufacturers.
Also, certainCertain raw materials or other products necessary for the manufacture and formulation of our marketed products and product candidates, some of which are difficult to source, are provided by single-source unaffiliated third-party suppliers. In addition, we rely on certain third parties or our collaborators to perform filling, finishing, distribution, laboratory testing, and other services related to the manufacture of our marketed products and product candidates, and to supply various raw materials and other products. We would be unable to obtain these raw materials, other products, or services for an indeterminate period of time if any of these third parties were to cease or interrupt production or otherwise fail to supply these materials, products, or services to us for any reason, including due to regulatory requirements or actions (including recalls), adverse financial developments at or affecting the supplier, failure by the supplier to comply with cGMPs, contaminations, business interruptions, or labor shortages or disputes.disputes (in each case, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which have exacerbated many of these issues, or other public health outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics or geopolitical developments). In any such circumstances, we may not be able to engage a backup or alternative supplier or service provider in a timely manner or at all. This, in turn, could materially and adversely affect our or our collaborators' ability to manufacture or supply marketed products and product candidates, which could materially and adversely affect our business and future prospects.
Certain of the raw materials required in the manufacture and the formulationtesting of our products and product candidates may be derived from biological sources, including mammalian tissues, bovine serum, and human serum albumin. There are certain European regulatory restrictions on using these biological source materials. If we or our collaborators are required to substitute for these sources to comply with Europeansuch regulatory requirements, our clinical development or commercial activities may be delayed or interrupted.
If we failOur or our collaborators' failure to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates we could incurresult in incurring substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if they obtain regulatory approval is obtained, and a reduction in sales.
We and our collaborators and other third-party providers are required to maintain compliance with cGMPs, and are subject to inspections by the FDA or comparable agencies in other jurisdictions to confirm such compliance. Changes of suppliers or
modifications of methods of manufacturing may require amending our application(s) to the FDA or such comparable foreign agencies and acceptance of the change by the FDA or such comparable foreign agencies prior to release of product(s). Because we produce multiple products and product candidates at our facilityfacilities in Rensselaer, New York including EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, Kevzara, ZALTRAP, and ARCALYST,Limerick, Ireland, there are increased risks associated with cGMP compliance. Our inability, or the inability of our collaborators and third-party fill/finish or other service providers, to demonstrate ongoing cGMP compliance could require us to engage in lengthy and expensive remediation efforts, withdraw or recall product, halt or interrupt clinical trials, and/or interrupt commercial supply of any marketed products, and could also delay or prevent our obtaining regulatory approval for our late-stage product candidates or new indications for our marketed products. For example, on October 28, 2016, the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter relating to the BLA for Kevzara, which referred to certain deficiencies identified during a routine cGMP inspection of the Sanofi fill-and-finish facility in Le Trait, France. While the BLA for Kevzara has since been approved by the FDA, this delayed the FDA approval of Kevzara. Any delay, interruption, or other issue that arises in the manufacture, fill/finish, packaging, or storage of any drug product or product candidate as a result of a failure of our facilities or the facilities or operations of our collaborators or other third parties to pass any regulatory agency inspection or maintain cGMP compliance could significantly impair our ability to develop, obtain approval for, and successfully commercialize our products, which would substantially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Any finding of non-compliance could also increase our costs, cause us to delay the development of our product candidates, result in delay in our obtaining, or our not obtaining, regulatory approval of product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, and cause us to lose revenue from any marketed products, which could be seriously detrimental to our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Risks RelatedFor example, in June 2023, the FDA issued a CRL concerning the Company's BLA for EYLEA HD for the treatment of wAMD, DME, and DR due to Commercializationunresolved observations resulting from an inspection at a third-party fill/finish provider, the contract manufacturing organization Catalent, which resulted in a delay of Products
We may be unsuccessfulthe FDA approval of EYLEA HD by nearly two months. Significant noncompliance with the requirements discussed in continuing the commercialization of our marketed products or in commercializing our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, which would materially and adversely affect our business, profitability, and future prospects.
Even if clinical trials demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of any of our product candidates for a specific disease and the necessary regulatory approvals are obtained, the commercial success of any of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products will depend upon, among other things, their acceptance by patients, the medical community, and third-party payers and on our and our collaborators' ability to successfully manufacture, market and distribute those products in substantial commercial quantities or to establish and manage the required infrastructure to do so, including large-scale information technology systems and a large-scale distribution network. Establishing and maintaining sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities are expensive and time-consuming. Even if we obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates or new indications, if they are not successfully commercialized, we will not be able to recover the significant investment we have made in developing such products and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition would be severely harmed.
The commercial success of our products maythis paragraph could also be adversely affected by guidelines or recommendations to healthcare providers, administrators, payers, and patient communities that result in decreased usethe imposition of our products. Such guidelines or recommendations may be published not only by governmental agencies, but also professional societies, practice management groups, private foundations, and other interested parties.
Our product candidates are delivered either by intravenous infusion or by intravitreal or subcutaneous injections, which are generally less well received by patients than tablet or capsule delivery and this could adversely affect the commercial success of those products if they receive marketing approval.
For a description of additional risks relating specifically to the commercialization of EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara, see above under "Risks Related to Commercialization of EYLEA" and "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Antibody-based Products (Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara)" (as applicable).
Our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if any are approved for marketing, may face significant competition.
There is substantial competition in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries from biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies. Many of our competitors have substantially greater research, preclinical and clinical product development and manufacturing capabilities, as well as financial, marketing, and human resources, than we do. Our smaller competitors may also enhance their competitive position if they acquire or discover patentable inventions, form collaborative arrangements, or merge with large pharmaceutical companies. Even if we achieve commercialization of our product candidates, our competitors have achieved, and may continue to achieve, product commercialization before our products are approved for marketing and sale.
Our earlier-stage clinical candidates in development are all fully human antibodies, which were generated using our VelocImmune technology. Our antibody generation technologies and earlier-stage clinical candidates face competition from many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using various technologies.
We are aware of several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies actively engaged in the research and development of antibody-based products against targets that are also the targets of our early- and late-stage product candidates. For example, Pfizer (in collaboration with Eli Lilly) is developing an antibody-based product candidate against NGF. For cemiplimab, there are several competitors that are marketing or developing antibodies against PD-1 and/or PDL-1, including Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo, Merck's Keytruda, Roche's Tecentriq, AstraZeneca's Imfinzi, Pfizer's Bavencio, Novartis's PDR001, and Celgene/BeiGene's BGB-A317. Competitors to evinacumab include Ionis Pharmaceuticals/Akcea Therapeutics’ AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx, a ligand conjugated antisense drug against ANGPTL3. We are also aware of several companies developing or marketing small molecules that may compete with our antibody-based product candidates in various indications, if such product candidates obtain regulatory approval in those indications.
If any of thesemonetary penalties or other competitors announces a successful clinical study involving a product that may be competitive with one ofcivil or criminal sanctions and damage our product candidates or the grant of marketing approval by a regulatory agency for a competitive product, such developments may have an adverse effect on our business or future prospects. In addition, the first product to reach the market in a therapeutic area is often at a significant competitive advantage relative to later entrants to the market. Accordingly, the relative speed with which we, or our collaborators, can develop our products candidates, complete the clinical trials and approval processes, and, if such product candidates are approved for marketing and sale, supply commercial quantities to the market is expected to continue to be an important competitive factor. Due to the uncertainties associated with developing biopharmaceutical products, we may not be the first to obtain marketing approval for a product against any particular target, which may have a material adverse effect on our business or future prospects.reputation.
The successful commercialization of our marketed products, as well as our late-stage product candidates or new indications for our marketed products, if approved, will depend on obtaining and maintaining coverage and reimbursement for use of these products from third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, and these payers may not cover or adequately reimburse for use of our products or may do so at levels that make our products uncompetitive and/or unprofitable, which would materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Our future revenues and profitability will be adversely affected in a material manner if United States and foreign governmental payers, private third-party insurers and payers (such as health maintenance organizations and pharmacy benefit management companies), and other third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, do not adequately defray or reimburse the cost of our products to the patients. If these entities do not provide coverage and reimbursement with respect to our products or provide an insufficient level of coverage and reimbursement, our products may be too costly for many patients to afford them, and physicians may not prescribe them. Many third-party payers cover only selected drugs, or may prefer selected drugs, making drugs that are not covered or preferred by such payers more expensive for patients. Third-party payers may also require prior authorization for reimbursement, or require failure on another type of treatment before covering a particular drug, particularly with respect to higher-priced drugs. As our currently marketed products and product candidates are biologics, bringing them to market may cost more than bringing traditional, small-molecule drugs to market due to the complexity associated with the research, development, production, supply and regulatory review of such products. Given cost sensitivities in many health care systems, our currently marketed products and product candidates are likely to be subject to continued pricing pressures, which may have an adverse impact on our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
In addition, in order for private insurance and governmental payers (such as Medicare and Medicaid in the United States) to reimburse the cost of our products, we must, among other things, maintain our FDA registration and our National Drug Code, maintain formulary approval by pharmacy benefits managers, and maintain recognition by insurance companies and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). There is no certainty that we will be able to obtain or maintain the applicable requirements for reimbursement (including relevant formulary coverage) of our current and future products, which may have a material adverse effect on our business.
Government and other third-party payers (including pharmacy benefit management companies) are challenging the prices charged for healthcare products and increasingly limiting, and attempting to limit, both coverage and level of reimbursement for prescription drugs, such as by requiring outcomes-based or other pay-for-performance pricing arrangements. They are also imposing restrictions on eligible patient populations and the reimbursement process (including by means of required prior authorizations and utilization management criteria). In March 2010, the PPACA and a related reconciliation bill were enacted in the United States. This legislation imposes cost-containment and other measures that are likely to adversely affect the amount of reimbursement for our current and future products. The full effects of this legislation depend on a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including new regulations and guidance issued by CMS and other federal and state agencies. Some states are also considering legislation that would control the prices and reimbursement of prescription drugs, and state Medicaid programs are increasingly requesting manufacturers to pay supplemental rebates and requiring prior authorization by the state program for use of any prescription drug for which supplemental rebates are not being paid. It is likely that federal and state legislatures and health agencies will continue to focus on additional health care reform measures in the future that will impose additional constraints on prices and reimbursements for our products.
There is a risk that third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, may not cover and/or reimburse our current and future products at levels required for us to successfully commercialize these products. Any limitation imposed by third-party payers on the use of our products if they are approved for marketing, or any action or decision by CMS or analogous foreign agencies or authorities which for any reason denies coverage or reimbursement for our products or provides coverage or reimbursement at levels that harm our products' competitiveness or leads to lower prices for those products, will have a material negative effect on our ability to sustain profitability. In certain foreign countries, pricing, coverage, and level of reimbursement of prescription drugs are subject to governmental control, and we and our collaborators may be unable to obtain coverage, pricing, and/or reimbursement on terms that are favorable to us or necessary for us or our collaborators to successfully commercialize our products in those countries. In some foreign countries, the proposed pricing for a drug must be approved before it may be lawfully marketed. The requirements governing drug pricing and reimbursement vary widely from country to country, and may take into account the clinical effectiveness, cost, and service impact of existing, new, and emerging drugs and treatments. For example, the EU provides options for its member states to restrict the range of medicinal products for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices of medicinal products for human use. A member state may approve a specific price for the medicinal product or it may instead adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of the company placing the medicinal product on the market. Our results of operations may suffer if we or our collaborators are unable to market our products in foreign countries or if coverage and reimbursement for our products in foreign countries is limited or delayed.
We are dependent upon a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue, and the loss of or significant reduction in sales to these customers would adversely affect our results of operations.
We sell EYLEA in the United States to several distributors and specialty pharmacies. Under this distribution model, the distributors and specialty pharmacies generally take physical delivery of product and generally sell the product directly to healthcare providers. For the year ended December 31, 2017, product sales to three customers accounted on a combined basis for 99% of our total gross product revenue. We expect this significant customer concentrationto continue for the foreseeable future. Our ability to generate and grow sales of EYLEA will depend, in part, on the extent to which our distributors and specialty pharmacies are able to provide adequate distribution of EYLEA to healthcare providers. Although we believe we can find additional distributors, if necessary, our revenue during any period of disruption could suffer and we might incur additional costs. In addition, these customers are responsible for a significant portion of our net trade accounts receivable balances. The loss of any large customer, a significant reduction in sales we make to them, any cancellation of orders they have made with us, or any failure to pay for the products we have shipped to them could adversely affect our results of operations.
If we need to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States and are unable to do so, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We have limited commercial capabilities outside the United States and do not currently have an organization for the sales, marketing, and distribution of marketed products outside the United States. There may be circumstances in which we need to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States, including because we decide to exercise our option to co-promote a product outside the United States or commercialize a particular product independently; we are unable to find an appropriate collaborator; or our existing collaborator decides not to opt in, decides to opt out, or breaches its obligations to us with respect to a particular product.
In order to commercialize any products outside the United States, we must build our sales, marketing, distribution, managerial, and other non-technical capabilities in the relevant markets or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services, which would likely be expensive and time consuming and could delay product launch in one or more markets outside the United States. We cannot be certain that we will be able to successfully develop commercial capabilities outside the United States within
an acceptable time frame or at all. These and other difficulties relating to commercializing our products outside the United States may severely harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
For additional risks relating to commercialization of EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara outside the United States, see also "Risks Related to Commercialization of EYLEA - We rely on our collaboration with Bayer for commercializing EYLEA" and "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Antibody-based Products (Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara) - We rely on our Antibody Collaboration with Sanofi for commercializing Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara" (as applicable).
Other Regulatory and Litigation Risks
If the testing or use of our products harms people, or is perceived to harm them even when such harm is unrelated to our products, we could be subject to costly and damaging product liability claims.
The testing, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of drugs for use in people expose us to product liability risk. Any informed consent or waivers obtained from people who enroll in our clinical trials may not protect us from liability or the cost of litigation. We may also be subject to claims by patients who use our approved products, or our product candidates if those product candidates receive regulatory approval and become commercially available, that they have been injured by a side effect associated with the drug. Even in a circumstance in which we do not believe that an adverse event is related to our products or product candidates, the related investigation may be time consuming or inconclusive and may have a negative impact on our reputation or business. We may face product liability claims and be found responsible even if injury arises from the acts or omissions of third parties who provide fill/finish or other services. To the extent we maintain product liability insurance in relevant periods, such insurance may not cover all potential liabilities or may not completely cover any liability arising from any such litigation. Moreover, in the future we may not have access to liability insurance or be able to maintain our insurance on acceptable terms.
If we marketOur business activities have been, and sell approved productsmay in a way that violatesthe future be, challenged under U.S. federal or state and foreign healthcare laws, wewhich may be subject us to civil or criminal proceedings, investigations, or penalties.
The FDA regulates the marketing and promotion of our products, which must comply with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable FDA implementing standards. The FDA's review of promotional activities includes healthcare provider-directed and direct-to-consumer advertising, communications regarding unapproved uses, industry-sponsored scientific and educational activities, and sales representatives' communications. Failure to comply with applicable FDA requirements and restrictions in this area may subject a company to adverse enforcement action by the FDA, the Department of Justice, or the Office of the Inspector General of the HHS, as well as sales representatives' communications.state authorities. This could subject a company to a range of penalties that could have a significant commercial impact, including civil and criminal fines and agreements that materially restrict the manner in which a company promotes or distributes a drug. Any such failures could also cause significant reputational harm. The FDA may take enforcement action for promoting unapproved uses of a product or other violations of its advertising laws and regulations. The applicable regulations in countries outside the U.S. grant similar powers to the competent authorities and impose similar obligations on companies.
In addition to FDA and related regulatory requirements, we are subject to health care "fraud and abuse" laws, such as the federal civil False Claims Act, the anti-kickback provisions of the federal Social Security Act, and other state and federal laws and regulations. Federal and stateThe U.S. federal healthcare program anti-kickback laws prohibit,statute (the "AKS") prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving payments or other remuneration, directly or indirectly, to induce or reward someone to purchase, prescribe, endorse, arrange for, or recommend a product or service that is reimbursed under federal healthcare programs such as Medicare or state healthcare programs.Medicaid. If we provide payments or other remuneration to a healthcare professional to induce the prescribing of our products, we could face liability under state and federal anti-kickback laws. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 has increased the criminal and civil penalties that can be imposed for violating certain federal health care laws, including the federal anti-kickback statute.
Federal false claims laws prohibitThe federal civil False Claims Act prohibits any person from, among other things, knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false claim for payment to the federal government, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement to get a false claim paid. The False Claims Act also permits a private individual acting as a "whistleblower" to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging violations of the statute and to share in any monetary recovery. Pharmaceutical companies have been investigated and/or prosecuted under these laws for a variety of alleged promotional and marketing activities, such as allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal programs for the product; reporting to pricing services inflated average wholesale prices that were then used by federal programs to set reimbursement rates; engaging in promotion for uses that the FDA has not approved, known as off-label uses, that caused claims to be submitted to Medicaid for non-covered off-label uses; and submitting inflated best price information to the Medicaid Rebate program. Pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies also are subject to other federal false claims laws, including, among others, federal criminal fraud and false statement statutes that extend to non-government health benefit programs.
The majority of states also have statutes or regulations similar to the federal anti-kickback law and false claims laws, which apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payer.payor. Sanctions under these federal and state laws may include civil monetary penalties, damages, exclusion of a manufacturer's products from reimbursement under government programs, criminal fines, and imprisonment.imprisonment for individuals and the curtailment or restructuring of operations. Even if it is determined that we have not violated these laws, government investigations into these issues typically require the expenditure of significant resources and generate negative publicity, which would harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Because of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of the safe harbors, it is possible that some of our business activities could be challenged under one or more of such laws.
Massachusetts concerning our support of a 501(c)(3) organization that provides financial assistance to patients; and we are cooperating with pending government investigations concerning certain other business activities. Any adverse decision, finding, allegation, or exercise of enforcement or regulatory discretion in any such proceedings or investigations could harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
As part of the PPACA, the federal government requires that pharmaceutical manufacturers record any "transfers of value" made to U.S. prescribers and certain other healthcare providerslicensed physicians and teaching hospitals.hospitals as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. Information provided by companies is aggregated and posted annually on an "Open Payments" website, which is managed by CMS, the agency responsible for implementing these disclosure requirements. Applicable manufacturers also are required to report information regarding payments and transfers of value provided to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologist assistants, and certified nurse-midwives. We will need toalso have similar reporting obligations in other countries based on laws, regulations, and/or industry trade association requirements.
We continue to dedicate significant resources to comply with these requirements and need to be prepared to comply with additional reporting obligations outside of the United States that may apply in the future. The PPACA also includes various provisions designed to strengthen fraud-and-abuse enforcement, such as increased funding for enforcement efforts and the lowering of the intent requirement of the federal anti-kickback statute and criminal health care fraud statute such that a person or entity no longer needs to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it.States. In addition, several states have legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to establish marketing compliance programs, file periodic reports with the state, or make periodic public disclosures on sales, marketing, pricing, clinical trials, and other activities.activities; restrict when pharmaceutical companies may provide meals or gifts to prescribers or engage in other marketing-related activities; require identification or licensing of sales representatives; and restrict the ability of manufacturers to offer co-pay support to patients for certain prescription drugs. Many of these requirements and standards are new or uncertain, and the penalties for failure to comply with these requirements may be unclear. If we are found not to be in full compliance with these laws, we could face enforcement actions, fines, and other penalties, and could receive adverse publicity, which would harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. Additionally, access to such data by fraud-and-abuse investigators and industry critics may draw scrutiny to our collaborations with reported entities.
If we fail to comply with our reporting and payment obligations under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program or other governmental pricing programs, we could be subject to additional reimbursement requirements, penalties, sanctions and fines, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects.
We participate in the Medicaid Drug Rebate program, the 340B program (which is administered by HRSA), the VA FSS pricing program, the Tricare Retail Pharmacy Program, and other federal and state government pricing programs. Such programs often require us to provide discounts and/or pay rebates to certain government payors and/or private purchasers. See Part I, Item 1, "Business - Government Regulation - Pricing and Reimbursement" for additional information on these programs.
Pricing and rebate calculations vary across products and programs, are complex, and are often subject to interpretation by us, governmental or regulatory agencies, and the courts. Such interpretation can change and evolve over time. For example, in the case of our Medicaid pricing data, if we become aware that our reporting for a prior quarter was incorrect, or has changed as a result of recalculation of the pricing data, we are obligated to resubmit the corrected data for up to three years after those data originally were due. Such restatements and recalculations increase our costs for complying with the laws and regulations governing the Medicaid Drug Rebate program and could result in an overage or underage in our rebate liability for past quarters. Price recalculations also may affect the ceiling price at which we are required to offer our products under the 340B program.
Civil monetary penalties can be applied if we fail to pay the required rebate, if we are found to have knowingly submitted any false price or product information to the government, if we are found to have made a misrepresentation in the reporting of our average sales price, if we fail to submit the required price data on a timely basis, or if we are found to have knowingly and intentionally charged 340B covered entities more than the statutorily mandated ceiling price. CMS could also decide to terminate our Medicaid drug rebate agreement, or HRSA could decide to terminate our 340B program participation agreement, in which case federal payments may not be available under Medicaid or Medicare Part B for our covered outpatient drugs.
Our failure to comply with our reporting and payment obligations under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program and other governmental programs could negatively impact our financial results. The final regulation governing the Medicaid Drug Rebate program issued by CMS has increased and will continue to increase our costs and the complexity of compliance, has been and will continue to be time-consuming to implement, and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, particularly if CMS challenges the approach we have taken in our implementation of the final regulation. Other regulations and coverage expansion by various governmental agencies relating to the Medicaid Drug Rebate program may have a similar impact.
In addition, the final regulation issued by HRSA regarding the calculation of the 340B ceiling price and the imposition of civil monetary penalties on manufacturers that knowingly and intentionally overcharge covered entities has affected our obligations and potential liability under the 340B program. We are also required to report the 340B ceiling prices for our covered outpatient drugs to HRSA, which then publishes them to 340B covered entities. Any charge by HRSA that we have violated the requirements of the program or the regulation could negatively impact our financial results. Moreover, HRSA established an ADR process for claims by covered entities that a manufacturer has engaged in overcharging, and by manufacturers that a covered entity violated the prohibitions against diversion or duplicate discounts. Such claims are to be resolved through an ADR panel of government officials rendering a decision that could be appealed only in federal court. An ADR proceeding could subject us to onerous procedural requirements and could result in additional liability. On November 30, 2022, HRSA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes several changes to the ADR process; and, following the solicitation of public comments, in October 2023 HRSA submitted a final version of the rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. Further, any additional future changes to the definition of average manufacturer price and the Medicaid rebate amount under the PPACA or otherwise could affect our 340B ceiling price calculations and negatively impact our results of operations.
We have obligations to report the average sales price for certain of our drugs to the Medicare program. Statutory or regulatory changes or CMS guidance could affect the average sales price calculations for our products and the resulting Medicare payment rate, and could negatively impact our results of operations.
Manufacturers must pay refunds to Medicare for single-source drugs or biological products, or biosimilar biological products, reimbursed under Medicare Part B and packaged in single-dose containers or single-use packages for units of discarded drug reimbursed by Medicare Part B in excess of 10 percent of total allowed charges under Medicare Part B for that drug. Manufacturers that fail to pay refunds could be subject to civil monetary penalties of 125 percent of the refund amount.
Pursuant to applicable law, knowing provision of false information in connection with price reporting or contract‑based requirements under the VA/FSS and/or Tricare programs can subject a manufacturer to civil monetary penalties. These program and contract-based obligations also contain extensive disclosure and certification requirements. If we overcharge the government in connection with our arrangements with FSS or Tricare, we are required to refund the difference to the government. Failure to make necessary disclosures or to identify contract overcharges can result in allegations against us under the False Claims Act and other laws and regulations. Unexpected refunds to the government, and/or response to a government investigation or enforcement
action, would be expensive and time-consuming, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects.
Risks from the improper conduct of employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators could adversely affect our reputation and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
We cannot ensure that our compliance controls, policies, and procedures will in every instance protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators that would violate the laws or regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including, without limitation, healthcare, employment, foreign corrupt practices, trade restrictions and sanctions, environmental, competition, and patient privacy and other privacy laws and regulations. Such improper actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations, and monetary and injunctive penalties, and could adversely impact our ability to conduct business, operating results, and reputation.
In particular, our business activities outside of the United States (which have recently increased, and are expected to continue to increase, due to, in part, our efforts to establish our commercialization and co-commercialization capabilities in certain jurisdictions outside the United States) are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, and similar anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or rules of other countries in which we operate, including the U.K. Bribery Act. The FCPA generally prohibits offering, promising, giving, or authorizing others to give anything of value, either directly or indirectly, to a non-U.S. government official in order to influence official action, or otherwise obtain or retain business. The FCPA also requires public companies to make and keep books and records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions of the corporation and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls. Our business is heavily regulated and therefore involves significant interaction with public officials, including officials of non-U.S. governments. Additionally, in many other countries, the health care providers who prescribe pharmaceuticals are employed by their government, and the purchasers of pharmaceuticals are government entities; therefore, our dealings with these prescribers and purchasers are subject to regulation under the FCPA. Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC and Department of Justice have increased their FCPA enforcement activities with respect to pharmaceutical companies. There is no certainty that all of our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators, or those of our affiliates, will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, particularly given the high level of complexity of these laws. Violations of these laws and regulations could result in fines, criminal sanctions against us, our officers, or our employees, requirements to obtain export licenses, cessation of business activities in sanctioned countries, implementation of compliance programs, and prohibitions on the conduct of our business. Any such violations could include prohibitions on our ability to offer our products in one or more countries and could materially damage our reputation, our brand, our international expansion efforts,ability to expand internationally, our ability to attract and retain employees, and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Our operations may involve hazardous materials and are subject to environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations.regulations, including those governing the use of hazardous materials. Compliance with these laws and regulations is costly, and we may incur substantial liability arising from our activities involving the use of hazardous materials.
As a biopharmaceuticalfully integrated biotechnology company with significant research and development and manufacturing operations, we are subject to extensive environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, including those governing the use of hazardous materials. Our research and development and manufacturing activities involve the controlled use of chemicals, infectious agents (such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi), radioactive compounds, and other hazardous materials. The cost of compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations is substantial. If an accident involving these materials or an environmental discharge were to occur, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, or face regulatory actions, which could exceed our resources or insurance coverage.
Our business is subject to increasingly complex corporate governance, public disclosure, and accounting requirements and regulations that could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
We are subject to changing rules and regulations of various federal and state governmental authorities as well as the stock exchange on which our Common Stock is listed. These entities, including the SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, have issued a significant number of new and increasingly complex requirements and regulations over the course of the last several years and continue to develop additional requirements and regulations in response to laws enacted by Congress, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and, most recently, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act. There are significant corporate governance and executive compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act that expressly authorized or required the SEC to adopt additional rules in these areas, a number of which have yet to be fully implemented. Our efforts to comply with these requirements and regulations have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, an increase in expenses and a diversion of management's time from other business activities.
Changes in laws and regulations affecting the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business.
All aspects of our business, including research and development, manufacturing, marketing, pricing, sales, litigation, and intellectual property rights, and the framework for dispute resolution and asserting our rights against others, are subject to extensive legislation and regulation. Changes in applicable U.S. federal, state, and stateforeign laws and agency regulations could have a materially negative impact on our business. These include:
changes in the FDA and foreign regulatory processes for new therapeutics that may delay or prevent the approval of any of our current or future product candidates;
new laws, regulations, or judicial decisions related to healthcare availability or the payment for healthcare products and services, including prescription drugs, that would make it more difficult for us to market and sell products once they are approved by the FDA or foreign regulatory agencies;
changes in FDA and foreign regulations that may require additional safety monitoring prior to or after the introduction of new products to market, which could materially increase our costs of doing business; and
changes in FDA and foreign cGMPs that may make it more difficult and costly for us to maintain regulatory compliance and/or manufacture our marketed product and product candidates in accordance with cGMPs.
As described above, the PPACA and potential regulations thereunder easing the entry of competing follow-on biologics into the marketplace, other new legislation or implementation of existing statutory provisions on importation of lower-cost competing drugs from other jurisdictions, and legislation on comparative effectiveness research are examples of previously enacted and possible future changes in laws that could adversely affect our business. In addition, in April 2023, the European Commission published a proposal to replace the current pharmaceutical legislative framework in the EU. While it is uncertain whether such proposal will be adopted in its current form, there may ultimately be a number of changes to the current regulatory framework in the EU, including a reduction of the data protection and market exclusivity periods provided thereby.
The current U.S. administration and Congressfederal or state governments could carry out other significant changes in legislation, regulation, andor government policy, (includingincluding with respect to the possible repeal of all or portions of the PPACA, possible government reimbursement changes or drug price control measures (such as those discussed above under "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and possible changes inNew Indications for Our Marketed Products - Changes to product reimbursement and coverage policies and practices may materially harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition") or the existing treaty and trade relationships withPPACA or other countries), as evidenced by statements and recent actions of the current president and certain members of Congress.healthcare reform laws. While it is not possible to predict whether and when any such changes will occur, changes in the laws, regulations, and policies governing the development and approval of our product candidates and the commercialization, importation, and reimbursement of our products could adversely affect our business. In addition, our development and commercialization activities could be harmed or delayed by a shutdown of the U.S. government, including the FDA. For example, a prolonged shutdown may significantly delay the FDA's ability to timely review and process any submissions we have filed or may file or cause other regulatory delays, which could materially and adversely affect our business.
Risks associated with our operations outside of the United States could adversely affect our business.
We have operations and conduct business in several countries outside the United States and have been significantly expanding the scope of these activities in existing and/or additional countries, including EU countries and Japan. For example, as discussed above, we planare in the process of establishing commercial capabilities related to expand these activities.Libtayo in many jurisdictions outside the United States following the 2022 amendment to the IO Collaboration; and we perform co-commercialization activities under the Antibody Collaboration related to Dupixent in certain jurisdictions outside the United States. Consequently, we are, and will continue to be, subject to risks related to operating in foreign countries outside the United States, particularly those in which we have not previously established operations, and many of these risks will increase as we expand our activities in such jurisdictions. These risks include:
•unfamiliar foreign laws or regulatory requirements or unexpected changes to those laws or requirements, including those with which we and/or our collaborators must comply in order to maintain our marketing authorizations outside the United States, and the cost of compliance with such foreign laws and regulatory requirements;
•other laws and regulatory and industry trade association requirements to which our business activities abroad are subject, such as the FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act (discussed in greater detail above under "Risks from the improper conduct of employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators could adversely affect our reputation and our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition");
, as well as labor and employment laws and regulations;•changes in the political or economic condition of a specific country or region;region, including as a result of the Russia-Ukraine or Hamas-Israel armed conflict;
•fluctuations in the value of foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar;
our ability to deploy overseas funds in an efficient manner;
•tariffs, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements, trade embargoes, and sanctions (including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury), and other trade barriers;
•difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified personnel; and
•cultural differences in the conduct of business.
For example, on June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendumWe have large-scale manufacturing operations in which voters approved an exit from the EU, commonly referred to as "Brexit." As a result of the referendum, the British government has begun negotiating the terms of the United Kingdom's future relationship with the EU. We do not know to what extent Brexit will impact the businessLimerick, Ireland and regulatory environmenthave also established offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and other countries outside the rest of the EU, or other countries.United States. Changes impacting our ability to conduct business in the United Kingdom or other EUthose countries, or changes to the regulatory regime applicable to our operations in those countries (such as with respect to the approval of our product candidates), may materially and adversely impact our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
We may incur additional tax liabilities related to our operations.
We are subject to income tax in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions.jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide tax liabilities, and our effective tax rate is derived from a combination of the applicable statutory tax rates and relative earnings in the various jurisdictions in which we operate.each taxing jurisdiction. We record liabilities for uncertain tax positions that involve significant management judgment for uncertain tax positions. The Internal Revenue Service or other domesticas to the application of law. Domestic or foreign taxing authorities have previously disagreed, and may in the future disagree, with our interpretation of tax law as applied to the operations of Regeneron and its subsidiaries or with the positions we may take with respect to particular tax issues on our tax returns. Consequently, our reported effective tax rate and our after-tax cash flows may be materially and adversely affected by tax assessments or judgments in excess of accrued amounts that we have estimated in preparing our financial statements.statements may materially and adversely affect our reported effective tax rate or our cash flows. Further, other factors may adversely affect our effective tax rate, may also be adversely affected by numerous other factors, including changes in the mix of our profitability from country to country, tax effects of stock-based compensation (which depend in part on the price of our stock and, therefore, are beyond our control), and changes in tax laws andor regulations. Changes in tax laws of various jurisdictions in which we do business could also result from the base erosion and profits shifting, or BEPS, recommendations byFor example, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. If these recommendations (or other changesDevelopment ("OECD") Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules ("Pillar Two") have influenced tax laws in law) were adopted by the
countries in which we dooperate, including the implementation of minimum taxes. Changes to these or other laws and regulations or their interpretations could materially adversely impact our effective tax rate or cash flows.
We face risks related to the personal data we collect, process, and share.
Our ability to conduct our business itis significantly dependent on the data that we collect, process, and share in discovering, developing, and commercializing drug products. These data are often considered personal data and are therefore regulated by data privacy laws in the United States and abroad.
We have operations and conduct business in several countries outside the United States and plan to significantly expand the scope of these activities in those and/or additional countries, as discussed above under "Risks associated with our operations outside the United States could adversely affect our provision for income taxbusiness." These activities subject us to additional data protection authority oversight and our current rate.
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R.1., "An Actrequire us to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles IIcomply with stringent local and Vregional data privacy laws, including the EU's General Data Protection Regulations ("GDPR"). The GDPR has a wide range of compliance obligations, including increased consent and transparency requirements and data subject rights. Violations of the concurrent resolutionGDPR carry significant financial penalties for noncompliance (including possible fines of up to 4% of global annual turnover for the preceding financial year or €20 million (whichever is higher)). In addition to the GDPR, certain EU Member States have issued or will be issuing their own implementation legislation. In June 2021, the EC introduced new standard contractual clauses required to be incorporated into certain new and existing agreements within prescribed timeframes in order to continue to lawfully transfer personal data outside the EU. Many of the countries that have comprehensive data privacy laws have modeled their requirements after the GDPR. Compliance with these requirements has been and is expected to continue to be costly and time consuming.
We conduct clinical trials in many countries around the world, which have new or evolving data privacy laws that are often not interpreted consistently by regulatory authorities, institutional review boards/ethics committees, or clinical trial sites. This complexity has resulted in increased liability in the management of clinical trial data, as well as additional compliance, contractual, and due-diligence obligations that could lead to a delay in clinical trial site start-up. There also has been an increase of enforcement activities in various EU countries that require evidence of compliance with local data privacy requirements. While we continue to monitor these developments, there remains some uncertainty surrounding the legal and regulatory environment for these evolving privacy and data protection laws. Complying with varying jurisdictional requirements could increase the costs and complexity of compliance, including the risk of substantial financial penalties for insufficient notice and consent, failure to respond to data subject rights requests, lack of a legal basis for the transfer of personal information out of the EU or other countries with localization laws (i.e., laws mandating that personal data collected in a foreign country be processed and stored within that country), or improper processing of personal data. Failure by our collaborators to comply with the strict rules on the budget for fiscal year 2018" (also known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act") (the Act). Mosttransfer of the provisions of the Act wentpersonal data into effect on January 1, 2018. The Act includes a number of provisions that are expected to impact our operating results, cash flows, and financial condition, including reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, changingcould result in the taxationimposition of foreign earnings (including taxationcriminal and administrative sanctions on such collaborators or impact the flow of certain global intangible low-taxed income), allowing for immediate expensing of qualified assets, repealing the deduction for domestic manufacturing, and imposing further limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation.
We face potential liability related to the privacy of health information we obtain from clinical trials sponsored by us orpersonal data, which could adversely affect our collaborators, from research institutions and our collaborators, and directly from individuals.business.
Most U.S. health care providers, including research institutions from which we or our collaborators obtain patient health information,clinical trial data, are subject to privacy and security regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.HIPAA. For example, as part of our human genetics initiative, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Regeneron Genetics Center LLC, has entered into collaborations with many research institutions, including the Geisinger Health System, which are subject to such regulations.HIPAA. Regeneron is not currently classified as a covered entity or business associate under HIPAA and thus is not subject to its requirementsrequirements. However, we could be subject to criminal penalties if we, our affiliates, or penalties. However, any person may be prosecutedour agents knowingly receive PHI in a manner that is not permitted under HIPAA's criminal provisions either directly or under aiding-and-abetting or conspiracy principles.HIPAA. Consequently, depending on the facts and circumstances, we could face substantial criminal penalties if we knowingly receive individually identifiable health informationPHI from a HIPAA-covered health care provider or research institution that has not satisfied HIPAA's requirements for disclosure of individually identifiable health information. In addition,its disclosure. There are instances where we collect and maintain personal data, which may maintain sensitive personally identifiable information, includinginclude health information that we receiveis outside the scope of HIPAA but within the scope of state health privacy laws or similar state level privacy legislation. This information may be received throughout the clinical trial process, in the course of our research collaborations, and directly from individuals (or their healthcare providers) who enroll in our patient assistance programs. As such,programs, and from our own employees in a pandemic response process (such as in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic).
Consumer protection laws impact the manner in which we may be subjectdevelop and maintain processes to statesupport our patient assistance programs, product marketing activities, and the sharing of employee and clinical data for internal and third-party commercial activities. Several U.S. states have proposed and passed consumer privacy laws, requiring notification of affected individualswhich were modeled after the CCPA and state regulators ininfluenced by the event of a breach of personal information, whichGDPR. The CCPA is a broader class of information than the health information protected by HIPAA. Our clinical trial programs and research collaborations outside the U.S. (such as our consortium with AbbVie, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Biogen, and Pfizer to fund the generation of genetic exome sequence data from the UK Biobank health resource) may implicate international dataconsumer protection laws, including the EU Data Protection Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)law that is replacing it. Our activities outside the U.S. impose additional complianceestablishes requirements and generate additional risks of enforcement for noncompliance, including the new risk of substantial financial penalties for data breach or improper processing ofuse and sharing transparency and provides California residents with personal data underprivacy rights regarding the GDPR.use, disclosure, and retention of their personal data. Amendments to the CCPA have, among other things, imposed new obligations to provide notice where personal data will be de-identified. Failure by our collaborators to comply with the strict rules on the transfer of personal data outside of the EU into the U.S.CCPA may result in, among other things, significant civil penalties and injunctive relief, or statutory or actual damages. In addition, California residents have the impositionright to bring a private right of criminalaction in connection with data privacy incidents involving certain elements of personal data. These claims may result in significant liability and administrative sanctionsdamages. These laws and regulations are constantly evolving and may impose limitations on such collaborators, which could adversely affect our business activities. Several additional state consumer privacy laws went into effect in 2023 and could create liabilitymany other consumer privacy laws are
expected to go into effect in the near future. Notably, these state laws provide more restrictions on the use of sensitive personal data, including health information. These states require robust consent and authorizations prior to any collection or use of this data, which may have a large impact on our ability to market to individuals in these jurisdictions based on their health conditions. At the federal level, Section 5 of the FTC Act is a consumer protection law that bars unfair and deceptive acts and practices and requires, among other things, companies to notify individuals that they will safeguard their personal data and that they will fulfil the commitments made in their privacy notices. The FTC has brought legal actions against organizations that have violated consumers' privacy rights or have misled them by failing to maintain appropriate security. For example, in 2023 the FTC issued several enforcement actions related to privacy in the healthcare space, under both Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Health Breach Notification Rule, involving companies allegedly using consumer health data for us. marketing purposes in violation of their own policies and assurances.
Furthermore, certain health privacy laws, data breach notification laws, consumer protection laws, data localization laws, biometric privacy laws, and genetic testingprivacy laws may apply directly to our operations and/or those of our collaborators and business partners and may impose restrictions on our collection, use, and dissemination of individuals' health information. Moreover, patientsand other personal data. Individuals about whom we or our collaborators obtain health information,or other personal data, as well as the providers and third parties who share this informationdata with us, may have statutory or contractual rightslimits that limitimpact our ability to further use and disclose the information. Wedata. Many of these laws differ from each other in significant ways and have different effects. Many of the state laws enable a state attorney general to bring actions and provide private rights of action to consumers as enforcement mechanisms. Compliance with these laws requires a flexible privacy framework as they are
likely to be required to expend significant capital constantly evolving. Federal regulators, state attorneys general, and other resources to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable privacy and data security laws both inside and outside the United States. Claims that weplaintiffs' attorneys have violated individuals' privacy rights or breached our contractual obligations, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could resultbeen active in adverse publicity that could harm our business.this space.
If we or any collaborators fail to comply with applicable federal, state, local, or localforeign regulatory requirements, we could be subject to a range of regulatory actions that could affect our or any collaborators' ability to commercialize our products and could harm or prevent sales of any affected products that we are able to commercialize, or could substantially increase the costs and expenses of commercializing and marketing our products. Any threatened or actual government enforcement action could also generate adverse publicity and require that we devote substantial resources that could otherwise be usedresult in other aspects of our business.additional regulatory oversight.
Increasing use of social media and artificial intelligence-based platforms could give rise to liability, breaches of data security and privacy laws, or reputational damage.
We and our employees are increasingly utilizing social media tools as a means of communication both internally and externally. Despite our efforts to monitor evolving social media communication guidelines and comply with applicable rules, there is a risk that the use of social media by us or our employees to communicate about our products or business may cause us to be found in violation of applicable requirements. In addition, our employees may knowingly or inadvertently make use of social media in ways that may not comply with our social media policyor other legal or contractual requirements, which may give rise to liability, lead to the loss of trade secrets or other intellectual property, or result in public exposure of personal informationdata of our employees, clinical trial patients,participants, customers, and others. Furthermore, negative posts or comments about us or our products in social media could seriously damage our reputation, brand image, and goodwill. Additionally, artificial intelligence ("AI")-based solutions, including generative AI, are increasingly being used in the biopharmaceutical industry (including by us). The use of AI solutions by our employees or third parties on which we rely may continue to increase and may lead to the public disclosure of confidential information (including personal data and proprietary information) in contravention of our internal policies, data protection laws, other applicable laws, or contractual requirements. The misuse of AI solutions may give rise to liability, lead to the loss of trade secrets or other intellectual property, result in reputational harm, or lead to outcomes with unintended biases or other consequences. The misuse of AI solutions could also result in unauthorized access and use of personal data of our employees, clinical trial participants, collaborators, or other third parties. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition and could adversely affect the price of our Common Stock.
Risks Related to Our Reliance on or Transactions with Third Parties
If any of our collaborationsAntibody Collaboration with Sanofi is terminated, or Sanofi materially breaches its obligations thereunder, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition, and our ability to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize certain of our pipeline ofproducts and product candidates in the time expected, or at all, wouldmay be materially harmed.
We rely heavily on fundingsupport from Sanofi to supportdevelop, manufacture, and commercialize certain research and development programs, including our immuno-oncology research and development programs. Sanofi has committed to reimburse us for up to $825.0 million of the costs of our effortsproducts and product candidates. With respect to identifythe products and validate potential immuno-oncology targetsproduct candidates that we are co-developing with Sanofi under our Antibody Collaboration (currently consisting of Dupixent, Kevzara, and develop fully-human therapeutic antibodies against such targets under the IO Discovery and Development Agreement over the term of the IO Discovery and Development Agreement.itepekimab), Sanofi also initially funds almost alla significant portion of the development expenses incurred in connection with the clinical development of these products and product candidates for which Sanofi is the principal controlling party under our IO Collaboration.candidates. In addition, Sanofi initially funds half of the development expenses incurred in connection with the clinical development of product candidates for which we are the principal controlling party under our IO Collaboration. We rely on Sanofi to fund these activities. In addition, with respect to Dupixent, Praluent, Kevzara, and REGN3500, which Sanofi co-develops with us under our Antibody Collaboration, or for products or product candidates for which Sanofi is the principal controlling party under our IO Collaboration, we rely on Sanofi to lead much of the clinical development efforts, and assist with obtainingor lead efforts to obtain and maintainingmaintain regulatory approval. Following regulatory approval, we also rely on Sanofi toapprovals, and lead (i) the commercialization efforts of Dupixent, Praluent, Kevzara,for these products and REGN3500 under our Antibody Collaboration and (ii) the commercialization efforts outside the Unites States to support all products that are co-developed by Sanofi and us under our IO Collaboration (as well as the commercialization efforts in the United States to support all products for which Sanofi is the principal controlling party under our IO Collaboration).
If Sanofi does not elect to co-develop the product candidates discovered under our IO Collaboration or opts out of their development, unless we enter into a collaboration agreement with another party, we would be required to fund and conduct on our own the clinical trials, regulatory activities, and the ensuing commercialization efforts to support those antibody-based products. For example, under our Antibody Collaboration, Sanofi elected not to continue co-development of fasinumab and trevogrumab, and decided not to opt in to the evinacumab and other programs. In addition, as previously reported, we will now be required to fund all of our antibody discovery activities and the research and preclinical development activities of our drug candidates, as Sanofi’s funding obligations under the Antibody Discovery Agreement have ceased.
candidates.
If Sanofi terminates the License and Collaboration Agreement or the IOAntibody Collaboration or fails to comply with its payment obligations under any of our collaborations,thereunder, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition wouldmay be materially harmed. We would be required to either expend substantially more resources than we have anticipated to support our research and development efforts which could require us to seek additional funding that might not be available on favorable terms or at all, or materially cut back on such activities. If Sanofi does not perform its obligations with respect to the products and product candidates that it elects to co-develop,is co-developing and/or co-commercializing with us, our ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize these products and product candidates willmay be significantly adversely affected. WeWhile we have limitedsome commercial presence outside the United States, our commercial capabilities outside the United States are still limited and would haveneed to developbe further developed or outsource these capabilitiesoutsourced for products commercialized under our Antibody Collaboration such as Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara (see also "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - If we needare unable to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States for Libtayo, Dupixent, and are unableany other products we intend to do so,commercialize or co-commercialize outside the United States, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected" above). Termination of the License andAntibody Collaboration Agreement wouldmay create substantial new and additional risks to the successful development and commercialization of Dupixent, Praluent,the products and Kevzara,product candidates subject to such collaborations, particularly outside the United States.
If our collaboration with Bayer for EYLEA HD and EYLEA is terminated, or Bayer materially breaches its obligations thereunder, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition, and our ability to continue to commercialize EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States would be materially harmed.
We rely heavily on Bayer with respect to assist with the commercialization of EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States. We continue to rely on Bayer to obtainis responsible for obtaining and maintainmaintaining regulatory approval outside the United States, and provideas well as providing all sales, marketing, and commercial support for the product outside the United States. In particular, Bayer has responsibility for selling EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States using its sales force and, in Japan, in cooperation with Santen pursuant to a Co-Promotion and Distribution Agreement with Bayer's Japanese affiliate. If Bayer and, in Japan, Santen do not perform their obligations in a timely manner, or at all, our ability to commercialize EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States will be significantly adversely affected. Bayer has the right to terminate its collaboration agreement with us at any time upon six or twelve months' advance notice, depending on the circumstances giving rise to termination. If Bayer were to terminate its collaboration agreement with us, we may not have the resources or skills to replace those of our collaborator, which could require us to seek another collaboration that might not be available on favorable terms or at all, and could cause significant delays inissues for the commercialization of EYLEA HD and EYLEA outside the United States and result in substantial additional costs and/or lower revenues to us. We have limited commercial capabilities outside the United States and would have to develop or outsource these capabilities (see also "Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Marketed Products, Product Candidates, and New Indications for Our Marketed Products - If we needare unable to establish commercial capabilities outside the United States for Libtayo, Dupixent, and are unableany other products we intend to do so,commercialize or co-commercialize outside the United States, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected" above). Termination of the Bayer collaboration agreement would create substantial new and additional risks to the successful commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States.HD and EYLEA.
Our collaborators and service providers may fail to perform adequately in their efforts to support the development, manufacture, and commercialization of our drug candidates and current and future products.
We depend upon third-party collaborators, including Sanofi and Bayer, and service providers such as CROs, outside testing laboratories, clinical investigator sites, and third-party manufacturers, fill/finish providers, and product packagers and labelers, to assist us in the manufacture and preclinical and clinical development of our product candidates. We also depend, or will depend, on some of these or other third parties in connection with the commercialization of our marketed products and our late-stage product candidates and new indications for our marketed products if they are approved for marketing. If any of our existing collaborators or service providers breaches or terminates its agreement with us or does not perform its development or manufacturing services under an agreement in a timely manner (including as a result of its inability to perform due to financial or other relevant constraints)constraints, such as due to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine) or in compliance with applicable GMPs, GLPs, or GCP standards, we could experience additional costs, delays, and difficulties in the manufacture or development of, or in obtaining approval by regulatory authorities for, or successfully commercializing our product candidates. See also "Risks Related to Manufacturing and Supply - Our or our collaborators' failure to meet the stringent requirements of governmental regulation in the manufacture of drug products or product candidates could result in incurring substantial remedial costs, delays in the development or approval of our product candidates or new indications for our marketed products and/or in their commercial launch if regulatory approval is obtained, and a reduction in sales."
We and our collaborators rely on third-party service providers to support the distribution of our marketed products and for many other related activities in connection with the commercialization of these marketed products. Despite our or our collaborators' arrangements with them, these third parties may not perform adequately. If these service providers do not perform their services adequately, sales of our marketed products will suffer.
