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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30,March 31, 20222023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-37785

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

11-3651945

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5320 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas

75024

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(972) 865-2219

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share

RETA

NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, an emerging growth company, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

As of August 2, 2022,May 5, 2023, the registrant had 31,583,21133,036,126 shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 4,913,3484,515,316 shares of Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

1

DEFINED TERMS

3

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

4

Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

Consolidated Statements of Operations

5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1718

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

4434

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

4434

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

4535

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

4535

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

4535

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

4535

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

4535

Item 5.

Other Information

4535

Item 6.

Exhibits

4639

Signatures

4740

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all statements, other than statements of historical or present facts, including statements regarding our future financial condition, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “will,” “may,” “might,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “model,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “could,” “seek,” “goals,” “potential,” and similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

our plans and objectives for the commercialization of SKYCLARYS® and the timing thereof; including reimbursement, marketing costs, revenues, and licenses (if any);
the potential market size and the size of the patient population for SKYCLARYS and the market opportunities for SKYCLARYS;
our ability to successfully build our commercial infrastructure to manufacture, market and sell SKYCLARYS, including the successful development and implementation of our sales and marketing campaigns for SKYCLARYS;
the ability of our third-party suppliers and contract manufacturers to manufacture SKYCLARYS at the required quality and quantities and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
our expectations regarding the timing, costs, conduct, and outcome of our clinical trials, including statements regarding the timing of the initiation and availability of data from such trials;
the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for our product candidates;
whether regulatory authorities determine that additional trials or data are necessary in order to accept a new drug application for review and/or approval;
our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to complete further development and commercialization of our product candidates;
our plans to research, develop, and commercialize our product candidates;
the manufacturing, supply, and commercialization of our product candidates, if approved;
the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates;
our expectations regarding the potential market size and the size of the patient populations for our product candidates, if approved for commercial use, and the potential market opportunities for commercializing our product candidates;
the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;
our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates;
the ability to license additional intellectual property relating to our product candidates and to comply with our existing license agreements;
our ability to maintain and establish relationships with third parties, such as contract research organizations (CROs), contract manufacturing organizations, suppliers, and distributors;
our ability to maintain and establish collaborators with development, regulatory, and commercialization expertise;
our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel;
our ability to grow our organization and increase the size of our facilities to meet our anticipated growth;

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the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and needs for additional financing;
our expectations related to the use of our available cash;
our ability to develop, acquire, and advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

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the initiation, timing, progress, and results of future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;
the impact of governmental laws and regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;
developments and projections relating to our competitors and our industry; and
the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)pandemics on our clinical trials, our supply chain, and our operations; and
other risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 28, 2022.24, 2023.

Any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our current views with respect to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

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DEFINED TERMS

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Reata,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We also have used several other terms in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, most of which are explained or defined below.

Abbreviated Term

Defined Term

AbbVie

AbbVie Inc.

ADPKD

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AE

Adverse event

ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate

bardoxolone

Bardoxolone methyl

BXLS

Blackstone Life Sciences, LLC

Cemdomespib

Previously referred to as RTA 901

CKD

Chronic kidney disease

CMC

Chemistry manufacturing controls

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease

CRL

Complete Response Letter

CRO

Contract research organization

DPNP

Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain

eGFR

Estimated glomerular filtration rate

EMA

European Medicines Agency

ESKDESPP

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

ESRD

End stage kidneyrenal disease

Exchange Act

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

FA-COMSFA

Clinical Outcome Measures in Friedreich’s ataxia

FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration

FXN

Frataxin

GFR

Glomerular filtration rate

GGT

Gamma-glutamyl transferase

Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

LTIP Plan

Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan

MAA

Marketing Authorization Application

mFARS

Modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale

MMRM

Mixed Model Repeated Measures

NDA

New Drug Application

PGIC

Patient global impression of change

PK

Pharmacokinetic

registrational trial

An adequate and well-controlled trial designed to be sufficient to apply for regulatory

approval of a drug candidate, although notwithstanding the Company’s design a

regulatory agency may determine that further clinical studies or data are required

RSU

Restricted Stock Unit

SAE

Serious adverse event

SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. GAAP

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

147,154

 

 

$

590,258

 

 

$

84,940

 

 

$

42,312

 

Marketable debt securities

 

 

334,317

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

236,019

 

 

 

345,202

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

9,739

 

 

 

6,217

 

 

 

11,583

 

 

 

10,256

 

Total current assets

 

 

491,210

 

 

 

596,475

 

 

 

332,542

 

 

 

397,770

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

11,033

 

 

 

11,604

 

 

 

11,060

 

 

 

11,179

 

Operating lease right-of-use-assets

 

 

129,159

 

 

 

126,777

 

 

 

103,807

 

 

 

105,258

 

Inventory, noncurrent

 

 

5,713

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

147

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

460

 

 

 

284

 

Total assets

 

$

631,549

 

 

$

735,016

 

 

$

453,582

 

 

$

514,491

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

7,754

 

 

$

13,505

 

 

$

14,448

 

 

$

18,706

 

Accrued direct research liabilities

 

 

14,231

 

 

 

14,249

 

 

 

19,445

 

 

 

13,836

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

16,121

 

 

 

21,450

 

 

 

17,499

 

 

 

24,267

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

8,219

 

 

 

3,142

 

 

 

3,206

 

 

 

2,151

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,648

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

46,325

 

 

 

53,994

 

 

 

54,598

 

 

 

58,960

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

5

 

 

 

0

 

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

 

 

134,293

 

 

 

132,891

 

 

 

114,727

 

 

 

117,313

 

Liability related to sale of future royalties, net

 

 

382,290

 

 

 

362,142

 

 

 

414,930

 

 

 

403,913

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

 

516,588

 

 

 

495,033

 

 

 

529,657

 

 

 

521,226

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock A, $0.001 par value:
500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 31,572,894 and
31,478,197 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

32

 

 

 

31

 

Common stock B, $0.001 par value:
150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 4,913,348 and
4,919,249 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Common stock A, $0.001 par value:
500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 33,010,817 and
31,762,052 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

33

 

 

 

32

 

Common stock B, $0.001 par value:
150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 4,516,934 and
4,913,348 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,471,627

 

 

 

1,441,584

 

 

 

1,552,938

 

 

 

1,501,800

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(1,403,028

)

 

 

(1,255,631

)

 

 

(1,683,649

)

 

 

(1,567,532

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

68,636

 

 

 

185,989

 

 

 

(130,673

)

 

 

(65,695

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

631,549

 

 

$

735,016

 

 

$

453,582

 

 

$

514,491

 

See accompanying notes.

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

754

 

 

$

803

 

 

$

1,648

 

 

$

1,598

 

 

$

 

 

$

893

 

Other revenue

 

 

8

 

 

 

1,418

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

1,568

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

21

 

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

762

 

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

1,677

 

 

 

3,166

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

914

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cost and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

39,331

 

 

 

40,066

 

 

 

79,136

 

 

 

74,946

 

 

 

55,477

 

 

 

39,804

 

General and administrative

 

 

25,143

 

 

 

21,998

 

 

 

49,984

 

 

 

42,703

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

54,885

 

 

 

24,841

 

Depreciation

 

 

273

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

561

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

308

 

Total expenses

 

 

64,747

 

 

 

62,351

 

 

 

129,701

 

 

 

118,210

 

Total operating cost and expenses

 

 

110,650

 

 

 

64,953

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(9,571

)

 

 

(13,223

)

 

 

(19,343

)

 

 

(25,780

)

 

 

(5,662

)

 

 

(9,772

)

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(73,556

)

 

 

(73,353

)

 

 

(147,367

)

 

 

(140,824

)

Loss from operations

 

 

(116,117

)

 

 

(73,811

)

Benefit from (provision for) taxes on income

 

 

1

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

669

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

Net loss

 

$

(73,555

)

 

$

(72,700

)

 

$

(147,397

)

 

$

(140,155

)

 

$

(116,117

)

 

$

(73,842

)

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

 

$

(2.02

)

 

$

(2.00

)

 

$

(4.04

)

 

$

(3.87

)

 

$

(3.14

)

 

$

(2.03

)

Weighted-average number of common shares used in
net loss per share basic and diluted

 

 

36,467,802

 

 

 

36,299,735

 

 

 

36,440,364

 

 

 

36,251,948

 

 

 

36,948,063

 

 

 

36,412,621

 

See accompanying notes.