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We have undertaken and may in the future undertake strategic acquisitions, and any difficulties from integrating such acquisitions could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
RiskWe may acquire companies, businesses, products, or product candidates that complement or augment our existing business. For example, in May 2022 and September 2023, we completed our acquisition of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Decibel Therapeutics, Inc., respectively. The process of proposing, negotiating, completing, and integrating any such acquisition is lengthy and complex. Other companies may compete with us for such acquisitions. In addition, we may not be able to integrate any acquired business successfully or operate any acquired business profitably. Integrating any newly acquired business could be expensive and time consuming. Integration efforts often take a significant amount of time, place a significant strain on managerial, operational, and financial resources, result in a loss of key personnel of the acquired business, and could prove to be more difficult or expensive than we predict. The diversion of our management’s attention and any delay or difficulties encountered in connection with any acquisitions we may consummate could result in the disruption of our ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards and controls that could negatively affect our ability to maintain third-party relationships. Moreover, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing to acquire any businesses, products, or product candidates, which may result in dilution for shareholders or the incurrence of indebtedness.
As part of our efforts to acquire companies, businesses, products, or product candidates or to enter into other significant transactions, we will conduct business, legal, and financial due diligence with the goal of identifying and evaluating material risks involved in the transaction. Despite our efforts, we ultimately may be unsuccessful in ascertaining or evaluating all such risks and, as a result, might not realize the intended advantages of the transaction. If we fail to realize the expected benefits from acquisitions we have consummated or may consummate in the future, whether as a result of unidentified risks or liabilities, integration difficulties, regulatory setbacks, litigation with current or former employees and other events, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected. For any acquired product candidates, we will also need to make certain assumptions about, among other things, development costs, the likelihood of receiving regulatory approval, and the market for any such product candidates. Our assumptions may prove to be incorrect, which could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these transactions.
In addition, we may experience significant charges to earnings in connection with our efforts, if any, to consummate acquisitions. For transactions that are ultimately not consummated, these charges may include fees and expenses for investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, and other advisors in connection with our efforts. Even if our efforts to consummate a particular transaction are successful, we may incur substantial charges for closure costs associated with elimination of duplicate operations and facilities, acquired in-process research and development charges, or intangible asset impairment charges. In either case, the incurrence of these charges could adversely affect our operating results for particular periods.
Other Risks Related to EmployeesOur Business
We are dependent on our key personnel and if we cannot recruit and retain leaders in our research, development, manufacturing, and commercial organizations, our business will be harmed.
We are highly dependent on certain of our executive officers and other key members of our senior management team, and our Chairman.team. If we are not able to retain (or for any other reason lose the services of) any of these persons, our business may suffer. In particular, we depend on the services of P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., the Chairman of our board of directors; Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., our President and Chief Executive Officer;Officer, and George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., our President and Chief Scientific Officer; and Neil Stahl, Ph.D., our Executive Vice President, Research and Development. As we continue to commercialize EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara and, assuming the receipt of required regulatory approvals, other products, weOfficer. We are also highly dependent on the expertise and services of members of ourother senior management members leading theseour research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization efforts. There is intense competition in the biotechnology industry for qualified scientists and managerial personnel in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of drugs. We may not be able to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary to continue to advance our business and achieve our strategic objectives.
Information Technology Risks
Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of data security could adversely affect our business.
Our business is increasingly dependent on critical, complex, and interdependent information technology systems, including Internet-based systems, to support business processes as well as internal and external communications. These systems are also critical to enable remote working arrangements, which have been growing in importance. The size and complexity of our computer systems make us potentially vulnerable to IT system breakdowns, internal and external malicious intrusion, and computer viruses and ransomware, which may impact product production and key business processes. We also have outsourced significant elements of our information technology infrastructure and operations to third parties, which may allow them to access our confidential information and may also make our systems vulnerable to service interruptions or to security breaches from inadvertent or intentional actions by such third parties or others.
In addition, our systems are potentially vulnerable to data security breaches - whether by employees or others - which may expose sensitive data to unauthorized persons. Data security breaches could lead to the loss of trade secrets or other intellectual property,
result in demands for ransom or other forms of blackmail, or lead to the public exposure of personal information (including sensitive personal information) of our employees, clinical trial patients, customers, and others. Such attacks are of ever-increasing levels of sophistication and are made by groups and individuals with a wide range of motives (including industrial espionage)espionage or extortion) and expertise, including by organized criminal groups, “hacktivists,”"hacktivists," nation states, and others. As a company with an increasingly global presence, our systems are subject to frequent attacks. There is the potential that our systems may be directly or indirectly affected as nation-states conduct global cyberwarfare, including in connection with the current Russia-Ukraine or Hamas-Israel armed conflict.
Due to the nature of some of these attacks, there is a risk that an attack may remain undetected for a period of time. While we continue to make investments to improve the protection of data and information technology, and to oversee and monitor the security measures of our suppliers and/or service providers, there can be no assurance that our efforts will prevent service interruptions or security breaches. In addition, we depend in part on third-party security measures over which we do not have full control to protect against data security breaches.
SuchIf we or our suppliers and/or service providers fail to maintain or protect our information technology systems and data security effectively and in compliance with U.S. and foreign laws, or fail to anticipate, plan for, or manage significant disruptions andto these systems, we or our suppliers and/or service providers could have difficulty preventing, detecting, or controlling such disruptions or security breaches, of securitywhich could result in legal proceedings, liability under U.S. and foreign laws that protect the privacy of personal information, disruptions to our operations, government investigations, breach of contract claims, and damage to our reputation (in each case in the U.S. or globally), which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Financial Results, Liquidity,Public health outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) have adversely affected and Needmay in the future adversely affect our business.
The COVID-19 pandemic previously adversely affected, and the COVID-19 pandemic or other actual or threatened public health outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics may in the future adversely affect, among other things, the economic and financial markets and labor resources of the countries in which we operate; our manufacturing and supply chain operations, research and development efforts, commercial operations and sales force, administrative personnel, third-party service providers, and business partners and customers; and the demand for Additional Financingour marketed products.
If we cannot sustain profitability,Such disruptions in our operations could materially adversely impact our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. To the extent a public health outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic adversely affects our business, prospects, operating results, or financial condition, would be materially harmed.
Beginning in 2012, we reported profitability; prior to that, we generally incurred net losses. If we cannot sustain profitability, weit may be unable to continue our operations. Inalso have the absenceeffect of substantial revenue from the sale of products on an ongoing basis, including our sales of EYLEA, and our shareheightening many of the profitsother risks described in this "Risk Factors" section.
Our indebtedness could adversely impact our business.
We have certain indebtedness and contingent liabilities, including milestone and royalty payment obligations. As of December 31, 2023, we had an aggregate of $2.703 billion of outstanding indebtedness under our senior unsecured notes and the lease financing facility. We may also incur additional debt in the future. Any such indebtedness could:
•limit our ability to access capital markets and incur additional debt in the future;
•require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from Bayer's salesoperations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of EYLEA outside the United States, or fromour cash flow for other sources, the amount, timing, nature, or source of which cannot be predicted, we may incur substantial losses again as we conduct ourpurposes, including business development efforts, research and development, activities, commercializeand mergers and acquisitions; and
•limit our approved products, and prepareflexibility in planning for, possible commercialization of our other product candidates and new indications of our marketed products.
We may need additional funding in the future, which may not be availableor reacting to, us, and which may force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts.
We expend substantial resources for research and development, including costs associated with clinical testing of our product candidates and new indications of our marketed products, the commercialization of products, and capital expenditures. We believe our existing capital resources and borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility, together with funds generated by current and anticipated EYLEA net product sales and funding we are entitled to receive under our collaboration agreements, will enable us to meet our anticipated operating needs for the foreseeable future. However, one or more of our collaboration agreements may terminate, our revenues may fall short of our projections or be delayed, or our expenses may increase, any of which could resultchanges in our capital being consumed significantly faster than anticipated. In addition, our expenses may increase for many reasons, including expenses in connection with the commercialization of our marketed productsbusiness and the potential commercial launches of our product candidates and new indications for our marketed products, manufacturing scale-up, expenses related to clinical trials testing of antibody-based product candidates we are developing on our own (without a collaborator), and expenses forindustry in which we are responsible in accordance with the terms of our collaboration agreements.
We cannot be certainoperate, thereby placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that our existing capital resources and our current and anticipated revenues will be sufficient to meet our operating needs. We may require additional financing in the future and we may not be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms or at all. For example, in March 2017, we completed $720.0 million lease financing for our existing corporate headquarters and other rentable area consisting of approximately 170 acres of predominately office buildings and laboratory space located in the towns of Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh, NY, which will become due and payable in full on the five-year anniversary of the closing date unless extended with the consent of all the participants and subject to certain other conditions. Our ability to refinance or to obtain additional financing could be adversely affected if there is a significant decline in the demand for our products or other significantly unfavorable changes in economic conditions. Volatility in the financial markets could increase borrowing costs or affect our ability to raise capital. If additional financing is necessary and we obtain it through the sale of equity securities, such sales will likely be dilutive to our shareholders. Debt financing arrangements may require us to pledge certain assets or enter into covenants that would restrict our business activities or our ability to incur further indebtedness and may be at interest rates and contain other terms that are not favorable to our shareholders. Should we require and be unable to raise sufficient funds (i) to complete the development of our product candidates, (ii) to successfully commercialize our late-stage product candidates or new indications for our marketed products if they obtain regulatory approval, and (iii) to continue our manufacturing and marketing of our marketed products, we may face delay, reduction, or elimination of our research and development or preclinical or clinical programs and our commercialization activities, which would significantly limit our potential to generate revenue.have less debt.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Our revenue from outside of the United States will increase as our products, whether marketed or otherwise commercialized by us or our collaborators, gain marketing approval in such jurisdictions. Our primary foreign currency exposure relates to movements in the Japanese yen, euro, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, and Australian dollar. If the U.S. dollar weakens against a specific foreign currency, our revenues will increase, having a positive impact on net income, but our overall expenses will increase, having a negative impact. Likewise,Conversely, if the U.S. dollar strengthens against a specific foreign currency, our revenues will decrease, having a negative impact on net income, but our overall expenses will decrease, having a positive impact. Therefore, significant changes in foreign exchange rates can impact our operating results and the financial condition of our Company. For example, as previously reported, the amount of our share of profits we earned in connection with commercialization of antibodies outside the United States was adversely impacted in 2022 by the U.S. dollar strengthening against foreign currencies, including the Japanese yen and the euro.
Our investments are subject to risks and other external factors that may result in losses or affect the liquidity of these investments.
As of December 31, 2017,2023, we had $812.7 million$2.730 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $2,083.3 million$13.511 billion in marketable securities (including $62.8$977.4 million in equity securities). Our investments consist primarily of fixed-incomedebt securities, including investment-grade corporate bonds. These fixed-income investments are subject to external factors that may adversely affect their market value or liquidity, such as interest rate, liquidity, market, and issuer credit risks, including actual or anticipated changes in credit ratings. The equity securities we hold may experience significant volatility and may decline in value or become worthless if the issuer experiences an adverse development. Furthermore, our equity investments could be subject to dilution (and decline in value) as a result of the issuance of additional equity interests.interests by the applicable issuer. If any of our investments suffer market price declines, that are other than temporary, their value could be impaired, whichsuch declines may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our stock price is extremely volatile.
There has been significant volatility in our stock price and generally in the market prices of biotechnology companies' securities. Various factors and events may have a significant impact on the market price of our Common Stock. These factors include, by way of example:
•net product sales of our marketed products (as recorded by us or our collaborators), in particular EYLEA HD, EYLEA, Dupixent, and Dupixent,Libtayo, as well as our overall operating results;
•if any of our product candidates or our new indications for our marketed products receive regulatory approval, net product sales of, and profits from, these product candidates and new indications;
•market acceptance of, and the market share for, our marketed products, especially EYLEA HD, EYLEA, Dupixent, and Dupixent;Libtayo;
•whether our net productsproduct sales and net profits underperform, meet, or exceed the expectations of investors or analysts;
•announcement of actions by the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities or their respective advisory committees regarding our, or our collaborators', or our competitors', currently pending or future application(s) for regulatory approval of product candidate(s) or new indications for marketed products;
•announcement of submission of an application for regulatory approval of one or more of our, or our competitors', product candidates or new indications for marketed products;
•progress, delays, or results in clinical trials of our or our competitors' product candidates or new indications for marketed products;
•announcement of technological innovations or product candidates by us or competitors;
•claims by others that our products or technologies infringe their patents;
•challenges by others to our patents in the EPO and in the USPTO;
•public concern as to the safety or effectiveness of any of our marketed products or product candidates or new indications for our marketed products;
•pricing or reimbursement actions, decisions, or recommendations by government authorities, insurers, or other organizations (such as health maintenance organizations and pharmacy benefit management companies)PBMs) affecting the coverage, reimbursement, or use of any of our marketed products or competitors' products;
•our ability to raise additional capital as needed on favorable terms;
•developments in our relationships with collaborators or key customers;
•developments in the biotechnology industry or in government regulation of healthcare, including those relating to compounding;compounding (i.e., a practice in which a pharmacist, a physician, or, in the case of an outsourcing facility, a person under the supervision of a pharmacist, combines, mixes, or alters ingredients of a drug to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient);
•large sales of our Common Stock by our executive officers or other employees, directors, or significant shareholders;shareholders (or the expectation of any such sales);
•changes in tax rates, laws, or interpretation of tax laws;
•arrivals and departures of key personnel;
•general market conditions;
•impact of public health outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) on our business;
•our ability to repurchase our Common Stock under any share repurchase program on favorable terms or at all;
•trading activity that results from the rebalancing of stock indices in which our Common Stock is included, or the inclusion or exclusion of our Common Stock from such indices;
•other factors identified in these "Risk Factors"; and
•the perception by the investment community or our shareholders of any of the foregoing factors.
The trading price of our Common Stock has been, and could continue to be, subject to wide fluctuations in response to these and other factors, including the sale or attempted sale of a large amount of our Common Stock in the market. As discussed in greater detail under "Future sales of our Common Stock by our significant shareholders or us may depress our stock price and impair our ability to raise funds in new share offerings" below, a large percentage of our Common Stock is owned by a small number of our principal shareholders, and our largest shareholder, Sanofi, has been maintaining its percentage ownership of our Common Stock but has previously publicly disclosed that it may opportunistically increase its percentage ownership of our Common Stock (note, however, that we have agreed to grant a limited waiver of the requirement that Sanofi maintain the Highest Percentage Threshold (as defined below) as a condition to its director designation right during the term of the letter agreement with Sanofi described below under "Our existing shareholders may be able to exert significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management").shareholders. As a result, the public float of our Common Stock (i.e.(i.e., the portion of our Common Stock held by public investors, as opposed to the Common Stock held by our directors, officers, and principal shareholders) is low relative to manymay be lower than the public float of other large public companies. As our Common Stock is less liquid than the stock of companies with broader public ownership, itsownership. Therefore, the trading price of our Common Stock may fluctuate significantly more than the stock market as a whole. These factors may exacerbate the volatility in the trading price of our Common Stock and may negatively impact your ability to liquidate your investment in Regeneron at the time you wish at a price you consider satisfactory. Broad market fluctuations may also adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management's attention and resources, and could also require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation, which may harm our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition.
Future sales of our Common Stock by our significant shareholders or us may depress our stock price and impair our ability to raise funds in new share offerings.
A small number of our shareholders beneficially own a substantial amount of our Common Stock. As of December 31, 2017,2023, our five largest shareholders plus Dr. Schleifer, our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owned approximately 47.2%39.3% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, assuming, in the case of our Chief Executive Officer, the conversion of his Class A Stock into Common Stock and the exercise of all options held by him which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, Sanofi beneficially owned 23,880,537 shares of2023. If our Common Stock, representing approximately 22.6% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Under our January 2014 amended and restated investor agreement with Sanofi, Sanofi has three demand rights to require us to use all reasonable efforts to conduct a registered underwritten offering with respect to shares of our Common Stock held by Sanofi from time to time; however, shares of our Common Stock held by Sanofi from time to time are subject to a "lock-up" and may not be sold until December 20, 2020 (other than with respect to an aggregate of up to 1,400,000 shares, as to which we have agreed to waive the lock-up during the term of the letter agreement with Sanofi described below under "Our existing shareholders may be able to exert significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management"). These restrictions on dispositions are subject to earlier termination upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the consummation of a change-of-control transaction involving us or a dissolution or liquidation of our Company. In December 2015, Sanofi disclosed in an amendment to its Schedule 13D filed with the SEC its intention to purchase (subject to market conditions, including the price and availability of shares of our Common Stock, and legal and regulatory requirements) additional shares of our Common Stock to maintain and opportunistically increase its beneficial ownership on a percentage basis up to the maximum allowed under the "standstill" provisions of our amended and restated investor agreement with Sanofi, or 30% of our Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). If Sanofi, our other significant shareholders or we sell substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, (including, in the case of Sanofi, as a result of the lock-up waiver referred to above), or there is a perception that such sales may occur, the market price of our Common Stock could fall. Sales of Common Stock by our significant shareholders including Sanofi, also might make it more difficult for us to raise funds by selling equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate.
There can be no assurance that we will repurchase shares of our Common Stock or that we will repurchase shares at favorable prices.
In January 2023, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of our Common Stock (of which $1.531 billion remained available as of December 31, 2023). There can be no assurance of any future share repurchases or share repurchase program authorizations. Any share repurchases will depend upon, among other factors, our cash balances and potential future capital requirements, our results of operations and financial condition, the price of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and other factors that we may deem relevant. We can provide no assurance that we will repurchase shares of our Common Stock at favorable prices, if at all.
Our existing shareholders may be able to exert significantsubstantial influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management.
Holders of Class A Stock, who are generally the shareholders who purchased their stock from us before our initial public offering, are entitled to ten votes per share, while holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share. As of December 31, 2017,2023, holders of Class A Stock held 15.3%14.5% of the combined voting power of all shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock then outstanding. These shareholders, if acting together, would be in a position to significantlysubstantially influence the election of our directors and the vote on certain corporate transactions that require majority or supermajority approval of the combined classes, including mergers and other business combinations. This may result in our taking corporate actions that other shareholders may not consider to be in their best interest and may affect the price of our Common Stock. As of December 31, 2017:2023:
•our current executive officers and directors beneficially owned 10.4%6.1% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, assuming conversion of their Class A Stock into Common Stock and the exercise of all options held by such persons which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2017,2023, and 21.5%17.7% of the combined voting power of our outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock, assuming the exercise of all options held by such persons which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2017;2023; and
•our five largest shareholders plus Dr. Schleifer, our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owned approximately 47.2%39.3% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, assuming, in the case of our Chief Executive Officer, the conversion of his Class A Stock into Common Stock and the exercise of all options held by him which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2017.2023. In addition, these five shareholders plus our Chief Executive Officer held approximately 53.0%46.5% of the combined voting power of our outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock, assuming the exercise of all options held by our Chief Executive Officer which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2017.
Pursuant to the January 2014 amended and restated investor agreement with us, Sanofi has agreed to vote its shares as recommended by our board of directors, except that it may elect to vote proportionally with the votes cast by all of our other shareholders with respect to certain change-of-control transactions and to vote in its sole discretion with respect to liquidation or dissolution of our Company, stock issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the outstanding shares or voting rights of Common Stock and Class A Stock (taken together), and new equity compensation plans or amendments if not materially consistent with our historical equity compensation practices.
In addition, we are required under the amended and restated investor agreement to appoint an individual agreed upon by us and Sanofi to our board of directors. Subject to certain exceptions, we are required to use our reasonable efforts (including recommending that our shareholders vote in favor) to cause the election of this designee at our annual shareholder meetings for so long as (other than during the term of the letter agreement described below) Sanofi maintains an equity interest in us that is the lower of (i) the highest percentage ownership Sanofi attains following its acquisition of 20% of our outstanding shares of Class
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A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) (which occurred in April 2014), and (ii) 25% of our outstanding shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) (Highest Percentage Threshold). This designee is required to be "independent" of our Company, as determined under NASDAQ rules, and not to be a current or former officer, director, employee, or paid consultant of Sanofi. The current Sanofi designee, N. Anthony Coles, M.D., is a Class II director whose current term expires at the 2020 annual shareholder meeting.
Effective January 7, 2018, we and Sanofi and certain of Sanofi's direct and indirect subsidiaries entered into a letter agreement in connection with (a) the increase of the development budget amount for cemiplimab set forth in the IO License and Collaboration Agreement and (b) the allocation of additional funds to certain proposed activities relating to the development of dupilumab and REGN3500 and non-approval trials of dupilumab (the Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments). Pursuant to the letter agreement, we have agreed, among other things, to grant a limited waiver of Sanofi's obligation to maintain the Highest Percentage Threshold during the term of the letter agreement in order to allow Sanofi to satisfy in whole or in part (a) its funding obligations with respect to the cemiplimab development costs under the IO License and Collaboration Agreement for the quarterly periods commencing on October 1, 2017 and ending on September 30, 2020 by selling up to 800,000 shares of our Common Stock directly or indirectly owned by Sanofi and (b) its funding obligations with respect to the costs incurred by or on behalf of the parties to the Antibody License and Collaboration Agreement with respect to the Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments for the quarterly periods commencing on January 1, 2018 and ending on September 30, 2020 by selling up to 600,000 shares of our Common Stock directly or indirectly owned by Sanofi. In addition, we and Sanofi have agreed that, upon termination of the letter agreement, the amended and restated investor agreement will be amended to define "Highest Percentage Threshold" as the lower of (i) 25% of our outstanding shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) and (ii) the higher of (a) Sanofi's percentage ownership of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) on such termination date and (b) the highest percentage ownership of our outstanding shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) Sanofi attains following such termination date.
The anti-takeover effects of provisions of our charter, by-laws, and of New York corporate law, as well as the contractual provisions in our investor and collaboration agreements and certain provisions of our compensation plans and agreements, could deter, delay, or prevent an acquisition or other "change inof control" of us and could adversely affect the price of our Common Stock.
Our certificate of incorporation, our by-laws, and the New York Business Corporation Law contain various provisions that could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our Company or our management that shareholders may consider favorable or beneficial. Some of these provisions could discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for shareholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock. These provisions include:
•authorization to issue "blank check" preferred stock, which is preferred stock that can be created and issued by the board of directors without prior shareholder approval, with rights senior to those of our Common Stock and Class A Stock;
•a staggered board of directors, so that it would take three successive annual shareholder meetings to replace all of our directors;
•a requirement that removal of directors may only be effected for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for directors, as well as a requirement that any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled only by the remaining directors;
•a provision whereby any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting, only if, prior to such action, all of our shareholders consent, the effect of which is to require that shareholder action may only be taken at a duly convened meeting;
•a requirement that any shareholder seeking to bring business before an annual meeting of shareholders must provide timely notice of this intention in writing and meet various other requirements; and
•under the New York Business Corporation Law, in addition to certain restrictions which may apply to "business combinations" involving our Company and an "interested shareholder," a plan of merger or consolidation of our Company must be approved by two-thirds of the votes of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. See the risk factor above captioned "Our existing shareholders may be able to exert significantsubstantial influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management."
Pursuant toFurther, certain of our current or former collaborators are currently bound by "standstill" provisions under their respective agreements with us. These include the January 2014 amended and restated investor agreement between us and Sanofi, Sanofi is bound by certain "standstill" provisions,as amended, which contractually prohibitprohibits Sanofi from seeking to directly or indirectly exert control of our Company or acquiring more than 30% of our Class A Stock and Common Stock, (taken together). This prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the later of the fifth anniversaries of the expiration or earlier termination of our License and Collaboration Agreement with Sanofi relating to our Antibody Collaboration or our ZALTRAP collaboration agreement with Sanofi, each as amended; (ii) our announcement recommending acceptance by our shareholders of a tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would constitute a change of control involving us; (iii) the public announcement of any definitive agreementtaken together.
providing for a change of control involving us; (iv) the date of any issuance of shares of Common Stock by us that would result in another party having more than 10% of the voting power of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) unless such party enters into a standstill agreement containing certain terms substantially similar to the standstill obligations of Sanofi; or (v) other specified events, such as a liquidation or dissolution of our Company.
Similarly, under our 2016 ANG2 license and collaboration agreement with Bayer, Bayer is bound by certain "standstill" provisions, which contractually prohibit Bayer from seeking to influence the control of our Company or acquiring more than 20% of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). This prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the expiration or earlier termination of the agreement; (ii) the public announcement of a tender offer, exchange offer, or other proposal that would constitute a change of control of our Company; (iii) the acquisition by a third party or a group of third parties (other than by Dr. Schleifer or his affiliates) of more than 20% of the voting power of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together); (iv) the issuance of shares of capital stock to another party (other than to an underwriter in a public offering) that would result in such party's having more than 7% of the voting power of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) unless such third party enters into a standstill agreement containing terms substantially similar to the standstill obligations of Bayer; or (v) other specified events, such as a liquidation or dissolution of our Company.
Further, pursuant to the 2016 collaboration agreement between us and Teva, Teva and its affiliates are bound by certain "standstill" provisions, which contractually prohibit them from seeking to directly or indirectly exert control of our Company or acquiring more than 5% of our Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). This prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the expiration or earlier termination of the agreement; (ii) our announcement recommending acceptance by our shareholders of a tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would constitute a change of control involving us; (iii) the public announcement of any definitive agreement providing for a change of control involving us; (iv) the acquisition by a third party or a group of third parties of more than 30% of the voting power of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together); (v) the date of any issuance of shares of capital stock by us that would result in another party having more than 10% of the voting power of our outstanding Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) unless such party enters into a standstill agreement containing certain terms substantially similar to the standstill obligations of Teva; or (vi) other specified events, such as a liquidation or dissolution of our Company.
In addition, our Change in Control Severance Plan and the employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, each as amended and restated, provide for severance benefits in the event of termination as a result of a change in control of our Company. Also, stock optionequity awards issued under our Second Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, our 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and our Amended and Restated 2014 Long-Term Incentive Planlong-term incentive plans may become fully vested in connection with a "change in control" of our Company, as defined in the plans. Further, under the amended and restated investor agreement between us and Sanofi, we are required to appoint an individual agreed upon by us and Sanofi to our board of directors and to use our reasonable efforts to cause the election of this designee at our annual shareholder meetings for so long as Sanofi maintains a specified equity interest in us. As described above under "Our existing shareholders may be able to exert significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval and over our management," a Sanofi designee currently serves on our board of directors. These contractual provisions may also have the effect of deterring, delaying, or preventing an acquisition or other change in control.
ITEMItem 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTSUnresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
We regularly assess risks from cybersecurity threats; monitor our information systems for potential vulnerabilities; and test those systems pursuant to our cybersecurity policies, processes, and practices, which are integrated into our overall risk management program. To protect our information systems from cybersecurity threats, we use various security tools that are designed to help identify, escalate, investigate, resolve, and recover from security incidents in a timely manner. Our Technology Risk Management Committee, which is comprised of representatives from our business operations and support functions (e.g., legal, finance, internal audit, commercial, privacy), assesses risks based on probability and potential impact to key business systems and processes. Risks that are considered high are incorporated into our overall risk management program. A mitigation plan is developed for each identified high risk, with progress reported to the Technology Risk Management Committee and tracked as part of our overall risk management program overseen by the Audit Committee of our board of directors.
We collaborate with third parties to assess the effectiveness of our cybersecurity prevention and response systems and processes. These include cybersecurity assessors, consultants, and other external cybersecurity experts to assist in the identification, verification, and validation of cybersecurity risks, as well as to support associated mitigation plans when necessary. We have also
developed a third-party cybersecurity risk management process to conduct due diligence on external entities, including those that perform cybersecurity services.
Cybersecurity threats, including those resulting from any previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected our Company, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. We do not believe that cybersecurity threats resulting from any previous cybersecurity incidents of which we are aware are reasonably likely to materially affect our Company. Refer to the risk factor captioned "Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of data security could adversely affect our business" in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" for additional description of cybersecurity risks and potential related impacts on our Company.
Governance
Our board of directors oversees our risk management process, including as it pertains to cybersecurity risks, directly and through its committees. The Audit Committee of the board oversees our risk management program, which focuses on the most significant risks we face in the short-, intermediate-, and long-term timeframe. Audit Committee meetings include discussions of specific risk areas throughout the year, including, among others, those relating to cybersecurity threats, and reports from the Chief Audit Executive on our enterprise risk profile on an annual basis. The Audit Committee reviews our cybersecurity risk profile with management on a periodic basis using key performance and/or risk indicators. These key performance indicators are metrics and measurements designed to assess the effectiveness of our cybersecurity program in the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.
We take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity and have implemented cybersecurity policies throughout our operations that are designed to address cybersecurity threats and incidents. The Company's Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO"), in coordination with the Chief Information Officer and the Technology Risk Management Committee, is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of our cybersecurity program, as well as the assessment and management of cybersecurity risks. The current CISO has over 35 years of experience in information security and possesses the requisite education, skills, experience, and industry certifications expected of an individual assigned to these duties. The CISO provides periodic updates on our cybersecurity risk profile to management's Technology Risk Management Committee, the Audit Committee of our board of directors, and the Audit Committee chair.
ITEMItem 2. PROPERTIESProperties
We conduct our research, development, manufacturing, and administrative activities at our owned and leased facilities. A summary of our significant owned and leased properties is provided below.
Tarrytown, New York
At our Tarrytown, New York location, we lease approximately 1,467,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, of which approximately 1,180,000 square feet is occupied by Regeneron.space. Refer to Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Tarrytown, New York Leases" for further details. We also own an approximate 100-acre parcel of undeveloped land adjacent to our Tarrytown, New York location;location, which we intend to develop this property to accommodate and support our growth,are in the process of developing, primarily in connection with expanding our existing research and development and office space.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
We own an office building in Sleepy Hollow, New York, consisting of approximately 383,000 square feet, which is partially occupied by Regeneron. We intendsupport facilities to occupy the entire building and use it as additional office space to support the growth ofaccommodate our existing Tarrytown facilities.growth.
Rensselaer, New York
We own facilities in Rensselaer, New York totaling approximately 565,0001,260,000 square feet of manufacturing, research, manufacturing, office, and warehouse space. We also leaseIn addition, we have constructed an approximately 75,000341,000 square feet of additional laboratory and office space. We also own approximately 130 acres of land near ourfoot fill/finish facility in Rensselaer, New York location, and began to develop this property in connection with expanding our existing manufacturing and warehouse space.
Troy, New York
We own an office building in Troy, New York, consisting of approximately 217,000 square feet, which we are utilizingthat is undergoing process validation as additional office space to support the growth of our existing Rensselaer facilities.required by regulatory authorities.
Limerick, Ireland
We own a manufacturing facility in Limerick, Ireland consisting oftotaling approximately 445,000555,000 square feet which was purchasedof manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, and subsequently renovated to accommodate and support our growth and expand our manufacturing capacity. The facility has received certain manufacturing approvals by regulatory agencies, including the FDA, and is in the process of further validation for the manufacture of our bulk drug products.office space.
ITEMItem 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGSLegal Proceedings
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the information set forth in Note 1716 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
ITEMItem 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESMine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEMItem 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIESMarket for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market for Registrant's Common Equity
Our Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, is quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "REGN." Our Class A Stock, par value $.001 per share, is not publicly quoted or traded.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low sales prices for our Common Stock as reported by The NASDAQ Global Select Market:
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| | High | | Low |
2017 | | | | |
First Quarter | | $ | 401.21 |
| | $ | 340.09 |
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Second Quarter | | 543.55 |
| | 360.00 |
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Third Quarter | | 526.12 |
| | 426.47 |
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Fourth Quarter | | 477.00 |
| | 353.14 |
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2016 | | | | |
First Quarter | | $ | 532.91 |
| | $ | 348.96 |
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Second Quarter | | 433.93 |
| | 329.09 |
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Third Quarter | | 443.99 |
| | 348.43 |
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Fourth Quarter | | 452.96 |
| | 325.35 |
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As of February 1, 2018,January 25, 2024, there were 177153 shareholders of record of our Common Stock and 1714 shareholders of record of our Class A Stock.
We have never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock or Class A Stock and do not anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future.currently have plans to do so.
STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder return on Regeneron's Common Stock with the cumulative total return of (i) The the NASDAQ US Benchmark Pharmaceuticals Total Return Index ("NQ US Benchmark Pharma TR Index,Index"), and (ii) Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S("S&P 500)500") for the period from December 31, 20122018 through December 31, 2017.2023. The comparison assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 20122018 in our Common Stock and in both of the foregoing indices. All values assume reinvestment of the pre-tax value of dividends paid by companies included in these indices. The historical stock price performance of our Common Stock shown in the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
| | | 12/31/2012 | | 12/31/2013 | | 12/31/2014 | | 12/31/2015 | | 12/31/2016 | | 12/31/2017 |
| 12/31/2018 | | | 12/31/2018 | | 12/31/2019 | | 12/31/2020 | | 12/31/2021 | | 12/31/2022 | | 12/31/2023 |
Regeneron | $ | 100.00 |
| | $ | 160.89 |
| | $ | 239.81 |
| | $ | 317.34 |
| | $ | 214.58 |
| | $ | 219.77 |
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S&P 500 | $ | 100.00 |
| | $ | 129.60 |
| | $ | 144.36 |
| | $ | 143.31 |
| | $ | 156.98 |
| | $ | 187.47 |
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NQ US Pharma TR Index | $ | 100.00 |
| | $ | 135.68 |
| | $ | 165.28 |
| | $ | 174.27 |
| | $ | 172.37 |
| | $ | 207.54 |
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This performance graph shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any filing of ours under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table below reflects shares of Common Stock we repurchased under our share repurchase programs, as well as Common Stock withheld by us for employees to satisfy their tax withholding obligations arising upon the vesting of restricted equity awardsstock granted under one of our long-term incentive plans, induring the fourth quarter of 2017.
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Period | | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased | | Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) | | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
10/1/2017-10/31/2017 | | 184 |
| | $ | 440.50 |
| | — |
| | — |
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11/1/2017-11/30/2017 | | 515 |
| | $ | 405.27 |
| | — |
| | — |
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12/1/2017-12/31/2017 | | 257,850 |
| | $ | 386.90 |
| | — |
| | — |
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Total | | 258,549 |
| | $ | 386.97 |
| | — |
| | — |
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The selected financial data set forth below for the yearsthree months ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 and as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are derived from and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements, including the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this report. The selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and as of December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 are derived from our audited financial statements not included in this report. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified2023. Refer to conform to the current year's presentation.
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 |
Statement of Operations Data: | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net product sales | | $ | 3,718,463 |
| | $ | 3,338,390 |
| | $ | 2,689,478 |
| | $ | 1,750,762 |
| | $ | 1,425,839 |
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Sanofi and Bayer collaboration revenue | | 1,815,245 |
| | 1,402,935 |
| | 1,339,361 |
| | 1,036,854 |
| | 650,400 |
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Other revenue | | 338,519 |
| | 119,102 |
| | 74,889 |
| | 31,941 |
| | 28,506 |
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| | 5,872,227 |
| | 4,860,427 |
| | 4,103,728 |
| | 2,819,557 |
| | 2,104,745 |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | 2,075,142 |
| | 2,052,295 |
| | 1,620,577 |
| | 1,271,353 |
| | 859,947 |
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Selling, general, and administrative | | 1,320,433 |
| | 1,177,697 |
| | 838,526 |
| | 519,267 |
| | 346,393 |
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Cost of goods sold | | 202,507 |
| | 194,624 |
| | 241,702 |
| | 129,030 |
| | 118,048 |
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Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing | | 194,554 |
| | 105,070 |
| | 151,007 |
| | 75,988 |
| | 37,307 |
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| | 3,792,636 |
| | 3,529,686 |
| | 2,851,812 |
| | 1,995,638 |
| | 1,361,695 |
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Income from operations | | 2,079,591 |
| | 1,330,741 |
| | 1,251,916 |
| | 823,919 |
| | 743,050 |
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Other income (expense), net | | (1,080 | ) | | (926 | ) | | (26,819 | ) | | (62,684 | ) | | (46,668 | ) |
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Income before income taxes | | 2,078,511 |
| | 1,329,815 |
| | 1,225,097 |
| | 761,235 |
| | 696,382 |
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Income tax expense (1) | | (880,000 | ) | | (434,293 | ) | | (589,041 | ) | | (423,109 | ) | | (282,644 | ) |
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Net income | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,522 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
| | $ | 338,126 |
| | $ | 413,738 |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 11.27 |
| | $ | 8.55 |
| | $ | 6.17 |
| | $ | 3.36 |
| | $ | 4.23 |
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Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 10.34 |
| | $ | 7.70 |
| | $ | 5.52 |
| | $ | 2.98 |
| | $ | 3.72 |
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| | As of December 31, |
(In thousands) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 |
Balance Sheet Data: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (current and non-current) | | $ | 2,896,074 |
| | $ | 1,902,944 |
| | $ | 1,677,385 |
| | $ | 1,360,634 |
| | $ | 1,083,875 |
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Total assets | | 8,764,286 |
| | 6,973,466 |
| | 5,609,132 |
| | 3,837,672 |
| | 2,950,130 |
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Convertible senior notes (current and non-current) | | — |
| | — |
| | 10,802 |
| | 146,773 |
| | 320,315 |
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Capital and facility lease obligations (current and non-current) | | 703,453 |
| | 481,126 |
| | 364,708 |
| | 312,291 |
| | 185,323 |
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Stockholders' equity | | 6,144,078 |
| | 4,449,245 |
| | 3,654,837 |
| | 2,550,251 |
| | 1,964,716 |
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(1) As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act being signed into law in December 2017, income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017 included a charge of $326.2 million related to the re-measurement of our U.S. net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax rate. Refer toPart II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources" for further details of our share repurchase programs.
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Period | | Total Number of Shares Purchased | | Average Price Paid per Share | | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs | | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (In millions) |
11/1/2023–11/30/2023 | | 272,952 | | | $ | 802.55 | | | 269,976 | | | $ | 1,609.1 | |
12/1/2023–12/31/2023 | | 558,642 | | | $ | 849.22 | | | 93,108 | | | $ | 1,530.6 | |
Total | | 831,594 | | (a) | | | 363,084 | | (a) | |
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(a) The difference between the total number of shares purchased and the total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs relates to Common Stock withheld by us for employees to satisfy their tax withholding obligations arising upon the vesting of restricted stock granted under one of our long-term incentive plans. |
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results and Results of Operations - Income Taxes" below for further details.
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ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Refer to Part II, Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023) for additional discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as our financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.
Overview
We areRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a fully integrated biotechnology company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment ofpeople with serious diseases. Our commercialized medicinesresearch and product candidates in development are designedefforts have led to help patients with eye disease, allergic and inflammatory diseases, heart disease, pain, cancer, and infectious and other serious medical conditions.
As described in Part I, Item 1. "Business - General," and "Business - Marketed Products," we currently have sixeleven FDA-approved products that have received marketing approval: EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection, Dupixent (dupilumab) Injection, Praluent (alirocumab) Injection, Kevzara (sarilumab) Solution for Subcutaneous Injection, ARCALYST (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use,approval and ZALTRAP (ziv-aflibercept) Injection for Intravenous Infusion. We also have 15approximately 35 product candidates in clinical development, almost all of which were discoveredhomegrown in our research laboratories. These consist of a Trap-based clinical program and 14 fully human antibody product candidates, as summarized in Part I, Item 1. "Business - General."
The planning, execution, and results of our clinical programs are significant factors that can affect our operating and financial results. In our clinical programs, key events in 2017 and 2018 to date were, and plans for the remainder of 2018 are, as follows:
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Trap-based Clinical Program: | | | | |
| | 2017 and 2018 Events to Date | | 2018 Plans |
EYLEA | Ÿ | Bayer received regulatory approval for EYLEA for various indications and continued to pursue regulatory applications for marketing approval in additional countries | Ÿ | FDA decision on sBLA for every 12-week dosing interval in wet AMD |
| Ÿ | Submit sBLA for pre-filled syringe |
Ÿ | Completed patient enrollment in Phase 3 study for the treatment of NPDR in patients without DME | Ÿ | Bayer to submit for additional regulatory approvals outside the United States for various indications |
| Ÿ | sBLA for every 12-week dosing interval in wet AMD filed with FDA, with a target action date of August 11, 2018 | Ÿ | Regulatory agency decisions on applications outside the United States for various indications, including wet AMD and DME in China |
| | | Ÿ | Report data from Phase 3 PANORAMA study for the treatment of NPDR in patients without DME, and submit sBLA |
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Antibody-based Clinical Programs: | | | |
| | 2017 and 2018 Events to Date | | 2018 Plans |
Dupixent (dupilumab; IL-4R Antibody) | Ÿ | Presented detailed results from one-year Phase 3 CHRONOS study at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology | Ÿ | Submit for additional regulatory approvals in atopic dermatitis outside the United States |
| Ÿ | FDA approved Dupixent for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis | Ÿ | Regulatory agency decisions on atopic dermatitis applications outside the United States |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 studies in adolescent patients (12–17 years of age) and pediatric patients (6–11 years of age) with atopic dermatitis | Ÿ | Report data from Phase 3 study in adolescent patients (12–17 years of age) with atopic dermatitis |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 2/3 study in pediatric patients (6 months–5 years of age) with severe atopic dermatitis | Ÿ | FDA filing and decision on sBLA for asthma in adult/adolescent patients |
| Ÿ | Regulatory applications submitted for atopic dermatitis in various jurisdictions outside the United States | Ÿ | Submit for EU and Japan regulatory approval in asthma in adult/adolescent patients |
| Ÿ | Reported positive results from the LIBERTY AD CAFÉ study in atopic dermatitis | Ÿ | Report data from Phase 3 studies in nasal polyps |
| Ÿ | European Commission granted marketing approval for Dupixent for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 3 study in eosinophilic esophagitis |
| | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 2 study in peanut allergy |
| Ÿ | MHLW in Japan approved Dupixent for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults not adequately controlled with existing therapies | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 2 study as an adjunct to immunotherapy for grass allergy |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in pediatric patients (6–11 years of age) with asthma | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 3 program in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| Ÿ | Reported positive top-line results from Phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST study | Ÿ | Initiate clinical program evaluating co-morbid allergic conditions |
| Ÿ | Reported positive top-line results from Phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA VENTURE study | | |
| Ÿ | Submitted sBLA for asthma for patients aged 12 and over | | |
| Ÿ | Reported positive results from Phase 2 study in EoE | | |
| Ÿ | FDA granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of EoE | | |
| Ÿ | Completed patient enrollment in Phase 3 study in nasal polyps | | |
Praluent (PCSK9 Antibody) | Ÿ | Permanent injunction barring commercialization of Praluent in the United States suspended on February 8, 2017 and vacated on October 5, 2017 | Ÿ | Report results from ODYSSEY OUTCOMES study |
| | Ÿ | Submit for additional regulatory approvals outside the United States |
| Ÿ | FDA approved sBLA for monthly dosing regimen | Ÿ | Regulatory agency decisions on applications outside the United States |
| Ÿ | FDA granted orphan drug designation for treatment of HoFH | Ÿ | FDA decision on sBLA for use with apheresis |
| Ÿ | Reported positive results from two Phase 3b/4 studies in patients with diabetes | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 3 pediatric studies in HoFH and HeFH |
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| | 2017 and 2018 Events to Date | | 2018 Plans |
| Ÿ | ODYSSEY study data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress | | |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in HoFH | | |
| Ÿ | sBLA for use with apheresis filed with FDA, with a target action date of August 24, 2018 | | |
Kevzara (sarilumab; IL-6R Antibody) | Ÿ | Regulatory applications submitted in various jurisdictions outside the United States | Ÿ | Submit for additional regulatory approvals outside of the United States |
| Ÿ | Health Canada approved Kevzara for the treatment of adult patients with RA | Ÿ | Regulatory agency decisions on applications outside the United States |
| Ÿ | Resubmitted BLA and FDA accepted for review | Ÿ | Continue patient enrollment in Phase 2 study in pcJIA |
| Ÿ | FDA approved Kevzara for the treatment of adult patients with RA | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 3 study in giant cell arteritis |
| Ÿ | European Commission granted marketing authorization for Kevzara for the treatment of adult patients with RA | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 3 study in polymyalgia rheumatica |
| Ÿ | MHLW in Japan approved Kevzara for the treatment of adult patients with RA | | |
Suptavumab (RSV-F Antibody) | Ÿ | Completed patient enrollment in Phase 3 study | | |
| Ÿ | Reported results from Phase 3 study, and discontinued further clinical development | | |
Cemiplimab (REGN2810; PD-1 Antibody) | Ÿ | Continued patient enrollment in Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies | Ÿ | Complete rolling submission of BLA for CSCC and FDA decision on BLA |
| Ÿ | Reported positive preliminary results from Phase 1 study in patients with advanced CSCC | Ÿ | Submit for regulatory approval in CSCC in the EU |
| Ÿ | FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of adults with metastatic CSCC and adults with locally advanced and unresectable CSCC | Ÿ | Initiate additional studies in non-small cell lung cancer and various other indications |
| | Ÿ | Continue patient enrollment in various studies |
| Ÿ | Reported positive top-line results from pivotal Phase 2 CSCC study | | |
| Ÿ | Commenced rolling submission of BLA for CSCC | | |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer | | |
| Ÿ | Initiated potentially pivotal Phase 2 study in BCC | | |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in cervical cancer | | |
Fasinumab (NGF Antibody) | Ÿ | Continued patient enrollment in Phase 3 long-term safety study in osteoarthritis | Ÿ | Continue patient enrollment in Phase 3 osteoarthritis studies |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 efficacy studies in osteoarthritis | Ÿ | Report data from first Phase 3 efficacy study in osteoarthritis |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in chronic low back pain in patients with concomitant osteoarthritis of the knee and hip | Ÿ | Advance Phase 3 program in chronic low back pain |
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Evinacumab (ANGPTL3 Antibody) | Ÿ | FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in patients with HoFH | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 2 study in severe hypertriglyceridemia |
| Ÿ | Reported positive Phase 2 results at medical conferences | | |
| Ÿ | Data and analysis from genetics, preclinical, and clinical study published in the New England Journal of Medicine
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| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 2 study in refractory hypercholesterolemia (both HeFH and non-FH) | | |
| Ÿ | Initiated Phase 3 study in HoFH | | |
Nesvacumab/aflibercept (Ang2 Antibody co-formulated with aflibercept) | Ÿ | Completed patient enrollment in Phase 2 ONYX study in wet AMD | | |
| Ÿ | Reported results from Phase 2 ONYX and RUBY studies, which did not provide sufficient differentiation to warrant Phase 3 studies | | |
Trevogrumab (GDF8 Antibody) | Ÿ | Initiated Phase 1 combination therapy study with REGN2477 | Ÿ | Complete Phase 1 combination study and report results |
| Ÿ | Completed patient enrollment in Phase 1 combination therapy study | | |
REGN1908-1909 (Feld1 Antibody) | | | Ÿ | Continue early stage development |
REGN1979 (CD20 and CD3 Antibody) | Ÿ | Continued patient enrollment in Phase 1 study | Ÿ | Continue evaluation in non-Hodgkin lymphomas |
| Ÿ | FDA granted orphan drug designation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | | |
REGN3470-3471-3479 (Multi-antibody therapy to Ebola virus) | Ÿ | Completed Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers | Ÿ | Initiate additional healthy volunteer study |
REGN2477 (Activin A Antibody) | Ÿ | FDA granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of FOP | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 2 study in patients with FOP |
| Ÿ | FDA granted Fast Track designation for the prevention and treatment of heterotopic ossification in patients with FOP | | |
REGN3500 (IL-33 Antibody) | Ÿ | Initiated Phase 1 studies in patients with asthma | Ÿ | Initiate Phase 2 programs in asthma, COPD, and atopic dermatitis |
| Ÿ | Completed Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers | | |
REGN3767 (LAG-3 Antibody) | Ÿ | Continued patient enrollment in Phase 1 study | Ÿ | Open monotherapy expansion cohorts as well as in combination with cemiplimab in multiple indications |
REGN3918 (C5 Antibody) | Ÿ | Initiated Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers | Ÿ | Complete Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers |
Developing and commercializing new medicines entails significant risk and expense. Before significant revenues from the commercialization of our antibody candidates or new indications for our marketed products can be realized, we (or our collaborators) must overcome a number of hurdles which include successfully completing research and development and obtaining regulatory approval from the FDA and regulatory authorities in other countries. In addition, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are rapidly evolving and highly competitive, and new developments may render our products and technologies uncompetitive or obsolete.
Our ability to continue to generate profits and to generate positive cash flow from operations over the next several years depends significantly on ourthe continued success in commercializing EYLEA.EYLEA and Dupixent, as well as whether we are successful in commercializing EYLEA HD. We expect to continue to incur substantial expenses related to our research and development activities, a significant portion of which we expect to be reimbursed by our collaborators. Also,In addition, our research and development activities outside our collaborations, theand related costs of which are not reimbursed are expected to expand and require additional resources. We also expect to incur substantial costs related to the commercialization of EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara, as well as preparation for potential commercialization of cemiplimab and other indications of dupilumab.our marketed products. Our financial results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and will depend on, among other factors, the net sales of our marketed products,products; the scope and progress of our research and development efforts,efforts; the timing of certain expenses,expenses; the continuation of our collaborations, in particular with Sanofi and Bayer, including our share of collaboration profits or losses from sales of commercialized products and the amount of reimbursement of our research and development expenses that we receive from collaborators,collaborators; and the amount of income tax expense we incur, which is partly dependent on the profits or losses we earn in each of the countries in which we operate. We cannot predict whether or when new products or new indications for marketed products will receive regulatory approval or, if any such approval is received, whether we will be able to successfully commercialize such product(s) and whether or when they may become profitable.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
A summary of the significant accounting policies that impact us is provided in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures in the financial statements. Management considers anCritical accounting estimateestimates are those estimates made in accordance with GAAP that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to be critical if:
it requires an assumption (or assumptions) regarding a future outcome; and
changes in the estimate or the use of different assumptions to prepare the estimate could have a material effectimpact on our results of operations or financial condition.
Management believes the current assumptions used to estimate amounts reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate. However, if actual experience differs from the assumptions used in estimating amounts reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements, the resulting changes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, and, in certain situations, could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition. The critical accounting estimates that impact our Consolidated Financial Statements are described below.
Revenue Recognition
Product Revenue
Product sales consist of U.S. sales of EYLEA and ARCALYST. Revenue from product sales is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title to product and associated risk of loss have passed to the customer, the price is fixed or determinable, collection from the customer is reasonably assured, we have no further performance obligations, and returns can be reasonably estimated. We recordrecognize revenue from product sales at a point in time when our customer is deemed to have obtained control of the product, which generally occurs upon delivery toreceipt or acceptance by our distributors and specialty pharmacies (collectively, our customers).
Revenuecustomer. The amount of revenue we recognize from product sales is recorded net of applicable provisions formay vary due to rebates, chargebacks, and chargebacksdiscounts provided under governmental and other programs, such as Medicaid and Veterans' Administration (VA), distribution-related fees, and other sales-related deductions. WeIn order to determine the transaction price, we estimate, reductionsutilizing the expected value method, the amount of variable consideration to product saleswhich we will be entitled. This estimate is based upon contracts with customers, healthcare providers, payors and government agencies, statutorily-defined discounts applicable to government-funded programs, historical experience, estimated payerpayor mix, inventory levels in the distribution channel, shelf life of the product, and other relevant factors. Calculating these provisions involves estimates and judgments. We review our estimates of rebates, chargebacks, and other applicable provisions each period and record any necessary adjustments in the current period's net product sales. The following table summarizesRefer to the "Results of Operations - Revenues - Net Product Sales" section below for further details regarding our provisions, and credits/payments, for sales-related deductions.
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(In millions) | Rebates & Chargebacks | | Distribution- Related Fees | | Other Sales- Related Deductions | | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 3.1 |
| | $ | 21.2 |
| | $ | 0.5 |
| | $ | 24.8 |
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Provisions | 61.1 |
| | 122.5 |
| | 9.6 |
| | 193.2 |
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Credits/payments | (57.8 | ) | | (95.3 | ) | | (9.6 | ) | | (162.7 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | 6.4 |
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Provisions | 93.4 |
| | 154.4 |
| | 30.4 |
| | 278.2 |
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Credits/payments | (87.1 | ) | | (173.3 | ) | | (27.3 | ) | | (287.7 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2016 | 12.7 |
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| | 3.6 |
| | 45.8 |
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Provisions | 167.8 |
| | 194.1 |
| | 46.4 |
| | 408.3 |
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Credits/payments | (150.6 | ) | | (189.5 | ) | | (28.7 | ) | | (368.8 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 29.9 |
| | $ | 34.1 |
| | $ | 21.3 |
| | $ | 85.3 |
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Collaboration RevenueCollaborative Arrangements
We earn collaboration revenue in connection with collaboration agreementshave entered into various collaborative arrangements to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize products and/or product candidates and utilize our technology platforms. These arrangementscandidates. Our collaboration agreements may require us to deliver various rights, services, and/or goods across the entire life cycle of a product or product candidate. The termsIn agreements involving multiple goods or services promised to be transferred to our collaborator, we assess, at the inception of these agreements typically include that considerationthe contract, whether each promise represents a separate obligation (i.e., is "distinct"), or whether such promises should be providedcombined as a single unit of account. When we have a combined unit of account which includes a license and providing research and development services to us in the formour collaborator, recognition of non-refundable up-front payments research progress (milestone) payments, payments forand development and commercialization activities, and sharing of profits or losses arisingmilestones earned from the commercialization of products. In arrangements involving multiple deliverables, we must determine whether each deliverable qualifies asour collaborator is deferred (as a separate unit of accounting, whether the deliverables have value to the collaborator on a standalone basis, and how the consideration should be allocated to each separate unit of accounting based on the relative selling price of each deliverable. Payments which are based on achieving a specific substantive performance milestone, involving a degree of risk, are recognized as revenue when the milestone is achieved and the related payment is due and non-refundable, provided there is no future service obligation associated with that milestone. In determining whether a payment is deemed to be a substantive performance milestone, we take into consideration (i) the enhancement in value to the related development product candidate, (ii) our performance and the relative level of effort required to achieve the milestone, (iii) whether the milestone relates solely to past performance, and (iv) whether the milestone payment is considered reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms. Payments for achieving milestones which are not considered substantive are deferredliability) and recognized over the related performance period.
In connection with non-refundable licensing payments, our performancedevelopment period estimates are principally based(i.e., over time) typically using an input method on projections of the scope, progress, and resultsbasis of our research and development activities.costs incurred relative to the total expected cost which determines the extent of our progress toward completion. We review our estimates each period and make revisions to such estimates as necessary. Due to the variability in the scope of activities and length of time necessary to develop a drug product, potential delays in development programs, changes to development plans and budgets as programs progress, and uncertainty in the ultimate requirements to obtain governmental approval for commercialization, revisions to performance period estimates are likely to occur periodically, and could result in material changes to the amount of revenue recognized each year in the future. In addition, our estimated performance periods may changeincluding if development programs encounter delays, or we and our collaborators decide to expand or contract our clinical plans for a drug candidate in various disease indications.indications, and uncertainty in the ultimate requirements to obtain governmental approval for commercialization, revisions to our estimates are likely to occur periodically, potentially resulting in material changes to amounts recognized.
When we are entitled to reimbursement of all or a portion of theIf our collaborator performs research and development expenses that we incur under a collaboration, we record those reimbursable amounts as collaboration revenue proportionately as we recognize our expenses. Ifwork or commercialization-related activities and the collaboration is a cost-sharing arrangement in which both we and our collaborator perform development work andparties share the related costs, we also recognize, as expense (e.g., research and development expense or selling, general and administrative expense, as applicable) in the period when our collaborator incurs developmentsuch expenses, the portion of the collaborator's development expenses that we are obligated to reimburse. Our collaborators provide us with estimated development expenses for the most recent fiscal quarter. Our collaborators'The estimates are reconciled to theirrevised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual expenses for such quarter in the subsequent fiscal quarter, and our portion of our collaborators' development expenses that we are obligated to reimburse is adjusted on a prospective basis accordingly, as necessary.differ from those estimates.
Under ourcertain of the Company's collaboration agreements, product sales and cost of sales for products which are currently approved aremay be recorded by the Company's collaborators as they are deemed to be the principal in the transaction. In arrangements where we:
•supply commercial product to our collaborators. We collaborator, we may be reimbursed for our manufacturing costs as commercial product is shipped to the collaborator (however, recognition of such cost reimbursements may be deferred until the product is sold by our collaborator to third-party customers);
•share in any profits or losses arising from the commercialization of such products. Our collaborator provides us withproducts, we record our estimated share of the profits variable consideration, representing net product sales less cost of goods sold and shared commercialization and other expenses, in the period in which such underlying sales occur and costs are incurred by the collaborator;
•receive royalties and/or lossessales-based milestone payments from commercializationour collaborator, we recognize such amounts in the period earned.
Our collaborators'collaborators provide us with estimates of product sales and our share of profits or losses, as applicable, for such quartereach quarter. The estimates are reconciled torevised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if our actual share of profits or losses in the subsequent fiscal quarter, and our share of the profit or loss is adjusted on a prospective basis accordingly, as necessary.
Clinical Trial Expenses
Clinical trial costs are a significant component of research and development expenses and include costs associated with third-party contractors. We outsource a substantial portion of our clinical trial activities, utilizing external entities such as CROs, independent clinical investigators, and other third-party service providers to assist us with the execution of our clinical studies. For each clinical trial that we conduct, certain clinical trial costs are expensed immediately, while others are expensed over time based on the expected total number of patients in the trial, the rate at which patients enter the trial, and/or the period over which clinical investigators or CROs are expected to provide services.
Clinical activities which relate principally to clinical sites and other administrative functions to manage our clinical trials are performed primarily by CROs. CROs typically perform most of the start-up activities for our trials, including document preparation, site identification, screening and preparation, pre-study visits, training, and program management. On a budgeted basis, these start-up costs are typically 10% to 20% of the total contract value. On an actual basis, this percentage range can be significantly wider, as many of our contracts with CROs are either expanded or reduced in scope compared to the original budget, while start-up costs for the particular trial may not change materially. These start-up costs usually occur within a few months after the contract has been executed and are event-driven in nature. The remaining activities and related costs, such as patient monitoring and administration, generally occur ratably throughout the life of the individual contract or study. In the event of early termination of a clinical trial, we accrue and recognize expenses in an amount based on our estimate of the remaining non-cancelable obligations associated with the winding down of the clinical trial and/or penalties.
For clinical study sites, where payments are made periodically on a per-patient basis to the institutions performing the clinical study, we accrue expenses on an estimated cost-per-patient basis, based on subject enrollment and activity in each quarter. The amount of clinical study expense recognized in a quarter may vary from period to period based on the duration and progress of the study, the activities to be performed by the sites each quarter, the required level of patient enrollment, the rate at which patients actually enroll in and drop-out of the clinical study, and the number of sites involved in the study. Clinical trials that bear the greatest risk of change in estimates are typically those that have a significant number of sites, require a large number of patients, have complex patient screening requirements, and span multiple years. During the course of a trial, we adjust our rate of clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from ourthose estimates. Our estimates and assumptions for clinical expense recognition could differ significantly from our actual results, which could cause material increases or decreases in research and development expenses in future periods when the actual results become known.
Stock-based Compensation
We recognize stock-based compensation expense for equity grants of stock option and restricted stock awards under our long-term incentive plans to employees and non-employee members of our board of directors (as applicable) based on the grant-date fair value of those awards. The grant-date fair value of an award is generally recognized as compensation expense over the award's requisite service period. Stock-based compensation expense also includes an estimate, which is made at the time of grant, of the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited. This estimate is revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. In addition, we reassess our forfeiture rate assumptions at least annually, considering both historical forfeiture experience and an estimate of future forfeitures for currently outstanding unvested awards. The assumptions used in computing the fair value of equity awards reflect our best estimates but involve uncertainties related to market and other conditions, many of which are outside our control. Changes in any of these assumptions may materially affect the fair value of awards granted and the amount of stock-based compensation recognized in future periods.
We use the Black-Scholes model to compute the estimated fair value of stock option awards. Using this model, fair value is calculated based on assumptions with respect to (i) expected volatility of our Common Stock price, (ii) the periods of time over which employees and members of our board of directors are expected to hold their options prior to exercise (expected lives), (iii) expected dividend yield on our Common Stock, and (iv) risk-free interest rates, which are based on quoted U.S. Treasury rates for securities with maturities approximating the options' expected lives. Expected volatility has beenis estimated based on actual movements in our stock price over the most recent historical periods equivalent to the options' expected lives. Expected lives are principally based on our historical exercise experience with previously issued employee and board of directorsdirector option grants. The expected dividend yield is zero as we have never paid dividends and do not currently anticipate paying any inhave plans to do so.
We use a Monte Carlo simulation to compute the foreseeable future. Stock-basedestimated fair value of performance-based restricted stock units that are subject to vesting based on the Company's attainment of pre-established criteria that include a market condition.
For performance-based restricted stock units that contain a performance condition, we recognize stock-based compensation expense also includes an estimate, whichif and when we determine that it is made atprobable the time of grant, ofperformance condition will be achieved (based on the number of awards that areshares expected to be forfeited. Thisvested and issued). We reassess the probability of achievement at each reporting period and adjust compensation cost, as necessary. If there are any changes in our probability assessment, we recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of the change in estimate, with the remaining unrecognized expense recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. If we subsequently determine that the performance criteria are not met or are not expected to be met, any amounts previously recognized as compensation expense are reversed in the period when such determination is revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.made.
TheSee Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for stock-based compensation expense and related assumptions used in computingdetermining the fair value of stock option awards reflect our best estimates but involve uncertainties related to market and other conditions, many of which are outside of our control. Changes in any of these assumptions may materially affect the fair value of stock option awards granted and the amount of stock-based compensation recognized in future periods.
awards.
Income Taxes
We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method,returns, including deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected amounts of global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") inclusions. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis ofas the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts ("temporary differences") at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We periodically re-assess the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets based on various factorsall available evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, results of recent operations, and our historical earnings experience by taxing jurisdiction, forecasts of future operating results, and utilization of net operating losses and tax credits prior to their expiration.jurisdiction. Significant judgment is required in making this assessment.
UncertainWe recognize the financial statement effects of a tax positions, for which management'sposition when our assessment is that there is more than a 50% probability of sustainingthat the position will be sustained upon challengeexamination by a taxing authority based upon its technical merits,merits. Uncertain tax positions are subjected torecorded based upon certain recognition and measurement criteria. Significant judgment is required in making this assessment, and, therefore, we re-evaluate uncertain tax positions and consider various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, the effective settlement of matters subject to audit, information obtained during in-process audit activities, and changes in facts or circumstances related to a tax position. We adjust the levelamount of the liability to reflect any subsequent changes in the relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the uncertain tax positions.
Inventories
We capitalize inventory costs associated with our products prior to regulatory approval when, based on management's judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are expensed as research and development.expensed. The determination to capitalize inventory costs is based on various factors, including status and expectations of the regulatory approval process, any known safety or efficacy concerns, potential labeling restrictions, and any other impediments to obtaining regulatory approval.
We periodically analyze our inventory levels to identify inventory that may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value, and write-downwrite down such inventories as appropriate. In addition, our products are subject to strict quality control and monitoring which we perform throughout the manufacturing process. If certain batches or units of product no longer meet quality specifications or become obsolete due to expiration, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to write down such unmarketable inventory to its estimated realizable value.
See "Results of Operations - Expenses - Cost of Goods Sold" below for further information related to our inventory write-offs and reserves.
Acquisitions
We make certain judgments to determine whether a transaction should be accounted for as a business combination or as an asset acquisition. In a business combination, the acquisition method of accounting generally requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded as of the date of the acquisition at their respective fair values. There can be significant judgment involved in determining the estimated fair values of such assets and liabilities. Amounts allocated to acquired in-process research and development are capitalized as indefinite-lived intangible assets. Any excess of the purchase price (consideration transferred) over the fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. In a business combination, contingent consideration obligations are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date and remeasured each subsequent reporting period until the contingencies have been resolved. The fair value of contingent consideration liabilities is determined using inputs that may include the probability of achieving certain milestones and estimated discount rates.
If it is determined that the assets acquired do not meet the definition of a business, or if substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset, then the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition rather than a business combination. In an asset acquisition, assets acquired are recorded at cost, goodwill is not recorded, and acquired in-process research and development with no alternative future use is charged to expense.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value, while intangible assets acquired in connection with an asset acquisition are recorded at cost.
Payments to acquire intangible assets in an asset acquisition may include up-front payments and contingent consideration. With regard to contingent consideration in an asset acquisition, the Company recognizes regulatory milestones upon achievement, royalties in the period in which the underlying sales occur, and sales-based milestones when the milestone is deemed probable by the Company of being achieved. If contingent consideration is recognized subsequent to the acquisition date in an asset acquisition, the amount of such consideration is recorded as an addition to the cost basis of the intangible asset with a cumulative catch-up adjustment for amortization expense as if the additional amount of consideration had been accrued from the outset of the acquisition.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the assets based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed; if that pattern cannot be reliably determined, a straight-line basis is used.
Intangible assets are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances (e.g., changes in economic, regulatory, or legal conditions) indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If an indicator of impairment exists, we compare the projected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset to the intangible asset's carrying amount. If the projected undiscounted cash flows of the intangible asset are less than the carrying amount, the intangible asset is written down to its fair value in the period in which the impairment occurs.
Contingencies
We accrue, based on management's judgment, for an estimated loss when the potential loss from claims or legal proceedings is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. As additional information becomes available, or, based on specific events such as the outcome of litigation or settlement of claims, we reassess the potential liability related to pending claims and litigation, and may change our estimates.
Results of Operations
Net Income
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| Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions, except per share data) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Revenues | $ | 13,117.2 | | | $ | 12,172.9 | | | $ | 16,071.7 | |
Operating expenses | 9,070.1 | | | 7,434.0 | | | 7,124.9 | |
Income from operations | 4,047.1 | | | 4,738.9 | | | 8,946.8 | |
Other income (expense) | 152.2 | | | 119.9 | | | 379.0 | |
Income before income taxes | 4,199.3 | | | 4,858.8 | | | 9,325.8 | |
Income tax expense | 245.7 | | | 520.4 | | | 1,250.5 | |
Net income | $ | 3,953.6 | | | $ | 4,338.4 | | | $ | 8,075.3 | |
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Net income per share - diluted | $ | 34.77 | | | $ | 38.22 | | | $ | 71.97 | |
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Net Income | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Revenues | $ | 5,872.2 |
| | $ | 4,860.4 |
| | $ | 4,103.7 |
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Operating expenses | (3,792.6 | ) | | (3,529.7 | ) | | (2,851.8 | ) |
Other income (expense), net | (1.1 | ) | | (0.9 | ) | | (26.8 | ) |
Income before income taxes | 2,078.5 |
| | 1,329.8 |
| | 1,225.1 |
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Income tax expense | (880.0 | ) | | (434.3 | ) | | (589.0 | ) |
Net income | $ | 1,198.5 |
| | $ | 895.5 |
| | $ | 636.1 |
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Net income per share - diluted | $ | 10.34 |
| | $ | 7.70 |
| | $ | 5.52 |
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Revenues
| | Year Ended December 31, | | | Year Ended December 31, | | $ Change |
(In millions) | | (In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2023 vs. 2022 | | 2022 vs. 2021 |
Net product sales: | |
EYLEA HD - U.S. | |
EYLEA HD - U.S. | |
EYLEA HD - U.S. | |
EYLEA - U.S. | |
Total EYLEA HD and EYLEA - U.S. | |
Libtayo - U.S. | |
Libtayo - ROW* | |
Total Libtayo - Global | |
Praluent - U.S. | |
REGEN-COV - U.S. | |
Evkeeza - U.S. | |
Inmazeb - U.S. | |
ARCALYST - U.S.** | |
Total net product sales | |
| Revenues | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Net product sales in the United States: | | | | | |
EYLEA | $ | 3,701.9 |
| | $ | 3,323.1 |
| | $ | 2,676.0 |
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ARCALYST | 16.5 |
| | 15.3 |
| | 13.5 |
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Sanofi and Bayer collaboration revenue: | | | | | |
Collaboration revenue: | |
Collaboration revenue: | |
Collaboration revenue: | |
Sanofi | |
Sanofi | |
Sanofi | 877.2 |
| | 658.7 |
| | 758.9 |
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Bayer | 938.1 |
| | 744.3 |
| | 580.5 |
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Roche | |
Other | |
Other revenue | 338.5 |
| | 119.0 |
| | 74.8 |
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Total revenues | $ | 5,872.2 |
| | $ | 4,860.4 |
| | $ | 4,103.7 |
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| * Effective July 1, 2022, the Company became solely responsible for the research, development, and commercialization of Libtayo worldwide and began recording net product sales of Libtayo outside the United States. | |
* Effective July 1, 2022, the Company became solely responsible for the research, development, and commercialization of Libtayo worldwide and began recording net product sales of Libtayo outside the United States. | |
* Effective July 1, 2022, the Company became solely responsible for the research, development, and commercialization of Libtayo worldwide and began recording net product sales of Libtayo outside the United States. | |
** Effective April 1, 2021, Kiniksa records net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. Previously, the Company recorded net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. | | ** Effective April 1, 2021, Kiniksa records net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. Previously, the Company recorded net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. |
Net Product Sales
Net product sales of EYLEA in the United States increaseddecreased in 20172023, compared to 2016 and 2015 due to higher sales volume, partly offset by an increase in sales-related deductions2022, primarily due to payerchanging market dynamics, resulting in a lower net selling price and lower volumes. EYLEA volumes in 2023 were impacted by the August 2023 launch of EYLEA HD and subsequent transition of EYLEA patients to EYLEA HD.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded net product sales mixof REGEN-COV in connection with our agreements with the U.S. government. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had completed its final deliveries of drug product under its agreements with the U.S. government; as a result, there were no net product sales of REGEN-COV in the United States recorded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and new rebate programs.
2022.
Revenue from product sales is recorded net of applicable provisions for rebates, chargebacks, and discounts; distribution-related fees; and other sales-related deductions. The following table summarizes the provisions, and credits/payments, for sales-related deductions.
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(In millions) | Rebates, Chargebacks, and Discounts | | Distribution- Related Fees | | Other Sales- Related Deductions | | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 202.2 | | | $ | 77.2 | | | $ | 44.8 | | | $ | 324.2 | |
Provisions | 1,047.1 | | | 363.6 | | | 150.4 | | | 1,561.1 | |
Credits/payments | (1,034.7) | | | (360.8) | | | (127.6) | | | (1,523.1) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 214.6 | | | 80.0 | | | 67.6 | | | 362.2 | |
Provisions | 1,537.3 | | | 431.1 | | | 141.1 | | | 2,109.5 | |
Credits/payments | (1,398.0) | | | (399.7) | | | (127.2) | | | (1,924.9) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 353.9 | | | 111.4 | | | 81.5 | | | 546.8 | |
Provisions | 2,074.5 | | | 439.2 | | | 155.3 | | | 2,669.0 | |
Credits/payments | (1,972.7) | | | (388.3) | | | (157.5) | | | (2,518.5) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | 455.7 | | | $ | 162.3 | | | $ | 79.3 | | | $ | 697.3 | |
Sanofi Collaboration Revenue
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Antibody: | | | | | | |
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of antibodies | | $ | 3,136.5 | | | $ | 2,082.0 | | | $ | 1,363.0 | |
Sales-based milestones earned | | 50.0 | | | 100.0 | | | 50.0 | |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of commercial supplies(a) | | 613.0 | | | 633.7 | | | 488.8 | |
Other | | — | | | 28.7 | | | — | |
Total Antibody | | 3,799.5 | | | 2,844.4 | | | 1,901.8 | |
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Total Immuno-oncology(b) | | — | | | 11.3 | | | 0.4 | |
Total Sanofi collaboration revenue | | $ | 3,799.5 | | | $ | 2,855.7 | | | $ | 1,902.2 | |
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(a) Corresponding costs incurred by the Company in connection with such production is recorded within Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing. |
(b) As the A&R IO LCA became effective July 1, 2022, the three months ended June 30, 2022 was the last quarter in which Sanofi collaboration revenue was recognized in connection with the IO Collaboration. |
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Sanofi Collaboration Revenue | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Antibody: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - Discovery Agreement | | $ | 130.0 |
| | $ | 130.0 |
| | $ | 145.0 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - License and Collaboration Agreement | | 378.4 |
| | 434.9 |
| | 590.4 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses | | 368.8 |
| | 305.9 |
| | 155.3 |
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Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies | | (442.6 | ) | | (459.0 | ) | | (240.0 | ) |
Other | | 119.1 |
| | 28.4 |
| | 12.3 |
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Total Antibody | | 553.7 |
| | 440.2 |
| | 663.0 |
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Immuno-oncology: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - Discovery Agreement | | 138.8 |
| | 86.5 |
| | 29.2 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - License and Collaboration Agreement | | 101.2 |
| | 52.0 |
| | 10.8 |
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Other | | 83.5 |
| | 80.0 |
| | 40.0 |
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Total Immuno-oncology | | 323.5 |
| | 218.5 |
| | 80.0 |
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ZALTRAP: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses | | — |
| | — |
| | 0.7 |
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Other | | — |
| | — |
| | 15.2 |
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Total ZALTRAP | | — |
| | — |
| | 15.9 |
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Total Sanofi collaboration revenue | | $ | 877.2 |
| | $ | 658.7 |
| | $ | 758.9 |
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AntibodyThe lower reimbursementGlobal net product sales of antibody research and development costs under our License and Collaboration Agreement in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to decreased reimbursement levels for Dupixent (dupilumab) subsequent to the receipt of the first positive Phase 3 trial results, and U.S. regulatory approval for, atopic dermatitis, in accordance with the terms of our collaboration agreement. The lower reimbursement of research and development costs under our License and Collaboration Agreement in 2016 compared to 2015 was primarily due to decreased collaboration development activities for Praluent, dupilumab, and REGN2222.
Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses represents reimbursement of internal and external costs in connection with commercializing Praluent, Kevzara, and Dupixent.
In accordance with the companies' License and Collaboration Agreement, we and Sanofi began sharing commercial expenses related to Praluent and Kevzara in 2014 and Dupixent in 2016. As such, during the same periods in which weare recorded reimbursements fromby Sanofi related to our commercialization expenses, we also recorded our share of losses in connection with the companies commercializing Praluent,Antibody Collaboration, and we and Sanofi share profits on such sales. As described in Part I, Item 1. "Business - Collaboration, License, and Other Agreements - Sanofi - Antibody", on July 1, 2022, an amendment to the LCA became effective, pursuant to which the percentage of Regeneron's share of profits in any calendar quarter used to reimburse Sanofi for development costs which were funded by Sanofi increased from 10% to 20%.
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with the commercialization of Dupixent and Kevzara and Dupixent within Sanofi collaboration revenue. In 2017, Sanofi collaboration revenuesis summarized below:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Dupixent and Kevzara net product sales | | $ | 11,974.0 | | $ | 9,039.2 | | $ | 6,536.3 | |
Regeneron's share of collaboration profits | | 3,596.3 | | 2,405.5 | | 1,511.5 | |
Reimbursement of development expenses incurred by Sanofi in accordance with Regeneron's payment obligation(a) | | (459.8) | | (266.6) | | (148.5) | |
One-time payment in connection with amendment to the Antibody License and Collaboration Agreement | | — | | (56.9) | | — | |
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of antibodies | | $ | 3,136.5 | | $ | 2,082.0 | | $ | 1,363.0 |
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Regeneron's share of profits as a percentage of Dupixent and Kevzara net product sales | | 26% | | 23% | | 21% |
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(a) See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Additional Funding Requirements" below for additional details on our contingent reimbursement obligation. |
The increase in our share of profits in connection with commercialization of antibodies were positively impacted,during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to 2016,2022, was driven by higher profits associated with Dupixent sales, partly offset by the impact of the amendment to the LCA.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company earned the final $50.0 million sales-based milestone from Sanofi, upon aggregate annual sales of collaboration antibody products (see table below), higherantibodies outside the United States (including Praluent) exceeding $3.0 billion on a rolling twelve-month basis. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company earned two $50.0 million sales-based milestones from Sanofi, upon aggregate annual sales of antibodies outside the United States (including Praluent) exceeding $2.0 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, on a rolling twelve-month basis.
Reimbursements for manufacturing of commercial supplies primarily relate to Dupixent and are recognized when the product is sold by Sanofi to third-party customers; such reimbursements of Dupixent commercialization-related expenses, and a decrease indecreased during the collaborations' Praluent commercialization expenses, which were partially offset by an increase in the collaborations' Kevzara commercialization expenses. In 2016, Sanofi collaboration revenues were negatively impacted,year ended December 31, 2023, compared to 2015, by higher commercialization expenses in connection with the launch of Praluent, and higher expenses in connection with preparing to commercialize Kevzara and Dupixent.
The following table summarizes global net product sales recorded by Sanofi:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Praluent in the United States | | $ | 131.4 |
| | $ | 94.4 |
| | $ | 9.5 |
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Praluent outside of the United States | | 63.3 |
| | 21.9 |
| | 1.0 |
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Praluent global | | 194.7 |
| | 116.3 |
| | 10.5 |
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Dupixent | | 256.5 |
| | — |
| | — |
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Kevzara | | 13.3 |
| | — |
| | — |
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In March 2017, the FDA approved Dupixent for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, and in September 2017, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Dupixent for use in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis who are candidates for systemic therapy. In May 2017, the FDA approved Kevzara for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients, and in June 2017, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Kevzara for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients. The sales of Dupixent and Kevzara in 2017 primarily consist of U.S. sales.
During 2017, other Sanofi antibody revenue included (i) reimbursements by Sanofi in connection with commercial manufacturing activities under the terms of our collaboration agreement and (ii) an acceleration of the recognition of deferred revenue from an $85.0 million up-front payment and other payments in connection with Sanofi's decision to end our Antibody Discovery Agreement on December 31, 2017 without any extension.
In July 2015, we and Sanofi entered into a global strategic collaboration to discover, develop, and commercialize antibody-based cancer treatments in the field of immuno-oncology. Sanofi's reimbursement of immuno-oncology research and development costs under our IO Discovery Agreement increased in 2017, compared to 2016 and 2015,2022, primarily due to an increase in pre-clinical research activities for additional product candidates. Sanofi's reimbursement of immuno-oncology research and developmentlower manufacturing costs under our IO License and Collaboration Agreement increased in 2017, comparedresulting from the transition to 2016 and 2015, as we advanced the cemiplimab clinical program into late-stage clinical development.
Other Sanofi immuno-oncology revenue includes recognition of deferred revenue from $640.0 million of up-front payments received in 2015 in connection with the execution of the IO Collaboration agreements.
In February 2015, we entered into an Amended ZALTRAP Agreement with Sanofi which amended and restated the ZALTRAP Collaboration Agreement. Under the Amended ZALTRAP Agreement, Sanofi is solely responsible for the development and commercialization of ZALTRAP. As a result, in the first quarter of 2015, we recognized $14.9 million of collaboration revenue, which was previously recorded as deferred revenue under the original ZALTRAP collaboration agreement, related to (i) amounts that were previously reimbursed by Sanofi forhigher-yielding manufacturing commercial supplies of ZALTRAP since our risk of inventory loss no longer existed, and (ii) the unamortized portion of up-front payments from Sanofi as we had no further performance obligations.process.
Bayer Collaboration Revenue
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Bayer Collaboration Revenue | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
EYLEA: | | | | | | |
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | $ | 802.3 |
| | $ | 649.2 |
| | $ | 466.7 |
|
Sales milestones | | — |
| | — |
| | 15.0 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron EYLEA development expenses | | 13.3 |
| | 9.0 |
| | 8.9 |
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Other | | 58.7 |
| | 52.6 |
| | 69.4 |
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Total EYLEA | | 874.3 |
| | 710.8 |
| | 560.0 |
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Ang2 antibody and PDGFR-beta antibody: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of development expenses | | 17.8 |
| | 18.3 |
| | 10.1 |
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Other | | 46.0 |
| | 15.2 |
| | 10.4 |
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Total Ang2 antibody and PDGFR-beta antibody | | 63.8 |
| | 33.5 |
| | 20.5 |
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Total Bayer collaboration revenue | | $ | 938.1 |
| | $ | 744.3 |
| | $ | 580.5 |
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | $ | 1,376.4 | | | $ | 1,317.4 | | | $ | 1,349.2 | |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of ex-U.S. commercial supplies(a) | | 111.1 | | | 91.4 | | | 60.1 | |
One-time payment in connection with change in Japan arrangement(b) | | — | | | 21.9 | | | — | |
Total Bayer collaboration revenue | | $ | 1,487.5 | | | $ | 1,430.7 | | | $ | 1,409.3 | |
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(a) Corresponding costs incurred by the Company in connection with such production is recorded within Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing. |
(b) Effective January 1, 2022, the Company and Bayer commenced sharing equally in profits based on sales from Bayer to its distributor in Japan. Previously, the Company received from Bayer a tiered percentage of sales based on sales by Bayer's distributor in Japan. |
Bayer records revenue fromnet product sales of EYLEA outside the United States. Regeneron's net profitshare of profits in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States is summarized below.below:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
EYLEA net product sales outside the United States | | $ | 3,495.2 | | | $ | 3,382.8 | | | $ | 3,450.9 | |
Regeneron's share of collaboration profit from sales outside the United States | | $ | 1,436.1 | | | $ | 1,375.1 | | | $ | 1,408.3 | |
Reimbursement of development expenses incurred by Bayer in accordance with Regeneron's payment obligation(a) | | (59.7) | | | (57.7) | | | (59.1) | |
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | $ | 1,376.4 | | | $ | 1,317.4 | | | $ | 1,349.2 | |
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Regeneron's share of profits as a percentage of EYLEA net product sales outside the United States | | 39% | | 39% | | 39% |
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(a) See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Additional Funding Requirements" below for additional details on our contingent reimbursement obligation. |
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Regeneron's Net Profit from EYLEA Sales Outside the United States | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Net product sales outside the United States | | $ | 2,226.9 |
| | $ | 1,872.3 |
| | $ | 1,413.3 |
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Regeneron's share of collaboration profit from sales outside the United States | | 856.1 |
| | 703.3 |
| | 521.8 |
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Reimbursement of EYLEA development expenses incurred by Bayer in accordance with Regeneron's payment obligation | | (53.8 | ) | | (54.1 | ) | | (55.1 | ) |
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | $ | 802.3 |
| | $ | 649.2 |
| | $ | 466.7 |
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Roche Collaboration RevenueIn 2015, we earned our final $15.0 million sales milestone from Bayer, upon total aggregate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Global gross profit payment from Roche in connection with sales of REGEN-COV and Ronapreve | | $ | 224.3 | | | $ | 627.3 | | | $ | 361.8 | |
Other | | (13.3) | | | — | | | — | |
Total Roche collaboration revenue | | $ | 211.0 | | | $ | 627.3 | | | $ | 361.8 | |
Roche distributes and records net product sales of specific commercial supplies of EYLEARonapreve outside the United States, exceeding $200.0 million over a twelve-month period.and the parties share gross profits from worldwide sales.
Other EYLEARevenue
Other revenue in 2023 included the recognition of $50.4 million of revenue in connection with our August 2023 agreement with BARDA to fund certain costs for a next-generation COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, Other revenue increased in 2023, compared to 2022, primarily consists of reimbursement of other Regeneron EYLEA expenses, includingdue to the following:
•higher reimbursements for producing EYLEAthe manufacture of commercial supplies for Bayer. In addition, other EYLEA revenue inSanofi related to Praluent outside the first five months of 2016 and for the full year 2015 includes Bayer'sUnited States;
•higher share of royalties payable to Genentech pursuant to a license and settlement agreementprofits earned in connection with sales of EYLEA outside the United States; the obligationARCALYST pursuant to pay Genentech royalties on such sales ended in May 2016. Other EYLEA revenue also includes recognition of deferred revenue related to the 2006 EYLEA up-front and 2007 non-substantive milestone payments from Bayer.
In March 2016, we entered into anour license agreement with Bayer governing the joint developmentKiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; and commercialization outside the United States of nesvacumab, an antibody product candidate to Ang2, including in combination with aflibercept, for the treatment of ocular diseases or disorders. In connection with the agreement, Bayer made a $50.0 million non-refundable up-front payment to us, which was recorded as deferred revenue and was being recognized as revenue over the related performance period. Bayer is also obligated to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we reported that results from two nesvacumab Phase 2 studies did not provide sufficient differentiation to warrant Phase 3 development; therefore, we recognized $37.4 million of revenue related to the acceleration of the recognition of deferred revenue from the up-front payment received from Bayer.
In 2014, we entered into a PDGFR-beta antibody collaboration agreement with Bayer. Bayer collaboration revenue also includes reimbursement of PDGFR-beta antibody development expenses related to Bayer's obligation to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States. We discontinued clinical development of PDGFR-beta antibody in the first quarter of 2017.
Other Revenue
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Other Revenue | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Teva collaboration revenue: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses | | $ | 115.1 |
| | $ | 24.2 |
| | — |
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Substantive development milestones | | 60.0 |
| | — |
| | — |
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Other | | 46.4 |
| | 13.7 |
| | — |
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Total Teva collaboration revenue | | 221.5 |
| | 37.9 |
| | — |
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Other revenue | | 117.0 |
| | 81.2 |
| | $ | 74.9 |
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Total other revenue | | $ | 338.5 |
| | $ | 119.1 |
| | $ | 74.9 |
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In September 2016, we and Teva entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize fasinumab. In 2017, we earned, and recognized as revenue, development milestones of $25.0 million and $35.0 million from Teva. Other Teva collaboration revenue includes recognition of a portion of deferred revenue from a $250.0 million up-front payment.
In 2017, we earned, and recognized as revenue, a $30.0 million development milestone from MTPC. In addition, in 2017, MTPC made additional payments totaling $25.0 million related to development milestones achieved by MTPC, which were recorded as deferred revenue and are being recognized as revenue over the same performance period as the up-front payment. The revenue recognized in connection with the MTPC milestones are included in Other revenue in the table above.
In addition to revenues•royalties earned in connection with our agreement with MTPC, "Other revenue" in the table above includes:
Under the terms of the Amended ZALTRAP Agreement, Sanofi's reimbursement for manufacturing commercial supplies of ZALTRAP and a percentage of aggregate net sales of ZALTRAP.
Recognition of revenue related to amortization of the $165.0 million up-front payment we received in August 2010, which was deferred upon receipt and is being recognized as revenue through mid-2018, in connection with the VelocImmunelicense agreement with Astellas. In addition, Astellas will make a $130.0 million second payment to us in June 2018 unless the license agreement has been terminated prior to that date. Astellas has the right to terminate the agreement at any time by providing 90 days' advance written notice.Novartis, under which we receive royalties on worldwide sales of Novartis' Ilaris® (canakinumab).
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• | Royalties in connection with a June 2009 agreement with Novartis, under which we receive royalties on worldwide sales of Novartis' Ilaris® (canakinumab). The royalty rates in the agreement start at 4% and reach 15% when annual sales exceed $1.5 billion, and we are entitled to royalties until Novartis ceases sale of products subject to royalty.
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Expenses
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| | Year Ended December 31, | | Increase (Decrease) |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2017 vs. 2016 | | 2016 vs. 2015 |
Research and development | | $ | 2,075.1 |
| | $ | 2,052.3 |
| | $ | 1,620.6 |
| | $ | 22.8 |
| | $ | 431.7 |
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Selling, general, and administrative | | 1,320.4 |
| | 1,177.7 |
| | 838.5 |
| | 142.7 |
| | 339.2 |
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Cost of goods sold | | 202.5 |
| | 194.6 |
| | 241.7 |
| | 7.9 |
| | (47.1 | ) |
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing | | 194.6 |
| | 105.1 |
| | 151.0 |
| | 89.5 |
| | (45.9 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | $ | 3,792.6 |
| | $ | 3,529.7 |
| | $ | 2,851.8 |
| | $ | 262.9 |
| | $ | 677.9 |
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Average headcount | | 5,780 |
| | 4,927 |
| | 3,713 |
| | 853 |
| | 1,214 |
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Our average headcount in 2017 increased compared to 2016 principally in connection with expanding our manufacturing activities. Average headcount in 2016 increased compared to 2015 principally in connection with expanding our research and development, manufacturing, and commercialization activities. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Change |
(In millions, except headcount data) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2023 vs. 2022 | | 2022 vs. 2021 |
Research and development(a) | | $ | 4,439.0 | | | $ | 3,592.5 | | | $ | 2,860.1 | | | $ | 846.5 | | | $ | 732.4 | |
Acquired in-process research and development | | 186.1 | | | 255.1 | | | 48.0 | | | (69.0) | | | 207.1 | |
Selling, general, and administrative(a) | | 2,631.3 | | | 2,115.9 | | | 1,824.9 | | | 515.4 | | | 291.0 | |
Cost of goods sold | | 932.1 | | | 800.0 | | | 1,773.1 | | | 132.1 | | | (973.1) | |
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing(b) | | 883.7 | | | 760.4 | | | 664.4 | | | 123.3 | | | 96.0 | |
Other operating (income) expense, net | | (2.1) | | | (89.9) | | | (45.6) | | | 87.8 | | | (44.3) | |
Total operating expenses | | $ | 9,070.1 | | | $ | 7,434.0 | | | $ | 7,124.9 | | | $ | 1,636.1 | | | $ | 309.1 | |
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Average headcount | | 12,698 | | | 11,115 | | | 9,884 | | | 1,583 | | | 1,231 | |
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(a) Includes costs incurred net of any cost reimbursements from collaborators who are not deemed to be our customers |
(b) Includes costs incurred in connection with producing commercial drug supplies for collaborators and others |
Operating expenses in 2017, 2016,2023 and 20152022 included a total of $507.3 million, $559.9$885.0 million and $459.0$725.0 million, respectively, of non-cashstock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock.equity awards granted under our long-term incentive plans. As of December 31, 2017,2023, unrecognized non-cashstock-based compensation expense related to outstandingunvested stock options and unvested restricted stock (including performance-based restricted stock units) was $816.6$589.6 million and $34.9 million,$1.127 billion, respectively. We expect to recognize this non-cashstock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock over weighted-average periods of 1.91.8 years and 4.02.3 years, respectively.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table summarizes our estimates of direct research and development expenses by clinical development program and other significant categories of research and development expenses. Direct research and development expenses are comprised primarily of costs paid to third parties for clinical and product development activities, including costs related to preclinical research activities, clinical trials, drug filling, packaging, and labeling, and the portion of research and development expenses incurred by our collaborators that we are obligated to reimburse. Indirect research and development expenses have not been allocated directly to each program, and primarily consist of costs to compensate personnel, overhead and infrastructure costs to maintain our facilities, costs to manufacture bulk drug product (including pre-launch commercial supplies which were not capitalized as inventory) at our manufacturing facilities, and other costs related to activities that benefit multiple projects.
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Research and Development Expenses | | Year Ended December 31, | | Increase (Decrease) |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016* | | 2015* | | 2017 vs. 2016 | | 2016 vs. 2015 |
Direct research and development expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dupilumab | | $ | 199.9 |
| | $ | 221.6 |
| | $ | 227.8 |
| | $ | (21.7 | ) | | $ | (6.2 | ) |
Cemiplimab | | 114.2 |
| | 40.5 |
| | 11.5 |
| | 73.7 |
| | 29.0 |
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Fasinumab | | 153.8 |
| | 110.4 |
| | 31.2 |
| | 43.4 |
| | 79.2 |
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Praluent | | 84.9 |
| | 85.6 |
| | 108.9 |
| | (0.7 | ) | | (23.3 | ) |
Suptavumab | | 27.7 |
| | 25.9 |
| | 16.8 |
| | 1.8 |
| | 9.1 |
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Sarilumab | | 9.4 |
| | 20.5 |
| | 31.4 |
| | (11.1 | ) | | (10.9 | ) |
Other product candidates in clinical development and other research programs | | 251.5 |
| | 344.9 |
| | 223.3 |
| | (93.4 | ) | | 121.6 |
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Total direct research and development expenses | | 841.4 |
| | 849.4 |
| | 650.9 |
| | (8.0 | ) | | 198.5 |
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Indirect research and development expenses: | | | | | | | |
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Payroll and benefits | | 578.5 |
| | 556.1 |
| | 463.4 |
| | 22.4 |
| | 92.7 |
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Clinical manufacturing costs | | 388.2 |
| | 404.9 |
| | 327.1 |
| | (16.7 | ) | | 77.8 |
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Research, licensing, and other development costs | | 62.9 |
| | 51.6 |
| | 35.0 |
| | 11.3 |
| | 16.6 |
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Occupancy and other operating costs | | 204.1 |
| | 190.3 |
| | 144.2 |
| | 13.8 |
| | 46.1 |
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Total indirect research and development expenses | | 1,233.7 |
| | 1,202.9 |
| | 969.7 |
| | 30.8 |
| | 233.2 |
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Total research and development expenses | | $ | 2,075.1 |
| | $ | 2,052.3 |
| | $ | 1,620.6 |
| | $ | 22.8 |
| | $ | 431.7 |
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* Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. |
"Directcosts to manufacture bulk drug product for clinical development purposes as well as related drug filling, packaging, and labeling costs. Clinical manufacturing costs also includes pre-launch commercial supplies which did not meet the criteria to be capitalized as inventory (see "Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates - Inventories" above). The table below also includes reimbursements of research and development expenses by collaborators, as when we are entitled to reimbursement of all or a portion of such expenses that we incur under a collaboration, we record those reimbursable amounts in the period in which such costs are incurred.
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(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022* | | 2021* | | 2023 vs. 2022 | | 2022 vs. 2021 |
Direct research and development expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dupixent (dupilumab) | | $ | 168.0 | | | $ | 156.5 | | | $ | 146.4 | | | $ | 11.5 | | | $ | 10.1 | |
Fianlimab | | 112.2 | | | 43.4 | | | 8.7 | | | 68.8 | | | 34.7 | |
Libtayo (cemiplimab) | | 105.3 | | | 138.0 | | | 146.2 | | | (32.7) | | | (8.2) | |
Odronextamab | | 96.3 | | | 66.0 | | | 34.9 | | | 30.3 | | | 31.1 | |
EYLEA HD (aflibercept) 8 mg | | 96.2 | | | 67.9 | | | 73.5 | | | 28.3 | | | (5.6) | |
Linvoseltamab | | 78.7 | | | 45.5 | | | 18.7 | | | 33.2 | | | 26.8 | |
Itepekimab | | 70.3 | | | 26.5 | | | — | | | 43.8 | | | 26.5 | |
Pozelimab | | 60.2 | | | 72.4 | | | 28.3 | | | (12.2) | | | 44.1 | |
REGEN-COV | | (5.6) | | | 32.8 | | | 309.8 | | | (38.4) | | | (277.0) | |
Other product candidates in clinical development and other research programs | | 514.0 | | | 393.9 | | | 429.7 | | | 120.1 | | | (35.8) | |
Total direct research and development expenses | | 1,295.6 | | | 1,042.9 | | | 1,196.2 | | | 252.7 | | | (153.3) | |
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Indirect research and development expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Payroll and benefits | | 1,537.0 | | | 1,195.5 | | | 981.4 | | | 341.5 | | | 214.1 | |
Lab supplies and other research and development costs | | 210.6 | | | 181.0 | | | 142.0 | | | 29.6 | | | 39.0 | |
Occupancy and other operating costs | | 518.2 | | | 508.5 | | | 414.9 | | | 9.7 | | | 93.6 | |
Total indirect research and development expenses | | 2,265.8 | | | 1,885.0 | | | 1,538.3 | | | 380.8 | | | 346.7 | |
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Clinical manufacturing costs | | 1,053.9 | | | 938.3 | | | 621.7 | | | 115.6 | | | 316.6 | |
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Reimbursement of research and development expenses by collaborators | | (176.3) | | | (273.7) | | | (496.1) | | | 97.4 | | | 222.4 | |
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Total research and development expenses | | $ | 4,439.0 | | | $ | 3,592.5 | | | $ | 2,860.1 | | | $ | 846.5 | | | $ | 732.4 | |
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* Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. |
Total research and development expenses increased in 2023, compared to 2022, partially due to the impact of the amendments to the Sanofi collaboration agreements (which were effective July 1, 2022) described above in Part I, Item 1. "Business - "Collaboration, License, and Other product candidatesAgreements - Sanofi", as (i) Sanofi is no longer reimbursing us for 50% of Libtayo development costs (such reimbursements were previously included in clinicalReimbursement of research and development expenses by collaborators in the table above) and other(ii) we recognize our 50% share of research programs" in 2017 included a $25.0 million up-front payment made in connection with a November 2017 agreement with Decibel Therapeutics, and in 2016 included the $75.0 million and $25.0 million up-front payments madedevelopment expenses in connection with the license and collaboration agreements with Intellia and Adicet, respectively. Clinical manufacturing costs increased in 2016, compared to 2015, primarily due to costs related to manufacturing additional drug supplies of dupilumab, fasinumab, and cemiplimab, partly offset by lower costs related to manufacturing less clinical supplies of Praluent. Sanofi Antibody Collaboration.
Research and development expenses included Non-Cash Compensation Expensestock-based compensation expense of $271.9$488.7 million and $406.8 million in 2017, $313.0 million in 2016,2023 and $255.7 million in 2015.2022, respectively.
There are numerous uncertainties associated with drug development, including uncertainties related to safety and efficacy data from each phase of drug development, uncertainties related to the enrollment and performance of clinical trials, changes in regulatory requirements, changes in the competitive landscape affecting a product candidate, and other risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A,1A. "Risk Factors." There is also variability in the duration and costs necessary to develop a pharmaceutical product, potential opportunities and/or uncertainties related to future indications to be studied, and the estimated cost and scope of the projects. The lengthy process of seeking FDA and other applicable approvals, and subsequent compliance with applicable statutes and regulations, require the expenditure of substantial resources. Any failure by us to obtain, or delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals could materially adversely affect our business. As a result of the variability in the duration and costs necessary to develop a pharmaceutical product, potential opportunities and/or uncertainties related to future indications to be studied, the estimated cost and scope of the projects, and our ultimate ability to obtain governmental approval for commercialization, we have not provided estimates of the total cost to bring our product candidates to market. Similarly, weWe are unable to reasonably estimate if our product candidates in clinical development will generate material product revenues and net cash inflows.
Acquired In-process Research and Development ("IPR&D")
79Acquired IPR&D in 2023 included:
•$100.0 million charge in connection with a development milestone for the Phase 1 ALN-APP program, which is in collaboration with Alnylam;
•$45.0 million up-front payment in connection with our collaboration agreement with Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc.; and
•$30.0 million charge to extend the period for selecting targets under our collaboration agreement with Intellia.
•$195.0 million charge related to our acquisition of Contents
Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;
•$30.0 million up-front payment in connection with our collaboration agreement with CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.; and
•$20.0 million opt-in payment in connection with a product candidate under our collaboration agreement with Adicet Bio, Inc.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased in 2017,2023, compared to 2016,2022, primarily due to (i)higher headcount and headcount-related costs, an increase in commercialization-related expenses associated with Dupixentfor Libtayo (including acquisition and EYLEA,integration-related costs for Libtayo outside the United States as effective July 1, 2022, the Company became solely responsible for the commercialization of Libtayo worldwide), and, to a lesser extent, Kevzara and cemiplimab, partly offset by lower commercialization-related expenses associated with Praluent,for various other products, and (ii) higher headcount and headcount-related costs. Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased in 2016 compared to 2015 primarily due to (i) higher commercialization-related expenses associated with Praluent and higher commercialization-related expenses in connection with preparing to launch sarilumab and dupilumab, (ii) higher contributions to not-for-profit organizations, including donations toan independent not-for-profit patient assistance organizations, and (iii) higher headcount and headcount-related costs.organization. Selling, general, and administrative expenses also included $208.4 million, $231.2$307.1 million and $193.0$256.4 million of Non-cash Compensation Expensestock-based compensation expense in 2017, 2016,2023 and 2015,2022, respectively.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold increased slightly in 2017,2023, compared to 2016, principally2022, primarily due to an increase inhigher start-up costs for our Limerick manufacturingRensselaer, New York fill/finish facility offset due to the fact that, effective May 2016, we were no longer obligated to pay royalties to Genentech based on U.S. sales of EYLEA. Cost of goods sold decreased in 2016, compared to 2015, principally due to the fact that, effective May 2016, we are no longer obligated to pay royalties to Genentech based on U.S. sales of EYLEA; this decrease was partly offset by an increase in Limerick start-up costs and an increase in U.S. EYLEA net sales.period costs at our manufacturing facilities resulting from lower production volumes, partly offset by lower inventory write-offs and reserves. Inventory write-offs and reserves were $102.3 million in 2023 compared to $258.7 million in 2022. The inventory write-offs and reserves in 2022 were primarily related to REGEN-COV.