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Total
Accumulated

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Total
Accumulated

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

31,525,514

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,919,249

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,457,222

 

 

$

(1,329,473

)

 

$

127,785

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

31,762,052

 

 

$

32

 

 

 

4,913,348

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,501,800

 

 

$

(1,567,532

)

 

$

(65,695

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(73,555

)

 

 

(73,555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(116,117

)

 

 

(116,117

)

Compensation expense
related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,864

 

Compensation expense
related to stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,057

 

Exercise of options

 

 

2,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

519,224

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,081

 

Issuance of common stock
upon vesting of restricted
stock units

 

 

16,963

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

333,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Conversion of common
stock Class B to Class A

 

 

28,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,081

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

396,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

(396,414

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

31,572,894

 

 

$

32

 

 

 

4,913,348

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,471,627

 

 

$

(1,403,028

)

 

$

68,636

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

33,010,817

 

 

$

33

 

 

 

4,516,934

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,552,938

 

 

$

(1,683,649

)

 

$

(130,673

)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

 

Total
Accumulated

 

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

31,478,197

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,919,249

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,441,584

 

 

$

(1,255,631

)

 

$

185,989

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(147,397

)

 

 

(147,397

)

Compensation expense
   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,308

 

Exercise of options

 

 

2,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

 

 

 

735

 

Issuance of common stock
   upon vesting of restricted
   stock units

 

 

52,070

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Conversion of common
   stock Class B to Class A

 

 

40,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

(40,291

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

31,572,894

 

 

$

32

 

 

 

4,913,348

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,471,627

 

 

$

(1,403,028

)

 

$

68,636

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Total
Accumulated

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Total
Accumulated

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

31,360,256

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,909,554

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,394,997

 

 

$

(1,025,700

)

 

$

369,333

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

31,478,197

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,919,249

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,441,584

 

 

$

(1,255,631

)

 

$

185,989

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(72,700

)

 

 

(72,700

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(73,842

)

 

 

(73,842

)

Compensation expense
related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,244

 

Compensation expense
related to stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,444

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

 

 

194

 

Issuance of common stock
upon vesting of restricted
stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,107

 

 

 

 

 

2,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of common
stock Class B to Class A

 

 

94,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

(94,073

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,210

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

31,454,329

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,924,479

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,412,193

 

 

$

(1,098,400

)

 

$

313,829

 

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

31,525,514

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,919,249

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,457,222

 

 

$

(1,329,473

)

 

$

127,785

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

 

Total
Accumulated

 

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

31,109,154

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

5,044,931

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,375,640

 

 

$

(958,245

)

 

$

417,431

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(140,155

)

 

 

(140,155

)

Compensation expense
   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,923

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,630

 

Conversion of common
   stock Class B to Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

 

345,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

(345,175

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

31,454,329

 

 

$

31

 

 

 

4,924,479

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

1,412,193

 

 

$

(1,098,400

)

 

$

313,829

 

See accompanying notes.

6


Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(116,117

)

 

$

(73,842

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

288

 

 

 

308

 

Non-cash interest expense on liability related to sale of future royalty

 

 

11,017

 

 

 

9,871

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

38,057

 

 

 

15,444

 

Amortization of discount (premium) on marketable debt securities

 

 

(1,954

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax receivable and payable

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

 

 

(1,334

)

 

 

877

 

Inventory

 

 

(5,713

)

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(4,355

)

 

 

(4,525

)

Accrued expenses, other current and long-term liabilities

 

 

(1,268

)

 

 

(8,914

)

Operating lease obligations

 

 

(80

)

 

 

3,489

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

 

(893

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(81,449

)

 

 

(58,185

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(141

)

 

 

(288

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(63,864

)

 

 

 

Maturity from marketable securities

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

110,995

 

 

 

(288

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of options

 

 

13,081

 

 

 

194

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

13,082

 

 

 

194

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

42,628

 

 

 

(58,279

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

42,312

 

 

 

590,258

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

84,940

 

 

$

531,979

 

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

$

 

 

$

4,885

 

Purchases of equipment in accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current, and long-term liabilities

 

$

106

 

 

$

2,258

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(147,397

)

 

$

(140,155

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

581

 

 

 

561

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs and imputed interest

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,487

 

Non-cash interest expense on liability related to sale of future royalty

 

 

20,148

 

 

 

22,354

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

29,308

 

 

 

27,923

 

Amortization of discount (premium) on marketable debt securities

 

 

(347

)

 

 