Cost of Collaboration and Contract Manufacturing
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing increased in 2017,2023, compared to 2016,2022, primarily due to the recognition of costs we incurred in connection with validating our Limerick manufacturing commercial facilitysupplies for Sanofi related to products that are in collaboration with Sanofi, partly offset byPraluent outside the fact that 2016 included royalties payableUnited States and for Bayer related to Genentech based on sales of EYLEA outside the United States (which ended in May 2016). Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturingStates. This increase was also adversely impacted by inventory write-offs and reserves totaling $57.2 million in 2017 primarily related to product that no longer met quality specifications, compared to $11.2 million and $23.5 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing decreased in 2016, compared to 2015, primarily due to lower royalties since our obligation to pay Genentech based on sales of EYLEA outside the United States ended in May 2016.
Other Income and Expense
Other expenses in 2017 include the recognition of a $30.1 million loss on debt extinguishment related to the 2017 Tarrytown lease transaction. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. This expense was largelypartly offset by investment income earned from our marketable securities in 2017.
Other expenses in 2016 and 2015 included the recognition of a $0.5 million and $18.9 million loss, respectively, in connection with convertible notes which were surrendered for conversion during the respective periods. Other expenses in 2016 also included a $9.8 million other-than-temporary impairment charge related to an investment in an equity security.
Income Taxes
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Income tax expense | | $ | 880.0 |
| | $ | 434.3 |
| | $ | 589.0 |
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Effective tax rate | | 42.3 | % | | 32.7 | % | | 48.1 | % |
On December 22, 2017, the bill known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (the Act) was signed into law. The Act, which became effective with respect to most of its provisions as of January 1, 2018, includes a number of provisions that are expected to impact us, including reducing the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, changing the taxation of foreign earnings (including taxation of certain global intangible low-taxed income), allowing immediate expensing of the cost for qualified assets, repealing the deduction for domesticlower Dupixent manufacturing and imposing further limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation. Changes in tax rates and tax laws are accounted for in the period of enactment. Therefore,costs as a result of the Act being signed into law,transition to a higher-yielding manufacturing process.
Other Operating (Income) Expense
Other operating (income) expense, net, in 2022 included the recognition of amounts previously deferred in connection with up-front and development milestone payments, as applicable, received in connection with our Sanofi IO, Teva, and Mitsubishi
Tanabe Pharma Corporation ("MTPC") collaborative arrangements. As we discontinued further clinical development of fasinumab (for which we had collaborative arrangements with Teva and MTPC) during 2022, and the A&R IO LCA with Sanofi became effective July 1, 2022, no such amounts were recognized a provisional chargein connection with these collaborative arrangements during 2023.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists of $326.2 millionthe following:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Unrealized (losses) gains on equity securities, net | | $ | (237.8) | | $ | (39.8) | | $ | 386.1 |
Interest income | | 495.9 | | 160.1 | | 45.8 |
Foreign currency (losses) gains | | (12.9) | | 50.2 | | 0.4 |
Other | | (20.0) | | 8.8 | | 4.0 |
Other income (expense), net | | 225.2 | | | 179.3 | | | 436.3 | |
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Interest expense | | (73.0) | | | (59.4) | | | (57.3) | |
Total other income (expense) | | $ | 152.2 | | | $ | 119.9 | | | $ | 379.0 | |
The increase in the fourth quarter of 2017 relatedinterest income in 2023, compared to the re-measurement of our U.S. net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax2022, was primarily driven by higher interest rates.
Income Taxes
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions, except effective tax rate) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Income tax expense | | $ | 245.7 | | $ | 520.4 | | $ | 1,250.5 |
Effective tax rate | | 5.9% | | 10.7% | | 13.4% |
The 2017Company's effective tax rate was negatively impacted by this charge, and was partly offset by the tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation. The provisional charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 is an estimate and subject to further analysis, interpretation, and clarification of the Act, which could result in changes to this estimate during 2018.
The 2016 effective tax rate was positively impacted,for 2023, compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate, by the tax2022, included a higher benefit associated withfrom stock-based compensation, partly offset byfederal tax credits for research activities, and the negative impactproportion of losses incurredincome earned in foreign jurisdictions with tax rates lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate. As described
Certain countries in Note 1 and Note 16which we have operations, including Ireland, have adopted legislation influenced by the OECD Pillar Two rules, including a minimum tax rate of our Consolidated Financial Statements, during 201615%. It is uncertain whether the United States will enact legislation to adopt the Pillar Two framework. While we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, which requires an entitydo not expect the adoption of the Pillar Two framework to recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in connection with stock-based compensation as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement (previously, excess tax benefits were recognized in additional paid-in capital).
The 2015have a material impact on our effective tax rate, was negatively impacted, comparedwe are continuing to the U.S. federal statutory rate, by losses incurred in foreign jurisdictions with rates lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate, partly offsetevaluate additional guidance released by the positive impactOECD, along with the pending legislative adoption by additional individual countries.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our financial condition is summarized as follows:
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| As of December 31, | | |
(In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | $ Change |
Financial assets: | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,730.0 | | | $ | 3,105.9 | | | $ | (375.9) | |
Marketable securities - current | 8,114.8 | | | 4,636.4 | | | 3,478.4 | |
Marketable securities - noncurrent | 5,396.5 | | | 6,591.8 | | | (1,195.3) | |
| $ | 16,241.3 | | | $ | 14,334.1 | | | $ | 1,907.2 | |
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Working capital: | | | | | |
Current assets | $ | 19,479.2 | | | $ | 15,884.1 | | | $ | 3,595.1 | |
Current liabilities | 3,423.4 | | | 3,141.3 | | | 282.1 | |
| $ | 16,055.8 | | | $ | 12,742.8 | | | $ | 3,313.0 | |
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Borrowings and finance lease liabilities: | | | | | |
Long-term debt | $ | 1,982.9 | | | $ | 1,981.4 | | | $ | 1.5 | |
Finance lease liabilities | $ | 720.0 | | | $ | 720.0 | | | $ | — | |
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| As of December 31, | | Increase |
(In millions) | 2017 | | 2016 | | (Decrease) |
Financial assets: | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 812.7 |
| | $ | 535.2 |
| | $ | 277.5 |
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Marketable securities - current | 596.8 |
| | 503.5 |
| | 93.3 |
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Marketable securities - non-current | 1,486.5 |
| | 864.2 |
| | 622.3 |
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| $ | 2,896.0 |
| | $ | 1,902.9 |
| | $ | 993.1 |
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Working capital: | | | | | |
Current assets | $ | 4,335.0 |
| | $ | 3,180.2 |
| | $ | 1,154.8 |
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Current liabilities | 1,135.5 |
| | 1,241.5 |
| | (106.0 | ) |
| $ | 3,199.5 |
| | $ | 1,938.7 |
| | $ | 1,260.8 |
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Additionally, asAs of December 31, 2017,2023, we also had borrowing availability of $750.0 million under a revolving credit facility (see further description under "Credit Facility" below).
Sources and Uses of Cash for the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 20152021
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| | Year Ended December 31, | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | $ Change |
(In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2017 vs. 2016 | | 2016 vs. 2015 | (In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2023 vs. 2022 | | 2022 vs. 2021 |
Cash flows provided by operating activities | | $ | 1,307.1 |
| | $ | 1,473.4 |
| | $ | 1,330.8 |
| | $ | (166.3 | ) | | $ | 142.6 |
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Cash flows used in investing activities | | (1,005.2 | ) | | (1,046.9 | ) | | (907.6 | ) | | 41.7 |
| | $ | (139.3 | ) |
Cash flows used in financing activities | | (24.4 | ) | | (700.4 | ) | | (262.8 | ) | | 676.0 |
| | $ | (437.6 | ) |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
2017. Our net income in 2017 included Non-cash Compensation Expense of $507.3 million. Deferred tax assets asAs of December 31, 2023 and 2022, deferred tax assets increased by $837.8 million and $746.4 million, respectively, primarily related to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which requires, for tax purposes, the capitalization and amortization of research and development expenses effective for years beginning after December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021, Accounts receivable increased by $1.927 billion, compared to December 31, 2020, primarily due to REGEN-COV sales in connection with our September 2021 agreement to supply drug product to the U.S. government. As of December 31, 2022, Accounts receivable had decreased by $318.8$707.8 million, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily2021, driven by the Company's collection of amounts due tofrom the re-measurement of our U.S. net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax rates pursuant to the Act (as described above) and additional tax depreciation, partly offset by an increase in deferred tax assets related to share-based compensation. Cash flows from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted by $926.5 milliongovernment in connection with changessuch sales in other assetsthe fourth quarter of 2021.
Other non-cash items, net, in 2022 and liabilities. Included in such change was a decrease in deferred revenue by $113.1 million compared to December 31, 2016, partly due to the acceleration of the recognition of deferred revenue in connection with the Sanofi Antibody Discovery Agreement2021 included inventory write-offs and the Bayer nesvacumab agreement; see "Results of Operations" section above for further details.
2016. Our net income in 2016 included Non-cash Compensation Expense of $559.9 million. Deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 increased by $360.1 million, compared to December 31, 2015,reserves primarily due to an increase in share-based compensation, the tax basis of intangible assets, and deferred revenue. Deferred revenue increased by $244.3 million as of December 31, 2016, compared to December 31, 2015, primarily due to $250.0 million and $60.0 million of payments received during 2016 from Teva and Mitsubishi, respectively, in connection with the companies' respective fasinumab collaborations, and the $50.0 million up-front payment from Bayer in connection with the companies' Ang2 collaboration, partly offset primarily by the amortization of these 2016 payments and past up-front payments from Sanofi. Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities increased by $254.0 million as of December 31, 2016, compared to December 31, 2015, primarily due to higher tax related liabilities.
2015. Our net income in 2015 included Non-cash Compensation Expense of $459.0 million. Deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2015 increased by $121.6 million, compared to December 31, 2014, primarily due to an increase in share-based compensation, partly offset by a reduction in our deferred tax assets related to fixed assets and deferred revenue. Deferred revenue increased by $608.9 million as of December 31, 2015, compared to December 31, 2014, primarily due to $640.0 million of up-front payments received from Sanofi in connection with the companies' IO Collaboration, partly offset by related amortization which commenced in the third quarter of 2015.REGEN-COV.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures were $272.6 million, $511.9 million, and $677.9 million in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. Capital expenditures decreased in 2017, compared to 2016, in part due to less capital expenditures2023 included costs incurred in connection with renovations and additions at our Limerick, Ireland and Rensselaer, New York manufacturing facilities. Capital expenditures decreased in 2016, compared to 2015, primarily due to less capital expenditures in connection with renovationsthe expansion of our Limerick, Ireland manufacturing facility and 2015 included the acquisition of an approximate 100-acre parcel of undeveloped land adjacent to our current Tarrytown, New York location, for an aggregate purchase priceas well as costs associated with the expansion of $73.0 million.
a fill/finish facility and related equipment). Additionally, capital expenditures in 2023 is net of grant proceeds of $60.0 million primarily related to the expansion of our facilities in New York. We expect to incur capital expenditures of $420$825 million to $500$950 million in 20182024 primarily in connection with expanding a portion of our manufacturing facilities at our Rensselaer, New York facility,the continued renovations and expansion of our Limerick, Ireland facility,research, preclinical manufacturing, and laboratory expansion and renovationssupport facilities at our Tarrytown, New York campus and our manufacturing facilities. We expect continued significant capital expenditures over the next several years in connection with the planned expansion of our Tarrytown, New York campus.
Payments for the Libtayo intangible asset of $207.8 million and $1.027 billion in 2023 and 2022, respectively, were related to our acquisition (including contingent consideration paid) of the exclusive right to develop, commercialize, and manufacture Libtayo worldwide (as described in Part I, Item 1. "Collaboration, License, and Other Agreements - Sanofi - Immuno-Oncology" above).
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $54.9 million and $230.3 million in 2023 and 2022 was related to our acquisitions of Decibel Therapeutics, Inc. and Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., respectively.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
In 2017, proceedsProceeds from issuances of Common Stock, in connection with capitalexercises of employee stock options, were $1.146 billion during 2023, compared to $1.520 billion during 2022 and facility lease obligations relate$1.672 billion during 2021. For information related to our receipt of $57.0 million in connection with the March 2017 lease transaction as described below under "Tarrytown, New York Leases". In 2016 and 2015, $12.9 million and $166.5 million principal amount of our Notes, respectively, that was previously surrendered for conversion was settled in cash. Also during 2016 and 2015, we paid an aggregate amount of $643.4 million and $573.5 million, respectively, to warrant holders to reduce the maximum number of sharesrepurchases of Common Stock, issuable upon exercise of the warrants. In 2015, cash flows from financing activities included $405.3 million due to utilization of excess tax benefits in connection with stock option exercises, which offset cash tax obligations. In 2016, we elected to adopt Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting;consequently,we began to record excess tax benefits as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows.see "Share Repurchase Programs" section below.
Credit Facility
In March 2015,December 2022, we entered into an agreement with a syndicate of lenders (the "2022 Credit Agreement)Agreement") which provides for a $750.0 million senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the "2022 Credit Facility).Facility") and replaced the then-existing credit agreement, which was contemporaneously terminated. The 2022 Credit Agreement includes an option for usthe Company to elect to increase the commitments under the 2022 Credit Facility and/or to enter into one or more tranches of term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0$500.0 million, subject to the consent of the lenders providing the additional commitments or term loans, as applicable, and certain other conditions. The 2022 Credit Agreement also provides a $50.0 million sublimit for letters of credit.
As set forth in the 2022 Credit Agreement, we have the option to amend the 2022 Credit Agreement to establish environmental, social, and governance targets which will be used to adjust pricing under the 2022 Credit Facility, subject to parameters to be provided in the 2022 Credit Agreement.
Proceeds of the loans under the 2022 Credit Facility may be used to finance working capital needs, and for general corporate or other lawful purposes, of Regeneron and its subsidiaries. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has guaranteed all obligations under the 2022 Credit Facility. The Credit Agreement also provides a $100.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The2022 Credit Agreement includes an option for us to elect to extend the maturity date of the 2022 Credit Facility beyond March 2020,December 2027, subject to the consent of the extending lenders and certain other conditions. Amounts borrowed under the 2022 Credit Facility may be prepaid, and the commitments under the 2022 Credit Facility may be terminated, at any time without premium or penalty.
We had no borrowings outstanding under the 2022 Credit Facility as of December 31, 2017.2023.
The 2022 Credit Agreement contains financialoperating covenants and operating covenants. Financial covenants include a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest expense coverage ratio.financial covenant. We were in compliance with all covenants of the 2022 Credit FacilityAgreement as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Sanofi FundingShare Repurchase Programs
In January 2021, our board of Certain Development Costsdirectors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $1.5 billion of our Common Stock. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had repurchased the entire $1.5 billion of its Common Stock that it was authorized to repurchase under the program.
In November 2021, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of our Common Stock. As describedof June 30, 2023, the Company had repurchased the entire $3.0 billion of its Common Stock that it was authorized to repurchase under the program.
In January 2023, our board of directors authorized an additional share repurchase program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program permits the Company to make repurchases through a variety of methods, including open-market transactions (including pursuant to a trading plan adopted in Part 1, Item 1. "Business - Collaborations - Collaborationsaccordance with Sanofi," effective January 7, 2018, weRule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act), privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchases, block trades, and Sanofi entered into a Letter Agreementother transactions in connectioncompliance with amongRule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. Repurchases may be made from time to time at management's discretion, and the timing and amount of any such repurchases will be determined based on share price, market conditions, legal requirements, and other matters, increasing the development budget amount for cemiplimabrelevant factors. The program has no time limit and allocating additional funds to certain proposed activities relatingcan be discontinued at any time. There can be no assurance as to the developmenttiming or number of dupilumab and REGN3500 and non-approval trialsshares of dupilumab. Pursuant toany repurchases in the Letter Agreement, we have agreed to allow Sanofi to satisfy in whole or in part its funding obligations with respect to cemiplimab development and/or Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments by selling up to 1,400,000future. As of December 31, 2023, $1.531 billion remained available for share repurchases under the program.
The table below summarizes the shares of our Common Stock directly or indirectly owned by Sanofi through September 30, 2020. If Sanofi desires to sell shares of our Common Stock duringwe repurchased and the termcost of the Letter Agreement to satisfy a portion or all of its funding obligations for the cemiplimab development and/or Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments, we may elect to purchase, in whole or in part, such shares, from Sanofi. If we do not elect to purchase such shares, Sanofi may sell the applicable number of shares (subject to certain daily and quarterly limits) in one or more open-market transactions.which were recorded as Treasury Stock.
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(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Number of shares | | 2.9 | | | 3.3 | | | 3.0 | |
Total cost of shares | | $ | 2,214.6 | | | $ | 2,099.8 | | | $ | 1,655.0 | |
Tarrytown, New York LeasesLease
We are party to a Third Amended and Restated Lease and Remedies Agreement, dated March 27, 2023 (the "Third Amended and Restated Lease") with BA Leasing BSC, LLC, an affiliate of Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC ("BAL"), as lessor, which relates to our lease of laboratory and office facilities in Tarrytown, New York. On December 30, 2016, we entered intoYork (the "Facility"); and a Purchase Agreement with BMR-Landmark at Eastview LLCThird Amended and BMR-Landmark at Eastview IV LLC (collectively, BMR), pursuant to which we agreed to purchase BMR's Tarrytown, New York facilities (the Facility) for a purchase price of $720.0 million. We occupy a significant portion of the Facility, with the remaining rentable area under leases to third-party tenants. In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we paid $57.0 million toward the purchase price to BMR in December 2016.
On March 3, 2017, we entered into aRestated Participation Agreement, dated March 27, 2023 (the "Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement") with BancBank of America, Leasing & Capital LLC (BAL)N.A., as lessor,administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), and a syndicate of lenders (collectively with BAL, the Participants)."Participants"), as rent assignees. The Third Amended and Restated Lease and Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement providedprovide for a March 2027 maturity date of the $720.0 million lease financing (previously advanced by the Participants in March 2017 in connection with the acquisition by BAL of the Facility and our lease of the Facility from BAL. On March 3, 2017, we assigned our right to take title to the Facility under the Purchase Agreement to BAL,BAL) and the Participants advanced $720.0 million, which was used by BAL to financeend of the purchase price for the Facility and to reimburse us for the $57.0 million payment we made to BMR in December 2016.
On March 3, 2017, we also entered into aour lease agreement (the Lease) with BAL, pursuant to which we have leasedof the Facility from BAL, for a five-year term. As a result of entering intoat which time all amounts outstanding thereunder will become due and payable in full.
In accordance with the lease agreement, certain partsterms of the Facility became subleased from us by existing third-party tenants. TheThird Amended and Restated Lease, requires us towe pay all maintenance, insurance, taxes, and other costs arising out of the use of the Facility. We are also required to make monthly payments of basic rent during the remaining term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease in an amount equal to satisfy the yield payable to the Participants on their outstanding advances under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. Such advances accrue yield at a variable rate per annum based on the one-month London Interbank Offeredforward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate (LIBOR),("SOFR") term rate, plus a spread adjustment, plus an applicable margin that varies with our debt rating and total leverage ratio.
The Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and theThird Amended and Restated Lease include an option for us to elect to further extend the maturity date of the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and the term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease for an additional five-year period, subject to the consent of all the Participants and certain other conditions. We also have the option prior to the end of the term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease to (a) purchase the Facility by paying an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Participants' advances under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest and yield thereon, and all other outstanding amounts under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, theThird Amended and Restated Lease, and certain related documents or (b) sell the Facility to a third party on behalf of BAL. The advances under the Participation Agreement mature, and all amounts outstanding thereunder will become due and payable in full at the end of the term of the Lease.
The Participation AgreementThird Amended and Restated Lease is classified as a finance lease as we have the option to purchase the Facility under terms that make it reasonably certain to be exercised. The agreements governing the Third Amended and Restated Lease financing contain financial and operating covenants. Such financial covenants whichand certain of the operating covenants are substantially similar to the covenants set forth in our 2022 Credit Facility. We wereAgreement. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants of the Participation Agreement and the Lease as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Additional Funding Requirements
The amount required to fund operations will depend on various factors, including revenues from net product sales, the potential regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates and the timing thereof and the status of competitive products, the successextent and cost of our research and development programs, the potential future need to expand our professional and support staff and facilities, the status of patents and other intellectual property rights (and future litigation related thereto), the delay or failure of a clinical trial of any of our potential drug candidates, and the continuation, extent, and success of our collaborations (in particular those with Sanofi and Bayer).programs. We believe that our existing capital resources, borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility,the 2022 Credit Facility, funds generated by anticipated EYLEA net product sales, and as described above under Part 1, Item 1. "Business - Collaborations," funding for reimbursement of research and development costs that we are entitled to receive under our collaboration agreements, will enable us to meet our projectedanticipated operating needs for the foreseeable future.
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017.
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(In millions) | | Total | | Less than one year | | 1 to 3 years | | 3 to 5 years | | Greater than 5 years |
Purchase and other obligations (1) | | $ | 1,404.3 |
| | $ | 816.9 |
| | $ | 485.9 |
| | $ | 62.8 |
| | $ | 38.7 |
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Capital and facility lease obligations (2) | | 105.7 |
| | 21.1 |
| | 50.1 |
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Operating leases | | 21.9 |
| | 9.0 |
| | 7.0 |
| | 4.4 |
| | 1.5 |
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Total contractual obligations | | $ | 1,531.9 |
| | $ | 847.0 |
| | $ | 543.0 |
| | $ | 101.7 |
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| Purchase and other obligations primarily relate to research and development commitments, including those related to clinical trials, and capital expenditures. Our obligation to pay certain of these amounts may increase or be reduced based on relevant future events. |
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| Represents rent payments with respect to capital lease and facility lease obligations in connection with our property leases in Tarrytown, New York, as described under "Tarrytown, New York Leases" above and Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. Amounts in the table above exclude the purchase price we would be obligated to pay if we were to exercise our option to purchase the Facility.
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Liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits, totaling $146.2 million at December 31, 2017, are not included in the table of contractual obligations above as, due to their nature, there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the period of potential future cash settlement with taxing authorities. See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We expect continued increases in our expenditures, particularlyto continue to incur significant costs in connection with our research and development activities (including preclinical and clinical programs). The amount of funding that will be required for our clinical programs depends upon the results of our research and preclinical programs and early-stage clinical trials, regulatory requirements, the duration and results of clinical trials underway and of additional clinical trials that we decide to initiate, and the various factors that affect the cost of each trial. Under certain collaboration agreements, the amount of funding for reimbursement of research and development costs that we are entitled to receive is capped at a specified amount; therefore, we may elect to independently fund certain research and development costs in excess of such capped amounts. Pursuant to the Antibody Discovery Agreement, as amended, Sanofi was
responsible for funding up to $130.0 million of our antibody discovery activities in 2017. Our Antibody Discovery Agreement with Sanofi ended on December 31, 2017 and, therefore, there will be no funding from Sanofi under the Antibody Discovery Agreement beyond 2017.
Clinical trial, costs are dependent, among other things, onincluding the size and duration of trials, (for example, we have several ongoing late-stage clinical trials which are large and for which we expect to incur significant costs), fees charged for services provided by clinical trial investigators and other third parties, the costs for manufacturing the product candidate for use in the trials, and for supplies, laboratory tests, and other expenses.
We also anticipate continuing to incur substantial commercialization costs for EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara, as well as in connection with our late-stage antibody product candidates, including cemiplimab.marketed products. Commercialization costs over the next few years will depend on, among other things, the market potential for product candidates, whether commercialization costs are shared with a collaborator, and regulatory approval of additional product candidates, and whether we may be required to pay additional royalties or share the profits from sales of products pursuant to our license or collaboration agreements or otherwise.candidates.
We expect that expenses related to the filing, prosecution, defense, and enforcement of patents and other intellectual property will be substantial.
Liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits totaled $696.4 million as of December 31, 2023. Due to their nature, there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the period and amounts of potential future cash settlement with tax authorities. See Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We enter into research collaboration and licensing agreements that may require us to pay (i) amounts contingent upon the occurrence of various future events (e.g., upon the achievement of various development and commercial milestones,milestones), which, in the aggregate, could be significant, and/or (ii) royalties calculated based on a percentage of net product sales. The payment of these amounts, however, is contingent upon the occurrence of various future events, which have a high degree of uncertainty of occurring and for which the specific timing cannot be predicted. Because of these factors, such payments are not included in the table of contractual obligations above. See Note 3 and Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
UnderAs described in Part I, Item 1. "Collaboration, License, and Other Agreements," under our Antibody and IO Collaborations with Sanofi and our collaborationcollaborations with Bayer for EYLEA outside the United States,and Sanofi, we and our collaborator share profits and losses in connection with commercialization of drug products. Profits or losses under each collaboration are measured by calculating net sales less cost of goods sold and shared commercialization and other expenses. If the applicable collaboration is profitable, we have contingent contractual obligations to reimburse SanofiBayer and BayerSanofi for a defined percentage (generally 50%) of agreed-upon development expenses funded by Bayer and Sanofi and Bayer.(i.e., "development balance"). These reimbursements would beare deducted each quarter, in accordance with a formula, from our share of the collaboration profits (and, for our EYLEA collaboration with Bayer, inclusive of our percentage on product sales in Japan) otherwise payable to us, unless, in the case of EYLEA,Bayer, we elect to reimburse these expenses at a faster rate. As of December 31, 2017,2023, our contingent reimbursement obligation to Bayer for EYLEA was approximately $251$293 million and our contingent reimbursement obligation to Sanofi in connection with the companies' Antibody Collaboration and IO Collaboration was approximately $2,558 million and $22 million, respectively.$2.330 billion. Therefore, we continue to expect that for the foreseeable future, a portion of our share of profits from sales of EYLEA outside the United Statesunder our collaborations with Bayer and a portion of our share of profits, if any, from sales of Dupixent, Praluent, Kevzara, and cemiplimab (if approved)Sanofi will be used to reimburse our collaboratorcollaborators for these obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are currently material or reasonably likely to be material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Future Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for a summarydescription of recently issued accounting standards.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Our earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in interest rates, principally in connection with our investments in marketable securities, which consist primarily of corporate bonds direct obligations of theand U.S. government and its agencies and other debt securities guaranteed by the U.S. government, and municipal bonds.treasury securities. We do not believe we are materially exposed to changes in interest rates related to our investments, and we do not currently use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes of our investments. We estimate that a 100 basis point, or 1%, unfavorable change in interest rates would have resulted in approximately a $23.2$98.7 million and $20.9$102.7 million decrease in the fair value of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively.
We have exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates, including the interest rate risk relating to our March 2017 variable rate Tarrytown, New York lease (as described in Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Tarrytown, New York Leases"). Our interest rate exposure is primarily offset by our investments in marketable securities. In addition, beginning in the second quarter of 2017, we began to further manage our interest rate exposure through the use of derivative instruments. All of our derivative instruments are utilized for risk management purposes, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. We continue to monitor our interest rate risk and may utilize additional derivative instruments and/or other strategies in the future to further mitigate our interest rate exposure.
We have hedged a portion of our floating interest rate exposure using interest rate swap and interest rate cap contracts (see Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). We estimate that a 100 basis point, or 1%, unfavorable change in interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of our interest rate swap or interest rate cap contracts. The following table summarizes the notional amounts of our outstanding interest rate swap and cap contracts as of December 31, 2017:
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(In millions) | | Notional Amount |
Interest rate swap contracts | | $ | 75.0 |
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Interest rate cap contracts | | $ | 75.0 |
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Credit Quality Risk
We have an investment policy that includes guidelines on acceptable investment securities, minimum credit quality, maturity parameters, and concentration and diversification. Nonetheless, deterioration of the credit quality of an investment security subsequent to purchase may subject us to the risk of not being able to recover the full principal value of the security. In 20172023, 2022, and 2015,2021, we recorded nodid not record any charges for other-than-temporarycredit-related impairments of our marketable securities, and in 2016, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $9.8 million related to our investment in an equity security.available-for-sale debt securities.
We are subject to credit risk associated with the receivables due from our collaborators, including Bayer Sanofi, and Teva.Sanofi. We are also subject to credit risk in connection with trade accounts receivable due from our customers from our product sales of EYLEA and ARCALYST. These accounts receivable are due from several distributors and specialty pharmacies, who are our customers.sales. We have contractual payment terms with each of our customers,collaborators and wecustomers. We also monitor our customers' financial performance and credit worthiness so that we can properly assess and respond to any changes in theircollaborator and/or customer credit profile.profiles. In addition, we may insure a portion of our accounts receivables within our overall risk management practices. During 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015,2021, we did not recognize any charges for write-offs and allowances of accounts receivable related to credit risk for our marketed products.collaborators or customers. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, three2023, two customers accounted on a combined basis for 99%83% of our net trade accounts receivables.
Foreign Exchange Risk
As discussed further above, Bayer markets EYLEAour collaborators market certain products outside the United States, and Sanofi markets Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara worldwide, and we share in profits and losses with these collaborators from commercialization of products (including the receipt of a percentage of EYLEA sales in Japan).products. In addition, pursuant to the applicable terms of the agreements with our collaborators, we also share in certain worldwide development expenses incurred by our collaborators.
We also incur worldwide development expenses for clinical products we are developing independently, in addition to incurringincur expenses outside of the United States in connection with our international operations. operations, and, effective July 1, 2022, market Libtayo outside the United States as a result of obtaining worldwide rights to Libtayo under an A&R IO LCA with Sanofi.
Therefore, significant changes in foreign exchange rates of the countries outside the United States where our product isproducts are sold, where development expenses are incurred by us or our collaborators, or where we incur operating expenses canmay impact our operating results and financial condition. As sales outside the United States continue to grow, and as we expand our international operations, we will continue to assess potential steps, including foreign currency hedging and other strategies, to mitigate our foreign exchange risk.
We are exposed to price risk on equity securities included in our investment portfolio. Our investments include equity securities of companies with which we have entered into collaboration arrangements. Changes in the fair value of our equity investments are included in Other income (expense), net on the Statements of Operations. We recorded $237.8 million and $39.8 million of net unrealized losses on equity securities in Other income (expense), net in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The financial statements required by this Item are included on pages F-1 through F-46 of this report. The supplementary financial information required by this Item is included atset forth beginning on page F-46F-1 of this report.report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) andor 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer each concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
ManagementManagement's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) andor 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172023 using the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.2023. The effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172023 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears under Part IV, Item 15.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) andor 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 20172023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met and cannot detect all deviations. 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 or deviations, if any, within the company have been detected. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.As disclosed in the table below, during the three months ended December 31, 2023, certain of our directors and/or executive officers adopted plans for trading arrangements intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act.
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Name | | Position | | Date of Plan Adoption | | Scheduled End Date of Trading Arrangement(a) | | Total Number of Securities to Be Sold Under the Plan |
Robert E. Landry | | Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | | 11/9/2023 | | 5/6/2024 | | 14,337 | |
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(a)The trading arrangement may expire on an earlier date if and when all transactions under the arrangement are completed. |
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item (other than the information set forth in the next paragraph in this Item 10) will be included in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 20182024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our officers, directors, and employees. The full text of our code of business conduct and ethics can be found on our website (http://www.regeneron.com) under the "Investors & Media""Governance" heading on the "Corporate Governance""Investors & Media" page. We may satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of our code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller, or persons performing similar functions, by posting such information on our website where it is accessible through the same link noted above.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information called for by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 20182024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information called for by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 20182024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information requiredcalled for by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 20182024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information called for by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 20182024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC, and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)1. Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements filed as part of this report are listed on the Index to Financial Statements on page F-1.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
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10.15.1* | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Discovery and Preclinical Development Agreement, dated July 27, 2015 and entered into effective as of July 1, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Sanofi Biotechnology SAS, as successor-in-interest to Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q for the Registrant, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, filed November 4, 2015.) |
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10.16.2*10.10.2* | Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated License and Collaboration Agreement, dated July 27, 2015 and entered into effective as of July 1, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Sanofi Biotechnology SAS, as successor-in-interest to Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q for the Registrant, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, filed November 4, 2015.) |
10.1710.10.3** | Third Amendment to Amended and Restated License and Collaboration Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2020, and effective as of April 1, 2020, by and between the Registrant, Sanofi Biotechnology SAS, and Sanofi. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q for the Registrant, for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed August 5, 2020.) |
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10.1810.12.1 | PurchaseAmendment to the Amended and Restated Investor Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2011, betweenMay 25, 2020, by and among the Registrant, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis US LLC, and Goldman, Sachs & Co.Aventisub LLC. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed October 24, 2011.May 29, 2020.) |
10.1910.13*** | Master Terms and Conditions for Convertible Note Hedging Transactions,Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2011,December 19, 2022, by and among the Registrant, as supplemented by a confirmation dated October 18, 2011, between Goldman, Sachs & Co.borrower and guarantor, certain direct subsidiaries of the Registrant.Registrant, as the initial subsidiary borrowers, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender, and an issuing bank. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed October 24, 2011.December 20, 2022.) |
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10.27.2* | Non-Exclusive License and Settlement Agreement by and between Genentech, Inc., the Registrant, Sanofi U.S. Services, Inc., and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, effective May 17, 2013. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q for the Registrant, for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed August 6, 2013.) |
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10.29 | Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2015, by and among the Registrant, as a borrower and guarantor; certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Registrant, as the initial subsidiary borrowers; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent; Bank of America, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as co-syndication agents; Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Fifth Third Bank and Morgan Stanley MUFG Loan Partners, LLC, as co-documentation agents; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as the issuing banks; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the swingline lender; and the other lenders party thereto from time to time. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed March 23, 2015.) |
10.29.1 | Consent and Amendment No. 1, Memorandum, dated as of February 2, 2017, by and among the Registrant, as a borrower and guarantor; Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc., Regeneron Genetics Center LLC, Regeneron International Unlimited Company, Regeneron Ireland Holdings Unlimited Company, Regeneron Ireland Unlimited Company, and Regeneron Capital International B.V., as subsidiary borrowers; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent; and the lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed February 7, 2017.) |
10.30* | Immuno-oncology Discovery and Development Agreement, dated July 27, 2015 and entered into effective as of July 1, 2015,2022, by and between the Registrant and Sanofi Biotechnology SAS. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q for the Registrant, for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2015,2022, filed November 4, 2015.August 3, 2022.) |
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10.3610.16*** | Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2017,27, 2023, by and among Old Saw Mill Holdings LLC, as lessee;lessee, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent;agent, BA Leasing BSC, LLC, as lessor;lessor, and the lendersrent assignees party thereto from time to time. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed March 9, 2017.29, 2023.) |
10.3710.17*** | Third Amended and Restated Lease and Remedies Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2017,27, 2023, between Old Saw Mill Holdings LLC, as lessee, and BA Leasing BSC, LLC, as lessor. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed March 9, 2017.29, 2023.) |
10.3810.18*** | Third Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of March 3, 2017,27, 2023, made by the Registrant, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc., and Regeneron Genetics Center LLC, as the initial guarantors. (Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K for the Registrant, filed March 9, 2017.29, 2023.) |
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101 | Interactive Data FileFiles pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language ("Inline XBRL"): (i) the Registrant's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022; (ii) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021; (iii) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021; (iv) the Registrant's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021; and (v) the notes to the Registrant's Consolidated Financial Statements. |
101.INS104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
_______ | and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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* | | Portions of this document have been omitted and filed separately with the CommissionSEC pursuant to requests for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2. |
+** | Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all confidential portions of this Exhibit that were omitted to the SEC upon its request. |
*** | Certain of the exhibits and/or schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules of this Exhibit to the SEC upon its request. |
+ | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: | February 8, 20185, 2024 | | By: | By: | /s/ LEONARD S. SCHLEIFER | |
| | | | Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. | |
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Leonard S. Schleifer President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert E. Landry, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer,Christopher Fenimore, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with the full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities therewith, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Signature | | Title | | Date |
/s/ LEONARD S. SCHLEIFER | | Board Co-Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. | | | | |
/s/ ROBERT E. LANDRY | | SeniorExecutive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Robert E. Landry | | | | |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER R. FENIMORE | | Senior Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Christopher R. Fenimore | | | | |
/s/ GEORGE D. YANCOPOULOS | | Board Co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific Officer and Director | | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. | | | | |
/s/ P. ROY VAGELOS | | Chairman of the Board | | February 8, 2018 |
P. Roy Vagelos, M.D. | | | | |
/s/ CHARLES A. BAKER | | Director | | February 8, 2018 |
Charles A. Baker | | | | |
/s/ BONNIE L. BASSLER | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D. | | | | |
/s/ MICHAEL S. BROWN | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Michael S. Brown, M.D. | | | | |
/s/ N. ANTHONY COLES | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
N. Anthony Coles, M.D. | | | | |
/s/ JOSEPH L. GOLDSTEIN | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Joseph L. Goldstein, M.D. | | | | |
/s/ KATHRYN GUARINI | | Director | | February 5, 2024 |
Kathryn Guarini, Ph.D. | | | | |
/s/ CHRISTINE A. POON | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Christine A. Poon | | | | |
/s/ ARTHUR F. RYAN | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Arthur F. Ryan | | | | |
/s/ DAVID P. SCHENKEIN | | Director | | February 5, 2024 |
David P. Schenkein, M.D. | | | | |
/s/ GEORGE L. SING | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
George L. Sing | | | | |
/s/ CRAIG B. THOMPSON | | Director | | February 5, 2024 |
/s/ MARC TESSIER-LAVIGNECraig B. Thompson, M.D. | | | Director | | February 8, 2018
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D. | | | | |
/s/ HUDA Y. ZOGHBI | | Director | | Director | February 8, 20185, 2024 |
Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D. | | | | |
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income;income, of stockholders' equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2023, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated"consolidated financial statements”statements").We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework(2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidatedfinancial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20172023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management's Report on Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company's consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB")(PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidatedfinancial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Reserve for an Uncertain Tax Position
As described in Notes 1 and 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's reserves for uncertain tax positions were $696.4 million as of December 31, 2023. A reserve for an individual uncertain tax position represents a portion of the consolidated balance. The Company recognizes the financial statement effects of a tax position when management's assessment is that there is more than a 50% probability that the position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based upon its technical merits. Uncertain tax positions are recorded based upon certain recognition and measurement criteria. Management re-evaluates uncertain tax positions and considers various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, and changes in facts or circumstances related to a tax position. The Company adjusts the amount of the liability to reflect any subsequent changes in the relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the uncertain tax positions.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the reserve for an uncertain tax position is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when determining the reserve for the uncertain tax position; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management's determination of the reserve for the uncertain tax position; (iii) the assessment and evaluation of audit evidence available to support the reserve for the uncertain tax position is complex, and (iv) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the recognition of reserves for uncertain tax positions. These procedures also included, among others, (i) testing the information used in the calculation of the reserve for the individual uncertain tax position, such as international and federal filing positions, and the related final tax returns; (ii) testing the calculation of the reserve for the uncertain tax position; and (iii) evaluating management's assessment of the technical merits of tax positions and estimates of the amount of tax benefit expected to be sustained, as well as the likelihood of the possible outcome. Professionals with specialized skills and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating the technical merits and the tax benefit expected to be sustained and the application of relevant tax laws.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
February 8, 20185, 2024
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1989.
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands,millions, except per share data)
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| December 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 |
ASSETS |
Current assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,730.0 | | | $ | 3,105.9 | |
Marketable securities | 8,114.8 | | | 4,636.4 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 5,667.3 | | | 5,328.7 | |
Inventories | 2,580.5 | | | 2,401.9 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 386.6 | | | 411.2 | |
Total current assets | 19,479.2 | | | 15,884.1 | |
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Marketable securities | 5,396.5 | | | 6,591.8 | |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 4,146.4 | | | 3,763.0 | |
Intangible assets, net | 1,038.6 | | | 915.5 | |
Deferred tax assets | 2,575.4 | | | 1,723.7 | |
Other noncurrent assets | 444.1 | | | 336.4 | |
Total assets | $ | 33,080.2 | | | $ | 29,214.5 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
Current liabilities: | | | |
Accounts payable | $ | 606.6 | | | $ | 589.2 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 2,357.9 | | | 2,074.2 | |
Deferred revenue | 458.9 | | | 477.9 | |
Total current liabilities | 3,423.4 | | | 3,141.3 | |
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Long-term debt | 1,982.9 | | | 1,981.4 | |
Finance lease liabilities | 720.0 | | | 720.0 | |
Deferred revenue | 126.7 | | | 69.8 | |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 854.1 | | | 638.0 | |
Total liabilities | 7,107.1 | | | 6,550.5 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | |
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Stockholders' equity: | | | |
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share; 30.0 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding - none | — | | | — | |
Class A Stock, convertible, par value $.001 per share; 40.0 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding - 1.8 in 2023 and 2022 | — | | | — | |
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; 320.0 shares authorized; shares issued - 133.1 in 2023 and 130.4 in 2022 | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 11,354.0 | | | 9,949.3 | |
Retained earnings | 27,260.3 | | | 23,306.7 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (80.9) | | | (238.8) | |
Treasury Stock, at cost; 25.5 shares in 2023 and 22.6 shares in 2022 | (12,560.4) | | | (10,353.3) | |
Total stockholders' equity | 25,973.1 | | | 22,664.0 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 33,080.2 | | | $ | 29,214.5 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
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| December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
ASSETS |
Current assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 812,733 |
| | $ | 535,203 |
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Marketable securities | 596,847 |
| | 503,481 |
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Accounts receivable - trade, net | 1,538,642 |
| | 1,343,368 |
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Accounts receivable from Sanofi | 193,684 |
| | 92,989 |
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Accounts receivable from Bayer | 242,014 |
| | 175,263 |
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Inventories | 726,138 |
| | 399,356 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 224,972 |
| | 130,528 |
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Total current assets | 4,335,030 |
| | 3,180,188 |
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Marketable securities | 1,486,494 |
| | 864,260 |
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Property, plant, and equipment, net | 2,358,605 |
| | 2,083,421 |
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Deferred tax assets | 506,291 |
| | 825,303 |
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Other assets | 77,866 |
| | 20,294 |
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Total assets | $ | 8,764,286 |
| | $ | 6,973,466 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
Current liabilities: | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 815,078 |
| | $ | 879,096 |
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Capital and facility lease obligations | — |
| | 129,557 |
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Deferred revenue from Sanofi, current portion | 177,746 |
| | 115,267 |
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Deferred revenue - other, current portion | 142,392 |
| | 116,397 |
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Other current liabilities | 267 |
| | 1,178 |
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Total current liabilities | 1,135,483 |
| | 1,241,495 |
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Capital and facility lease obligations | 703,453 |
| | 351,569 |
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Deferred revenue from Sanofi | 379,936 |
| | 503,474 |
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Deferred revenue - other | 249,263 |
| | 327,298 |
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Other long-term liabilities | 152,073 |
| | 100,385 |
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Total liabilities | 2,620,208 |
| | 2,524,221 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) |
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Stockholders' equity: | | | |
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding - none | — |
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Class A Stock, convertible, $.001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding - 1,911,354 in 2017 and 1,911,456 in 2016 | 2 |
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Common Stock, $.001 par value; 320,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued - 109,477,222 in 2017 and 107,860,567 in 2016 | 110 |
| | 108 |
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Additional paid-in capital | 3,512,833 |
| | 3,029,993 |
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Retained earnings | 2,946,733 |
| | 1,748,222 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 640 |
| | (12,840 | ) |
Treasury Stock, at cost; 3,763,868 shares in 2017 and 2016 | (316,240 | ) | | (316,240 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity | 6,144,078 |
| | 4,449,245 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 8,764,286 |
| | $ | 6,973,466 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands,millions, except per share data)
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Statements of Operations | | | | | | |
Revenues: | | | | | | |
Net product sales | | $ | 7,078.0 | | | $ | 6,893.7 | | | $ | 12,117.2 | |
Collaboration revenue | | 5,503.1 | | | 4,914.1 | | | 3,673.3 | |
Other revenue | | 536.1 | | | 365.1 | | | 281.2 | |
| | 13,117.2 | | | 12,172.9 | | | 16,071.7 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | |
Research and development | | 4,439.0 | | | 3,592.5 | | | 2,860.1 | |
Acquired in-process research and development | | 186.1 | | | 255.1 | | | 48.0 | |
Selling, general, and administrative | | 2,631.3 | | | 2,115.9 | | | 1,824.9 | |
Cost of goods sold | | 932.1 | | | 800.0 | | | 1,773.1 | |
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing | | 883.7 | | | 760.4 | | | 664.4 | |
Other operating (income) expense, net | | (2.1) | | | (89.9) | | | (45.6) | |
| | 9,070.1 | | | 7,434.0 | | | 7,124.9 | |
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Income from operations | | 4,047.1 | | | 4,738.9 | | | 8,946.8 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | |
Other income (expense), net | | 225.2 | | | 179.3 | | | 436.3 | |
Interest expense | | (73.0) | | | (59.4) | | | (57.3) | |
| | 152.2 | | | 119.9 | | | 379.0 | |
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Income before income taxes | | 4,199.3 | | | 4,858.8 | | | 9,325.8 | |
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Income tax expense | | 245.7 | | | 520.4 | | | 1,250.5 | |
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Net income | | $ | 3,953.6 | | | $ | 4,338.4 | | | $ | 8,075.3 | |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 37.05 | | | $ | 40.51 | | | $ | 76.40 | |
Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 34.77 | | | $ | 38.22 | | | $ | 71.97 | |
| | | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | | 106.7 | | | 107.1 | | | 105.7 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | | 113.7 | | | 113.5 | | | 112.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Statements of Comprehensive Income | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 3,953.6 | | | $ | 4,338.4 | | | $ | 8,075.3 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | | | | | | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on debt securities | | 158.2 | | | (213.6) | | | (56.4) | |
Loss on foreign currency translation | | (0.3) | | | — | | | — | |
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges | | — | | | 1.0 | | | 0.9 | |
Comprehensive income | | $ | 4,111.5 | | | $ | 4,125.8 | | | $ | 8,019.8 | |
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Statements of Operations | | | | | | |
Revenues: | | | | | | |
Net product sales | | $ | 3,718,463 |
| | $ | 3,338,390 |
| | $ | 2,689,478 |
|
Sanofi collaboration revenue | | 877,193 |
| | 658,665 |
| | 758,873 |
|
Bayer collaboration revenue | | 938,052 |
| | 744,270 |
| | 580,488 |
|
Other revenue | | 338,519 |
| | 119,102 |
| | 74,889 |
|
| | 5,872,227 |
| | 4,860,427 |
| | 4,103,728 |
|
| | | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | |
Research and development | | 2,075,142 |
| | 2,052,295 |
| | 1,620,577 |
|
Selling, general, and administrative | | 1,320,433 |
| | 1,177,697 |
| | 838,526 |
|
Cost of goods sold | | 202,507 |
| | 194,624 |
| | 241,702 |
|
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing | | 194,554 |
| | 105,070 |
| | 151,007 |
|
| | 3,792,636 |
| | 3,529,686 |
| | 2,851,812 |
|
| | | | | | |
Income from operations | | 2,079,591 |
| | 1,330,741 |
| | 1,251,916 |
|
| | | | | | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | |
Other income (expense), net | | 24,039 |
| | 6,269 |
| | (12,578 | ) |
Interest expense | | (25,119 | ) | | (7,195 | ) | | (14,241 | ) |
| | (1,080 | ) | | (926 | ) | | (26,819 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Income before income taxes | | 2,078,511 |
| | 1,329,815 |
| | 1,225,097 |
|
| | | | | | |
Income tax expense | | (880,000 | ) | | (434,293 | ) | | (589,041 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,522 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
|
| | | | | | |
Net income per share - basic | | $ | 11.27 |
| | $ | 8.55 |
| | $ | 6.17 |
|
Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 10.34 |
| | $ | 7.70 |
| | $ | 5.52 |
|
| | | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | | 106,338 |
| | 104,719 |
| | 103,061 |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | | 115,954 |
| | 116,367 |
| | 115,230 |
|
| | | | | | |
Statements of Comprehensive Income | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,522 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | | | | | | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | | 12,715 |
| | (21,412 | ) | | (43,679 | ) |
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges | | 765 |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Comprehensive income | | $ | 1,211,991 |
| | $ | 874,110 |
| | $ | 592,377 |
|
| | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(In thousands)millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Stock | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Retained Earnings | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | Amount | |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | 1.8 | | | $ | — | | | 121.5 | | | $ | 0.1 | | | $ | 6,716.2 | | | $ | 10,893.0 | | | $ | 29.3 | | | (16.4) | | | $ | (6,613.3) | | | $ | 11,025.3 | |
Issuance of Common Stock for equity awards granted under long-term incentive plans | | — | | | — | | | 6.2 | | | — | | | 1,676.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,676.0 | |
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock for employee tax obligations | | — | | | — | | | (1.5) | | | — | | | (944.6) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (944.6) | |
Issuance/distribution of Common Stock for 401(k) Savings Plan | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 40.7 | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | 7.4 | | | 48.1 | |
Repurchases of Common Stock | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3.1) | | | (1,655.0) | | | (1,655.0) | |
Stock-based compensation charges | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 599.2 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 599.2 | |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,075.3 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,075.3 | |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (55.5) | | | — | | | — | | | (55.5) | |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | | 1.8 | | | — | | | 126.2 | | | 0.1 | | | 8,087.5 | | | 18,968.3 | | | (26.2) | | | (19.4) | | | (8,260.9) | | | 18,768.8 | |
Issuance of Common Stock for equity awards granted under long-term incentive plans | | — | | | — | | | 4.8 | | | — | | | 1,517.4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,517.4 | |
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock for employee tax obligations | | — | | | — | | | (0.6) | | | — | | | (445.7) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (445.7) | |
Issuance/distribution of Common Stock for 401(k) Savings Plan | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 52.3 | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | 7.4 | | | 59.7 | |
Repurchases of Common Stock | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3.3) | | | (2,099.8) | | | (2,099.8) | |
Stock-based compensation charges | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 737.8 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 737.8 | |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,338.4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,338.4 | |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (212.6) | | | — | | | — | | | (212.6) | |
Balance, December 31, 2022 | | 1.8 | | | — | | | 130.4 | | | 0.1 | | | 9,949.3 | | | 23,306.7 | | | (238.8) | | | (22.6) | | | (10,353.3) | | | 22,664.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Stock | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Retained Earnings | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | Amount | |
Balance, December 31, 2014 | | 1,973 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | 102,475 |
| | $ | 102 |
| | $ | 2,450,782 |
| | $ | 216,644 |
| | $ | 52,251 |
| | (2,018 | ) | | $ | (169,530 | ) | | $ | 2,550,251 |
|
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with exercise of stock options | | — |
| | — |
| | 2,457 |
| | 2 |
| | 215,460 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 215,462 |
|
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock in connection with employee tax obligations | | — |
| | — |
| | (298 | ) | | — |
| | (160,538 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (160,538 | ) |
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with conversion of convertible notes | | — |
| | — |
| | 1,625 |
| | 2 |
| | 818,358 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 818,360 |
|
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with Company 401(k) Savings Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 31 |
| | — |
| | 15,382 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 15,382 |
|
Issuance of restricted stock under Long-Term Incentive Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 28 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Class A Stock converted to Common Stock | | (60 | ) | | — |
| | 60 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Stock-based compensation charges | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 464,022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 464,022 |
|
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 405,317 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 405,317 |
|
Acquisition of Common Stock in connection with exercise of convertible note hedges | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 136,539 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (1,625 | ) | | (136,539 | ) | | — |
|
Reduction of warrants | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (449,456 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (449,456 | ) |
Reclassification of warrant liability | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 23,317 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 23,317 |
|
Reduction of equity component of convertible notes | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (819,657 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (819,657 | ) |
Net income | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 636,056 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 636,056 |
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (43,679 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (43,679 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2015 | | 1,913 |
| | 2 |
| | 106,378 |
| | 106 |
| | 3,099,526 |
| | 852,700 |
| | 8,572 |
| | (3,643 | ) | | (306,069 | ) | | 3,654,837 |
|
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with exercise of stock options | | — |
| | — |
| | 1,697 |
| | 2 |
| | 115,180 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 115,182 |
|
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock in connection with employee tax obligations | | — |
| | — |
| | (382 | ) | | — |
| | (143,182 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (143,182 | ) |
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with conversion of convertible notes | | — |
| | — |
| | 121 |
| | — |
| | 48,004 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 48,004 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued) |
| | Class A Stock | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Retained Earnings | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | Amount | |
Issuance of Common Stock for equity awards granted under long-term incentive plans | | — | | | — | | | 3.5 | | | — | | | 1,152.2 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,152.2 | |
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock for employee tax obligations | | — | | | — | | | (0.8) | | | — | | | (708.4) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (708.4) | |
Issuance/distribution of Common Stock for 401(k) Savings Plan | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 66.6 | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | 7.5 | | | 74.1 | |
Repurchases of Common Stock | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3.0) | | | (2,214.6) | | | (2,214.6) | |
Stock-based compensation charges | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 894.3 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 894.3 | |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,953.6 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,953.6 | |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 157.9 | | | — | | | — | | | 157.9 | |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 1.8 | | | $ | — | | | 133.1 | | | $ | 0.1 | | | $ | 11,354.0 | | | $ | 27,260.3 | | | $ | (80.9) | | | (25.5) | | | $ | (12,560.4) | | | $ | 25,973.1 | |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued)
|
| | Class A Stock | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Retained Earnings | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | Shares | | Amount | |
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with Company 401(k) Savings Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 27 |
| | — |
| | 16,561 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 16,561 |
|
Issuance of restricted stock under Long-Term Incentive Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 17 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Class A Stock converted to Common Stock | | (2 | ) | | — |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Stock-based compensation charges | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 574,887 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 574,887 |
|
Acquisition of Common Stock in connection with exercise of convertible note hedges | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10,171 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (121 | ) | | (10,171 | ) | | — |
|
Reduction of warrants | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (643,365 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (643,365 | ) |
Reduction of equity component of convertible notes | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (47,789 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (47,789 | ) |
Net income | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 895,522 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 895,522 |
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (21,412 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (21,412 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2016 | | 1,911 |
| | 2 |
| | 107,860 |
| | 108 |
| | 3,029,993 |
| | 1,748,222 |
| | (12,840 | ) | | (3,764 | ) | | (316,240 | ) | | 4,449,245 |
|
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with exercise of stock options | | — |
| | — |
| | 2,249 |
| | 2 |
| | 240,578 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 240,580 |
|
Common Stock tendered upon exercise of stock options in connection with employee tax obligations | | — |
| | — |
| | (481 | ) | | — |
| | (201,621 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (201,621 | ) |
Issuance of restricted stock under Long-Term Incentive Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 63 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Common Stock tendered upon vesting of restricted stock in connection with employee tax obligations | | — |
| | — |
| | (259 | ) | | — |
| | (100,067 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (100,067 | ) |
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with Company 401(k) Savings Plan | | — |
| | — |
| | 45 |
| | — |
| | 19,416 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 19,416 |
|
Stock-based compensation charges | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 524,534 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 524,534 |
|
Net income | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,198,511 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,198,511 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13,480 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13,480 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2017 | | 1,911 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | 109,477 |
| | $ | 110 |
| | $ | 3,512,833 |
| | $ | 2,946,733 |
| | $ | 640 |
| | (3,764 | ) | | $ | (316,240 | ) | | $ | 6,144,078 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 3,953.6 | | | $ | 4,338.4 | | | $ | 8,075.3 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 421.0 | | | 341.4 | | | 286.2 | |
Stock-based compensation expense | | 885.0 | | | 725.0 | | | 601.7 | |
Losses (gains) on marketable and other securities, net | | 266.4 | | | 36.8 | | | (387.0) | |
Other non-cash items, net | | (0.1) | | | 368.0 | | | 568.7 | |
Deferred income taxes | | (837.8) | | | (746.4) | | | (147.1) | |
Acquired in-process research and development in connection with asset acquisition | | — | | | 195.0 | | | — | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | |
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | | (338.8) | | | 707.8 | | | (1,927.4) | |
Increase in inventories | | (271.7) | | | (696.5) | | | (494.3) | |
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets | | (120.1) | | | (148.6) | | | (240.7) | |
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | | 37.9 | | | 32.4 | | | (120.2) | |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities | | 598.6 | | | (138.4) | | | 866.1 | |
Total adjustments | | 640.4 | | | 676.5 | | | (994.0) | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 4,594.0 | | | 5,014.9 | | | 7,081.3 | |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | |
Purchases of marketable and other securities | | (11,646.0) | | | (7,487.9) | | | (7,048.1) | |
Sales or maturities of marketable and other securities | | 9,442.2 | | | 5,550.5 | | | 2,215.3 | |
Capital expenditures | | (718.6) | | | (590.1) | | | (551.9) | |
Payments for Libtayo intangible asset | | (207.8) | | | (1,026.8) | | | — | |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | | (54.9) | | | (230.3) | | | — | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (3,185.1) | | | (3,784.6) | | | (5,384.7) | |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock | | 1,145.5 | | | 1,519.5 | | | 1,672.3 | |
Payments in connection with Common Stock tendered for employee tax obligations | | (700.6) | | | (445.7) | | | (1,032.7) | |
Repurchases of Common Stock | | (2,235.0) | | | (2,082.8) | | | (1,645.4) | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (1,790.1) | | | (1,009.0) | | | (1,005.8) | |
| | | | | | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | (0.4) | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | | | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | (381.6) | | | 221.3 | | | 690.8 | |
| | | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | | 3,119.4 | | | 2,898.1 | | | 2,207.3 | |
| | | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | | $ | 2,737.8 | | | $ | 3,119.4 | | | $ | 2,898.1 | |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized) | | $ | 73.1 | | | $ | 53.7 | | | $ | 55.8 | |
Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 870.3 | | | $ | 1,502.4 | | | $ | 1,218.4 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,522 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 145,467 |
| | 104,745 |
| | 74,909 |
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Non-cash compensation expense | | 507,277 |
| | 559,878 |
| | 459,049 |
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Other non-cash charges and expenses, net | | 63,581 |
| | 45,139 |
| | 52,562 |
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Deferred taxes | | 318,809 |
| | (360,078 | ) | | (121,623 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | |
Increase in Sanofi, Bayer, and trade accounts receivable | | (362,720 | ) | | (143,827 | ) | | (491,421 | ) |
Increase in inventories | | (314,195 | ) | | (149,776 | ) | | (111,825 | ) |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets | | (113,331 | ) | | 23,543 |
| | (79,476 | ) |
(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue | | (113,099 | ) | | 244,270 |
| | 608,892 |
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(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities | | (23,188 | ) | | 253,980 |
| | 303,657 |
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Total adjustments | | 108,601 |
| | 577,874 |
| | 694,724 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | 1,307,112 |
| | 1,473,396 |
| | 1,330,780 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | |
Purchases of marketable and other securities | | (1,277,140 | ) | | (809,419 | ) | | (557,105 | ) |
Sales or maturities of marketable securities | | 544,584 |
| | 274,456 |
| | 327,437 |
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Capital expenditures | | (272,626 | ) | | (511,941 | ) | | (677,933 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (1,005,182 | ) | | (1,046,904 | ) | | (907,601 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | |
Proceeds in connection with capital and facility lease obligations | | 57,000 |
| | 5,085 |
| | 27,373 |
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Payments in connection with capital and facility lease obligations | | (19,925 | ) | | (32,774 | ) | | (1,353 | ) |
Repayments of convertible senior notes | | — |
| | (12,894 | ) | | (166,467 | ) |
Payments in connection with reduction of outstanding warrants | | — |
| | (643,365 | ) | | (573,487 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock | | 240,213 |
| | 126,739 |
| | 206,358 |
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Payments in connection with Common Stock tendered for employee tax obligations | | (301,688 | ) | | (143,182 | ) | | (160,537 | ) |
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | | — |
| | — |
| | 405,317 |
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Net cash used in financing activities | | (24,400 | ) | | (700,391 | ) | | (262,796 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 277,530 |
| | (273,899 | ) | | 160,383 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 535,203 |
| | 809,102 |
| | 648,719 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 812,733 |
| | $ | 535,203 |
| | $ | 809,102 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized) | | $ | 18,678 |
| | $ | 5,454 |
| | $ | 10,582 |
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Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 754,843 |
| | $ | 481,360 |
| | $ | 276,092 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. |
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
1. Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Business
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company" or "Regeneron"("Regeneron," "Company," "we," "us," and "our") is a fully integrated biopharmaceuticalbiotechnology company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment ofpeople with serious diseases. The Company's commercialized medicinesproducts and product candidates in development are designed to help patients with eye disease,diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, heart disease, pain, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases, and other serious medical conditions.rare diseases. The Company's research and development efforts have led to eleven products that have received marketing approval consist of EYLEAby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). In addition, REGEN-COV® (aflibercept), Dupixent® (dupilumab), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab), ARCALYST® (rilonacept), and ZALTRAP® (ziv-aflibercept). was authorized under an Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") from November 2020 until January 2022 when the EUA was revised to exclude its use in geographic regions where infection or exposure is likely due to a variant that is not susceptible to the treatment; as a result, REGEN-COV is not currently authorized for use in any U.S. states, territories, or jurisdictions. The Company is a party to collaboration agreements to develop and commercialize, as applicable, certain products and product candidates (see Note 3).
The Company operates in one business segment, which includes all activities related to the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical productsmedicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions.diseases. The Company's business is subject to certain risks including, but not limited to, uncertainties relating to conducting pharmaceutical research activities, product development, obtaining regulatory approvals, market acceptance, competition, and obtaining and enforcing patents.
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Regeneron and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform with the current period's presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which could have a significant impact onpotentially expose the Company's financial statements include provisions relatedCompany to product sales, such as rebates, chargebacks,concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, certain investments, and distribution-related fees; periods over which payments, including non-refundable up-front, license, and milestone payments, are recognized as revenue in connection with collaboration and other agreements; periods over which certain clinical trial costs are recognized; fair value of stock options; inventory that may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value; capitalization of inventory costs associatedaccounts receivable. In accordance with the Company's products priorpolicies, the Company mandates asset diversification and monitors exposure with its counterparties.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to regulatory approval; provisions for loss contingencies; deferred tax asset valuation allowances; the assessment of uncertain tax positions; and the provisional amount recorded in connection with the enactment of tax lawscollaborator (see Note 16).
With respect to the Company's collaborations with Sanofi3) and Bayer:
Included in Sanofi collaboration revenue is the Company's sharecustomer accounts receivable are significant. As of profits or losses from commercialization of antibodies, which is provided by Sanofi,December 31, 2023 and includes an estimate2022, two individual customers accounted for83% and 86% of the Company's sharenet trade accounts receivable balances, respectively. The Company has contractual payment terms with each of profits or lossesits collaborators and customers, and the Company monitors their financial performance and credit worthiness so that it can properly assess and respond to any changes in their credit profile. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no write-offs and allowances of accounts receivable related to credit risk for the most recent fiscal quarter.Company's collaborators or customers.
Included in Bayer collaboration revenue is the Company's share of profits or losses from commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States, which is provided by Bayer, and includes an estimate of the Company's share of profits or losses for the most recent fiscal quarter.
Included in research and development expenses is the Company's share of development expenses incurred by Bayer and Sanofi, including the Company's share of Bayer and Sanofi estimated development expenses for the most recent fiscal quarter.
These estimates for the most recent period are adjusted on a prospective basis, if necessary, in the subsequent period to reflect actual amounts.Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
MarketableDebt and Equity Securities
The Company has an investment policy that includes guidelines on acceptable investment securities, minimum credit quality, maturity parameters, and concentration and diversification. The Company invests its excess cash primarily in marketable securities issued by investment grade institutions.debt securities. The Company considers its marketableinvestments in debt securities to be "available-for-sale," as defined by authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"). These assets are carried at fair value and the unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses on marketableavailable-for-sale debt securities are included as a componentin other income
(expense), net. The Company reviews its portfolio of marketableavailable-for-sale debt securities, using both quantitative and qualitative factors, to determine if declines in fair value below cost are other-than-temporary.have resulted from a credit-related loss or other factors. If athe decline in the fair value ofis due to credit-related factors, a marketable securityloss is recognized in net income, whereas if the Company's investment portfoliodecline in fair value is deemednot due to be other-than-temporary,credit-related factors, the loss is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
The Company writes down thealso has investments in equity securities that are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized within other income (expense), net. The Company has elected to measure certain equity investments it holds that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost basisless impairment, if any, and adjusts for observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the security to its current fair value and recognizes a loss as a charge against income.same issuer within other income (expense), net.
Accounts Receivable - Trade
The Company's trade accounts receivable arise from product sales and represent amounts due from its distributorscustomers. In addition, the Company records accounts receivable arising from its collaboration and specialty pharmacies (collectively, the Company's "customers"), which are all located in the United States.licensing agreements. The Company monitors the financial performance and credit worthiness of its large customerscounterparties so that it can properly assess and respond to changes in their credit profile. The Company provides reservesallowances against trade receivables for estimated losses, if any, that may result from a customer'scounterparty's inability to pay. Amounts determined to be uncollectible are written-off against the reserve.allowance.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or estimatednet realizable value. The Company determines the cost of inventory using the first-in, first-out, or FIFO, method.
The Company capitalizes inventory costs associated with the Company's products prior to regulatory approval when, based on management's judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are expensed as research and development.expensed. The determination to capitalize inventory costs is based on various factors, including status and expectations of the regulatory approval process, any known safety or efficacy concerns, potential labeling restrictions, and any other impediments to obtaining regulatory approval.
The Company periodically analyzes its inventory levels to identify inventory that may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value, and writes-downwrites down such inventories as appropriate. In addition, the Company's products are subject to strict quality control and monitoring which the Company performs throughout the manufacturing process. If certain batches or units of product no longer meet quality specifications or become obsolete due to expiration, the Company records a charge to write down such unmarketable inventory to its estimated realizable value.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is providedcalculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining lease term. Costs of construction of certain long-lived assets include capitalized interest, which is amortized over the estimated useful life of the related asset. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation or amortization of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized inwithin income from operations. The estimated useful lives of property, plant, and equipment are as follows:
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Building and improvements | | 10–50 years |
Laboratory and other equipment | | 3–10 years |
Furniture and fixtures | | 5 years |
The Company periodically assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and evaluates such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Leases
Revenue RecognitionThe Company determines if an arrangement is a lease considering whether there is an identified asset and the contract conveys the right to control its use. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company may include options to extend or terminate a lease within the lease term when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. The Company accounts for lease components (e.g., rental payments) separately from non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance costs).
a. Lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the rate implicit in the lease. For leases where an implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date to determine the present value of future lease payments. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.
Acquisitions
The Company makes a determination whether a transaction should be accounted for as a business combination or as an asset acquisition. In a business combination, the acquisition method of accounting generally requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded as of the date of the acquisition at their respective fair values. Amounts allocated to acquired in-process research and development are capitalized as indefinite-lived intangible assets. Any excess of the purchase price (consideration transferred) over the fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. In a business combination, contingent consideration obligations are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date and remeasured each subsequent reporting period until the contingencies have been resolved, with any changes in fair value recorded in Other operating (income) expense, net.
If it is determined that the assets acquired do not meet the definition of a business, or if substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset, then the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition rather than a business combination. In an asset acquisition, assets acquired are recorded at cost, goodwill is not recognized, and acquired in-process research and development with no alternative future use is charged to expense.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value, while intangible assets acquired in connection with an asset acquisition are recorded at cost.
Payments to acquire intangible assets in an asset acquisition may include up-front payments and contingent consideration. With regard to contingent consideration in an asset acquisition, the Company recognizes regulatory milestones upon achievement, royalties in the period in which the underlying sales occur, and sales-based milestones when the milestone is deemed probable by the Company of being achieved. If contingent consideration is recognized subsequent to the acquisition date in an asset acquisition, the amount of such consideration is recorded as an addition to the cost basis of the intangible asset with a cumulative catch-up adjustment for amortization expense as if the additional amount of consideration had been accrued from the outset of the acquisition.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized to Cost of goods sold over the estimated useful lives of the assets based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed; if that pattern cannot be reliably determined, a straight-line basis is used.
Intangible assets are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If an indicator of impairment exists, the Company compares the projected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the asset to the intangible asset's carrying amount. If the projected undiscounted cash flows of the intangible asset are less than the carrying amount, the intangible asset is written down to its fair value in the period in which the impairment occurs.
Product Revenue
Product revenue consists of U.S. sales of EYLEA and ARCALYST. Revenue from product sales is recognized at a point in time when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title to product and associated risk of loss have passed to the customer, the price is fixed or determinable, collection from theCompany's customer is reasonably assured,deemed to have obtained control of the product, which generally occurs upon receipt or acceptance by its customer.
The amount of revenue the Company has no further performance obligations, and returns can be reasonably estimated. The Company's written contracts with its customers stipulate product is shipped freight on board destination (FOB destination). The Company records revenuerecognizes from product sales upon deliverymay vary due to its customers.
The Company sells EYLEAin the United States to several distributorsrebates, chargebacks, and specialty pharmacies. The Company sells ARCALYST in the United States to specialty pharmacies. Under these distribution models, the distributors and specialty pharmacies generally take physical delivery of product. For EYLEA, the distributors and specialty pharmacies generally sell the product directly to healthcare providers, whereas for ARCALYST, the specialty pharmacies sell the product directly to patients.
Revenue from product sales is recorded net of applicable provisions for rebates and chargebacksdiscounts provided under governmental and other programs, distribution-related fees, and other sales-related deductions. Calculating these provisions involvesIn order to determine the transaction price, the Company estimates, utilizing the expected value method, the amount of variable consideration to which the Company will be entitled. This estimate is based upon contracts with customers, healthcare providers, payors, and judgments.government agencies, statutorily-defined discounts applicable to government-funded programs, historical experience, estimated payor mix,
and other relevant factors. The Company reviews its estimates of rebates, chargebacks, and other applicable provisions each period and records any necessary adjustments in the current period's net product sales.
Government Rebates•Rebates: The Company's rebates include amounts paid to managed care organizations, group purchasing organizations, state Medicaid programs, and Chargebacks: other rebate programs. The Company estimates reductions to product sales for Medicaid and Veterans' Administration ("VA") programs, and for certain other qualifying federal and state government programs. Based upon the Company's contracts with government agencies, statutorily-defined discounts applicable to government-funded programs, historical experience, and estimated payer mix, the Company estimateseach type of rebate and records an allowance for rebates and chargebacks.in the same period in which the related product sales are recognized. The Company's liability for Medicaid rebates consists of estimates for claims that a state will make for arelated to the current quarter, claims forand prior quarters that have been estimated for which an invoice has not been received, and invoices received for claims from prior quartersperiods that have not been paid.paid and estimates for claims that will be made related to product that exists in the distribution channel at the end of the period.
•Chargebacks and Discounts: The Company's reserves related to discounted pricing to VA,eligible physicians, Veterans' Administration ("VA"), Public Health Services, ("PHS"), and other institutionsothers (collectively "qualified healthcare providers") represent the Company's estimated obligations resulting from contractual commitments to sell products to qualified healthcare providers at prices lower than the list prices the Company charges to its customers (i.e., distributors and specialty pharmacies). The Company's customers charge the Company for the difference between what they pay for the products and the ultimatediscounted selling price to the qualified healthcare providers. The Company estimates reductions to product sales for each type of chargeback and records an allowance for chargebacks in the same period that the related product sales are recognized. The Company's reserve for this discounted pricing ischargebacks consists of amounts for which it expects to issue credit based on expected sales by its customers to qualified healthcare providers and the chargebacks that customers have already claimed.claimed but for which the Company has not yet issued credit.
•Distribution-Related Fees: The Company has written contracts with its customers that include terms for distribution-related fees. The Company estimates and records distribution and related fees due to its customers generally based on gross sales.
Product Returns: •Other Sales-Related Deductions: The Company's other sales-related deductions include co-pay assistance programs and product returns. The Company estimates and records other sales-related deductions generally based on gross sales, written contracts, and other relevant factors.
Consistent with industry practice, the Company generally offers its customers a limited right to return product purchased directly from the Company, which is principally based upon the product's expiration date. The Company will accept returns for three months prior to and up to six months after the product expiration date. Product returned is generally not resalable given the nature of the Company's products and method of administration. The Company develops estimates for product returns based upon historical experience, inventory levels in the distribution channel, shelf life of the product, and other relevant factors. The Company monitors product supply levels in the distribution channel, as well as sales by its customers, of EYLEA to healthcare providers and ARCALYST to patients using product-specific data provided by its customers. If necessary, the Company's estimates of product returns may be adjusted in the future based on actual returns experience, known or expected changes in the marketplace, or other factors.
b. Collaboration RevenueCollaborative Arrangements
The Company earns collaboration revenue in connection with collaboration agreementshas entered into various collaborative arrangements to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize product candidates and utilize the Company's technology platforms. These arrangements may require the Company to deliver various rights, services,products and/or goods across the entire life cycle of a product or product candidate. The termscandidates. Although each of these agreements typically include that consideration be provided to the Companyarrangements is unique in nature, such arrangements involve a joint operating activity where both parties are active participants in the form of non-refundable up-front payments, milestone payments, payments for development and commercialization activities and sharing of profits or losses arising from the commercialization of products.
In connection with non-refundable up-front payments, the Company's performance period estimates are principally based on projections of the scope, progress,collaboration and resultsexposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of its research and developmentthe activities. Due to the variability in the scope of
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activities and length of time necessary to develop a drug product, changes to development plans as programs progress, and uncertainty in the ultimate requirements to obtain regulatory approval for commercialization, revisions to performance period estimates are likely to occur periodically, and could result in material changes to the amount of revenue recognized each year. In addition, estimated performance periods may change if development programs encounter delays, or the Company and its collaborators decide to expand or contract the clinical plans for a drug candidate in various disease indications.
In arrangements involving multiple deliverables, each required deliverable is evaluatedwhere the Company does not deem its collaborator to determine whether it qualifies as a separate unit of accounting. This determination is generally based on whether the deliverablesbe its customer, payments to and from its collaborator are presented in the arrangement meet certain criteria, including whether the delivered item or items has value to the collaborator on a standalone basis. The arrangement's consideration that is fixed and determinable is allocated to each separate unitCompany's statement of accountingoperations based on the relative selling pricenature of our business operations, the nature of the arrangement, including the contractual terms, and the nature of the payments. In general, the presentation of such amounts is summarized below.
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Nature/Type of Payment | | Statement of Operations Presentation |
Regeneron's share of profits or losses in connection with commercialization of products | | Collaboration revenue |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of commercial supplies | | Collaboration revenue |
Royalties and/or sales-based milestones earned | | Collaboration revenue |
Reimbursement of Regeneron's research and development expenses | | Reduction to Research and development expenses |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of collaborator's research and development expenses | | Research and development expense |
Up-front/opt-in and development milestone payments to collaborators | | Acquired in-process research and development expense |
Reimbursement of Regeneron's commercialization-related expenses | | Reduction to Selling, general, and administrative expense |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of collaborator's commercialization-related expenses | | Selling, general, and administrative expense |
Regeneron's obligation to pay collaborator for its share of gross profits when Regeneron is deemed to be the principal | | Cost of goods sold |
Up-front and development milestones earned (when there is a combined unit of account which includes a license and providing research and development services) | | Other operating income |
In agreements involving multiple goods or services promised to be transferred to the Company's collaborator, the Company assesses, at the inception of the contract, whether each deliverable. If multiple collaboration activitiespromise represents a separate obligation (i.e., is "distinct"), or rights do not require separation, they arewhether such promises should be combined intoas a single unit of accountingaccount. When the Company has a combined unit of account which includes a license and providing research and development services to its collaborator, recognition of up-front payments and development milestones earned from its collaborator is deferred (as a liability) and recognized over the performancedevelopment period which is the period(i.e., over which the Company is obligated to deliver goods or services. The Company estimates its performance period basedtime) typically using an input method on the specific terms of each agreement, and adjusts the performance periods, if appropriate, based on the applicable facts and circumstances.
Payments which are based on achieving a specific substantive performance milestone, involving a degree of risk, are recognized as revenue when the milestone is achieved and the related payment is due and non-refundable, provided there is no future service obligation associated with that milestone. Substantive performance milestones typically consist of significant achievements in the development life-cycle of the related product candidate, such as completion of clinical trials, filing for approval with regulatory agencies, and receipt of approvals by regulatory agencies. In determining whether a payment is deemed to be a substantive performance milestone, the Company takes into consideration (i) the enhancement in value to the related development product candidate, (ii) the Company's performance and the relative level of effort required to achieve the milestone, (iii) whether the milestone relates solely to past performance, and (iv) whether the milestone payment is considered reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms. Payments for achieving milestones which are not considered substantive are deferred and recognized over the related performance period.
The Company enters into collaboration agreements that include varying arrangements regarding which parties perform and bear the costs of research and development activities. The Company mayshare the costs of research and development activities with a collaborator, or the Company may be reimbursed for all or a significant portion of the costsbasis of the Company's research and development activities.costs incurred relative to the total expected cost which determines the extent of the Company's progress toward completion. The Company recordsreviews its internalestimates each period and third-party development costs associated with these collaborationsmakes revisions to such estimates as research and development expenses. necessary.
When the Company is entitled to reimbursement of all or a portion of the expenses (e.g., research and development expensesexpenses) that it incurs under a collaboration, the Companyit records those reimbursable amounts as collaboration revenue proportionately asin the Company recognizes its expenses. period in which such costs are incurred.
If the collaboration is a cost-sharing arrangement in which both the CompanyCompany's collaborator performs research and its collaborator perform development work or commercialization-related activities and the parties share the related costs, the Company also recognizes, as expense (e.g., research and development expense or selling, general, and administrative expense, as applicable) in the period when its collaborator incurs developmentsuch expenses, the portion of the collaborator's development expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse. The Company may also be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to supply commercial bulk product to its collaborators. In such cases,Company's collaborators provide the Company is reimbursed for its manufacturing costs as commercial product is shipped to its collaborators; however, recognition of such cost reimbursements as collaboration revenue is deferred until the product is sold by the Company's collaborators to third-party customers, at which time the Company's risk of inventory loss no longer exists. In addition, at that time, the related manufacturing costswith estimated expenses for the sold product, which had been capitalized into inventory,most recent fiscal quarter. The estimates are recognized by the Company.revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual expenses differ from those estimates.
Under certain of the Company's collaboration agreements, product sales and cost of sales for products which are currently approved aremay be recorded by the Company's collaborators as they are deemed to be the principal in the transaction. TheIn arrangements where the Company:
•supplies commercial product to its collaborator, the Company may be reimbursed for its manufacturing costs as commercial product is shipped to the collaborator (however, recognition of such cost reimbursements may be deferred until the product is sold by the Company's collaborator to third-party customers);
•shares in any profits or losses arising from the commercialization of such products. Theproducts, the Company records its share of the profits or losses from commercialization of such products as collaboration revenue,variable consideration, representing net product sales less cost of goods sold and shared commercialization and other expenses.expenses, in the period in which such underlying sales occur and costs are incurred by the collaborator;
•receives royalties and/or sales-based milestone payments from its collaborator, the Company recognizes such amounts in the period earned.
The Company's collaborators provide it with estimates of product sales and the Company's share of profits or losses, as applicable, for each quarter. The estimates are revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if the Company's actual share of profits or losses differ from those estimates.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses include costs directly attributable to the conduct of research and development programs, including the cost of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, materials, supplies, depreciation on and maintenance of research equipment,
costs related to research collaboration and licensing agreements, clinical trial expenses, the cost of services provided by outside contractors, including services related to the Company's clinical trials, clinical trial expenses, the full cost of manufacturing drug for use in research preclinicaland development, and clinical trials, amounts that the Company is obligated to reimburse to collaborators for research and development expenses that they incur, and the allocable portions of facility costs, such as rent, utilities, insurance, repairs and maintenance, depreciation, and general support services.costs. Costs associated with research and development are expensed.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Clinical trial costs are a significant component of research and development expenses and include costs associated with third-party contractors. The Company outsources a substantial portion of its clinical trial activities, utilizing external entities such as contract research organizations ("CROs"), independent clinical investigators, and other third-party service providers to assist the Company with the execution of its clinical studies. For each clinical trial that the Company conducts, certain clinical trial costs are expensed immediately, while others are expensed over time based on the expected total number of patients in the trial, the rate at which patients enter and remain in the trial, and/or the period over which clinical investigators, contract research organizations ("CROs"), or CROsother third-party service providers are expected to provide services.
Clinical activities which relate principally to clinical sites and other administrative functions to manage the Company's clinical trials are performed primarily by CROs. CROs typically perform most of the start-up activities for the Company's trials, including document preparation, site identification, screening and preparation, pre-study visits, training, and program management. These start-up costs usually occur within a few months after the contract has been executed and are event-driven in nature. The remaining activities and related costs, such as patient monitoring and administration, generally occur ratably throughout the life of the individual contract or study. In the event of early termination of a clinical trial, the Company accrues and recognizes expenses in an amount based on its estimate of the remaining non-cancelablenoncancelable obligations associated with the winding downwinding-down of the clinical trial, and/orincluding any applicable penalties.
For clinical study sites, where payments are made periodically on a per-patient basis to the institutions performing the clinical study, the Company accrues expenses on an estimated cost-per-patient basis, based on subject enrollment and activity in each quarter. The amount of clinical study expense recognized in a quarter may vary from period to period based on the duration and progress of the study, the activities to be performed by the sites each quarter, the required level of patient enrollment, the rate at which patients actually enroll in and drop-out of the clinical study, and the number of sites involved in the study. Clinical trials that bear the greatest risk of change in estimates are typically those that have a significant number of sites, require a large number of patients, have complex patient screening requirements, and span multiple years. During the course of a trial, the Company adjusts its rate of clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from the Company's estimates. The Company's estimates and assumptions for clinical expense recognition could differ significantly from its actual results, which could cause material increases or decreases in research and development expenses in future periods when the actual results become known.
Stock-based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for equity grants ofunder the Company's long-term incentive plans (including stock optionoptions, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock awards under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plansunits (both time-based and performance-based)) to employees and non-employee members of the Company's board of directors (as applicable) based on the grant-date fair value of those awards. The grant-date fair value of an award is generally recognized as compensation expense over the award's requisite service period.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to compute the estimated fair value of stock option awards. Using this model, fair value is calculated based on assumptions with respect to (i) expected volatility of the Company's Common Stock price, (ii) the periods of time over which employees and members of the board of directors are expected to hold their options prior to exercise (expected lives), (iii) expected dividend yield on the Common Stock, and (iv) risk-free interest rates. Stock-based compensation expense also includes an estimate, which is made at the time of grant, of the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited. This estimate is revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. In addition, the Company reassesses its forfeiture rate assumptions at least annually, considering both historical forfeiture experience and an estimate of future forfeitures for currently outstanding unvested awards.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to compute the estimated fair value of stock option awards. Additionally, the Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation to compute the estimated fair value of performance-based restricted stock units that are subject to vesting based on the Company’s attainment of pre-established criteria that include a market condition.
For performance-based restricted stock units that contain a performance condition, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense if and when the Company determines that it is probable the performance condition will be achieved (based on the number of shares expected to be vested and issued). The Company reassesses the probability of achievement at each reporting period and adjusts compensation cost, as necessary. If there are any changes in the Company's probability assessment, the Company recognizes a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of the change in estimate, with the remaining unrecognized expense recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. If the Company subsequently determines that the performance criteria are not met or are not expected to be met, any amounts previously recognized as compensation expense are reversed in the period when such determination is made.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferredprovision for income taxes includes U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign taxes. Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method,returns, including deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected amounts of global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") inclusions. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis ofas the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts ("temporary differences") at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
UncertainThe Company recognizes the financial statement effects of a tax positions, for whichposition when management's assessment is that there is more than a 50% probability of sustainingthat the position will be sustained upon challengeexamination by a taxing authority based upon its technical merits,merits. Uncertain tax positions are subjected torecorded based upon certain recognition and measurement criteria. The Company re-evaluates uncertain tax positions and considerconsiders various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, the effective settlement of matters subject to audit, information obtained during in-process audit activities, and changes in facts or circumstances related to a tax position. The Company adjusts the levelamount of the liability to reflect any subsequent changes in the relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the uncertain tax positions. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Per Share Data
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding. Net income per share is presented on a combined basis, inclusive of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding, as each class of stock has equivalent economic rights. Basic net income per share excludes restricted stock awards until vested. Diluted net income per share includes the potential dilutive effect of common stock equivalents as if such securities were converted or exercised during the period, when the effect is dilutive. Common stock equivalents include: (i)include outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plans,long-term incentive plans, which are included under the "treasurytreasury stock method"method when dilutive, (ii) if applicable, Common Stock to be issued upon the assumed conversion of the Company's convertible senior notes, which are included under the "if-converted method" when dilutive, and (iii) if applicable, Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, which are included under the "treasury stock method" when dilutive.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, certain financial instruments, and accounts receivable. A large portion of the Company's cash is held by a few major financial institutions. In accordance with the Company's policies, the Company mandates asset diversification and monitors exposure with its counterparties.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are significant. The Company has a concentration of credit risk associated with the receivables due from its collaborators Bayer, Sanofi, and Teva. The Company is also subject to credit risk with accounts receivable from its product sales of EYLEA and ARCALYST, which are due from several distributors and specialty pharmacies (the Company's customers). As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, three individual customers accounted for 99% of the Company's net trade accounts receivable balances. The Company has contractual payment terms with each of its customers, and the Company monitors its customers' financial performance and credit worthiness so that it can properly assess and respond to any changes in their credit profile. In addition, the Company may insure a portion of its accounts receivables within its overall risk management practices. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no reserves against trade accounts receivable. In addition, during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company did not recognize any charges for write-offs of trade accounts receivable.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2014,November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 ("ASU 2014-09"), Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which, along with subsequent amendmentsNo. 2023-07, Segment Reporting - Improvements to ASU 2014-09 issued by the FASB, will replace existing revenue recognition guidance. The new standard requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. To achieve that core principle, an entity must identify the contract(s) with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies the performance obligation. The new standard will be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The standard allows for two transition methods - retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial adoption (modified retrospective method). The Company will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective method. The Company does not currently expect the new standard to have a material impact on total revenues. However, the adoption of the new standard may result in changes to the timing of revenue recognition related to collaboration agreements where the Company has concluded that bundled goods or services are not distinct. As a result, substantive development milestones, which were previously recognized in the period when the milestone was achieved, will be recognized over the remaining performance period under the new standard. The Company has substantially completed its impact assessment, and expects that the adoption of the new standard will require a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings on January 1, 2018 by approximately $140 million, net of tax. In connection with adopting the new standard, the Company does not anticipate implementing significant changes to its internal controls or systems. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures.
In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesReportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments require equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity methoddisclosure of accounting or those that resultincremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. The amendments also require companies with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by this amendment and all existing segment disclosures in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. In addition, the amendments allow companies to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, and adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. The Company has elected this measurement method for the equity investments it holds as
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of January 1, 2018 that do not have readily determinable fair values.Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's unrealized gain from equity securities was $6.6 million, which was recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company will record a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings for this unrealized gain as of the beginning of the year ending December 31, 2018. The amendments related to equity investments without readily determinable fair values shall be applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption. The implementation of the amendments is expected to increase the volatility of the Company's net income.
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases. The new standard requires a lessee to recognize in its balance sheet (for both finance and operating leases) a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The amendments are effective for fiscal years,2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted; however, the Company expects to adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2019.2024. The Company is evaluatingdoes not expect the impact that this guidance will have onadoption of the Company's financial statements, including related disclosures, and expects the new standardamendments to have a significant impact on its internal controls, systems,financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments require (i) enhanced disclosures in connection with an entity's effective tax rate reconciliation and processes.(ii) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of the amendments to have a significant impact on its financial statements.
2. Product Sales
Net product sales consist of the following:
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| | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
EYLEA® HD | U.S. | | $ | 165.8 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
EYLEA® | U.S. | | 5,719.6 | | | 6,264.6 | | | 5,792.3 | |
Total EYLEA HD and EYLEA | U.S. | | 5,885.4 | | | 6,264.6 | | | 5,792.3 | |
Libtayo®(a) | U.S. | | 538.8 | | | 374.5 | | | 306.3 | |
Libtayo(a) | ROW(b) | | 324.3 | | | 73.0 | | | — |
Total Libtayo | Global | | 863.1 | | | 447.5 | | | 306.3 | |
Praluent® | U.S. | | 182.4 | | | 130.0 | | | 170.0 | |
REGEN-COV®(c) | U.S. | | — | | | — | | | 5,828.0 | |
Evkeeza® | U.S. | | 77.3 | | | 48.6 | | | 18.4 | |
Inmazeb® | U.S. | | 69.8 | | | 3.0 | | | — | |
ARCALYST®(d) | U.S. | | — | | | — | | | 2.2 | |
| | | $ | 7,078.0 | | | $ | 6,893.7 | | | $ | 12,117.2 | |
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(a) Prior to July 1, 2022, Regeneron recorded net product sales of Libtayo in the United States and Sanofi recorded net product sales of Libtayo outside the United States. Effective July 1, 2022, the Company records global net product sales of Libtayo. See Note 3 for further details. |
(b) Rest of world ("ROW") |
(c) Net product sales of REGEN-COV in the United States relate to product sold in connection with the Company's agreements with the U.S. government. See Note 3 for further details. |
(d) Effective April 1, 2021, Kiniksa records net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. Previously, the Company recorded net product sales of ARCALYST in the United States. |
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $3.888 billion and $3.586 billion, respectively, of trade accounts receivable that were recorded within Accounts receivable, net.
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
Net Product Sales in the United States | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
EYLEA | | $ | 3,701,917 |
| | $ | 3,323,081 |
| | $ | 2,676,040 |
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ARCALYST | | 16,546 |
| | 15,309 |
| | 13,438 |
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Net Product Sales | | $ | 3,718,463 |
| | $ | 3,338,390 |
| | $ | 2,689,478 |
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The Company had product sales to certain customers that accounted for more than 10% of total gross product revenue for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015.2021. Sales to each of these customers as a percentage of the Company's total gross product revenue are as follows:
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| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Besse Medical, a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation | 51 | % | | 55 | % | | 67 | % |
McKesson Corporation | 29 | % | | 28 | % | | 26 | % |
Curascript SD Specialty Distribution, a subsidiary of Express Scripts | 19 | % | | 16 | % | | ** |
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** For the year ended December 31, 2015, sales to Curascript SD Specialty Distribution represented less than 10% of total gross product revenue.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Besse Medical, a subsidiary of Cencora, Inc. | 51 | % | | 55 | % | | 30 | % |
McKesson Corporation | 25 | % | | 28 | % | | 18 | % |
U.S. government | * | | * | | 43 | % |
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* Sales to the U.S. government represented less than 10% of total gross product revenue during the period. |
Revenue from product sales is recorded net of applicable provisions for rebates, chargebacks, and chargebacks,discounts, distribution-related fees, and other sales-related deductions. Accruals for chargebacks and discounts are recorded as a direct reduction to accounts receivable and accrualsreceivable. Accruals for rebates, and distribution-related fees, and other sales-related deductions are recorded within accrued liabilities. The following table summarizes the provisions, and credits/payments, for these sales-related deductions for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015.deductions.
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(In millions) | Rebates, Chargebacks, and Discounts | | Distribution- Related Fees | | Other Sales- Related Deductions | | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 202.2 | | | $ | 77.2 | | | $ | 44.8 | | | $ | 324.2 | |
Provisions | 1,047.1 | | | 363.6 | | | 150.4 | | | 1,561.1 | |
Credits/payments | (1,034.7) | | | (360.8) | | | (127.6) | | | (1,523.1) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 214.6 | | | 80.0 | | | 67.6 | | | 362.2 | |
Provisions | 1,537.3 | | | 431.1 | | | 141.1 | | | 2,109.5 | |
Credits/payments | (1,398.0) | | | (399.7) | | | (127.2) | | | (1,924.9) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 353.9 | | | 111.4 | | | 81.5 | | | 546.8 | |
Provisions | 2,074.5 | | | 439.2 | | | 155.3 | | | 2,669.0 | |
Credits/payments | (1,972.7) | | | (388.3) | | | (157.5) | | | (2,518.5) | |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | 455.7 | | | $ | 162.3 | | | $ | 79.3 | | | $ | 697.3 | |
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| Rebates & Chargebacks | | Distribution- Related Fees | | Other Sales- Related Deductions | | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 3,083 |
| | $ | 21,166 |
| | $ | 532 |
| | $ | 24,781 |
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Provisions | 61,124 |
| | 122,466 |
| | 9,600 |
| | 193,190 |
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Credits/payments | (57,788 | ) | | (95,319 | ) | | (9,615 | ) | | (162,722 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | 6,419 |
| | 48,313 |
| | 517 |
| | 55,249 |
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Provisions | 93,385 |
| | 154,477 |
| | 30,442 |
| | 278,304 |
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Credits/payments | (87,092 | ) | | (173,325 | ) | | (27,285 | ) | | (287,702 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2016 | 12,712 |
| | 29,465 |
| | 3,674 |
| | 45,851 |
|
Provisions | 167,755 |
| | 194,132 |
| | 46,383 |
| | 408,270 |
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Credits/payments | (150,627 | ) | | (189,455 | ) | | (28,737 | ) | | (368,819 | ) |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 29,840 |
| | $ | 34,142 |
| | $ | 21,320 |
| | $ | 85,302 |
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3. Collaboration, License, and LicenseOther Agreements
The Company has entered into various agreements related to its activities to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize product candidates and utilize its technology platforms. Significant agreements of this kind are described below.
a. Sanofi
Sanofi owned a total of 23,880,537 shares ofAmounts recognized in the Company's Common Stock asStatements of December 31, 2017, a portion of which was purchasedOperations in connection with the companies' ZALTRAPand antibodyits collaborations described below. See Note 13 for a description of the investor agreement betweenwith Sanofi and the Company.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
The collaboration revenue the Company earned from Sanofi isare detailed below:
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| | Statement of Operations Classification | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Antibody: | | | | | | | | |
Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of antibodies | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 3,136.5 | | | $ | 2,082.0 | * | | $ | 1,363.0 | |
Sales-based milestones earned | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 50.0 | | | $ | 100.0 | | | $ | 50.0 | |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of commercial supplies | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 613.0 | | | $ | 633.7 | | | $ | 488.8 | |
Other | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | — | | | $ | 28.7 | | | $ | — | |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of Sanofi R&D expenses, net of reimbursement of R&D expenses | | (R&D expense)/Reduction of R&D expense | | $ | (83.7) | | | $ | 43.0 | | | $ | 129.2 | |
Reimbursement of commercialization-related expenses | | Reduction of SG&A expense | | $ | 534.4 | | | $ | 437.4 | | | $ | 320.5 | |
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Immuno-oncology(a): | | | | | | | | |
Regeneron's share of profits (losses) in connection with commercialization of Libtayo outside the United States | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | — | | | $ | 6.7 | | | $ | (13.6) | |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of ex-U.S. commercial supplies | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | — | | | $ | 4.6 | | | $ | 14.0 | |
Reimbursement of R&D expenses | | Reduction of R&D expense | | $ | — | | | $ | 42.7 | | | $ | 85.1 | |
Reimbursement of commercialization-related expenses | | Reduction of SG&A expense | | $ | — | | | $ | 41.4 | | | $ | 89.6 | |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of Sanofi commercial expenses | | SG&A expense | | $ | — | | | $ | (19.9) | | | $ | (36.3) | |
Regeneron's obligation for Sanofi's share of Libtayo U.S. gross profits | | Cost of goods sold | | $ | — | | | $ | (70.1) | | | $ | (133.0) | |
Amounts recognized in connection with up-front payments received | | Other operating income | | $ | — | | | $ | 35.1 | | | $ | 6.1 | |
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* Net of one-time payment of $56.9 million to Sanofi in connection with the amendment to the Antibody License and Collaboration Agreement |
(a) As described within the "Immuno-Oncology" section below, effective July 1, 2022, the Company obtained the exclusive right to develop, commercialize, and manufacture Libtayo worldwide. |
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
Sanofi Collaboration Revenue | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Antibody: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses | | $ | 508,364 |
| | $ | 564,900 |
| | $ | 735,439 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses | | 368,859 |
| | 305,947 |
| | 155,271 |
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Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies | | (442,610 | ) | | (459,058 | ) | | (240,042 | ) |
Other | | 119,076 |
| | 28,379 |
| | 12,322 |
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Total Antibody | | 553,689 |
| | 440,168 |
| | 662,990 |
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Immuno-oncology: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses | | 239,981 |
| | 138,497 |
| | 39,961 |
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Other | | 83,523 |
| | 80,000 |
| | 40,000 |
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Total Immuno-oncology | | 323,504 |
| | 218,497 |
| | 79,961 |
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ZALTRAP: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses | | — |
| | — |
| | 686 |
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Other | | — |
| | — |
| | 15,236 |
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Total ZALTRAP | | — |
| | — |
| | 15,922 |
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| | $ | 877,193 |
| | $ | 658,665 |
| | $ | 758,873 |
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AntibodyOther selected financial information in connection with the Company's collaboration agreements with SanofiThe Company is as follows:
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| | As of December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 |
Antibody: | | | | |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 121,001 |
| | $ | 47,268 |
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Deferred revenue | | $ | 117,682 |
| | $ | 98,741 |
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Immuno-oncology: | | | | |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 59,274 |
| | $ | 40,647 |
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Deferred revenue | | $ | 440,000 |
| | $ | 520,000 |
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Antibodies
In November 2007, the Company entered intoparty to a global, strategic collaboration with Sanofi to discover,research, develop, and commercialize fully human monoclonal antibodies (the "Antibody Collaboration"), which currently consists of Dupixent® (dupilumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab), and itepekimab.The Antibody Collaboration was governed by
Under the companies' Discovery and Preclinical Development Agreement ("Antibody Discovery Agreement") and a License and Collaboration Agreement (each as amended). In connection with the executionterms of the Antibody Discovery Agreement in 2007, the Company received a non-refundable up-front payment of $85.0 million from Sanofi. In addition, under the Antibody Discovery Agreement, Sanofi funded the Company's research to identify and validate potential drug discovery targets and develop fully human monoclonal antibodies against these targets. Pursuant to the Antibody Discovery Agreement, as amended, Sanofi agreed to fund the Company's research activities up to $145.0 million in 2015, and up to $130.0 million in both 2016 and 2017. The Company's Antibody Discovery Agreement with Sanofi ended on December 31, 2017 without any extension and, therefore, funding from Sanofi under the Antibody Discovery Agreement ceased after 2017. The Company accelerated the recognition of deferred revenue from the $85.0 million up-front payment and other payments in connection with Sanofi's decision to end the Antibody Discovery Agreement between the Company and Sanofi on December 31, 2017. The Company has the right to develop or continue to develop product candidates discovered under the Antibody Discovery Agreement, with the exception of those that are being developed (and commercialized, as applicable) under the Antibody License and Collaboration Agreement independently or with other collaborators.