0

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax receivable and payable

 

 

0

 

 

 

22,228

 

Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

 

 

(3,496

)

 

 

(4,995

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(5,756

)

 

 

3,550

 

Accrued direct research, other current and long-term liabilities

 

 

(5,133

)

 

 

(3,966

)

Operating lease obligations

 

 

6,433

 

 

 

0

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(1,648

)

 

 

(1,598

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(107,307

)

 

 

(70,611

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(2,562

)

 

 

(462

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(333,970

)

 

 

0

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(336,532

)

 

 

(462

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of options

 

 

735

 

 

 

8,630

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

735

 

 

 

8,630

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(443,104

)

 

 

(62,443

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

590,258

 

 

 

818,150

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

147,154

 

 

$

755,707

 

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

$

4,885

 

 

$

0

 

Purchases of equipment in accounts payable, accrued direct research, other current, and long-term liabilities

 

$

55

 

 

$

0

 

Acquisition of property and equipment through tenant improvement allowance

 

$

0

 

 

$

3,625

 

See accompanying notes.

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Description of Business

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (Reata, the Company, we, us, or our) mission is to identify, develop, and commercialize innovative therapies that change patients’ lives for the better. The Company focuses on small-molecule therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of severe, life-threatening diseases with few or no approved therapies. The Company’s lead programs are omaveloxolone in a rare neurological disease called Friedreich’sOur first product, SKYCLARYS® (omaveloxolone), is the first and only drug approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia (FA) in adults and bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone)adolescents aged 16 years and older. We have submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in rare forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Both ofEurope and the Company’sapplication is under review. We are also developing cemdomespib (previously referred to as RTA 901), the lead product candidates activatecandidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, in neurological indications.

Omaveloxolone activates the transcription factor Nrf2 to normalize mitochondrial function, restore redox balance, and resolve inflammation.inflammation, in nonclinical models. Because mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and inflammation are features of many diseases, the Company believes omaveloxolone, bardoxolone, andwe believe our next-generation Nrf2 activators have many potential clinical applications. Reata possesses

We possess exclusive, worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize omaveloxolone, bardoxolone, and our next-generation Nrf2 activators, excluding certain Asian markets for bardoxolone in certain indications, which are licensed to Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin). In addition, we are developing RTA 901, the lead product candidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, in neurological indications.omaveloxolone. We are the exclusive licensee of RTA 901cemdomespib and have worldwide commercial rights.

In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all majority-owned subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company’s share of net earnings and losses from these subsidiaries is included in the consolidated statements of operations. Intercompany profits, transactions, and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Prior period reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Specifically, Operating lease obligations have been reclassed out of Accrued direct research, other current and long-term liabilities in prior periods to conform with the current period presentation on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.2023. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021,2022, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the annual consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto of the Company.

New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that the Company adopts as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed below, the Company does not believe that the adoption of recently issued standards have or may have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022, with the exception of the following:

8


Investments in Marketable Securities and Cash EquivalentsInventory

The Company invests excess cash balancesWe capitalize inventory costs related to products to be sold in marketable debt securitiesthe ordinary course of business. We make a determination of capitalizing inventory costs for a product based on, among other factors, status of regulatory approval, information regarding safety, efficacy and classifies its investmentsexpectations relating to commercial sales and recoverability of costs. Pre-launch inventory is held as held-to-maturity on factsan asset when there is a high probability of regulatory approval for the product and circumstances presentwhen there are probable future economic profits. Inventory may consist of raw materials, work in process and finished goods. We began capitalizing inventory related to SKYCLARYS in the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as we received approval of SKYCLARYS in February 2023, and the related costs were expected to be recoverable through the commercialization of SKYCLARYS. Prior to the start of capitalizing inventory, costs for commercially saleable product and materials of $39.2 million were incurred and included in research and development expenses. As a result, cost of product revenues related to SKYCLARYS will initially reflect a lower average per unit cost of materials over the next 35-40 months as previously expensed inventory is utilized for commercial production and sold to customers.

Inventories are valued under the specific identification method and are stated at the timelower of cost or net realizable value. We measure inventory based on lot-based costing where inventory is valued at the Company purchasedpurchase price for the securities. Atspecific lot. We assess recoverability of inventory each balance sheet date presented, the Company classified all of its investments in debt securities as held-to maturity and as current assets as they represent the investment of funds available for current operations.reporting period to determine any write down to net realizable value resulting from excess or obsolete inventories.