Under the License and Collaboration Agreement,(the "LCA"), Sanofi is generally responsible for funding 80% to 100% of agreed-upon worldwide development expenses incurred by both companies are funded by Sanofi, except that following receipt of the first positive Phase 3 trial results for a co-developed drug candidate, subsequent Phase 3 trial-related costs for that drug candidate ("Shared Phase 3 Trial Costs") are shared 80% by Sanofi and 20% by Regeneron. Consequently, thecosts. The Company recognized as research and development expense $91.8 million, $108.6 million, and $92.6 million in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively, its share of antibody development expenses that Sanofi incurred related to Praluent, Kevzara (sarilumab), and, commencing in 2016, Dupixent (dupilumab). If the Antibody Collaboration becomes profitable, Regeneron will beis obligated to reimburse Sanofi for 30% to 50% of worldwide development expenses that were fully funded by Sanofi and 30% of Shared Phase 3 Trial Costs, in accordance with a defined formula based on the amounts of these expenses and the Company's share of collaboration profits from commercialization of collaboration products. However,Under the terms of the LCA, the Company is onlywas required to apply 10% of its share of the profits from the Antibody Collaboration in any calendar quarter to reimburse Sanofi for these development costs. On July 1, 2022, an amendment to the LCA became effective, pursuant to which the percentage of the Company's share of profits used to reimburse Sanofi for such development costs increased from 10% to 20%. A portion of the value associated with the increase in reimbursement percentage was deemed to be contingent consideration attributable to the Company's acquisition of the Libtayo (cemiplimab) rights described within the "Immuno-Oncology" section below; this portion is recorded as an increase to the Libtayo intangible asset over time as the Company repays such development costs to Sanofi. The Company's contingent reimbursement obligation to Sanofi under the Antibody Collaboration was approximately $2,558 million$2.330 billion as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Effective January 7, 2018, the Company and Sanofi entered into a letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") in connection with, among other matters, the allocation
Regeneron is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to supply clinical requirements of each drug candidate under the Antibody Collaboration until commercial supplies of that drug candidate are being manufactured. Sanofi leads commercialization activities for products developed under the License andAntibody Collaboration, Agreement, subject to the Company's right to co-promoteco-commercialize such products. The Company has exercised its option to co-promote Praluent, Kevzara, andco-commercializes Dupixent in the United States and thus far has not exercised any of its options to co-promote Praluent, Kevzara, and Dupixentin certain countries outside the United States. The parties equally share profits and losses from sales within the United States. The parties share profits outside the United States on a sliding scale based on sales starting at 65% (Sanofi)/35% (Regeneron) and ending at 55% (Sanofi)/45% (Regeneron), and losses outside the United States at 55% (Sanofi)/45% (Regeneron).
In addition to profit sharing, the Company iswas entitled to receive up to $250.0 million in sales milestone payments withfrom Sanofi. In 2023, the Company earned the final $50.0 million sales-based milestone payments commencing only if and afterfrom Sanofi, upon aggregate annual sales of antibodies outside the United States exceed $1.0(including Praluent, which was previously included in the LCA) exceeding $3.0 billion on a rolling twelve-month basis. In 2022, the Company earned two $50.0 million sales-based milestones from Sanofi, upon aggregate annual sales of antibodies outside the United States (including Praluent) exceeding $2.0 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, on a rolling twelve-month basis. In 2021, the Company earned a $50.0 million sales-based milestone from Sanofi, upon aggregate annual sales of antibodies outside the United States (including Praluent) exceeding $1.5 billion, on a rolling twelve-month basis.
"Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses" in the table above represents reimbursement of internalThe Company's significant promised goods and external costs in connection with commercializing Praluent, Kevzara, and, effective in 2016, Dupixent. During the same periods that the Company recorded reimbursements from Sanofi related to the Company's commercialization expenses, the Company also recorded its share of lossesservices in connection with the companies commercializing Praluent, Kevzara,Antibody Collaboration consist of providing research and Dupixent within Sanofi collaboration revenue. In March 2017,development services, including the U.S. Foodmanufacturing of clinical supplies, and Drug Administration ("FDA") approved Dupixent forproviding commercial-related services, including the treatmentmanufacturing of adult patientscommercial supplies. The Company recognizes amounts in connection with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis,the Antibody Collaboration based on the amount it has the right to invoice and in September 2017, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Dupixent for use in adultssuch amount corresponds directly with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis who are candidates for systemic therapy. In May 2017, the FDA approved Kevzara for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid
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arthritis, and in June 2017, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Kevzara for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients.
With respect to each antibody product in development under the License and Collaboration Agreement, Sanofi or the Company may, by giving twelve months' notice, opt-out of further development and/or commercialization of the product, in which event the other party retains exclusive rights to continue the development and/or commercialization of the product. The License and Collaboration Agreement contains other termination provisions, including for material breach by the other party. Upon termination of the collaboration in its entirety, the Company's obligationperformance to reimburse Sanofi for development costs out of any future profits from collaboration products will terminate.date.
The following table summarizes contract balances in connection with the Company's Antibody Collaboration with Sanofi:
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Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 1,029.1 | | | $ | 692.3 | |
Deferred revenue | | $ | 427.7 | | | $ | 415.8 | |
Immuno-Oncology
In July 2015, theThe Company and Sanofi entered intowas previously a party to a collaboration to discover, develop, and commercializewith Sanofi for antibody-based cancer treatments in the field of immuno-oncology (the "IO Collaboration"). The IO Collaboration iswas governed by an Amended and Restated Immuno-oncology Discovery and Development Agreement ("Amended IO Discovery Agreement"), and an Immuno-oncology License and Collaboration Agreement ("IO License and Collaboration Agreement"). In connection with the execution of the original Immuno-oncology Discovery and Development Agreement in 2015 ("2015 IO Discovery Agreement"), which was subsequently replaced by the Amended IO Discovery Agreement (as discussed below), Sanofi made a $265.0 million non-refundable up-front payment to the Company. Pursuant to the 2015 IO Discovery Agreement, the Company will spend up to $1,090.0 million ("IO Discovery Budget")was to identify and validate potential immuno-oncology targets and develop therapeutic antibodies against such targets through clinical proof-of-concept. Sanofi will reimburse
Effective December 31, 2018, the Company for up to $825.0 million ("IO Discovery Funding") of these costs, subject to certain annual limits. The term ofand Sanofi entered into the Amended IO Discovery Agreement, will continue throughwhich narrowed the later of five years from the effective datescope of the IO Collaboration orexisting discovery and development activities conducted by the dateCompany under the IO Discovery Budget is exhausted, subject to Sanofi’s option to extend it for up to an additional three years for the continued development (and funding) of selected ongoing programs. Pursuant to the2015 IO Discovery Agreement the Company is primarily responsible for the designto developing therapeutic bispecific antibodies targeting (i) BCMA and conduct of all research activities, including target identificationCD3 and validation, antibody development, preclinical activities, toxicology studies, manufacture of preclinical(ii) MUC16 and CD3 through clinical supplies, filing of Investigational New Drug ("IND") Applications, and clinical development through proof-of-concept. The Company will reimburseDuring 2021, Sanofi for half of the development costs they funded that are attributable to clinical development of antibody product candidates under the IO Discovery Agreement from Regeneron's share of future profits, if any, from commercialized IO Collaboration products to the extent they are sufficient for this purpose. However, the Company is only required to apply 10% ofdid not exercise its share of the profits from IO Collaboration products in any calendar quarter towards reimbursing Sanofi for these development costs. The Company's contingent reimbursement obligation to Sanofi under the IO Collaboration was approximately $22 million as of December 31, 2017. With regard to product candidates for which proof-of-concept is established, Sanofi has the optionoptions to license rights to thethese product candidate pursuant to the IO License and Collaboration Agreement (as further described below). If Sanofi does not exercise its option to license rights tocandidates; as a product candidate,result, the Company will retainretains the exclusive right to develop and commercialize such product candidatecandidates and Sanofi will be entitled to receive a royalty on sales.sales (if any). In addition, the Company has no further obligations to develop drug product candidates under the Amended IO Discovery Agreement.
In connection with the execution of the IO License and Collaboration Agreement in 2015, Sanofi made a $375.0 million non-refundable up-front payment to the Company. If Sanofi exercises its option to license rights to a product candidate thereunder, it will co-develop the drug candidate with the Company through product approval. Principal control of development of each product candidate that enters development under the IO License and Collaboration Agreement alternates between the Company and Sanofi on a candidate-by-candidate basis. Sanofi funds drug candidate development costs up front for the candidates for which it is the principal controlling party and the Company will reimburse half of the total development costs for all such candidates from its share of future IO Collaboration profits to the extent they are sufficient for this purpose, subject to the same 10% reimbursement provision described above. In addition, Sanofi and the Company share equally, on an ongoing basis, the development costs for the drug candidates for which the Company is the principal controlling party. The party having principal control over the development of a product candidate also leads the commercialization activities for such product candidate in the United States. For all products commercialized under the IO License and Collaboration Agreement, Sanofi will lead commercialization activities outside of the United States. Each party will have the right to co-promote licensed products in countries where it is not the lead commercialization party. The parties will share equally in profits and losses in connection with the commercialization of collaboration products. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to supply clinical requirements of each drug candidate under the IO License and Collaboration Agreement until commercial supplies of that IO drug candidate are being manufactured.
Under the terms of the IO License and Collaboration Agreement, the parties arewere co-developing the Company’s antibody product candidate (cemiplimab) targeting the receptor known as programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1).and co-commercializing Libtayo. The parties shareshared equally, on an ongoing basis, development and commercialization expenses for cemiplimab up to a total of $1.640 billion, an increase of $990.0 million over the budget set forth in the original IO License and Collaboration Agreement. The cemiplimab development budget has been increased pursuant
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to the Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company has agreed to allow Sanofi to satisfy in whole or in part its funding obligations with respect to cemiplimab development and Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments by selling up to 1,400,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock directly or indirectly owned by Sanofi through September 30, 2020. If Sanofi desires to sell shares of the Company's Common Stock during the term of the Letter Agreement to satisfy a portion or all of its funding obligations for the cemiplimab development and/or Dupilumab/REGN3500 Eligible Investments, the Company may elect to purchase, in whole or in part, such shares from Sanofi. If the Company does not elect to purchase such shares, Sanofi may sell the applicable number of shares (subject to certain daily and quarterly limits) in one or more open-market transactions.
Libtayo. The Company hashad principal control over the development of cemiplimabLibtayo and will leadled commercialization activities in the United States, subject to Sanofi’s right to co-promote, while Sanofi will leadled commercialization activities outside the United States. The parties shared equally in profits and losses in connection with the commercialization of Libtayo.
Recognition of the United Statesup-front payments received from Sanofi had been deferred (recorded within Other liabilities), and such amounts were being recognized over the parties will equally share profits from worldwide sales. Theremaining period in which the Company willwas obligated to perform development activities. During 2021, the Company updated its estimate of the total research and development costs expected to be entitledincurred (which resulted in a change to a milestone paymentthe estimate of $375.0 millionthe stage of completion) in the event that global sales of certain licensed products targeting PD-1 (including cemiplimab), togetherconnection with sales of any other products licensed under the IO Collaboration, and, as a result, recorded a cumulative catch-up adjustment of $66.9 million as a reduction to other operating income.
In connection with the Amended and Restated Immuno-oncology License and Collaboration Agreement and sold for use in combination with any of such licensed products targeting PD-1, equal or exceed $2.0 billion in any consecutive twelve-month period.
With respect to each product candidate that enters development underSanofi (the "A&R IO LCA") described below, the IO License and Collaboration Agreement, Sanofi or the Company may, by giving twelve months’ notice, opt-out of further development and/or commercialization of the product, in which event the other party will retain exclusive rights to continue the development and/or commercialization of such product.
At the inception of theremaining IO Collaboration the Company's significant deliverables consistedOther liabilities balance of (i) license to certain rights and intellectual property, (ii) providing research and development services, and (iii) manufacturing clinical supplies. The Company concluded that the license did not have standalone value, primarily due$241.0 million as of July 1, 2022 was recognized as a reduction to the fact that such rights were not sold separately by the Company, nor could Sanofi receive any benefit from the license without the fulfillment of other ongoing obligations by the Company, including the clinical supply arrangement. Therefore, the deliverables were considered a single unit of accounting. Consequently, the $640.0 million in aggregate up-front payments made by Sanofi during 2015intangible asset recorded in connection with the executiontransaction during 2022.
Effective July 1, 2022, the Company obtained the exclusive right to develop, commercialize, and manufacture Libtayo worldwide under the A&R IO LCA. In connection with the A&R IO LCA, in 2022, the Company made a $900.0 million up-front payment to Sanofi, as well as a $100.0 million regulatory milestone payment. In addition, Sanofi was eligible to earn an aggregate of $100.0 million in Libtayo sales-based milestones under the terms of the A&R IO LCA, of which they earned $65.0 million in 2022 and $35.0 million in 2023. The Company also pays Sanofi an 11% royalty on net product sales of Libtayo through March 31, 2034. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and amounts paid to Sanofi in connection with obtaining the worldwide rights to Libtayo, including the up-front payment and any contingent consideration, are recorded as an intangible asset. See Note 8 for additional information related to the intangible asset.
In accordance with the Amended IO Discovery Agreement, the Company was obligated to reimburse Sanofi for half of the development costs it funded that were attributable to clinical development of product candidates from the Company's share of profits from commercialized IO Collaboration products. Under the A&R IO LCA, the amount of development costs incurred under the IO Collaboration has been recorded as deferred revenue, and is being recognized as revenue over the related performance period.
ZALTRAP
In September 2003,for which the Company entered intowas obligated to reimburse Sanofi was $35.0 million as of the effective date of the A&R IO LCA, and the Company pays Sanofi a collaboration agreement ("ZALTRAP Collaboration Agreement") with Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (predecessor0.5% royalty on net product sales of Libtayo until all such development costs have been reimbursed by Regeneron. The Company's contingent reimbursement obligation to Sanofi U.S.) to jointly develop and commercialize ZALTRAP. In February 2015, the Company and Sanofi entered into an amended and restated ZALTRAP agreement ("Amended ZALTRAP Agreement"), pursuant to which Sanofi is solely responsible for the development and commercialization of ZALTRAP for cancer indications worldwide. Sanofi bears the cost of all development and commercialization activities and reimburses Regeneron for its costs for any such activities. Sanofi pays the Company a percentage of aggregate net sales of ZALTRAP during each calendar year, which percentage shall be from 15% to 30%, depending on the aggregate net sales of ZALTRAP in such calendar year.
As a result of entering into the Amended ZALTRAP Agreement, in the first quarter of 2015, the Company recognized $14.9 million of collaboration revenue, which was previously recorded as deferred revenue under the ZALTRAP Collaboration Agreement. In addition, during the years endedA&R IO LCA was approximately $28 million as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded $24.8 million, $26.2 million, and $38.8 million, respectively, in other revenue, primarily related to a percentage of net sales of ZALTRAP and manufacturing ZALTRAP commercial supplies for Sanofi.
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b. Bayer
The collaboration revenue the Company earned from Bayer is detailed below:
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EYLEA: | | | | | | |
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | $ | 802,298 |
| | $ | 649,232 |
| | $ | 466,667 |
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Sales milestones | | — |
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| | 15,000 |
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Reimbursement of Regeneron EYLEA development expenses | | 13,325 |
| | 9,010 |
| | 8,887 |
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Other | | 58,634 |
| | 52,527 |
| | 69,466 |
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Total EYLEA | | 874,257 |
| | 710,769 |
| | 560,020 |
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Ang2 antibody and PDGFR-beta antibody: | | | | | | |
Reimbursement of development expenses | | 17,841 |
| | 18,327 |
| | 10,075 |
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Other | | 45,954 |
| | 15,174 |
| | 10,393 |
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Total Ang2 antibody and PDGFR-beta antibody | | 63,795 |
| | 33,501 |
| | 20,468 |
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| | $ | 938,052 |
| | $ | 744,270 |
| | $ | 580,488 |
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Deferred revenue in connection with the Company's collaboration agreements with Bayer is as follows:
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EYLEA | | $ | 68,734 |
| | $ | 62,373 |
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Ang2 antibody | | — |
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EYLEA outside the United States
In October 2006, the Company entered intoparty to a license and collaboration agreement with Bayer for the global development and commercialization of EYLEA 8 mg (aflibercept 8 mg) and EYLEA (aflibercept) outside the United States of EYLEA. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer made a non-refundable up-front payment to the Company of $75.0 million. The Company also received from Bayer a $20.0 million development milestone payment in 2007 (which, for the purpose of revenue recognition, was not considered substantive). The $75.0 million up-front payment and the $20.0 million milestone payment are being recognized as collaboration revenue over the related estimated performance period.
All agreed-upon EYLEAStates. Agreed-upon development expenses incurred by the Company and Bayer under a global development plan, are generally shared equally. The Company is also obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to supply clinical and commercial bulk product of EYLEA. Bayer hasproduct.
Within the right to terminate the license and collaboration agreement without cause with at least six months' or twelve months' advance notice depending on defined circumstances at the time of termination. In the event of termination of the agreement for any reason,United States, the Company is responsible for commercialization and retains all rights to EYLEA.
profits from such sales. Bayer markets EYLEAis responsible for commercialization activities outside the United States, where, for countries other than Japan,and the companies share equally in profits and losses from sales of EYLEA.such sales. In Japan, the Company iswas entitled to receive a tiered percentage of between 33.5% and 40.0% of EYLEA net sales. Withinproduct sales through 2021, and effective January 1, 2022, the United States, the Company is responsible for commercialization of EYLEA and retains exclusive rights to allcompanies share equally in profits from such commercializationsales in the United States.Japan. The Company is obligated to reimburse Bayer out of its share of the collaboration profits (including the Company's percentage of sales of EYLEA in Japan) for 50% of the agreed-upon development expenses that Bayer has incurred in accordance with a formula based on the amount of development expenses that Bayer has incurred and the Company's share of the collaboration profits, or at a faster rate at the Company's option. The Company's contingent reimbursement obligation to Bayer was approximately $251$293 million as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Amounts recognized in the Company's Statements of Operations in connection with its Bayer collaboration are as follows:
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Regeneron's share of profits in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 1,376.4 | | | $ | 1,317.4 | | | $ | 1,349.2 | |
Reimbursement for manufacturing of ex-U.S. commercial supplies | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 111.1 | | | $ | 91.4 | | | $ | 60.1 | |
One-time payment in connection with change in Japan arrangement | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | — | | | $ | 21.9 | | | $ | — | |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of Bayer R&D expenses, net of reimbursement of R&D expenses | | (R&D expense)/Reduction of R&D expense | | $ | (44.0) | | | $ | 16.7 | | | $ | 5.2 | |
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The following table summarizes contract balances in connection with the Company's Bayer collaboration:
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Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 381.7 | | | $ | 348.2 | |
Deferred revenue | | $ | 138.2 | | | $ | 131.9 | |
c. Alnylam
In 2015,2019, the Company earned, and recorded as revenue, the final sales milestone payment from Bayer,Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into a global, strategic collaboration to discover, develop, and commercialize RNA interference ("RNAi") therapeutics for a broad range of diseases by addressing therapeutic disease targets expressed in the eye and central nervous system ("CNS"), in addition to a select number of targets expressed in the liver. In connection with entering into the collaboration, the Company made an up-front payment of $400.0 million to Alnylam, and also purchased shares of Alnylam common stock for $400.0 million. For each program, the Company provides Alnylam with a specified amount of $15.0 million, upon total aggregate net salesfunding at program initiation and at lead candidate designation. Under the terms of specific commercial supplies of EYLEA outside the United States exceeding $200.0 million over a twelve-month period.
In periods when Bayer incurs agreed-upon EYLEA development expenses that benefit the collaboration, the parties perform discovery research until designation of lead candidates. Following designation of a lead candidate, the parties may further advance such lead candidate under either a co-development/co-commercialization collaboration agreement (under which the parties are advancing ALN-APP and Regeneron,ALN-PNP, which are currently in clinical development) or a license agreement.
The initial target nomination and discovery period is five years (which may under certain situations automatically be extended for up to seven years in the aggregate) (the "Research Term"). In addition, the Company recognizes, ashas the option to extend the Research Term for an additional five-year period for a research extension fee of $300.0 million.
During 2023, the Company paid a $100.0 million development milestone to Alnylam, which was recorded to Acquired in-process research and development expense, the portion of Bayer's EYLEA development expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse. In 2015, the Company recognized as research and development expense $13.7 million of EYLEA development expenses that the Company was obligated to reimburse to Bayer. Such expenses were not material in 2017 and 2016.
Ang2 antibody outside the United States
In March 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Bayer governing the joint development and commercialization outside the United States of nesvacumab, an antibody product candidate to angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), including REGN910-3 (Ang2 in combination with aflibercept), for the treatment of ocular diseases or disorders. In connection with the agreement, Bayer made a $50.0 million non-refundable up-front payment to the Company and is obligated to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States.
At the inception of the agreement, the Company's significant deliverables consisted of (i) a license to certain rights and intellectual property, (ii) providing research and development services, and (iii) manufacturing clinical supplies. The Company concluded that the license did not have standalone value, as such right was not sold separately by the Company, nor could Bayer receive any benefit from the license without the fulfillment of other ongoing obligations by the Company, including the clinical supply arrangement. Therefore, the deliverables were considered a single unit of accounting. Consequently, the $50.0 million up-front payment was initially recorded as deferred revenue, and was being recognized as revenue over the related performance period.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reported that results from two Phase 2 studies that added nesvacumab to EYLEA did not provide sufficient differentiation to warrant Phase 3 development. Therefore, during the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recognized $37.4 million of revenue related to the acceleration of the recognition of deferred revenue from the up-front payment received from Bayer.
PDGFR-beta antibody outside the United States
In January 2014, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Bayer governing the joint development and commercialization outside the United States of an antibody product candidate to Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta (PDGFR-beta), including REGN2176-3, a combination product candidate comprised of an antibody to PDGFR-beta co-formulated with aflibercept. The agreement provided that the Company would conduct the initial development of the PDGFR-beta antibody through completion of the first proof-of-concept study, upon which Bayer would have a right to opt-in to license and collaborate on further development and commercialization outside the United States. In connection with the agreement, Bayer made a $25.5 million non-refundable up-front payment to the Company, and was obligated to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States under the initial development plan.
From inception of the agreement until Bayer had the right to opt-in to the collaboration, the Company's sole significant deliverable was research and development services provided in accordance with the agreement. Therefore, the up-front payment was allocated to this deliverable, initially recorded as deferred revenue, and was recognized as revenue over the related performance period.
Effective in the first quarter of 2017, the Company discontinued clinical development of REGN2176-3, and on July 31, 2017, the Company and Bayer agreed to terminate this collaboration agreement.
c. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
In September 2015, the Company and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation ("MTPC") entered into a collaboration agreement (the "MTPC Collaboration Agreement") providing MTPC with development and commercial rights to fasinumab, the Company's nerve growth factor antibody in late-stage clinical development, in certain Asian countries (the "MTPC Territories"). In connection with the agreement, MTPC made a $10.0 million non-refundable up-front payment. In 2016, MTPC made additional payments totaling $60.0 million to the Company, which were recorded as deferred revenue and are being recognized as revenue over the same performance period as the up-front payment.
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In 2017, the Company earned, and recognized as a substantive milestone, a $30.0 million development milestone from MTPC upon initiation of a Phase 3 trial. In addition, in 2017, MTPC made additional payments totaling $25.0 million related to development milestones achieved by MTPC, which were recorded as deferred revenue and are being recognized as revenue over the same performance period as the up-front payment. The Company is entitled to receive up to an aggregate of $20.0 million in development milestones if achieved by the Company and $80.0 million in other contingent payments, primarily related to development milestones achieved by MTPC.
Under the MTPC Collaboration Agreement, the Company is obligated to manufacture and supply MTPC with clinical and commercial supplies of fasinumab. If fasinumab is commercialized in the MTPC Territories, the Company will supply the product to MTPC at a tiered purchase price, which ranges from 30% to 50% of net sales of the product (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), and is eligible for additional payments up to an aggregate of $100.0 million upon the achievement of specified annual net sales amounts starting at $200.0 million. Unless terminated earlierproof-of-principle criteria for the ALN-APP program. Alnylam is eligible to receive an additional $100.0 million clinical proof-of-principle milestone in accordanceconnection with an eye program.
Amounts recognized in the Company's Statements of Operations in connection with its provisions, the MTPC Collaboration Agreement will continue to be in effect until such timeAlnylam collaboration are as MTPC has ceased developing or commercializing fasinumab in the MTPC Territories.follows:
At the inception of the MTPC Collaboration Agreement, the Company's significant deliverables consisted of (i) exclusive rights to develop and commercialize fasinumab in the MTPC Territories, and (ii) manufacturing clinical supplies. The Company concluded that the license did not have standalone value, as such right was not sold separately by the Company, nor could MTPC receive any benefit from the license without the manufacturing services to be rendered by the Company. Therefore, the deliverables were considered a single unit of accounting. Consequently, the $10.0 million up-front payment was initially recorded as deferred revenue, and is being recognized as revenue over the related performance period. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Statement of Operations Classification | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Regeneron's obligation for its share of Alnylam R&D expenses, net of reimbursement of R&D expenses | | (R&D expense) | | $ | (74.1) | | | $ | (55.8) | | | $ | (60.5) | |
Development milestone | | Acquired in-process research and development | | $ | (100.0) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
The Company recognized $40.6 million and $14.4 million of revenue in 2017 and 2016, respectively,following table summarizes contract balances in connection with the MTPC Collaboration Agreement. RevenueCompany's Alnylam collaboration:
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| | As of December 31, |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | $ | 22.6 | | | $ | 7.4 | |
d. Roche
The Company is a party to a collaboration agreement with Roche to develop, manufacture, and distribute the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail (known as REGEN-COV in the United States and Ronapreve™ in other countries). Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, the parties jointly fund certain studies, and the Company has the right to distribute the product in the United States while Roche has the right to distribute the product outside the United States. The parties share gross profits from worldwide sales based on a pre-specified formula, depending on the amount of manufactured product supplied by each party to the market.
Amounts recognized in the Company's Statements of Operations in connection with this agreement was not material in 2015.its Roche collaboration are as follows:
d. Teva
In September 2016, the Company and Teva entered into a collaboration agreement (the "Teva Collaboration Agreement") to develop and commercialize fasinumab globally, excluding the MTPC Territories (as described above). In connection with the Teva Collaboration Agreement, Teva made a $250.0 million non-refundable up-front payment in September 2016. The Company leads global development activities, and the parties share development costs equally, on an ongoing basis, under a global development plan.
In 2017, the Company earned, and recognized as substantive milestones, development milestones of $25.0 million and $35.0 million, respectively, from Teva upon initiation of two Phase 3 trials. In addition, the Company is entitled to receive up to an aggregate of $400.0 million in development milestones and up to an aggregate of $1,890.0 million in contingent payments upon achievement of specified annual net sales amounts. The Company is responsible for the manufacture and supply of fasinumab globally.
Within the United States, the Company will lead commercialization activities, and the parties will share equally in any profits and losses in connection with commercialization of fasinumab. In the territory outside the United States, Teva will lead commercialization activities and the Company will supply product to Teva at a tiered purchase price, which is calculated as a percentage of net sales of the product (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances). Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its provisions, the Teva Collaboration Agreement will continue to be in effect until such time as neither party is developing or commercializing fasinumab.
At the inception of the Teva Collaboration Agreement, the Company's significant deliverables consisted of (i) a license to certain rights and intellectual property, (ii) providing research and development services, and (iii) manufacturing clinical supplies. The Company concluded that the license did not have standalone value, primarily due to the fact that such rights were not sold separately by the Company, nor could Teva receive any benefit from the license without the fulfillment of the other ongoing obligations by the Company, including the clinical supply arrangement. Therefore, the deliverables were considered a single unit of accounting. Consequently, the $250.0 million up-front payment was initially recorded as deferred revenue, and is being recognized as revenue over the related performance period. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Statement of Operations Classification | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Global gross profit payment from Roche in connection with sales of REGEN-COV and Ronapreve | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | 224.3 | | | $ | 627.3 | | | $ | 361.8 | |
Other | | Collaboration revenue | | $ | (13.3) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Reimbursement of R&D expenses | | (R&D expense)/Reduction of R&D expense | | $ | (1.5) | | | $ | 6.8 | | | $ | 128.1 | |
Global gross profit payment to Roche in connection with sales of REGEN-COV and Ronapreve | | Cost of goods sold | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 259.6 | |
The Company recognized $221.5 million and $37.9 million of revenue in 2017 and 2016, respectively,following table summarizes contract balances in connection with the Teva Collaboration Agreement.Company's Roche collaboration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | — | | | $ | 396.6 | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
e. Intellia Therapeutics
In April 2016, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. to advance CRISPR/CasCas9 gene-editing technology for in vivo therapeutic development. The Company collaborates with Intelliaparties collaborate to conduct research for the discovery, development, and commercialization of new therapies, in addition to the research and technology development of the CRISPR/CasCas9 platform.
Under the terms of the 2016 agreement, the parties agreed to a target selection process, whereby the Company may obtain exclusive rights in up to 10 targets to be chosen by the Company during the collaboration term, subject to various adjustments and limitations set forth in the agreement. Certain targets that either the Company or Intellia selects may be subject to a co-development and co-commercialization arrangement at the Company's option or Intellia’s option, as applicable. NTLA-2001, which is in clinical development, is subject to a co-development and co-commercialization arrangement pursuant to which Intellia will lead development and commercialization activities and the parties share an agreed-upon percentage of development expenses and profits (if commercialized).
In 2020, the Company expanded its existing collaboration with Intellia to provide the Company with rights to develop products for additional in vivo CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutic targets and for the parties to jointly develop potential products for the treatment of hemophilia A and B, with Regeneron leading development and commercialization activities. In addition, the Company also received non-exclusive rights to independently develop and commercialize ex vivo gene edited products. In connection with the execution of the agreement, in 2020, the Company made a $75.0$70.0 million up-front payment.
In September 2023, the Company further expanded its existing collaboration to develop additional in vivo CRISPR-based gene editing therapies focused on neurological and muscular diseases. Intellia will lead the design of the editing methodology, the Company will lead the design of the targeted viral vector delivery approach, and the parties share costs equally. Each company will have the opportunity to lead potential development and commercialization of product candidates for one target, and the company that is not leading development and commercialization will have the option to enter into a co-development and co-commercialization agreement for the target.
In October 2023, the Company elected to extend the period for selecting targets under the 2016 license and collaboration agreement for an additional two years until April 2026; as a result, the Company became obligated to make a $30.0 million extension payment whichto Intellia (which was recorded asto Acquired in-process research and development expense in 2023).
Amounts recognized in the second quarterCompany's Statements of 2016.Operations in connection with research and development activities co-funded under the Intellia agreements were not material for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. In May 2016,addition, contract balances in the Company's Balance Sheets in connection with the Intellia completed an initial public offering ("IPO")agreements were not material as of its common stock; as partDecember 31, 2023 and 2022.
f. Sonoma
In March 2023, the Company purchased $50.0 million of Intellia common stock (see Note 5).
f. Adicet Bio
In July 2016, the Companyand Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc. entered into a license and collaboration agreement to bring together the Company's VelociSuite® technologies with Adicet Bio, Inc., a privately held company, to develop next-generation engineered immune-cell therapeutics with fully human chimeric antigen receptorsSonoma's technology platform for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel regulatory T cell ("CARs"Treg") and T-cell receptors ("TCRs") directed to disease-specific cell surface antigens in order to enable the precise engagement and killing of tumor cells.therapies for autoimmune diseases. In connection with the execution of the agreement, the Company made a $25.0$45.0 million up-front payment to Adicet, which(which was recorded asto Acquired in-process research and development expense in 2023) and, in April 2023, the third quarterCompany purchased an aggregate of 2016,$30.0 million of Sonoma preferred stock. Sonoma is also eligible to receive a $45.0 million development milestone payment. The Company and Sonoma will co-fund research and development activities and share equally any future commercial expenses and profits. The Company will have the option to lead late-stage development and commercialization on all products globally, with Sonoma retaining rights to co-promote all such products in the United States.
Amounts recognized in the Company's Statements of Operations in connection with research and development activities co-funded under the Sonoma agreement were not material for the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, contract balances in the Company's Balance Sheets in connection with the Sonoma agreement were not material as of December 31, 2023.
g. U.S. Government
In 2021, the Company entered into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") to manufacture and deliver filled and finished drug product of REGEN-COV to the U.S. government. Roche supplied a portion of the doses to Regeneron to fulfill the Company's agreement with the U.S. government (see "Roche" above for further details regarding the Company's collaboration agreement with Roche). As of December 31, 2021, the Company had completed its final deliveries of drug product under these agreements. See Note 2 for REGEN-COV net product sales recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021 in connection with these agreements.
In August 2023, the Company expanded its Other Transaction Agreement ("OTA") with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA"), pursuant to which the HHS is obligated to provide Adicetfund up to 70% of the Company's costs incurred for certain development activities related to a next-generation COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Pursuant to the terms of the expanded agreement, the Company could receive payments of up to approximately $326 million in the aggregate to support clinical development, clinical manufacturing, and the regulatory licensure process.
Amounts recognized within Other revenue in the Company's Statements of Operations in connection with research funding over the course of a five-year research term.expanded BARDA agreement were $50.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
g.The following table summarizes the Company's contract balances in connection with this BARDA agreement:
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 18.5 | |
h. Decibel Therapeutics
In November 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Decibel Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held company, to discover and develop new potential therapeutics to protect, repair and restore hearing.hearing (including DB-OTO, which is currently in clinical development, and preclinical programs for GJB2-related and stereocilin-related hearing loss). In connection with the execution of the agreement, the Company made a $25.0 million up-front payment to Decibel, which was recorded as research and development expense in the fourth quarter of 2017. Simultaneous with the execution of the agreement, the Company also purchased an aggregate of $25.0 millionshares of Decibel preferred stock, which was recorded within other assets (non-current) as of December 31, 2017.stock.
Under the terms of the agreement, Decibel will lead development and commercialization activities and retains worldwide development and commercialization rights to any products developed under the agreement. The parties will equally share Decibel's development costs for products developed under the agreement, provided that the Company has the option to elect to cease funding the development of products at pre-determined development periods, and the Company may be required to pay additional amounts based upon potential development milestones achieved. The Company is entitled to tiered royalties on any future net sales of products developed and commercialized under the agreement.
h. Astellas
In March 2007,August 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Decibel, and in September 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of Decibel (which was accounted for as a six-year, non-exclusive license agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc.business combination). The Company paid $101.3 million in cash (or $4.00 per share of Decibel common stock), of which $6.6 million was attributed to allow Astellaspost-combination services to utilizebe rendered by Decibel equity award holders, and as a result, was excluded from the Company's VelocImmune®technologyamount of consideration transferred for purchase accounting. In addition, Decibel shareholders received one non-tradeable contingent value right ("CVR") per share of Decibel common stock, which entitles the holder to receive up to $3.50 per share in its internal research programscash upon achievement of certain clinical development and regulatory milestones for DB-OTO within specified time periods. At closing, the Company recorded a liability related to discover human monoclonal antibodies. In July 2010, the license agreement with Astellas was amended and extended through June 2023. Under the termsfair value of the amended agreement, Astellas made a $165.0CVRs of $43.7 million up-front payment to the Company in 2010, which was deferred upon receipt and is being recognized as revenue ratably over a seven-year period beginning in mid-2011. In addition, Astellas will make a $130.0 million second payment to the Company in June 2018 unless the license agreement has been terminated prior to(see Note 5). The maximum aggregate amount that date. Astellas has the right to terminate the agreement at any time by providing 90 days' advance written notice. Under certain limited circumstances, such as a material breachholders of the agreement by the Company, AstellasCVRs may terminate the agreement and receive a refund of a portion of its up-front payment or, if such termination occurs after June 2018, a portion of its second payment, to the Company under the July 2010 amendment to the agreement. The Company isbe entitled to receive a mid-single digit royalty on any future salesif all the milestones contemplated by the CVRs are achieved is approximately $97 million.
The fair value of antibody products discovered by Astellas using the Company's VelocImmune technology.investment in Decibel stock immediately before the acquisition date was $10.3 million.
The following table summarizes the amounts recognized for assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date:
| | | | | | | | |
| | September 25, |
(In millions) | | 2023 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 42.2 | |
Marketable securities | | 12.1 | |
Deferred tax assets, net | | 58.1 | |
Indefinite-lived intangible asset related to in-process research and development | | 42.5 | |
Goodwill | | 5.2 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | (11.4) | |
| | $ | 148.7 | |
The final determination of fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and tax-related items will be completed no later than one year from the acquisition date.
i. Checkmate
In 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a total equity value of approximately $250 million. As a result of the transaction, which was accounted for as an asset acquisition, the Company recorded, during 2022, (i) a charge of $195.0 million to Acquired in-process research and development and (ii) net assets of $61.7 million, including $26.4 million of cash and cash equivalents acquired, related to the assets acquired (including deferred tax assets and investments) and liabilities assumed.
j. Other
In addition to the collaboration agreements discussed above, the Company has various other license and collaboration agreements that are not individually or in the aggregate, significant to its operating results or financial condition at this time. Pursuant to the terms of those agreements, the Company may be required to pay, or it may receive, additional amounts contingent upon the occurrence of various future events (e.g., upon the achievement of various development and commercial milestonesmilestones) which in the aggregate could be significant. The Company may also incur, or get reimbursed for, significant research and development costs ifcosts.
The Company has also in-licensed patent and/or technology pursuant to agreements which contain provisions that require the relatedCompany to pay royalties, as defined, at rates that range from 0.5% to 12.0%, in the event the Company sells or licenses any proprietary products developed under the respective agreements.
As described above, as a result of obtaining worldwide rights to Libtayo, the Company pays Sanofi a royalty on net product candidate(s) were to advance to late stage clinical trials.sales of Libtayo. In addition, if any products related to these collaborations are approved for sale,in 2018, the Company may be requiredand Sanofi entered into a license agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, E. R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to obtain a license under certain patents owned and/or exclusively licensed by one or more of those parties that includes the right to develop and sell Libtayo. Under the agreement, the Company paid royalties of 8.0% on worldwide sales of Libtayo through December 31, 2023, and is obligated to pay or itroyalties of 2.5% from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. Prior to July 1, 2022, royalties on such sales were shared equally by the Company and Sanofi.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company recorded royalty expense (net of reimbursements from collaborators, as applicable) in its Statements of Operations of $117.6 million, $84.5 million, and $66.9 million, respectively, based on product sales under various licensing agreements.
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
may receive, royalties on future sales. The payment or receipt of these amounts, however, is contingent upon the occurrence of various future events.
4. Marketable Securities
Marketable securities as of December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 consist of both available-for-sale debt securities of investment grade issuers (see below and Note 5) as well as equity securities of publicly traded companies.companies (see Note 5).
The following tables summarize the Company's investments in marketableavailable-for-sale debt securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In millions) | | Amortized | | Unrealized | | Fair |
As of December 31, 2023 | | Cost Basis | | Gains | | Losses | | Value |
Corporate bonds | | $ | 6,492.5 | | | $ | 10.4 | | | $ | (104.9) | | | $ | 6,398.0 | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | 4,839.6 | | | 2.4 | | | (8.6) | | | 4,833.4 | |
Sovereign bonds | | 58.1 | | | — | | | (0.9) | | | 57.2 | |
Commercial paper | | 636.8 | | | 0.2 | | | (0.2) | | | 636.8 | |
Certificates of deposit | | 520.8 | | | 0.6 | | | — | | | 521.4 | |
Asset-backed securities | | 88.2 | | | 0.1 | | | (1.2) | | | 87.1 | |
| | $ | 12,636.0 | | | $ | 13.7 | | | $ | (115.8) | | | $ | 12,533.9 | |
| | | | | | | | |
As of December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | | $ | 6,975.5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (291.1) | | | $ | 6,684.4 | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | 2,945.4 | | | 0.9 | | | (6.9) | | | 2,939.4 | |
Sovereign bonds | | 67.1 | | | — | | | (3.0) | | | 64.1 | |
Commercial paper | | 121.1 | | | — | | | — | | | 121.1 | |
Certificates of deposit | | 182.1 | | | — | | | (0.1) | | | 182.0 | |
Asset-backed securities | | 28.9 | | | — | | | (1.7) | | | 27.2 | |
| | $ | 10,320.1 | | | $ | 0.9 | | | $ | (302.8) | | | $ | 10,018.2 | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amortized | | Unrealized | | Fair |
As of December 31, 2017 | | Cost Basis | | Gains | | Losses | | Value |
Corporate bonds | | $ | 1,717,976 |
| | $ | 2,176 |
| | $ | (7,672 | ) | | $ | 1,712,480 |
|
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | 186,699 |
| | 34 |
| | (1,241 | ) | | 185,492 |
|
Municipal bonds | | 4,600 |
| | — |
| | (13 | ) | | 4,587 |
|
Commercial paper | | 106,973 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 106,973 |
|
Certificates of deposit | | 11,024 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 11,024 |
|
Equity securities | | 56,191 |
| | 6,594 |
| | — |
| | 62,785 |
|
| | $ | 2,083,463 |
| | $ | 8,804 |
| | $ | (8,926 | ) | | $ | 2,083,341 |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As of December 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | | $ | 1,076,964 |
| | $ | 630 |
| | $ | (4,743 | ) | | $ | 1,072,851 |
|
U.S. government and government agency obligations | | 132,923 |
| | 58 |
| | (641 | ) | | 132,340 |
|
Municipal bonds | | 7,663 |
| | 1 |
| | (20 | ) | | 7,644 |
|
Commercial paper | | 63,074 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 63,075 |
|
Certificates of deposit | | 42,612 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 42,612 |
|
Equity securities | | 57,251 |
| | 5,551 |
| | (13,583 | ) | | 49,219 |
|
| | $ | 1,380,487 |
| | $ | 6,241 |
| | $ | (18,987 | ) | | $ | 1,367,741 |
|
The Company classifies its investments in available-for-sale debt security investmentssecurities based on their contractual maturity dates. The available-for-sale debt securities listed as of December 31, 20172023 mature at various dates through October 2022.April 2029. The fair values of available-for-sale debt security investmentssecurities by contractual maturity consist of the following:
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 |
Maturities within one year | | $ | 593,783 |
| | $ | 503,481 |
|
Maturities after one year through five years | | 1,426,773 |
| | 815,041 |
|
| | $ | 2,020,556 |
| | $ | 1,318,522 |
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Maturities within one year | | $ | 8,114.8 | | | $ | 4,636.4 | |
Maturities after one year through five years | | 4,414.5 | | | 5,381.4 | |
Maturities after five years | | 4.6 | | | 0.4 | |
| | $ | 12,533.9 | | | $ | 10,018.2 | |
The following table shows the fair value of the Company's marketableavailable-for-sale debt securities that have unrealized losses, and that are deemed to be only temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less than 12 Months | | 12 Months or Greater | | Total |
As of December 31, 2017 | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss |
Corporate bonds | $ | 930,970 |
| | $ | (4,924 | ) | | $ | 256,750 |
| | $ | (2,748 | ) | | $ | 1,187,720 |
| | $ | (7,672 | ) |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 110,532 |
| | (409 | ) | | 67,921 |
| | (832 | ) | | 178,453 |
| | (1,241 | ) |
Municipal bonds | 2,582 |
| | (10 | ) | | 2,005 |
| | (3 | ) | | 4,587 |
| | (13 | ) |
| $ | 1,044,084 |
| | $ | (5,343 | ) | | $ | 326,676 |
| | $ | (3,583 | ) | | $ | 1,370,760 |
| | $ | (8,926 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
As of December 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | $ | 759,222 |
| | $ | (4,685 | ) | | $ | 36,407 |
| | $ | (58 | ) | | $ | 795,629 |
| | $ | (4,743 | ) |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 81,170 |
| | (641 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 81,170 |
| | (641 | ) |
Municipal bonds | 7,141 |
| | (20 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 7,141 |
| | (20 | ) |
Equity securities | 36,417 |
| | (13,583 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 36,417 |
| | (13,583 | ) |
| $ | 883,950 |
| | $ | (18,929 | ) | | $ | 36,407 |
| | $ | (58 | ) | | $ | 920,357 |
| | $ | (18,987 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less than 12 Months | | 12 Months or Greater | | Total |
(In millions) As of December 31, 2023 | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss |
Corporate bonds | $ | 2,363.3 | | | $ | (2.4) | | | $ | 4,034.7 | | | $ | (102.5) | | | $ | 6,398.0 | | | $ | (104.9) | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 4,780.6 | | | (6.0) | | | 52.7 | | | (2.6) | | | 4,833.3 | | | (8.6) | |
Sovereign bonds | 12.4 | | | (0.1) | | | 44.8 | | | (0.8) | | | 57.2 | | | (0.9) | |
Commercial paper | 636.8 | | | (0.2) | | | — | | | — | | | 636.8 | | | (0.2) | |
Asset-backed securities | 61.8 | | | (0.3) | | | 25.3 | | | (0.9) | | | 87.1 | | | (1.2) | |
| $ | 7,854.9 | | | $ | (9.0) | | | $ | 4,157.5 | | | $ | (106.8) | | | $ | 12,012.4 | | | $ | (115.8) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
As of December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | $ | 2,445.4 | | | $ | (73.1) | | | $ | 4,200.4 | | | $ | (218.0) | | | $ | 6,645.8 | | | $ | (291.1) | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 785.2 | | | (2.0) | | | 71.0 | | | (4.9) | | | 856.2 | | | (6.9) | |
Sovereign bonds | 18.6 | | | (1.1) | | | 45.6 | | | (1.9) | | | 64.2 | | | (3.0) | |
Certificates of deposit | 40.2 | | | (0.1) | | | — | | | — | | | 40.2 | | | (0.1) | |
Asset-backed securities | 11.5 | | | (0.6) | | | 15.2 | | | (1.1) | | | 26.7 | | | (1.7) | |
| $ | 3,300.9 | | | $ | (76.9) | | | $ | 4,332.2 | | | $ | (225.9) | | | $ | 7,633.1 | | | $ | (302.8) | |
DuringThe unrealized losses on corporate bonds as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were primarily driven by increased interest rates. The Company has reviewed its portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities and determined that the yeardecline in fair value below cost did not result from credit-related factors. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell, and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell, such securities before recovery of their amortized cost bases.
With respect to marketable securities, for the years ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $9.8 million2023, 2022, and 2021, amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into Other income (expense), net were related to its investment in an equity security. There were no other-than-temporary impairment charges recordedrealized gains/losses on the Company's investments during 2017 or 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded realized gainssales of $8.3 million and realized losses were not material.available-for-sale debt securities. Realized gains and losses on sales of marketable securities were not material for the years ended December 31, 20162023, 2022, and 2015.2021.
With respect to marketable securities,The Company recognized interest income of $495.9 million, $160.1 million, and $45.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015, amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into other2021, respectively, in Other income (expense), net were related to the 2016 impairment charge on the equity security and realized gains and losses on sales described above.
net.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
5. Fair Value Measurements
The table below summarizes the Company's assets thatand liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the following:basis. The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities, based on inputs to valuation techniques utilized to measure fair value:
•Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
As of December 31, 2017 | Fair Value | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | $ | 1,712,480 |
| | — |
| | $ | 1,712,480 |
|
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 185,492 |
| | — |
| | 185,492 |
|
Municipal bonds | 4,587 |
| | — |
| | 4,587 |
|
Commercial paper | 106,973 |
| | — |
| | 106,973 |
|
Certificates of deposit | 11,024 |
| | — |
| | 11,024 |
|
Equity securities | 62,785 |
| | $ | 62,785 |
| | — |
|
| $ | 2,083,341 |
| | $ | 62,785 |
| | $ | 2,020,556 |
|
| | | | | |
As of December 31, 2016 | | | | | |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | $ | 1,072,851 |
| | — |
| | $ | 1,072,851 |
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U.S. government and government agency obligations | 132,340 |
| | — |
| | 132,340 |
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Municipal bonds | 7,644 |
| | — |
| | 7,644 |
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Commercial paper | 63,075 |
| | — |
| | 63,075 |
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Certificates of deposit | 42,612 |
| | — |
| | 42,612 |
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Equity securities | 49,219 |
| | $ | 49,219 |
| | — |
|
| $ | 1,367,741 |
| | $ | 49,219 |
| | $ | 1,318,522 |
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Marketable securities included in •Level 2 are valued using- Significant other observable inputs, such as quoted market prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-based valuations in which significant inputs used are observable. observable
•Level 3 - Significant other unobservable inputs
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(In millions) | | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date |
As of December 31, 2023 | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents | $ | 928.1 | | | $ | 6.4 | | | $ | 921.7 | | | $ | — | |
Available-for-sale debt securities: | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | 6,398.0 | | | — | | | 6,398.0 | | | — | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 4,833.4 | | | — | | | 4,833.4 | | | — | |
Sovereign bonds | 57.2 | | | — | | | 57.2 | | | — | |
Commercial paper | 636.8 | | | — | | | 636.8 | | | — | |
Certificates of deposit | 521.4 | | | — | | | 521.4 | | | — | |
Asset-backed securities | 87.1 | | | — | | | 87.1 | | | — | |
Equity securities (unrestricted) | 864.5 | | | 864.5 | | | — | | | — | |
Equity securities (restricted) | 112.9 | | | 112.9 | | | — | | | — | |
Total assets | $ | 14,439.4 | | | $ | 983.8 | | | $ | 13,455.6 | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration - CVRs | $ | 43.7 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 43.7 | |
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As of December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents | $ | 1,662.8 | | | $ | 88.3 | | | $ | 1,574.5 | | | $ | — | |
Available-for-sale debt securities: | | | | | | | |
Corporate bonds | 6,684.4 | | | — | | | 6,684.4 | | | — | |
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 2,939.4 | | | — | | | 2,939.4 | | | — | |
Sovereign bonds | 64.1 | | | — | | | 64.1 | | | — | |
Commercial paper | 121.1 | | | — | | | 121.1 | | | — | |
Certificates of deposit | 182.0 | | | — | | | 182.0 | | | — | |
Asset-backed securities | 27.2 | | | — | | | 27.2 | | | — | |
Equity securities (unrestricted) | 24.6 | | | 24.6 | | | — | | | — | |
Equity securities (restricted) | 1,185.4 | | | 1,185.4 | | | — | | | — | |
Total assets | $ | 12,891.0 | | | $ | 1,298.3 | | | $ | 11,592.7 | | | $ | — | |
The Company considers market liquidity in determining the fair value for these securities. The Company did not record any charges for other-than-temporary impairmentheld certain restricted equity securities as of its Level 2 marketable securities in 2017, 2016, and 2015.December 31, 2023 which are subject to transfer restrictions that expire at various dates through 2024.
There were no purchases, sales, or maturities of Level 3 marketable securities and no unrealized gains or losses related to Level 3 marketable securities forDuring the years ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016.2022, the Company recorded $237.8 million and $39.8 million, respectively, of net unrealized losses on equity securities in Other income (expense), net. During 2016, transfers of marketable securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $44.1 million in connection with the lapse of transfer restrictions in November 2016 on the Company's investment in Intellia common shares (see Note 3). The Company's policy for recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy is to recognize any transfer at the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the determination to transfer was made. There were no other transfers of marketable securities between Levels 1, 2, or 3 classifications during the yearsyear ended December 31, 20172021, the Company recorded $386.1 million of net unrealized gains on equity securities in Other income (expense), net. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a write-down of $29.0 million in Other income (expense), net related to the Company's investments in private companies.
In addition to the investments summarized in the table above, as of December 31, 2023 and 2016.2022, the Company had $74.3 million and $48.3 million, respectively, in equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value. These investments are recorded within Other noncurrent assets.
As described in Note 3, in September 2023, the Company acquired Decibel and recorded a liability for the CVRs within other liabilities. The fair value of interest rate swapthe CVR liability is determined based on the probability of achieving certain clinical development and interest rate cap contracts, which were recorded within other assets (non-current), was not material as ofregulatory milestones and estimated discount rates. Through December 31, 2017 (see Note 6). 2023, there were no changes in the fair value of the CVRs subsequent to the date of acquisition.
The fair value of these contractsthe Company's long-term debt (see Note 10), which was determined based on Level 2 inputs, using significant inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, including London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")was estimated to be$1.528 billion and interest rate swap rates.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
6. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company is exposed to market fluctuations in interest rates, including those in connection with its March 2017 lease agreement (see Note 12). During 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements to manage a portion of such interest rate risk. All of the Company’s derivative instruments are utilized for risk management purposes, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes.
The Company's derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Since the specific terms of the derivative instruments match those of the item being hedged, the derivative instruments are deemed to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in cash flows of the hedged item. As such, changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying transaction affects earnings, and are then reclassified to earnings in the same account as the hedged transaction. The Company would record any gain or loss related to the ineffectiveness directly to earnings.
The Company assesses, both at inception and on an ongoing basis, whether derivatives used continue to be highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged items. The Company does not exclude any portion of the cash flow hedge contracts from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. If and when a derivative is no longer expected to be highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued.
The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Company's outstanding interest rate swap and cap agreements$1.443 billion as of December 31, 2017:2023 and 2022, respectively.
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| | | |
| Notional Amount |
Interest rate swap contracts | $ | 75,000 |
|
Interest rate cap contracts | $ | 75,000 |
|
As it relates to cash flow hedges, for the year ended December 31, 2017, amounts of gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into interest expense were not material. As of December 31, 2017, the amounts expected to be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense over the next 12 months are not expected to be material. For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no gains or losses recorded related to the ineffective portion of the derivative instruments.
7.6. Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
| | | As of December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
| | As of December 31, | | | | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | (In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Raw materials | $ | 190,045 |
| | $ | 92,287 |
|
Work-in-process | 302,042 |
| | 202,301 |
|
Finished goods | 21,791 |
| | 13,334 |
|
Deferred costs | 212,260 |
| | 91,434 |
|
| $ | 726,138 |
| | $ | 399,356 |
|
| | $ | |
Deferred costs represent the costs of product manufactured and shipped to the Company's collaborators for which recognition of revenue has been deferred (see Note 1).deferred.
Inventory balances in the table above are net of reserves of $705.9 million and $720.7 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, Cost of goods sold included inventory write-offs and reserves of $102.3 million, $258.7 million, and $457.1 million, respectively. Inventory write-offs and reserves for the years ended 2022 and 2021 primarily related to REGEN-COV.
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
8.7. Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment, net consists of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Building and improvements | | $ | 2,423.1 | | | $ | 2,270.0 | |
Leasehold improvements | | 133.9 | | | 114.3 | |
Laboratory equipment | | 1,384.5 | | | 1,315.3 | |
Computer equipment and software | | 389.7 | | | 337.4 | |
Furniture, office equipment, and other | | 165.9 | | | 150.2 | |
Land | | 283.1 | | | 264.5 | |
Construction in progress | | 1,345.0 | | | 980.5 | |
| | 6,125.2 | | | 5,432.2 | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | (1,978.8) | | | (1,669.2) | |
| | $ | 4,146.4 | | | $ | 3,763.0 | |
Property, plant, and equipment in the table above includes leased property under the Company's finance lease at its Tarrytown, New York facility. See Note 11.
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant, and equipment was $328.8 million, $303.9 million, and $281.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
|
| | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
Land | $ | 192,757 |
| | $ | 103,906 |
|
Building and improvements | 1,441,565 |
| | 1,278,283 |
|
Leasehold improvements | 102,599 |
| | 101,101 |
|
Construction-in-progress | 408,857 |
| | 318,929 |
|
Laboratory and other equipment | 599,153 |
| | 554,181 |
|
Furniture, computer and office equipment, and other | 179,968 |
| | 152,525 |
|
| 2,924,899 |
| | 2,508,925 |
|
Less, accumulated depreciation and amortization | (566,294 | ) | | (425,504 | ) |
| $ | 2,358,605 |
| | $ | 2,083,421 |
|
As of December 31, 20172023 and 2016, $1,692.9 million2022, $3.375 billion and $1,441.2 million,$2.960 billion, respectively, of the Company's net property, plant, and equipment was located in the United States and $665.7$771.4 million and $642.2$803.0 million, respectively, was located in Europeoutside the United States (primarily in Ireland).
Depreciation
8.Intangible Assets
Intangible assets. net consist of the following:
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| | | | As of December 31, |
| | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
(In millions) | | Estimated Useful Life | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Gross carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount |
Acquired product rights - Libtayo | | 13 years | | $ | 1,119.1 | | | $ | (126.7) | | | $ | 992.4 | | | $ | 946.3 | | | $ | (35.7) | | | $ | 910.6 | |
Other intangibles | | 8 years | | 10.0 | | | (6.3) | | | 3.7 | | | 10.0 | | | (5.1) | | | 4.9 | |
Acquired in-process research and development | | Indefinite | | 42.5 | | | — | | | 42.5 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | $ | 1,171.6 | | | $ | (133.0) | | | $ | 1,038.6 | | | $ | 956.3 | | | $ | (40.8) | | | $ | 915.5 | |
As described in Note 3, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded an indefinite-lived intangible asset of $42.5 million in connection with its acquisition of Decibel.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an intangible asset in connection with obtaining the exclusive right to develop, commercialize, and amortization expense (including amortization expensemanufacture Libtayo worldwide. The intangible asset recognized upon the effective date of the A&R IO LCA primarily consisted of the $900.0 million up-front payment, offset by the remaining IO Collaboration other liabilities balance of $241.0 million. Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded additions to the Libtayo intangible asset related to capitalcontingent consideration (including regulatory and facility leases)sales-based milestones) due to Sanofi. See Note 3.
Amortization expense on property, plant, and equipment amounted to $142.2 million, $104.7intangible assets was $92.2 million and $74.9$37.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023 and 2015,2022, respectively. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 was not material.
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost, asAs of December 31, 2017 and 2016 included $724.12023, assuming no changes in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets, amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $85 million and $407.1 million, respectively,for each of leased property under the Company's capital and facility leases at its Tarrytown, New York facility. See Note 12. Accumulated amortization related to these assets amounted to $47.9 million and $44.0 million as ofyears ending December 31, 20172024 through December 31, 2028.
9.Accrued Expenses and 2016, respectively.Other Current Liabilities
9.Accounts PayableAccrued expenses and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expensesother current liabilities consist of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Accrued payroll and related costs | | $ | 618.2 | | | $ | 497.3 | |
Accrued clinical expenses | | 292.2 | | | 295.0 | |
Accrued sales-related costs | | 780.8 | | | 633.6 | |
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | 666.7 | | | 648.3 | |
| | $ | 2,357.9 | | | $ | 2,074.2 | |
|
| | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
Accounts payable | $ | 178,183 |
| | $ | 134,984 |
|
Accrued payroll and related costs | 191,825 |
| | 153,086 |
|
Accrued clinical trial expense | 120,891 |
| | 91,753 |
|
Accrued sales-related charges, deductions, and royalties | 194,542 |
| | 159,985 |
|
Income taxes payable | 227 |
| | 235,776 |
|
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 129,410 |
| | 103,512 |
|
| $ | 815,078 |
| | $ | 879,096 |
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
10. Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consists of the following:
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| | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
Current portion: | | | |
Received or receivable from Sanofi (see Note 3a) | $ | 177,746 |
| | $ | 115,267 |
|
Received or receivable from Bayer (see Note 3b) | 39,000 |
| | 31,084 |
|
Received or receivable from MTPC (see Note 3c) | 14,027 |
| | 9,188 |
|
Received or receivable from Teva (see Note 3d) | 43,535 |
| | 43,122 |
|
Received for technology license agreement (see Note 3h) | 10,280 |
| | 23,572 |
|
Other | 35,550 |
| | 9,431 |
|
| $ | 320,138 |
| | $ | 231,664 |
|
Long-term portion: | | |
|
Received or receivable from Sanofi (see Note 3a) | $ | 379,936 |
| | $ | 503,474 |
|
Received or receivable from Bayer (see Note 3b) | 29,734 |
| | 77,028 |
|
Received or receivable from MTPC (see Note 3c) | 56,106 |
| | 45,940 |
|
Received or receivable from Teva (see Note 3d) | 153,823 |
| | 194,050 |
|
Received for technology license agreement (see Note 3h) | — |
| | 10,280 |
|
Other | 9,600 |
| | — |
|
| $ | 629,199 |
| | $ | 830,772 |
|
11. Debt
a. Convertible Debt
In October 2011, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% convertible senior notes (the "Notes") in a private placement, and the Notes matured on October 1, 2016. The Notes were convertible, subject to certain conditions, into cash, shares of the Company's Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company's option. The Notes initial conversion price was $84.02 per share. In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge ("call option") and warrant transactions with multiple counterparties, including an affiliate of the initial purchaser of the Notes. The convertible note hedge covered, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that initially underlie the Notes, and were intended to reduce the potential dilutive impact of the conversion feature of the Notes.
During 2015, the Company settled conversion obligations for $166.5 million principal amount of the Company's Notes that was previously surrendered for conversion, and consequently paid $166.5 million in cash and issued 1,625,113 shares of Common Stock. In addition, in 2015, the Company allocated $819.7 million of the settlement consideration provided to the Note holders to the reacquisition of the equity component of the Notes, and recognized such amount as a reduction of stockholders' equity. In 2015, the Company also recognized an $18.9 million loss on the debt extinguishment. In connection with the Note conversions in 2015, the Company also exercised a proportionate amount of its convertible note hedges, for which the Company received 1,625,088 shares of Common Stock, which was approximately equal to the number of shares the Company was required to issue to settle the non-cash portion of the related Note conversions. The Company recorded the cost of the shares received, or $136.5 million, as Treasury Stock during 2015.
During 2016, the Company settled conversion obligations for $12.9 million principal amount of the Company's Notes. Consequently, in 2016, the Company paid $12.9 million in cash and issued 121,058 shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Company allocated $47.8 million of the settlement consideration provided to the Note holders to the reacquisition of the equity component of the Notes, and recognized such amount as a reduction of stockholders' equity. The loss on the debt extinguishment in connection with the Notes that were surrendered for conversion during 2016 was not material. As a result of these Note
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
conversions, the Company also exercised a proportionate amount of its convertible note hedges during 2016, for which the Company received 121,048 shares of Common Stock, which was approximately equal to the number of shares the Company was required to issue to settle the non-cash portion of the related Note conversions. The Company recorded the cost of the shares received, or $10.2 million, as Treasury Stock during 2016.
Total interest expense associated with the Notes, net of capitalized interest as applicable, was not material in 2016 and 2015.
Warrant Transactions
In November 2015, the Company entered into an amendment agreement with a warrant holder whereby the parties agreed to reduce a portion of the number of warrants held by the warrant holder. The Company was able to settle, at its option, any payments due under the amendment agreement in cash or by delivering shares of Common Stock. As a result of the warrant holder closing out a portion of its hedge position prior to December 31, 2015, the Company paid a total of $50.0 million in 2015 to reduce the number of warrants it held by 115,970. Additionally, during January 2016, the warrant holder closed out additional portions of its hedge position, and, as a result, the Company paid a total of $135.3 million in the first quarter of 2016 to further reduce the number of warrants held by such warrant holder by 360,406.
In addition to the warrant transactions described above, during 2015, the Company entered into other agreements to reduce the number of warrants held by warrant holders. The Company was able to settle, at its option, any payments due under the amendment agreement in cash or by delivering shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company paid an aggregate amount of $399.5 million to the warrant holders during 2015 to reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant by 898,547 in the aggregate.
In February 2016, the Company entered into an amendment agreement with a warrant holder whereby the parties agreed to reduce a portion of the number of warrants held by the warrant holder. The Company was able to settle, at its option, any payments due under the amendment agreement in cash or by delivering shares of Common Stock. As a result of the warrant holder closing out a portion of its hedge position during 2016, the Company paid a total of $106.9 million to reduce the number of warrants held by such warrant holder by 403,665.
In November 2016, the Company and warrant holders entered into warrant termination agreements whereby the parties agreed to cancel the remaining warrants held by the warrant holders and to terminate the respective warrant agreements in consideration for payments by the Company of $401.2 million in the aggregate. The Company made the termination payments in the fourth quarter of 2016, and, as a result, no warrants remained outstanding as of December 31, 2016.
b. Credit Facility
In March 2015,December 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with a syndicate of lenders (the "Credit"2022 Credit Agreement") which provides for a $750.0 million senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the "Credit"2022 Credit Facility"). and replaced the Company's then-existing credit agreement, which was contemporaneously terminated. The 2022 Credit Agreement includes an option for the Company to elect to increase the commitments under the 2022 Credit Facility and/or to enter into one or more tranches of term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0$500.0 million, subject to the consent of the lenders providing the additional commitments or term loans, as applicable, and certain other conditions. The 2022 Credit Agreement also provides a $50.0 million sublimit for letters of credit.
Proceeds of the loans under the 2022 Credit Facility may be used to finance working capital needs, and for general corporate or other lawful purposes, of Regeneron and its subsidiaries. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has guaranteed all obligations under the 2022 Credit Facility. The Credit Agreement also provides a $100.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The2022 Credit Agreement includes an option for the Company to elect to extend the maturity date of the 2022 Credit Facility beyond March 2020,December 2027, subject to the consent of the extending lenders and certain other conditions. Amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility may be prepaid, and the commitments under the Credit Facility may be terminated, at any time without premium or penalty.
Any loans under the Credit Facility have a variable interest rate based on either LIBOR or an alternate base rate, plus an applicable margin that varies with the Company's debt rating and total leverage ratio. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under the 2022 Credit Facility as of December 31, 2017.2023.
The 2022 Credit Agreement contains financialoperating covenants and operating covenants. Financial covenants include a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest expense coverage ratio.financial covenant. The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the 2022 Credit FacilityAgreement as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Senior Notes
F- 31In 2020, the Company issued and sold $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2030 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2050 (collectively, the "Notes"). The underwriting discounts and offering expenses are being amortized as additional interest expense over the period from issuance through maturity.
Long-term debt in connection with the Notes, net of underwriting discounts and offering expenses, consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, |
(In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 |
1.750% Senior Notes due September 2030 | $ | 1,242.2 | | | $ | 1,241.0 | |
2.800% Senior Notes due September 2050 | 740.7 | | | 740.4 | |
| $ | 1,982.9 | | | $ | 1,981.4 | |
TableInterest on each series of ContentsNotes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year until their respective maturity dates. Interest expense related to the Notes was $44.4 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
The Notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option at any time at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, and, until a specified period before maturity, a specified make-whole amount. The Notes contain a change-of-control provision that, under certain circumstances, may require the Company to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Notes also contain certain limitations on the Company's ability to incur liens and enter into sale and leaseback transactions, as well as customary events of default.
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
12. Commitments and Contingencies
a.11. Leases
The Company conducts certain of its research, development, and administrative activities at leased facilities. The Company also leases laboratoryvehicles and office facilities in other assets.
Tarrytown, New York (the "Tarrytown Leases"). Prior to December 30, 2016, certain of the premises under the Tarrytown Leases had been accounted for as operating leases, while for certain other buildings the Company leased, the Company was deemed, in substance, to be the owner of the landlord's buildings (collectively, the "Build-to-Suit Buildings") in accordance with the application of FASB authoritative guidance. On December 30, 2016, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with BMR-Landmark at Eastview LLC and BMR-Landmark at Eastview IV LLC (collectively, "BMR"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase BMR's Tarrytown, New York facilities (the "Facility") for a purchase price of $720.0 million. Lease
The Company occupiesis party to a significant portionThird Amended and Restated Lease and Remedies Agreement (the "Third Amended and Restated Lease") with BA Leasing BSC, LLC, an affiliate of the Facility, with the remaining rentable area under leases to third-party tenants. In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company paid $57.0 million toward the purchase price to BMR in December 2016.
Upon entering into the December 30, 2016 Purchase Agreement with BMR, the premises under the Company's Tarrytown Leases that were historically accounted for as operating leases were deemed to be modified, as the Company now had the option to purchase the Facility under terms that made it reasonably assured to be exercised. Consequently, the leases for such premises were re-classified as a capital lease upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, and a proportionate amount of the $57.0 million payment was recorded as reduction of the initial capital lease liability. The execution of the Purchase Agreement did not impact the balance sheet classification for the Build-to-Suit Buildings; however, a proportionate amount of the $57.0 million payment was recorded as a reduction to the related facility lease obligation.
On March 3, 2017, the Company also entered into a Participation Agreement with Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC ("BAL"), as lessor, which relates to the Company’s lease of laboratory and office facilities in Tarrytown, New York (the “Facility”); and a Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement (the "Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement") with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), and a syndicate of lenders (collectively with BAL, the "Participants")., as rent assignees. The Third Amended and Restated Lease and Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement providedprovide for a March 2027 maturity date of the $720.0 million lease financing (previously advanced by the Participants in March 2017 in connection with the acquisition by BAL of the Facility and the Company's lease of the Facility from BAL. On March 3, 2017, the right to take title to the Facility under the Purchase Agreement was assigned by the Company to BAL,BAL) and the Participants advanced $720.0 million, which was used by BAL to financeend of the purchase price forterm
of the Facility and to reimburse the Company for the $57.0 million payment made to BMR in December 2016. The $57.0 million reimbursement was recorded by the Company in March 2017 as an increase to capital and facilityCompany's lease obligations in amounts equal to those initially recorded as reductions upon making such payment to BMR in December 2016.
On March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the "Lease") with BAL, pursuant to which the Company has leasedof the Facility from BAL, for a five-year term. As a result of entering intoat which time all amounts outstanding thereunder will become due and payable in full.
In accordance with the Lease, certain partsterms of the Facility became subleased fromThird Amended and Restated Lease, the Company by existing third-party tenants. The Lease requires the Company to paypays all maintenance, insurance, taxes, and other costs arising out of the use of the Facility. The Company is also required to make monthly payments of basic rent during the remaining term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease in an amount equal to satisfy the yield payable to the Participants on their outstanding advances under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement. Such advances accrue yield at a variable rate per annum based on the one-month LIBOR,forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") term rate, plus a spread adjustment, plus an applicable margin that varies with the Company’sCompany's debt rating and total leverage ratio.
The Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and theThird Amended and Restated Lease include an option for the Company to elect to further extend the maturity date of the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement and the term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease for an additional five-year period, subject to the consent of all the Participants and certain other conditions. The Company also has the option prior to the end of the term of the Third Amended and Restated Lease to (a) purchase the Facility by paying an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Participants' advances under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest and yield thereon, and all other outstanding amounts under the Third Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, theThird Amended and Restated Lease, and certain related documents or (b) sell the Facility to a third party on behalf of BAL.
The advances under the Participation Agreement mature,Third Amended and all amounts outstanding thereunder will become due and payable in full at the end of the term of the Lease.
As a result of entering into theRestated Lease the premises that wereis classified as a capitalfinance lease as of December 31, 2016 were reassessed. As described above, the Company has the option to purchase the Facility and as a result, the Company is deemed to have continuing involvement in such premises. Accordingly, these premises continueunder terms that make it reasonably certain to be classified as a capital lease, withexercised. The agreements governing the related property, plant,Third Amended and equipment and capital lease liability remaining on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, as described above, upon entering into theRestated Lease the Company began to lease space occupied by third-party tenants. The lease of such premises is also classified as a capital lease. The execution of the Lease did not impact the balance sheet classification for the Build-to-Suit Buildings. However, in 2017, the Company recorded a $30.1 million loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the Build-to-Suit Buildings. In the aggregate, the Company recorded $720.0 million of capital and facility lease obligations upon execution of the Lease for the Facility.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
The Participation Agreement and the Leasefinancing contain financial and operating covenants. Such financial covenants whichand certain of the operating covenants are substantially similar to the covenants set forth in the Company's credit facility (see Note 11).2022 Credit Agreement. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants of the Participation Agreement and the Lease as of December 31, 2017.2023.
Commitments under Operating LeasesAggregate Lease Information
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the Company's leases are included in the table below.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | Classification | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Assets: | | | | | | |
Finance lease right-of-use assets | | Property, plant, and equipment, net(a) | | $ | 605.7 | | | $ | 620.3 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | | Other noncurrent assets(b) | | 78.0 | | | 71.2 | |
| | | | $ | 683.7 | | | $ | 691.5 | |
| | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | |
Finance lease liabilities - noncurrent | | Finance lease liabilities | | $ | 720.0 | | | $ | 720.0 | |
Operating lease liabilities - current | | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | 19.0 | | | 12.4 | |
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent | | Other noncurrent liabilities | | 68.7 | | | 55.8 | |
| | | | $ | 807.7 | | | $ | 788.2 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) Finance lease right-of-use assets were recorded net of accumulated amortization of $133.9 million and $119.4 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
(b) Operating lease right-of-use assets were recorded net of accumulated amortization of $44.6 million and $31.0 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
Lease costs consist of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Operating lease costs | | $ | 19.2 | | | $ | 12.4 | | | $ | 10.3 | |
Finance lease costs: | | | | | | |
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets | | 14.5 | | | 14.5 | | | 14.4 | |
Interest on finance lease liabilities | | 45.0 | | | 21.6 | | | 11.9 | |
Total finance lease costs | | 59.5 | | | 36.1 | | | 26.3 | |
| | | | | | |
Total lease costs | | $ | 78.7 | | | $ | 48.5 | | | $ | 36.6 | |
Other information related to the Company's leases includes the following:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
| | 2023 | | 2022 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years): | | | | |
Finance leases | | 3.2 | | 4.2 |
Operating leases | | 7.4 | | 7.2 |
Weighted-average discount rate: | | | | |
Finance leases | | 5.08% | | 4.84% |
Operating leases | | 5.38% | | 5.20% |
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company's leases includes the following:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities (included within cash flows from operating activities) | | $ | 22.5 | | | $ | 7.7 | | | $ | 10.2 | |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | | $ | 31.9 | | | $ | 35.1 | | | $ | 0.2 | |
The estimated future minimum noncancelablefollowing is a maturity analysis of the Company's lease commitments under operating leases,liabilities as of December 31, 2017, are as follows:2023:
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(In millions) | | Finance Leases | | Operating Leases | | Total |
2024 | | $ | 44.8 | | | $ | 24.1 | | | $ | 68.9 | |
2025 | | 39.5 | | | 20.1 | | | 59.6 | |
2026 | | 30.9 | | | 15.6 | | | 46.5 | |
2027 | | 728.4 | | | 12.4 | | | 740.8 | |
2028 | | — | | | 11.0 | | | 11.0 | |
Thereafter | | — | | | 20.1 | | | 20.1 | |
Total undiscounted lease payments | | 843.6 | | | 103.3 | | | 946.9 | |
Imputed interest | | (123.6) | | | (15.6) | | | (139.2) | |
Total lease liabilities | | $ | 720.0 | | | $ | 87.7 | | | $ | 807.7 | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Facilities | | Equipment | | Total |
2018 | | $ | 2,866 |
| | $ | 6,097 |
| | $ | 8,963 |
|
2019 | | 3,095 |
| | 817 |
| | 3,912 |
|
2020 | | 2,713 |
| | 426 |
| | 3,139 |
|
2021 | | 2,386 |
| | 45 |
| | 2,431 |
|
2022 | | 1,901 |
| | 26 |
| | 1,927 |
|
Thereafter | | 1,498 |
| | 8 |
| | 1,506 |
|
| | $ | 14,459 |
| | $ | 7,419 |
| | $ | 21,878 |
|
Rent expense under operating leases was:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year Ended December 31, | | Facilities | | Equipment | | Total |
2017 | | $ | 3,138 |
| | $ | 1,151 |
| | $ | 4,289 |
|
2016 | | $ | 15,861 |
| | $ | 852 |
| | $ | 16,713 |
|
2015 | | $ | 14,659 |
| | $ | 543 |
| | $ | 15,202 |
|
Capital and Facility Lease Obligations
In 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company recognized $19.5 million, $5.4 million, and $9.7 million, respectively, of interest expense in connection with the Company's capital and facility lease obligations.
As of December 31, 2017, the estimated future minimum noncancelable commitments under the Company's capital and facility lease obligations, excluding the purchase price the Company would be obligated to pay if the Company were to exercise its option to purchase the Facility (as described above), are as follows:
|
| | | | |
| | Capital and Facility Lease Obligations |
2018 | | $ | 21,085 |
|
2019 | | 23,838 |
|
2020 | | 26,257 |
|
2021 | | 27,650 |
|
2022 | | 6,837 |
|
Thereafter | | — |
|
| | $ | 105,667 |
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
b. Research Collaboration and Licensing Agreements
As part of the Company's research and development efforts, the Company enters into research collaboration and licensing agreements with other companies, universities, and other organizations. These agreements contain varying terms and provisions which include fees to be paid by the Company, services to be provided, and license rights to certain proprietary technology developed under the agreements. Some of these agreements may require the Company to pay additional amounts upon the achievement of various development and commercial milestones, contingent upon the occurrence of various future events. Additionally, some of the agreements contain provisions which require the Company to pay royalties, as defined, at rates that range from 0.5% to 15.0%, in the event the Company sells or licenses any proprietary products developed under the respective agreements. The Company also has contingent reimbursement obligations to its collaborators Sanofi and Bayer once the applicable collaboration becomes profitable. See Note 3.
The Company and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, entered into a Non-Exclusive License and Partial Settlement Agreement, as amended (the "Genentech Agreement"), that covered making, using, and selling EYLEA for the prevention of human eye diseases and disorders, and ended the litigation relating to those matters. Pursuant to the Genentech Agreement, the Company received a non-exclusive license to certain patents relating to VEGF receptor proteins, known as the Davis-Smyth patents, and other technology patents. The Genentech Agreement obligated the Company to make payments to Genentech based on worldwide sales of EYLEA through May 7, 2016, when the licenses granted to the Company thereunder became fully paid up and royalty free for the duration of the remaining term of the underlying patents. All payments to Genentech under the Genentech Agreement were made by the Company, and Bayer shared in all such payments based on the proportion of EYLEA sales outside the United States to worldwide EYLEA sales.
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company recorded royalty expense of $30.8 million, $125.3 million, and $247.9 million, respectively, based on product sales of commercial products under various licensing agreements (including the Genentech Agreement described above).
13.12. Stockholders' Equity
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides for the issuance of up to 40 million shares of Class A Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 320 million shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share. Shares of Class A Stock are convertible, at any time, at the option of the holder into shares of Common Stock on a share-for-share basis. Holders of Class A Stock have rights and privileges identical to Common Stockholders except that each share of Class A is entitled to ten votes per share, while each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share. Class A Stock may only be transferred to specified Permitted Transferees, as defined. Under the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's board of directors is authorized to issue up to 30 million shares of Preferred Stock, in series, with rights, privileges, and qualifications of each series determined by the board of directors.
Share Repurchase Programs
In December 2007, Sanofi purchased 12 million newly issued, unregistered sharesJanuary 2021, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $1.5 billion of the Company's Common Stock. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had repurchased the entire $1.5 billion of its Common Stock that it was authorized to repurchase under the program.
In November 2021, the Company's board of directors authorized a conditionshare repurchase program to the closing of this transaction, Sanofi entered into an investor agreement, as amended and restated, with the Company. Under the termsrepurchase up to $3.0 billion of the amended and restated investor agreement, Sanofi has three demand rightsCompany's Common Stock. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had repurchased the entire $3.0 billion of its Common Stock that it was authorized to requirerepurchase under the program.
In January 2023, the Company's board of directors authorized an additional share repurchase program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of the Company's Common Stock. The share repurchase program permits the Company to use all reasonable effortsmake repurchases through a variety of methods, including open-market transactions (including pursuant to conduct a registered underwritten public offeringtrading plan adopted in accordance with respectRule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act), privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchases, block trades, and other transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. Repurchases may be made from time to time at management's discretion, and the timing and amount of any such repurchases will be determined based on share price, market conditions, legal requirements, and other relevant factors. The program has no time limit and can be discontinued at any time. There can be no assurance as to the timing or number of shares of any repurchases in the future. As of December 31, 2023, $1.531 billion remained available for share repurchases under the program.
The table below summarizes the shares of the Company's Common Stock held by Sanofi from time to time. Underrepurchased and the amended and restated investor agreement, Sanofi has also agreed not to dispose of any sharescost of the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by Sanofi from time to time until December 20, 2020 (subject to the limited waiver described below). These restrictions on dispositions are subject to earlier termination upon the occurrence of certain events, suchshares, which were recorded as the consummation of a change-of-control transaction involving the Company or the Company's dissolution or liquidation, and certain restrictions have been imposed on the manner of sales thereafter.Treasury Stock.
As described in Note 3, effective January 7, 2018, the Company and Sanofi entered into a Letter Agreement, which, among other things, has amended certain provisions of the amended and restated investor agreement. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Number of shares | | 2.9 | | | 3.3 | | | 3.0 | |
Total cost of shares | | $ | 2,214.6 | | | $ | 2,099.8 | | | $ | 1,655.0 | |
13. Long-Term Incentive Plans
The Company has granted Sanofi a limited waiver of the lock-up obligations under the investor agreement to allow Sanofi to sell up to an aggregate of 1,400,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock held by Sanofiused long-term incentive plans for the quarterly periods through September 30, 2020.
Further, pursuantpurpose of granting equity awards to the amended and restated investor agreement, Sanofi is bound by certain "standstill" provisions, which contractually prohibit Sanofi from seeking to directly or indirectly exert controlemployees of the Company, or acquiring more than 30%including officers, and non-employee members of the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). This prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the later of the fifth anniversaries of the expiration or earlier termination of the Company's License and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Collaboration Agreement with Sanofi and the Company's ZALTRAP Agreement with Sanofi, each as amended, and (ii) other specified events. Sanofi has also agreed to vote as recommended by the Company's board of directors except that it(collectively, "Participants"). The Participants may elect to vote proportionally with the votes castreceive awards as determined by alla committee of independent members of the Company's other shareholdersboard of directors or, to the extent authorized by such committee with respect to certain change-of-control transactions, and to vote in its sole discretion with respect to liquidation or dissolution, stock issuances equal to or exceeding 20% ofParticipants, a duly authorized employee (collectively, the outstanding shares or voting rights of the Company's Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together), and new equity compensation plans or amendments if not materially consistent with the Company's historical equity compensation practices."Committee"). The rights and restrictions under the investor agreement are subject to termination upon the occurrence of certain events.
In addition, upon Sanofi reaching 20% ownership of the Company's outstanding shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together) during 2014, the Company was required to appoint an individual agreed uponincentive plan currently used by the Company is the Second Amended and Sanofi to the Company's board of directors. This individual is required to be independent of the Company, and not to be a current or former officer, director, employee, or paid consultant of Sanofi. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company is required to use its reasonable efforts (including recommending that its shareholders vote in favor) to cause the election of this designee at the Company's annual shareholder meetings for so long as (other than during the term of the Letter Agreement) Sanofi maintains a specified equity interest in the Company.
In connection with the Company's license and collaboration agreements with Bayer for the joint development and commercialization outside the United States of antibody product candidates to PDGFR-beta and Ang2 (see Note 3b), Bayer is bound by certain "standstill" provisions, which contractually prohibit Bayer from seeking to influence the control of the Company or acquiring more than 20% of the Company's outstanding shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). With respect to each of these agreements, this prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the expiration or earlier termination of the agreement (which, in the case of the PDGFR-beta license and collaboration agreement, occurred on July 31, 2017) or (ii) other specified events.
Further, pursuant to the 2016 Teva Collaboration Agreement, Teva and its affiliates are bound by certain "standstill" provisions, which contractually prohibit them from seeking to directly or indirectly exert control of the Company or acquiring more than 5% of the Company's Class A Stock and Common Stock (taken together). This prohibition will remain in place until the earliest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the expiration or earlier termination of the agreement or (ii) other specified events.
As described in Note 11, during 2016 and 2015, the Company elected to settle Notes that which were surrendered for conversion through a combination of cash and shares of the Company's Common Stock; exercised convertible note hedges, for which the Company received shares of Common Stock; and made payments to reduce the number of warrants and/or cancel the remaining number of warrants held by warrant holders.
14. Long-Term Incentive Plans
In 2000, the Company established theRestated Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20002014 Long-Term Incentive Plan which, as amended(the "Second Amended and restatedRestated 2014 Incentive Plan"). It was most recently adopted and approved by the Company's shareholders (the "2000in 2020. As of the most recent shareholder approval date, the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan"),Plan provided for the issuance of up to 35,397,04322.3 million shares of Common Stock in respect of awards, inawards. In addition, to any shares subject to awards that were returned to the 2000 Incentive Plan upon expiration, forfeiture, surrender, exchange, cancellation, or termination of any award previously granted awards.
In 2014, the Company established, and the Company's shareholders approved, the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Original 2014 Incentive Plan"). In 2017, the Company adoptedunder the Amended and Restated Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan") and registered an additional 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under, the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Original 2014 Incentive Plan"), or the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan. As of the shareholder approval date, the Amended and Restated 20142000 Long-Term Incentive Plan provided for the issuance of up to 18,559,431 shares of Common Stock in respect of awards. In addition, upon the expiration, forfeiture, surrender, exchange, cancellation, or termination of any award previously granted under the 2000(the "2000 Incentive Plan, the Original 2014 Incentive Plan, or the Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan,Plan"), any shares subject to such award are added to the pool of shares available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan. Employees of the Company, including officers, and nonemployees, including consultants and nonemployee members of the Company's board of directors (collectively, "Participants"), may receive awards as determined by a committee of independent directors ("Committee"), subject to certain limitations set forth in theSecond Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan.
The awards that may be made under the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan include: (a) non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options, and nonqualified(b) restricted stock options, (b) shares of restricted stock,awards, (c) shares of phantom stock (d)(also referred to as restricted stock appreciation rights (“SARs”)units, which may be time- or performance-based), (e) stock bonuses, and (f)(d) other awards.
Any award granted may (but is not required to) be subject to vesting based on the attainment by the Company of performance goals pre-established by the Committee.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Stock option awards grant Participants the right to purchase shares of Common Stock at prices determined by the Committee, with exercise prices that are equal to or greater than the average of the high and low market prices of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant (the "Market Price"). Options vest over a period of time determined by the Committee, generally on a pro rata basis over a three- to four-year period. The Committee also determines the expiration date of each option. The maximum term of options that have been awarded under the 2000 Incentive Plan, the Original 2014 Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan, and the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan (collectively, the "Incentive Plans") is ten years.
Restricted stock awards grant Participants shares of restricted Common Stock or allow Participants to purchase such shares at a price determined by the Committee. Such shares are nontransferable for a period determined by the Committee ("vesting period"). Should employment terminate, as specified in the Incentive Plans, except as determined by the Committee in its discretion and subject to the applicable Incentive Plan documents, the ownership of any unvested restricted stock awards will be transferred to the Company.
Phantom stock awards provide the Participant the right to receive within 30 days of the date on which the share vests, an amount, in cash and/or shares of Common Stock as determined by the Committee, equal to the sum of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date such share of phantom stock vests and the aggregateor an amount of cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock during the period from the grant date of the share of phantom stock to the datebased on which the share vests.
SARs entitle the Participant to a payment (in cash or shares) equal to the appreciation in the value of the Common Stock duringat a future date. The award is subject to such restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose at the date of grant or thereafter, including a specified period aboveof employment or the base price specified byachievement of performance goals. Time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units are each a type of phantom stock award permitted under the Committee, which may not be less than 100% of the Market Price of the Common Stock on the day the SARs are granted. SARs granted under theSecond Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan are exercisable for a maximum period of 10 years from the date of grant (subject to early termination such as upon a termination of employment), or such lesser period as the Committee shall determine, and the vesting schedule is determined by the Committee.
Stock bonus awards are bonuses payable in shares of Common Stock which are granted at the discretion of the Committee. Other awards are other forms of awards which are valued based on the Common Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan, the terms and provisions of such other awards are determined solely on the authority of the Committee.Plan.
The Incentive Plans contain provisions that allow for the Committee to provide for the immediate vesting of awards upon a change in control of the Company, as defined in the Incentive Plans.
As of December 31, 2017,2023, there were 15,768,37814.6 million shares available for future grants under the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan. No additional awards may be made under
a. Stock Options
The table below summarizes the 2000 Incentive Plan or the Original 2014 Incentive Plan.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Transactions involvingactivity related to stock option awards during 2017 under the Company's Incentive Plans are summarized in the table below.during 2023.
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| | Number of Shares (In millions) | | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term | | Intrinsic Value (In millions) |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 | | 15.6 | | | $ | 481.62 | | | | | |
2023: | Granted | | 1.6 | | | $ | 835.91 | | | | | |
| Forfeited | | (0.2) | | | $ | 580.17 | | | | | |
| Exercised | | (2.8) | | | $ | 412.05 | | | | | |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | | 14.2 | | | $ | 534.13 | | | 6.0 years | | $ | 4,918.6 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2023 | | 13.8 | | | $ | 526.95 | | | 5.9 years | | $ | 4,852.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Exercisable as of December 31, 2023 | | 9.6 | | | $ | 450.01 | | | 4.7 years | | $ | 4,118.0 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | | Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016 | | 25,136,027 |
| | $ | 269.69 |
| |
| |
|
|
2017: | Granted | | 4,235,015 |
| | $ | 383.56 |
| | | | |
| Forfeited | | (704,136 | ) | | $ | 434.25 |
| | | | |
| Expired | | (100,727 | ) | | $ | 505.96 |
| | | | |
| Exercised | | (2,360,806 | ) | | $ | 122.92 |
| | | | |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 | | 26,205,373 |
| | $ | 295.98 |
| | 6.52 | | $ | 2,904,974 |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017 | | 24,667,723 |
| | $ | 293.65 |
| | 6.46 | | $ | 2,904,723 |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Exercisable as of December 31, 2017 | | 16,263,766 |
| | $ | 223.00 |
| | 5.08 | | $ | 2,894,474 |
|
The Company satisfies stock option exercises with newly issued shares of the Company's Common Stock. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 20152021 was $735.6 million, $550.4 million,$1.096 billion, $1.214 billion, and $1,031.6 million,$1.707 billion, respectively. The intrinsic value represents the amount by which the market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option.
The table below summarizes the weighted-average exercise prices and weighted-average grant-date fair values of options issued during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015. The fair value of each option granted under the Company's Incentive Plans during these periods was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.2021.
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| | Number of Options Granted (In millions) | | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | | Weighted-Average Fair Value |
2023: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 1.6 | | | $ | 835.91 | | | $ | 264.37 | |
2022: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 2.0 | | | $ | 705.02 | | | $ | 220.88 | |
2021: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 2.3 | | | $ | 628.43 | | | $ | 174.20 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Options Granted | | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | | Weighted-Average Fair Value |
2017: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 4,235,015 |
| | $ | 383.56 |
| | $ | 118.70 |
|
2016: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 4,201,978 |
| | $ | 386.44 |
| | $ | 126.68 |
|
2015: | | | | | | |
Exercise price equal to Market Price | | 4,495,487 |
| | $ | 537.29 |
| | $ | 181.65 |
|
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015,2021, the Company recognized $492.8$357.1 million, $546.0$341.9 million,, and $443.7$328.7 million,, respectively, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to stock option awards (net of amounts capitalized toas inventory, which were not material for each of $16.8 million, $14.6 million, and $4.8 million, respectively)the three years). As of December 31, 2017,2023, there was $816.6$589.6 million of stock-based compensation cost related to outstandingunvested stock options, net of estimated forfeitures, which had not yet been recognized. The Company expects to recognize this compensation cost over a weighted-average period of 1.91.8 years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Fair Value Assumptions:
The following table summarizes the weighted average values of the assumptions used in computing the fair value of option grants during 2017, 2016,2023, 2022, and 2015.2021.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Expected volatility | | 26 | % | | 28 | % | | 27 | % |
Expected lives from grant date | | 5.1 years | | 5.2 years | | 5.5 years |
Expected dividend yield | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | 4.29 | % | | 3.50 | % | | 1.22 | % |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Expected volatility | | 31 | % | | 34 | % | | 35 | % |
Expected lives from grant date | | 5.1 years |
| | 5.1 years |
| | 5.1 years |
|
Expected dividend yield | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | 2.16 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.68 | % |
Expected volatility has been estimated based on actual movements in the Company's stock price over the most recent historical periods equivalent to the options' expected lives. Expected lives are principally based on the Company's historical exercise experience with previously issued employee and board of directors' option grants. The expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has never paid dividends and does not currently anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future.have plans to do so. The risk-free interest rates are based on quoted U.S. Treasury rates for securities with maturities approximating the options' expected lives.
b. Restricted Stock Awards and Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
A summary of the Company's activity related to restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units (excluding performance-based restricted stock units, which are detailed further below) (collectively, "restricted stock") during 20172023 is summarized below:below.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares/Units (In millions) | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Unvested as of December 31, 2022 | | 2.6 | | | $ | 571.19 | |
2023: | Granted | | 0.8 | | | $ | 838.11 | |
| Vested | | (1.0) | | | $ | 458.49 | |
| Forfeited | | (0.1) | | | $ | 585.23 | |
Unvested as of December 31, 2023 | | 2.3 | | | $ | 705.37 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016 | | 546,820 |
| | $ | 141.85 |
|
2017: | Granted | | 63,030 |
| | $ | 379.60 |
|
| Vested | | (501,590 | ) | | $ | 115.07 |
|
| Forfeited | | (2,000 | ) | | $ | 381.92 |
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 | | 106,260 |
| | $ | 404.72 |
|
TheFor the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company recognized non-cash$475.9 million, $331.1 million, and $221.0 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense fromrelated to restricted stock awards of $14.5 million, $13.9 million, and $15.3 million in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively (net of amounts capitalized toas inventory, which were not material for each of the three years). As of December 31, 2017,2023, there was $34.9 million$1.023 billion of stock-based
compensation cost related to unvested shares of restricted stock which had not yet been recognized. The Company expects to recognize this compensation cost over a weighted-average period of 4.02.2 years.
c. Performance-based Restricted Stock Units 15.Performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") have been granted to certain members of senior management of the Company. PSUs may be earned based upon the attainment of pre-established performance criteria, which may include a market and/or performance condition. Depending on the terms of the PSUs and the outcome of the pre-established performance criteria, a recipient may ultimately earn the target number of PSUs granted or a specified multiple thereof at the end of a 4–6 year vesting period, as applicable.
The table below summarizes activity related to PSUs during 2023. The number of unvested PSUs represents the maximum number of units that are eligible to be earned.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares/Units (In millions) | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Unvested as of December 31, 2022 | | 1.5 | | | $ | 245.94 | |
2023: | Vested | | (0.1) | | | $ | 198.10 | |
Unvested as of December 31, 2023 | | 1.4 | | | $ | 247.91 | |
For each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 the Company recognized $52.0 million of stock-based compensation expense related to PSUs. As of December 31, 2023, there was $104.1 million of stock-based compensation cost related to unvested PSUs which had not yet been recognized. The Company expects to recognize this compensation cost on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.
Fair Value Assumptions:
The following table summarizes the weighted average values of the assumptions used in computing the fair value of PSUs that were granted during 2022. The Company did not grant PSUs during 2023 and 2021.
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2022 |
Expected volatility | | 32% |
Expected dividend yield | | 0% |
Risk-free interest rate | | 3.3% |
14. Employee Savings Plans
The Company maintains the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended and restated (the "Savings Plan"). The terms of the Savings Plan allow U.S. employees (as defined by the Savings Plan) to contribute to the Savings Plan a percentage of their compensation. In addition, the Company may make discretionary contributions, ("Contribution"), as defined, to the accounts of participants under the Savings Plan. The Company recognized $19.6 million, $17.7 million, and $15.4 million of Contribution expense in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
The Company also maintains additional employee savings plans outside the Regeneron Ireland Pension Plan (the "Ireland Plan"), a defined contribution occupational pension planUnited States, which covers allcover eligible Ireland-based employees (as defined by the Ireland Plan). Contributions to the Ireland Plan are comprised of two components: (i) a minimum mandatory employee and employer contribution rate, and (ii) a matching feature, whereby the Company will match employee contributions up to a certain percentage. Employees can make additional voluntary contributions to the Ireland Plan. employees.
Expenses recognized by the Company related to contributions to such plans were $84.7 million, $67.6 million, and $55.5 million for the Ireland Plan were not material during 2017, 2016,years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2015.
2021, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
16.15. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, and foreign income taxes. Components of income before income taxes consist of the following:
| | | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| Year Ended December 31, | | | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | | (In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
United States | United States | $ | 1,964,759 |
| | $ | 1,650,959 |
| | $ | 1,665,087 |
|
Foreign | Foreign | 113,752 |
| | (321,144 | ) | | (439,990 | ) |
| | $ | 2,078,511 |
| | $ | 1,329,815 |
| | $ | 1,225,097 |
|
| $ | |
Components of income tax expense consist of the following:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Current: | | | | | |
| Federal | $ | 560,250 |
| | $ | 786,964 |
| | $ | 686,561 |
|
| State | (4,086 | ) | | 8,769 |
| | 28,568 |
|
| Foreign | 4,827 |
| | (1,362 | ) | | 4,004 |
|
| Total current tax expense | 560,991 |
| | 794,371 |
| | 719,133 |
|
Deferred: | | | | | |
| Federal | 317,064 |
| | (377,368 | ) | | (119,849 | ) |
| State | (1,258 | ) | | 13,431 |
| | (3,768 | ) |
| Foreign | 3,203 |
| | 3,859 |
| | (6,475 | ) |
| Total deferred tax expense (benefit) | 319,009 |
| | (360,078 | ) | | (130,092 | ) |
| $ | 880,000 |
| | $ | 434,293 |
| | $ | 589,041 |
|
On December 22, 2017, the bill known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act, which became effective with respect to most of its provisions as of January 1, 2018, significantly revises U.S. corporate income tax laws by, among other things, reducing the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, changing the taxation of foreign earnings (including taxation of certain global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI")), allowing immediate expensing for qualified assets, repealing the deduction for domestic manufacturing, and imposing further limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation. As a result of the Act being signed into law, the Company recognized a provisional charge of $326.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the re-measurement of its U.S. net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax rates. The provisional charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 is an estimate, and the measurement of deferred tax assets is subject to further analysis, such as developing interpretations and clarifications of the provisions of the Act, which could result in changes to this estimate during 2018. In addition, the Company has not yet elected an accounting method regarding whether to record deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected amounts of GILTI inclusions or whether to treat such amounts as a period cost.
The Company elected to early adopt Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Compensation -Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, during the second quarter of 2016. Consequently, in 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded excess tax benefits of $191.0 million and $144.8 million, respectively, within income tax expense. In 2015, the Company utilized $405.3 million of excess tax benefits in connection with stock option exercises, which were credited to additional paid-in capital as realized.
The Company also recorded an income tax provision in its Statement of Comprehensive Income of $24.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily related to unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities. Such amounts were not material for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Current: | | | | | |
Federal | $ | 667.9 | | | $ | 968.5 | | | $ | 1,429.8 | |
State | 7.7 | | | 7.4 | | | 6.2 | |
Foreign | 407.9 | | | 290.9 | | | (38.4) | |
Total current tax expense | 1,083.5 | | | 1,266.8 | | | 1,397.6 | |
Deferred: | | | | | |
Federal | (834.5) | | | (797.7) | | | (423.2) | |
State | (6.5) | | | (2.7) | | | (0.6) | |
Foreign | 3.2 | | | 54.0 | | | 276.7 | |
Total deferred tax benefit | (837.8) | | | (746.4) | | | (147.1) | |
| $ | 245.7 | | | $ | 520.4 | | | $ | 1,250.5 | |
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
U.S. federal statutory tax rate | 21.0 | % | | 21.0 | % | | 21.0 | % |
Taxation of non-U.S. operations | (6.6) | | | (5.5) | | | (2.8) | |
Stock-based compensation | (4.6) | | | (2.9) | | | (2.4) | |
Income tax credits | (3.2) | | | (2.0) | | | (1.0) | |
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (0.3) | | | (1.0) | | | (1.4) | |
Other permanent differences | (0.4) | | | 1.1 | | | — | |
Effective income tax rate | 5.9 | % | | 10.7 | % | | 13.4 | % |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
U.S. federal statutory tax rate | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % |
Impact of change in U.S. corporate tax rate (the Act) | 15.7 |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Stock-based compensation | (9.0 | ) | | (10.9 | ) | | — |
|
State and local income taxes | 0.1 |
| | 1.3 |
| | 0.9 |
|
Taxation of non-U.S. operations | 0.7 |
| | 8.8 |
| | 12.2 |
|
Income tax credits | (1.3 | ) | | (1.2 | ) | | (1.6 | ) |
Non-deductible Branded Prescription Drug Fee | 1.7 |
| | 1.9 |
| | 2.0 |
|
Domestic production activities deduction | (2.6 | ) | | (2.8 | ) | | (3.2 | ) |
Other permanent differences | 2.0 |
| | 0.6 |
| | 2.8 |
|
Effective income tax rate | 42.3 | % | | 32.7 | % | | 48.1 | % |
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 |
Deferred tax assets: | | | | |
Deferred revenue | | $ | 102,441 |
| | $ | 214,587 |
|
Deferred compensation | | 391,034 |
| | 515,984 |
|
Fixed assets and intangible assets | | — |
| | 21,139 |
|
Accrued expenses | | 38,312 |
| | 37,188 |
|
Other | | 26,387 |
| | 49,100 |
|
| | 558,174 |
| | 837,998 |
|
Valuation allowance | | (4,187 | ) | | (3,420 | ) |
Total deferred tax assets | | 553,987 |
| | 834,578 |
|
| | | | |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | |
Fixed assets and intangible assets | | (44,629 | ) | | — |
|
Other | | (3,067 | ) | | (9,275 | ) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | | (47,696 | ) | | (9,275 | ) |
Net deferred tax assets | | $ | 506,291 |
| | $ | 825,303 |
|
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Deferred tax assets: | | | | |
Capitalized research and development expenses | | $ | 1,728.2 | | | $ | 845.3 | |
Deferred compensation | | 413.6 | | | 416.2 | |
Accrued expenses | | 214.1 | | | 235.6 | |
Fixed assets and intangible assets | | 154.8 | | | 227.6 | |
Tax attribute carryforwards | | 88.7 | | | 41.3 | |
Other | | 26.4 | | | 15.9 | |
Total deferred tax assets | | 2,625.8 | | | 1,781.9 | |
| | | | |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | |
Unrealized gains on investments | | (50.4) | | | (58.2) | |
Net deferred tax assets | | $ | 2,575.4 | | | $ | 1,723.7 | |
The Company's 2012 through 2016 federal income tax returns for 2017 through 2022 remain open to examination by the IRS. The Company's 20122017 and 20132018 federal income tax returns are currently under audit by the IRS. TheIn general, the Company's state income tax returns from 20132018 to 20162022 remain open to examination. The Company's income tax returns outside the United States remain open to examination from 2018 to 2022. The United States and many states generally have statutes of limitation ranging from 3 to 5 years; however, those statutes could be extended due to the Company's net operating loss and tax credit carryforward positions in a number of the Company's tax jurisdictions.position. In general, tax authorities have the ability to review income tax returns for loss periods in which the statute of limitation has previously expired to adjust the net operating loss carryforward or tax credits generated in those years.
The following table summarizesreconciles the grossbeginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if settled, would impact the effective tax rate is $146.2 million, $107.2 million, and $102.1 million as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.benefits:
| | | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
(In millions) | | (In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Balance as of January 1 | | $ | 117,166 |
| | $ | 116,572 |
| | $ | 57,615 |
|
Gross increases related to current year tax positions | | 49,028 |
| | 45,575 |
| | 59,909 |
|
Gross decreases related to prior year tax positions | | (5,606 | ) | | (42,284 | ) | | (952 | ) |
Gross decrease due to settlements, recapture, filed returns, and lapse of statutes of limitation | | (14,430 | ) | | (2,697 | ) | | — |
|
Gross increases (decreases) related to prior year tax positions | |
Gross decreases due to settlements and lapse of statutes of limitations | |
Balance as of December 31 | | $ | 146,158 |
| | $ | 117,166 |
| | $ | 116,572 |
|
In 2017, 20162023, 2022, and 2015,2021, the increases in unrecognized tax benefits primarily related primarily to the Company's calculation of certain tax credits and other items related to the Company's international operations. In addition, in 2017 and 2016, there was a2021, the decrease in unrecognized tax benefits due to settlements and lapse of statutes of limitations was related to a settlement in connection with a disputed statethe closing of audits for the Company's federal income tax matter. In 2017, 2016,returns for 2015 and 2015, accrued interest2016. Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits recorded by the Company was not material.material in 2023, 2022, and 2021. The Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognizedthe resolution of tax benefits as of December 31, 2017 will decreaseexposures within the next twelve months would have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023.
The amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that, if settled, would impact the effective tax rate is $442.5 million, $373.7 million, and $321.1 million as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA") was signed into law in the United States. The IRA created a resultnew corporate alternative minimum tax of 15% on adjusted financial statement income and an excise tax of 1% of the resolutionvalue of tax exposures.certain stock repurchases. The provisions of the IRA became effective for periods beginning after December 31, 2022. The IRA did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
17.
16. Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company is a party to legal proceedings in the course of the Company's business. Costs associated with the Company's involvement in legal proceedings are expensed as incurred. The outcome of any such proceedings, regardless of the merits, is inherently uncertain. If the Company were unable to prevail in any such proceedings, its consolidated financial position, results of operations, and future cash flows may be materially impacted.
Proceedings Relating to '287 Patent, '163 Patent, and '018 Patent
Costs associated with the Company's involvement in legal proceedings are expensed as incurred. The Company recognizes accruals for loss contingencies associated with such proceedings when it is probable that a party to patent infringement litigation initiated byliability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company's accruals for loss contingencies were not material. There are certain loss contingencies that the Company involving its European Patent No. 1,360,287 (the "'287 Patent"), its European Patent No. 2,264,163 (the "'163 Patent"), and its U.S. Patent No. 8,502,018 (the "'018 Patent"). Each of these patents concerns genetically engineered mice capable of producing chimeric antibodies that are part human and part mouse. Chimeric antibody sequences can be used to produce high-affinity fully human monoclonal antibodies. In these proceedings,deems reasonably possible for which the Company claims infringement of several claims of the '287 Patent, the '163 Patent, and the '018 Patent (as applicable), and seeks, among other types of relief, an injunction and an account of profits in connection with the defendants' infringing acts, which may include, among other things, the making, use, keeping, sale,possible loss or offer for sale of genetically engineered mice (or certain cells from which they are derived) that infringe one or more claims of the '287 Patent, the '163 Patent, and the '018 Patent (as applicable).
On September 25, 2013, the Company commenced patent infringement litigation against Kymab Ltd in the English High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court, in London, asserting the '287 Patent and '163 Patent. A trial to adjudicate the claims of infringement and counterclaims of invalidity of the '287 Patent and the '163 Patent was held from November 16, 2015 through December 8, 2015. On February 1, 2016, the court issued a final judgment, finding that the asserted claims of the '287 and '163 Patents are novel, not obvious, and infringed by Kymab's genetically engineered mice. However, the court invalidated the '287 and '163 Patents on the ground of insufficiency. The hearing for the Company's appeal and Kymab's cross-appeal was held on October 17–20, 2017.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
On March 11, 2014, the Company commenced '287 Patent infringement litigation and '018 Patent infringement litigation against Merus B.V., a company based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in the District Court of The Hague (currently stayed by agreement of the parties) and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, respectively. On November 21, 2014, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its Opinion and Order on Claim Construction in the '018 Patent infringement litigation, in which it held the '018 Patent invalid and not infringed. On November 2, 2015, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order finding that the '018 Patent was procured by inequitable conduct, thus rendering it unenforceable. On July 27, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Federal Circuit") affirmed the District Court's decision regarding inequitable conduct without deciding the issues of validity and infringement. On September 12, 2017, the Company filed a petition for panel rehearing and/or rehearing en banc in the Federal Circuit. On December 26, 2017, the Federal Circuit issued an order denying the Company's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc.
On July 8 and July 13, 2016, notices of opposition against the '163 Patent were filed in the European Patent Office (the "EPO") by Merus N.V. and Kymab and Novo Nordisk A/S, respectively. The notices assert, as applicable, lack of novelty, lack of inventive step, and insufficiency. The Company's response to the oppositions was filed on December 30, 2016. Following an oral hearing before the Opposition Division of the EPO on February 5–7, 2018, the Opposition Division upheld the '163 Patent without amendments.
With respect to the '287 Patent infringement and '018 Patent infringement litigation against Merus B.V., Merus has filed a motion seeking the payment of attorney's fees it incurred by the Company; if the Company is ultimately required to pay such fees, such payment is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. Other than as noted in the preceding sentence, the Company is not at this time able to predict the outcome of, or estimate possible gain or a range of possible loss if any, related to, the '287 Patent, '163 Patent, and '018 Patent proceedings.is not estimable at this time.
Proceedings Relating to Praluent (alirocumab) Injection
As described in greater detail below, the Company is currently a party to patent infringement actions initiated by Amgen Inc. (and/or its affiliated entities) against the Company andand/or Sanofi (and/or the Company's and Sanofi's respective affiliated entities) in a number of jurisdictions relating to Praluent, whichPraluent. In addition, as described below, the Company is jointly developingfiled a lawsuit against Amgen alleging that Amgen engaged in an anticompetitive bundling scheme which was designed to exclude Praluent from the market in violation of U.S. federal and commercializing with Sanofi.state laws.
United States
In the United States, Amgen has asserted a numberclaims of U.S. patents, which were subsequently narrowed to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,829,165 (the "'165 Patent") and 8,859,741 (the "'741 Patent"), and seekssought a permanent injunction to prevent the Company and the Sanofi defendants from commercial manufacturing, using, offering to sell, or selling within the United States (as well as importing into the United States) (collectively, "Commercializing") Praluent. Amgen also seekssought a judgment of patent infringement of the asserted patents, monetary damages (together with interest), costs and expenses of the lawsuits, and attorneys' fees. A jury trial in this litigationAs previously reported, on February 11, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Federal Circuit") affirmed the lower court's decision that certain of Amgen's asserted patent claims are invalid based on lack of enablement. On April 14, 2021, Amgen filed a petition for a rehearing en banc with the Federal Circuit, which was denied on June 21, 2021. On November 4, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted Amgen's petition for writ of certiorari. An oral hearing was held on March 27, 2023. On May 28, 2023, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit's decision that certain of Amgen's asserted patent claims are invalid based on lack of enablement.
On May 27, 2022, the Company filed a lawsuit against Amgen in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (the "District Court")alleging that, beginning in 2020, Amgen engaged in an anticompetitive bundling scheme which was designed to exclude Praluent from March 8the market in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit seeks damages for harm caused by the alleged scheme, as well as injunctive relief restraining Amgen from continuing its alleged anticompetitive conduct. On August 1, 2022, Amgen filed a motion to March 16, 2016. Duringdismiss the coursecomplaint. On August 11, 2022, Amgen filed a motion to stay these proceedings pending resolution of the trial,patent litigation described in the District Court ruled as a matter of law in favor of Amgen that the asserted patent claims were not obvious, and in favor of the Company and the Sanofi defendants that there was no willful infringement of the asserted patent claims by the Company or the Sanofi defendants. On March 16, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Amgen, finding that the asserted claims of the '165 and '741 Patents were not invalid basedpreceding paragraph. An oral hearing on either a lack of written description or a lack of enablement. On January 3, 2017, the District Court issued a final opinion and judgment, denying the Company and the Sanofi defendants' motions for new trial and judgment as a matter of law. The District Court also denied as moot Amgen's motion to strikedismiss and motion to stay was held on January 6, 2023. On February 10, 2023, the Company and the Sanofi defendants' request to obtain a judgment as a matter of law, which allowed the Federal Circuit to address the Company and the Sanofi defendants' patent invalidity arguments on appeal. On January 12, 2017, the Company and the Sanofi defendants filed a notice of appeal with the Federal Circuit. On April 19, 2017, the District Court grantedcourt denied Amgen's motion to amendstay; and on March 21, 2023, the judgment oncourt denied Amgen's motion to dismiss. On August 28, 2023, the Company filed an accounting of supplemental damages and enhancement of such damages if deemed appropriate, but deferred the order until after the Federal Circuit issued a decision on the appeal. Oral argument on the appeal was held on June 6, 2017. On October 5, 2017, the Federal Circuit reversedamended complaint in part the District Court's decision, remanded for a new trial on the issues of written description and enablement,this matter; and, as discussed below, vacated the District Court's permanent injunction. In addition, it affirmed the District Court's ruling that Amgen's patents were not obvious. The Federal Circuit further concluded the Company and the Sanofi defendants were not entitled to judgment as a matterpart of lawits response, on the issues of written description and enablement on this record. On December 6, 2017,September 20, 2023, Amgen filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the Federal Circuit; and, on February 6, 2018,counterclaim alleging that the Company and the Sanofi defendants filed their response.
On January 5, 2017, the District Court granted a permanent injunction prohibiting Regeneron and the Sanofi defendants from Commercializing Praluentengaged in the United States but subsequently delayed its imposition until February 21, 2017. The Federal Circuit stayed the injunction pending appeal on February 8, 2017 and vacated it on October 5, 2017.
unfair business practices in violation of state law. A trial has been scheduled to begin in November 2024.
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(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Europe
On July 25, 2016, Amgen filed a lawsuit against Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis Groupe S.A., Sanofi-Synthelabo Limited, Aventis Pharma Limited, Sanofi Winthrop Industrie S.A., and Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH in the English High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court, in London, seeking a declaration of infringement of Amgen'shas asserted European Patent No. 2,215,124 (the "'124 Patent"), which pertains to PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies, by Praluent. The lawsuit also seeksin certain countries in Europe. In October 2020, the '124 Patent claims directed to compositions of matter and medical use relevant to Praluent were ruled invalid based on a permanent injunction, damages, an accountinglack of profits, and costs and interest. On February 8, 2017, the court temporarily stayed this litigation on terms mutually agreedinventive step by the parties.
Also on July 25, 2016, Amgen filed a lawsuit for infringementTechnical Board of Appeal (the "TBA") of the European Patent Office (the "EPO"). Following the EPO's decision, each of the '124 Patent against Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis Groupe S.A., Sanofi Winthrop Industrie S.A., and Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany (the "Düsseldorf Regional Court"), seeking a permanent injunction, an accounting of marketing activities, a recall of Praluent and its removal from distribution channels, and damages. On November 14, 2017, the Düsseldorf Regional Court issued a decision staying the infringement proceedings untilinitiated by Amgen against the Company and certain of Sanofi's affiliated entities in these countries was dismissed, including in Germany. The dismissal in Germany followed an earlier finding of infringement and granting of an injunction, both of which were subsequently overturned. As a decisionresult of the Opposition Divisionoverturned injunction in Germany, the Company and/or certain of Sanofi's affiliated entities are seeking damages caused by Amgen's enforcement of the EPO concerning the pending opposition filed by the Company, Sanofi, and several other opponents against the '124 Patent (as discussed below). Following Amgen's request to reopen the proceedings in light of the issuance of the Preliminary Opinion (as defined below), the Düsseldorf Regional Court has scheduled aninjunction. An oral hearing has been scheduled for September 11, 2018.
On September 26, 2016,February 28, 2024. As part of its opposition to these damages claims, on March 23, 2022, Amgen filed a lawsuit forcounterclaim that asserted the German designation of European Patent No. 2,641,917 (the "'917 Patent") and seeks, among other things, a judgment of patent infringement, injunctive relief, and monetary damages. The '917 Patent is a divisional patent of the '124 Patent indiscussed above (i.e., a patent that shares the Tribunal de grande instance in Paris, France against Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis Groupe S.A., Sanofi Winthrop Industrie,same priority date, disclosure, and Sanofi Chimie (subsequently added as a defendant). Amgen is seeking the prohibition of allegedly infringing activities with a €10,000 penalty per drug unit of Praluent produced in violationpatent term of the court order sought by Amgen; an appointment of an expert for the assessment of damages; disclosure of technical (including supply-chain) and accounting information to the expert and the court; provisional damages of €10.0 million (which would be awarded on an interim basis pending final determination); reimbursement of costs; publication of the ruling in three newspapers; and provisional enforcement of the decision to be issued, which would ensure enforcement of the decision (including any provisional damages) pending appeal. Amgen is not seeking a preliminary injunction in this proceeding at this time. On April 10, 2017, the Company and the Sanofi parties filed briefs seeking invalidation of certain of the claims of theparent '124 Patent and Amgen filedbut contains claims to a responsedifferent invention). An oral hearing before the Munich Regional Court was held on July 28, 2017. Oral hearing on this infringement lawsuit is currently scheduled for JuneNovember 29, 2018.
2023, at which Amgen's counterclaim was dismissed. The '124'917 Patent is also subject to opposition proceedings in the EPO, seeking to invalidate certain of its claims, which were initiated by Sanofi on May 5, 2021. An oral hearing before the EPO was held on February 24, 2016 and, separately, by21, 2023, at which the '917 Patent was revoked. Amgen filed a notice to appeal to the TBA of the EPO on February 27, 2023.
On June 1, 2023, Amgen filed a lawsuit against the Company Sanofi, and several other opponents on November 24, 2016. On December 13, 2017,certain of Sanofi's affiliated entities in the OppositionMunich Local Division of the EPO issuedUnified Patent Court (the "UPC") alleging infringement of Amgen's European Patent No. 3,666,797 (the "'797 Patent"). The lawsuit seeks, among other things, a preliminary, non-binding opinion (the "Preliminary Opinion") regarding the validitypermanent injunction in several countries in Europe and monetary damages. The '797 Patent is a divisional patent of the '124 Patent indicating that it currently considers the claims of a new requestdiscussed above. A trial has been scheduled for October 16–17, 2024. Also on June 1, 2023, Sanofi filed by Amgen in response to the opposition to satisfy the requirements for patentability. The Preliminary Opinion was accompanied by a summons to oral hearing to be held on November 28–30, 2018.
On May 19, 2017, Amgen filed a lawsuit for infringement of Amgen's Japanese Patent Nos. 5,906,333 (the "'333 Patent") and 5,705,288 (the "'288 Patent")an action in the Tokyo District Court CivilMunich Central Division against Sanofi K.K. Amgen's complaint alleges that manufacturing, selling or otherwise transferring, and offering to sell or otherwise transfer Praluent (alirocumab) in Japan (as well as importing Praluent (alirocumab) into Japan) infringeof the '333 and '288 Patents. The complaint further seeks a permanent injunction, disposalUPC seeking revocation of product, and court costs. The Companythe '797 Patent. A trial has not been named as a defendant in this litigation.
At this time, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of, or estimate a range of possible loss, if any, related to these proceedings.scheduled for June 4–5, 2024.
Proceedings Relating to Dupixent (dupilumab)EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection
On March 20, 2017,Certain of the Company's patents pertaining to EYLEA are subject to post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"), EPO, or other comparable foreign authorities, including those described in greater detail below. In addition, the Company Sanofi-Aventis has filed patent infringement lawsuits in several jurisdictions alleging infringement of certain Company patents pertaining to EYLEA, including those described in greater detail below.
United States
Post-Grant Proceedings Before USPTO
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Company Patent(s) | | Challenger(s) | | Type of Challenge | | Date of Challenge | | Latest Events/Current Status |
U.S. Patent Nos. 10,406,226 (the "'226 Patent") and 10,464,992 (the "'992 Patent") | | Anonymous parties | | Ex parte reexamination | | February 11, 2020 | | On September 11, 2023, the USPTO dismissed the '226 Patent reexamination proceedings following the Company's filing of a Notice of Disclaimer, disclaiming all claims of the '226 Patent.
On September 8, 2023, the '992 Patent reexamination proceedings were stayed by the USPTO pending resolution of the inter partes review ("IPR") of the '992 Patent initiated by Celltrion, Inc., as discussed further below. On January 17, 2024, the Company filed a Notice of Disclaimer with the USPTO, disclaiming all claims of the '992 Patent. |
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U.S. Patent Nos. 9,254,338 (the "'338 Patent") and 9,669,069 (the "'069 Patent") | | Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., joined by Apotex Inc. and Celltrion | | IPR petitions seeking declarations of invalidity | | May 5, 2021 | | On November 9, 2022, the USPTO issued final written decisions finding that the challenged claims of the '338 and '069 Patents are unpatentable and, therefore, invalid.
On January 10, 2023, the Company filed notices of appeal of the USPTO written decisions concerning the '338 and '069 Patents with the Federal Circuit. |
U.S. Patent Nos. 10,130,681 (the "'681 Patent"), 10,888,601 (the "'601 Patent"), and 10,857,205 (the "'205 Patent") | | Mylan, joined by Celltrion ('601 and '681 Patents) and Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. ('601 Patent) | | IPR petitions seeking declarations of invalidity | | July 1, 2022 ('681 Patent and '601 Patent)
October 28, 2022 ('205 Patent) | | On January 9, 2024, the USPTO issued final written decisions finding that that the challenged claims of the '681 and '601 Patents are unpatentable and, therefore, invalid.
On March 1, 2023, the USPTO denied institution of Mylan's IPR petition against the '205 Patent following the Company's filing of a Notice of Disclaimer with the USPTO, disclaiming all claims of the '205 Patent. |
'681 Patent and '601 Patent | | Samsung Bioepis, joined by Biocon Biologics Inc. ('601 Patent) | | IPR petitions seeking declarations of invalidity | | January 6, 2023 ('681 Patent)
March 26, 2023 ('601 Patent) | | On July 19, 2023 and October 20, 2023, the USPTO instituted IPR proceedings concerning the '681 Patent and the '601 Patent, respectively. |
U.S. Patent No. 11,253,572 (the "'572 Patent") | | Apotex | | IPR petition seeking declaration of invalidity | | September 9, 2022 | | On March 10, 2023, the USPTO declined to institute an IPR proceeding based on the Apotex IPR petition. |
| | Samsung Bioepis | | IPR petition seeking declaration of invalidity | | April 27, 2023 | | On November 17, 2023, the USPTO instituted IPR proceedings concerning the '572 Patent based on the Samsung IPR petition. |
'992 Patent and '226 Patent | | Celltrion, joined by Samsung Bioepis ('992 Patent) | | IPR petitions seeking declarations of invalidity | | January 17, 2023 ('992 Patent)
February 28, 2023 ('226 Patent) | | On July 20, 2023, the USPTO instituted an IPR proceeding concerning the '992 Patent. On January 17, 2024, the Company filed a Notice of Disclaimer with the USPTO, disclaiming all claims of the '992 Patent.
On September 1, 2023, the USPTO denied institution of Celltrion's IPR petition against the '226 Patent following the Company's filing of a Notice of Disclaimer with the USPTO, disclaiming all claims of the '226 Patent. |
U.S. LLC, and Genzyme CorporationPatent Litigation
On August 2, 2022, the Company filed a complaintpatent infringement lawsuit against Amgen and Immunex Corporation,Mylan, a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of Amgen,Viatris Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Massachusetts seekingWest Virginia alleging that Mylan's filing for FDA approval of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar infringes certain Company patents. On April 20, 2023, Mylan filed a declaratorymotion for summary judgment thator partial summary judgment concerning four of the Company's andasserted patents. On April 26, 2023, the other plaintiffs' CommercializingCompany filed a stipulation accepting summary judgment of Dupixent does not directly or indirectly infringenoninfringement of all asserted claims of the Company's U.S. Patent No. 8,679,48711,104,715. On June 5, 2023, Biocon, as successor-in-interest to the aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar, was joined as a defendant to the lawsuit. A trial was held from June 12, 2023 through June 23, 2023 concerning certain claims of the '601 Patent, the '572 Patent, and the Company's U.S. Patent No. 11,084,865 (the "'487"'865 Patent") owned. Closing arguments were presented on August 3, 2023. On December 27, 2023, the court issued a decision finding that (i) the asserted claims of the '865 Patent were valid and infringed by Immunex Corporation relating to antibodies that bindMylan and (ii) the human interleukin-4 receptor. asserted claims of the '601 and '572 Patents were infringed by Mylan but were invalid as obvious.
On May 1, 2017,November 8, November 22, and November 29, 2023, respectively, the Company filed patent infringement lawsuits against Celltrion, Samsung Bioepis, and the other plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action without prejudice.
On March 23, 2017, the Company, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, and Genzyme Corporation initiated an inter partes review ("IPR")Formycon AG in the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") seekingDistrict Court for the Northern District of West Virginia following service on Regeneron of each company's notice of commercial marketing. The lawsuits allege that each company has infringed certain Company patents, including based on each company's filing for FDA approval of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar. On December 27, 2023, the Company filed a declaration of invalidity of the '487 Patent. On July 28 and 31, 2017, the same parties filed two additional IPR petitionssecond patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis in the USPTO seeking declarationsUnited States District Court for the Northern District of invalidityWest Virginia alleging that Samsung's filing for FDA approval of the '487 Patent based on different grounds (the "Additional IPR Petitions"). On October 4, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Boardan aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar infringes certain Company patents. A preliminary injunction hearing concerning each of the USPTO
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issued a decision on the first IPR petition and declined to institute an IPR proceeding to review the validity of the '487 Patent. The Additional IPR Petitions are still pending.these lawsuits has been scheduled for May 2, 2024.
On April 5, 2017, Immunex CorporationJanuary 10, 2024, the Company filed a complaintpatent infringement lawsuit against the Company, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Genzyme Corporation, and Aventisub LLCAmgen in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging that Amgen's filing for FDA approval of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar infringes certain Company patents. On January 11, 2024, the Company filed a motion with the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking to transfer this lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia for coordinated pretrial proceedings with the lawsuits described in the preceding paragraph. A hearing on the motion to transfer has been scheduled for March 28, 2024.
Europe
Post-Grant Proceedings
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EPO | | European Patent No. 2,944,306 (the "'306 Patent") | | Anonymous parties | | Opposition proceedings | | October 26 and October 27, 2021 | | Oral hearing to be scheduled. |
EPO | | European Patent No. 3,716,992 (the "EP '992 Patent") | | Amgen and three anonymous parties | | Opposition proceedings | | May 5-10, 2023 | | Oral hearing to be scheduled. |
German Federal Patent Court | | German designation of European Patent No. 2,364,691 (the "'691 Patent") | | Samsung Bioepis NL B.V. | | Invalidation proceedings | | June 22, 2023 | | Trial has been scheduled to begin in June 2025. |
Canada
On June 15, July 15, August 30, and October 4, 2022, the Company and Bayer Inc. filed patent infringement lawsuits against BGP Pharma ULC d.b.a Viatris Canada ("Viatris Canada") in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the Company's Canadian Patent Nos. 2,654,510 (the "'510 Patent") and 3,007,276 (the "'276 Patent") (in the lawsuit filed on June 15, 2022); the Company's Canadian Patent No. 2,965,495 (the "'495 Patent") (in the lawsuit filed on July 15, 2022); the Company's Canadian Patent No. 2,906,768 (the "'768 Patent") (in the lawsuit filed on August 30, 2022, which has been joined with the lawsuit filed on July 15, 2022); and the Company's Canadian Patent No. 3,129,193 (the "'193 Patent") (in the lawsuit filed on October 4, 2022). A trial for the lawsuit concerning the '510 Patent and the '276 Patent (the "Viatris Canada 510/276 Lawsuit") has been scheduled for March 2024; a trial for the lawsuit concerning the '193 Patent has been scheduled for May 2024; and a trial for the lawsuit concerning the '495 Patent and the '768 Patent has been scheduled for November/December 2024. The filing of the Viatris Canada 510/276 Lawsuit resulted in a statutory 24-month stay of regulatory approval of Viatris Canada's aflibercept 2 mg
biosimilar in Canada unless the lawsuit is resolved earlier. On March 27, 2023, in light of the transfer of Viatris Canada's New Drug Submission ("NDS") of its aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar to Biosimilar Collaborations Ireland Limited ("BCIL"), the Company filed a motion in the Federal Court of Canada seeking termination of the Viatris Canada 510/276 Lawsuit. On June 5, 2023, BCIL was added as a defendant in the Viatris Canada 510/276 Lawsuit.
On March 23, 2023 and June 14, 2023, the Company and Bayer Inc. filed patent infringement lawsuits against BCIL in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the Company's '510 and '276 Patents. The June 14, 2023 lawsuit was filed after BCIL served Bayer Inc. with a statutory notification in relation to the NDS on May 23, 2023. On September 14, 2023, the Company, Bayer Inc., and Bayer Healthcare LLC filed patent infringement lawsuits against Viatris Canada and BCIL in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of Bayer Healthcare LLC's Canadian Patent No. 2,970,315 (the "'315 Patent").
On May 9, 2023, Amgen Canada Inc. ("Amgen Canada") filed invalidation proceedings against the Company in the Federal Court of Canada seeking revocation of the '510 Patent and the '276 Patent. On September 14, 2023, the Company, Bayer Inc., and Bayer Healthcare LLC filed patent infringement lawsuits against Amgen Canada in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the '315 Patent. On September 14, 2023, the Company and Bayer Inc. filed three separate patent infringement lawsuits against Amgen Canada in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the Company's '193 Patent, '495 Patent, and '768 Patent, respectively. On October 11, 2023, the Company, Bayer Inc., and Bayer Healthcare LLC filed two separate patent infringement lawsuits against Amgen Canada in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the Company's '510 Patent and '276 Patent, respectively. A trial for the lawsuits concerning the '510 Patent and the '276 Patent has been scheduled for May 2025.
On January 15, 2024, the Company and Bayer Inc. filed patent infringement lawsuits against Celltrion, Inc., Celltrion Healthcare Co, Ltd., Celltrion Pharma Inc., and Celltrion Healthcare Canada Ltd. in the Federal Court of Canada seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would directly or indirectly infringe one or more claims of the '510 Patent, the '276 Patent, the '495 Patent, the '768 Patent, the '193 Patent, and the '315 Patent.
South Korea
On October 31, 2022 and December 13, 2022, Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. initiated invalidation proceedings before the Intellectual Property Trialand Appeal Board of the Korean Intellectual Property Office against the Company's Korean Patent Nos. 1131429 and 1406811, respectively, seeking revocation of each of such patents in its entirety.
On January 16, 2023, the Company filed patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and its parent company Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. before the Seoul Central District Court seeking a declaration that the making, constructing, using, or selling of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar would infringe one or more claims of the Company's Korean Patent No. 659477 (the "'477 Patent"). On July 20, 2023, the Company filed a preliminary injunction petition against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and its parent company Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. before the Seoul Central District Court seeking a court order enjoining the manufacture, use, and assignment of an aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar that infringes one or more claims of the '477 Patent; and on December 20, 2023, the Seoul Central District Court granted a preliminary injunction. On January 10, 2024, the injunction was lifted against the Samsung entities following the expiration of the '477 Patent.
On March 2, 2023, the Company filed an affirmative scope confirmation action against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. before the Intellectual Property Tribunal and Appeal Board of the Korean Intellectual Property Office seeking a ruling that Samsung Bioepis's aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar is covered by the claims of the '477 Patent. On March 7, 2023, the action was designated for expedited proceedings.
Proceedings Relating to EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection Pre-filled Syringe
On June 19, 2020, Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Novartis Technology LLC (collectively, "Novartis") filed a patent infringement lawsuit (as amended on August 2, 2021) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York asserting claims of Novartis's U.S. Patent No. 9,220,631 (the "'631 Patent") and seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent the Company from continuing to infringe the '631 Patent. Novartis also seeks a judgment of patent infringement of the '487'631 Patent, and a declaratory judgment of infringement of the '487 Patent, in each case by the Company's and the other defendants' Commercializing of Dupixent; monetary damages (together with interest);, an order of willful infringement of the '487'631 Patent which(which would allow the court in its discretion to award damages up to three times the amount assessed;assessed), costs and expenses of the lawsuit;
lawsuits, and attorneys' fees. ImmunexOn November 7, 2022, the Company and Novartis entered into a stipulation staying the lawsuit in light of the decision in the IPR proceeding discussed below.
On July 16, 2020, the Company initiated two IPR petitions in the USPTO seeking a declaration of invalidity of the '631 Patent on two separate grounds. On October 26, 2021, the USPTO issued a decision instituting the IPR proceeding. An oral hearing was held on July 21, 2022. On October 25, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") of the USPTO issued a final written decision invalidating all claims of the '631 Patent. On December 23, 2022, Novartis filed a notice of appeal of the PTAB's decision to the Federal Circuit.
On July 17, 2020, the Company filed an antitrust lawsuit against Novartis and Vetter Pharma International Gmbh ("Vetter") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaration that the '631 Patent is notunenforceable and a judgment that the defendants' conduct violates Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, as amended (the "Sherman Antitrust Act"). The Company is also seeking an injunction in this proceeding at this time.injunctive relief and treble damages. On June 21, 2017, the court deniedSeptember 4, 2020, Novartis filed, and Vetter moved to join, a motion to dismiss Immunex'sthe complaint, previouslyto transfer the lawsuit to the Northern District of New York, or to stay the suit; and on October 19, 2020, Novartis filed, byand Vetter moved to join, a second motion to dismiss the complaint on different grounds. On January 25, 2021, the Company filed an amended complaint seeking a judgment that Novartis's conduct violates Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act based on additional grounds, as well as a judgment of tortious interference with contract. On February 22, 2021, Novartis filed, and Vetter moved to join, a motion to dismiss the Sanofi parties.amended complaint. On September 21, 2021, the court granted Novartis and Vetter's motion to transfer this lawsuit to the Northern District of New York. As a result, this lawsuit was transferred to the same judge that had been assigned to the patent infringement lawsuit discussed above. On November 5, 2021, the Company filed a motion to stay these proceedings in light of the pending IPR proceeding discussed above. On January 31, 2022, the court denied the Company's motion to stay these proceedings and granted Novartis and Vetter's motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On June 28, 2017,10, 2022, the Company and the Sanofi parties filed an answerappeal of the District Court's decision to Immunex'sdismiss the amended complaint and counterclaims against Immunex and Amgen (whichwith the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. An oral hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was amendedheld on October 31, 2017 to, among other things, add an inequitable conduct allegation), and Immunex and Amgen filed an answer to the counterclaims on July 28, 2017. A combined hearing on the construction of certain disputed claim terms of the '487 Patent and summary judgment on the issue of indefiniteness of the '487 Patent claims has been scheduled for March 12, 2018. A jury trial has been scheduled to start on March 19, 2019.
At this time, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of, or estimate a range of possible loss, if any, related to these proceedings.11, 2023.
Proceedings Relating to Shareholder Derivative ClaimsREGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab)
On December 30, 2015, an alleged shareholderOctober 5, 2020, Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Allele") filed a shareholder derivative complaintlawsuit (as amended on April 8, 2021 and December 12, 2022) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Supreme Court, naming the then current and certain former non-employee membersasserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,221,221 (the "'221 Patent"). Allele seeks a judgment of patent infringement of the Company's board'221 Patent, an award of directors, the Chairmanmonetary damages (together with interest), an order of willful infringement of the board of directors,'221 Patent (which would allow the Company's Chief Executive Officer,court in its discretion to award damages up to three times the amount assessed), costs and the Company's Chief Scientific Officer as defendants and Regeneron as a nominal defendant. The complaint asserts that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and were unjustly enriched when they approved and/or received allegedly excessive compensation in 2013 and 2014. The complaint seeks damages in favorexpenses of the Company for the alleged breaches of fiduciary dutieslawsuit, and unjust enrichment; changes to Regeneron's corporate governance and internal procedures; invalidation of the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan with respect to the individual defendants' compensation and a shareholder vote regarding the individual defendants' equity compensation; equitable relief, including an equitable accounting with disgorgement; and award of the costs of the action, including attorneys' fees. On June 28, 2017,July 16, 2021, the court dismissed the plaintiff's claims with respect to certain compensation awarded in 2013 but denied the defendants'Company filed a motion to dismiss the other claims set forth in the complaint. On November 8, 2017, another alleged shareholder filed a second shareholder derivative complaint, in the New York Supreme Court, naming the then current and certain former non-employee members of the Company's board of directors, the Chairman of the board of directors, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Chief Scientific Officer, and Regeneron as defendants. The complaint asserts that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and were unjustly enriched when they approved and/or received allegedly excessive compensation in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The complaint seeks damages in favor of Regeneron for the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment; changes to Regeneron's corporate governance and internal procedures; invalidation of Regeneron's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan with respect to the individual defendants' compensation and the imposition of meaningful limits on the amount of equity payable to the individual defendants; a shareholder vote regarding the individual defendants' equity compensation; equitable relief, including an equitable accounting with disgorgement; and award of the costs of the action, including attorneys' fees. On December 4, 2017, the plaintiff in the second action moved to consolidate both actions, to be appointed lead plaintiff, and to have its counsel be appointed lead counsel in the proposed consolidated action. The court scheduled a hearing on thewhich motion was denied on March 7, 2018. The parties in both the first derivative action and the second derivative action have agreed to a schedule for document discovery and the filing of defendants' appeal of the court's June 28, 2017 decision, as well as a stay of all non-document discovery pending a decision on defendants' appeal.Pursuant to the Company's By-Laws and the New York Business Corporation Law, expenses in connection with the foregoing are being advanced by the Company for the individual defendants.
2, 2022. On or about December 15, 2015, the Company received a shareholder litigation demand upon the Company's board of directors made by a purported Regeneron shareholder. On or about November 3, 2017, the Company received a second shareholder litigation demand upon the Company's board of directors made by another purported Regeneron shareholder, which is substantially similar to the December 15, 2015 shareholder litigation demand. The demands assert that the then current and certain former non-employee members of the board of directors and the Chairman of the board of directors excessively compensated themselves in 2013 and 2014. The demands request that the board of directors investigate and bring legal action against these directors for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and corporate waste, and implement internal controls and systems designed to prohibit and prevent similar actions in the future. On December 20, 2017,September 18, 2023, the parties to the shareholder derivative action filed on December
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30, 2015, entered into a stipulation withthat narrowed the second demanding shareholder. The stipulation provides thatcase to (i) whether any safe harbor defense under federal law applies to Regeneron's use of the purported shareholder will intervene as a plaintiff ininvention covered, based on the action, and that the purported shareholder's litigation demand will be withdrawn and deemed null and void. The stipulation was approvedcourt's claim construction, by the court on January 18, 2018. The first shareholder litigation demand has also since been withdrawn.
At this time, the Company is'221 Patent; (ii) damages for any use by Regeneron found to not ablebe covered by such safe harbor defense; and (iii) whether any use referred to predict the outcome of, or estimate a range of possible loss, if any, relating to these matters.in clause (ii) above was willful.
Department of Justice InvestigationMatters
In January 2017, the Company received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts requesting documents relating to its support of 501(c)(3) organizations that provide financial assistance to patients; documents concerning its provision of financial assistance to patients with respect to products sold or developed by Regeneron (including EYLEA, Praluent, ARCALYST, and ZALTRAP)ZALTRAP®); and certain other related documents and communications. On June 24, 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, and asserting causes of action under the federal False Claims Act and state law. On August 24, 2020, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. On December 4, 2020, the court denied the motion to dismiss. On December 28, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a motion for partial summary judgment. On January 31, 2023, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment. An oral hearing on the parties' respective motions for summary judgment was held on July 21, 2023. On September 27, 2023, the court (i) denied in part and granted in part the Company's motion for summary judgment and (ii) denied in its entirety the motion for partial summary judgment filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. On October 25, 2023, the court certified for interlocutory appeal a portion of the court's September 27, 2023 order that addressed the causation standard applicable to the alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and federal False Claims Act; and on December 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit certified for appeal the court's September 27, 2023 order.
In September 2019, the Company and Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, each received a civil investigative demand ("CID") from the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the federal False Claims Act relating to remuneration paid to physicians in the form of consulting fees, advisory boards, speaker fees, and payment or reimbursement for travel and entertainment allegedly in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The CIDs relate to
EYLEA, Praluent, Dupixent, ZALTRAP, ARCALYST, and Kevzara and cover the period from January 2015 to the present. On June 3, 2021, the United States District Court for the Central District of California unsealed a qui tam complaint filed against the Company, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc., and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC by two qui tam plaintiffs (known as relators) purportedly on behalf of the United States and various states (the "State Plaintiffs"), asserting causes of action under the federal False Claims Act and state law. Also on June 3, 2021, the United States and the State Plaintiffs notified the court of their decision to decline to intervene in the case. On October 29, 2021, the qui tam plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in this matter. On January 14, 2022, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint in its entirety. On July 25, 2023, the court in part granted and in part denied the Company's motion to dismiss. On September 1, 2023, the Company filed a second motion to dismiss the amended complaint or, in the alternative, a motion for judgment on the pleadings. A trial has been scheduled for April 2025.
In June 2021, the Company received a CID from the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the federal False Claims Act. The CID states that the investigation concerns allegations that the Company (i) violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to distributors and ophthalmology practices to induce purchase of EYLEA, including through discounts, rebates, credit card fees, free units of EYLEA, and inventory management systems; and (ii) inflated reimbursement rates for EYLEA by excluding applicable discounts, rebates, and benefits from the average sales price reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The CID covers the period from January 2011 through June 2021. The Company is cooperating with this investigation. On November 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice informed the Company that it had filed a notice of partial intervention in this matter.
California Department of Insurance Subpoena
In September 2022, the Company received a subpoena from the Insurance Commissioner for the State of California pursuant to the California Insurance Code. The subpoena seeks information relating to the marketing, sale, and distribution of EYLEA, including (i) discounts, rebates, credit card fees, and inventory management systems; (ii) Regeneron's relationships with distributors; (iii) price reporting; (iv) speaker programs; and (v) patient support programs. The subpoena covers the period from January 1, 2014 through August 1, 2021. The Company cannot predictis cooperating with this investigation.
Proceedings Initiated by Other Payors Relating to Patient Assistance Organization Support
The Company is party to several lawsuits relating to the outcome or durationconduct alleged in the civil complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of this investigation or any other legalMassachusetts discussed under "Department of Justice Matters" above. These lawsuits were filed by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and United Healthcare Services, Inc. (collectively, "UHC") and Humana Inc. ("Humana") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 17, 2020 and July 22, 2021, respectively; and by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue, Inc. (collectively, "BCBS"), Medical Mutual of Ohio ("MMO"), Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. d/b/a Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ("Horizon"), and Local 464A United Food and Commercial Workers Union Welfare Service Benefit Fund ("Local 464A") in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on December 20, 2021, February 23, 2022, April 4, 2022, and June 17, 2022, respectively. These lawsuits allege causes of action under state law and the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and seek monetary damages and equitable relief. The MMO and Local 464A lawsuits are putative class action lawsuits. On December 29, 2021, the lawsuits filed by UHC and Humana were stayed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York pending resolution of the proceedings or any enforcement actions or other remediesbefore the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts discussed under "Department of Justice Matters" above. On September 27, 2022, the lawsuits filed by BCBS, MMO, and Horizon were stayed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts pending resolution of the proceedings before the same court discussed under "Department of Justice Matters" above; and, in light of these stays, the parties to the Local 464A action have also agreed to stay that may be imposed onmatter.
Proceedings Relating to Shareholder Derivative Complaint
On June 29, 2021, an alleged shareholder filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the New York Supreme Court, naming the current and certain former members of the Company's board of directors and certain current and former executive officers of the Company arising outas defendants and Regeneron as a nominal defendant. The complaint asserts that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in relation to the allegations in the civil complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of this investigation. Massachusetts discussed under "Department of Justice Matters" above. The complaint seeks an award of damages allegedly sustained by the Company; an order requiring Regeneron to take all necessary actions to reform and improve its corporate governance and internal procedures; disgorgement from the individual defendants of all profits and benefits obtained by them resulting from their sales of Regeneron stock; and costs and disbursements of the action, including attorneys' fees. On July 28, 2021, the defendants filed a notice of removal, removing the case from the New York Supreme Court to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On September 23, 2021, the plaintiff moved to remand the case to the New York Supreme Court. Also on September 23, 2021, the individual defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. On December 19, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the plaintiff's motion to remand the case and granted a motion to stay the case pending resolution of the proceedings before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts discussed under "Department of Justice Matters" above. As a result of the stay, the court also terminated the Company's motion to dismiss the complaint without prejudice. The Company can therefore renew the motion to dismiss upon conclusion of the stay.
18.17. Net Income Per Share
The Company's basic net income per share amounts have been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding. Net income per share is presented on a combined basis, inclusive of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding, as each class of stock has equivalent economic rights. Diluted net income per share includes the potential dilutive effect of other securities as if such securities were converted or exercised during the period, when the effect is dilutive. The calculations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Net income - basic | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,522 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
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Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | |
Convertible senior notes - interest expense and amortization of discount and note issuance costs | | — |
| | 397 |
| | — |
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Net income - diluted | | $ | 1,198,511 |
| | $ | 895,919 |
| | $ | 636,056 |
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(Shares in thousands) | | | | | | |
Weighted average shares - basic | | 106,338 |
| | 104,719 |
| | 103,061 |
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Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | |
Stock options | | 9,132 |
| | 10,177 |
| | 9,446 |
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Restricted stock | | 484 |
| | 474 |
| | 477 |
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Convertible senior notes | | — |
| | 61 |
| | — |
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Warrants | | — |
| | 936 |
| | 2,246 |
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Dilutive potential shares | | 9,616 |
| | 11,648 |
| | 12,169 |
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Weighted average shares - diluted | | 115,954 |
| | 116,367 |
| | 115,230 |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 11.27 |
| | $ | 8.55 |
| | $ | 6.17 |
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Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 10.34 |
| | $ | 7.70 |
| | $ | 5.52 |
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(In millions, except per share data) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Net income - basic and diluted | | $ | 3,953.6 | | | $ | 4,338.4 | | | $ | 8,075.3 | |
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Weighted average shares - basic | | 106.7 | | | 107.1 | | | 105.7 | |
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | |
Stock options | | 4.9 | | | 4.9 | | | 5.4 | |
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units | | 2.1 | | | 1.5 | | | 1.1 | |
Weighted average shares - diluted | | 113.7 | | | 113.5 | | | 112.2 | |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 37.05 | | | $ | 40.51 | | | $ | 76.40 | |
Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 34.77 | | | $ | 38.22 | | | $ | 71.97 | |
Shares which have been excluded from diluted per share amounts because their effect would have been antidilutive include the following:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(Shares in millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Stock options | | 1.8 | | | 2.3 | | | 2.9 | |
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
(Shares in thousands) | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Stock options | | 9,161 |
| | 8,041 |
| | 1,343 |
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Restricted stock | | — |
| | 19 |
| | — |
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Convertible senior notes | | — |
| | — |
| | 994 |
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19.18. Statement of Cash Flows
The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheet to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:
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| | December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 2,730.0 | | | $ | 3,105.9 | | | $ | 2,885.6 | |
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets | | 7.8 | | | 13.5 | | | 12.5 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | | $ | 2,737.8 | | | $ | 3,119.4 | | | $ | 2,898.1 | |
Restricted cash consists of amounts held by financial institutions pursuant to contractual arrangements.
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $41.8 million, $28.2 million, and $50.7 million, respectively, of accrued capital expenditures.
The Company recognized additional capital and facility lease obligations of $201.2 million, $154.9 million, and $26.0 million during 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in connection with the Company's Tarrytown Leases (see Note 12).
20. Unaudited Quarterly Results
Summarized quarterly financial data (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are set forth in the following tables. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, |
(In millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | 75.4 | | | $ | 70.8 | | | $ | 74.8 | |
Accrued contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions | $ | 71.6 | | | $ | 135.5 | | | $ | — | |
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| | First Quarter Ended March 31, 2017 | | Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2017* | | Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2017 | | Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2017** |
Revenues | | $ | 1,318,991 |
| | $ | 1,470,116 |
| | $ | 1,500,673 |
| | $ | 1,582,447 |
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Net income | | $ | 248,931 |
| | $ | 387,744 |
| | $ | 388,317 |
| | $ | 173,519 |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 2.36 |
| | $ | 3.66 |
| | $ | 3.64 |
| | $ | 1.62 |
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Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 2.16 |
| | $ | 3.34 |
| | $ | 3.32 |
| | $ | 1.50 |
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| | First Quarter Ended March 31, 2016*** | | Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2016 | | Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2016 | | Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2016 |
Revenues | | $ | 1,200,849 |
| | $ | 1,212,629 |
| | $ | 1,220,122 |
| | $ | 1,226,827 |
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Net income | | $ | 181,385 |
| | $ | 196,218 |
| | $ | 264,804 |
| | $ | 253,115 |
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Net income per share - basic | | $ | 1.74 |
| | $ | 1.88 |
| | $ | 2.53 |
| | $ | 2.41 |
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Net income per share - diluted | | $ | 1.59 |
| | $ | 1.69 |
| | $ | 2.27 |
| | $ | 2.19 |
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*During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded an out-of-period adjustment to reflect a correction in the Company's accounting for its lease of its Tarrytown, New York facility. The adjustment, which was related to the March 3, 2017 lease transaction, resulted in the recognition of a non-cash loss on debt extinguishment of $30.1 million.
**As a result of the Act being signed into law on December 22, 2017, the Company recognized a charge of $326.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the re-measurement of its U.S. net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax rate (see Note 16).
*** Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09 in the second quarter of 2016, the Company revised its net income from the amounts originally reported for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 to include a $15.6 million income tax benefit, which was originally recorded as additional paid-in capital.