The Company’s marketable debt securities are classified as cash equivalents if the original maturity, from the date of purchase, is 90 days or less, and as marketable debt securities if the original maturity, from the date of purchase, is in excess of 90 days. The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximate fair value. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents comprise funds in cash, money market accounts, and treasury securities. For the marketable debt securities, the Company performs its own review of prices received from the independent pricing services by comparing these prices to other sources and for our marketable debt securities, the Company confirms those securities are trading in active markets.

The Company considers all available evidence to evaluate if an impairment loss exists, and if so, marks the investment to market through a charge to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to our marketable debt securities during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

3. Collaboration Agreements

Subsequent to the 2019 reacquisition of certain rights originally licensed to AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie) (see “AbbVie,” below), the Company’s collaboration revenue and deferred revenue have been generated primarily from licensing fees and reimbursements for expenses received under our exclusive license with Kyowa Kirin (the Kyowa Kirin Agreement).

Kyowa Kirin

In December 2009, the Company entered into an exclusive license with Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize bardoxolone in the licensed territory. The terms of the agreement include payment to the Company of a nonrefundable, up-front license fee of $35.0 million and additional development and commercial milestone payments. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company has received $50.0 million related to regulatory development milestone payments from Kyowa Kirin and has the potential in the future to achieve another $47.0 million from regulatory milestones and $140.0 million from commercial milestones. The Company also has the potential to achieve tiered royalties ranging from the low teens to the low 20 percent range, depending on the country of sale and the amount of annual net sales, on net sales by Kyowa Kirin in the licensed territory. The Company is participating on a joint steering committee with Kyowa Kirin to oversee the development and commercialization activities related to bardoxolone. Any future milestones and royalties received are subject to mid to lower single digit percent declining tiered commissions to certain consultants as compensation for negotiations of the Kyowa Kirin Agreement.

The up-front payment and regulatory milestones are accounted for as a single unit of accounting. 9


The Company regularly evaluates its remaining performance obligation under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement. Accordingly, revenue may fluctuate from period to period due to changes to its estimated performance obligation period and variable considerations. The Company began recognizing revenue related to the up-front payment upon execution of the Kyowa Kirin Agreement.

Agreement as the Company’s period of performance began. In March 2021, the Company’s performance obligation period under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement was extended to and completed in June 2022, which decreased quarterly revenue recognition by approximately $0.4 million prospectively.

2022. On July 27, 2021, Kyowa Kirin submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) in Japan to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for bardoxolone for improvement of renal function in patients with Alport syndrome. Based on this submission, the Company earned a $5.0 million milestone payment, variable consideration previously considered constrained, under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement. As a result, the Company recorded $4.7 million in collaboration revenue, a cumulative catch-up for the portion of this milestone that was satisfied in prior periods, and $0.3 million in deferred revenue that will bewas recognized over the remaining performance obligation period. Under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement, we will not recognize any deferred revenue subsequent to June 30, 2022.

9In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.


AbbVie

In September 2010, the Company entered into a license agreement with AbbVie (the AbbVie License Agreement) for an exclusive license to develop and commercialize bardoxolone in the Licensee Territory (as defined in the AbbVie License Agreement).

In December 2011, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with AbbVie (the Collaboration Agreement) to jointly research, develop, and commercialize the Company’s portfolio of second and later generation oral Nrf2 activators.

In October 2019, the Company and AbbVie entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the Reacquisition Agreement) pursuant to which the Company reacquired the development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights concerning its proprietary Nrf2 activator product platform originally licensed to AbbVie in the AbbVie License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement. In exchange for such rights, the Company agreed to pay AbbVie $330.0 million, all of which haswas subsequently been paid. Additionally, the Company will pay AbbVie an escalating, low single-digit royalty on worldwide net sales, on a product-by-product basis, of omaveloxolone and certain next-generation Nrf2 activators. The execution of the Reacquisition Agreement ended our performance obligations under the Collaboration Agreement.

The Company recognized interest expense related to the Reacquisition Agreement of approximately $1.7 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2022,December 31, 2021, the Company has fully satisfied its payable to AbbVie, therefore 0no interest expense was recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.thereafter.

4. Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties

On June 24, 2020, the Company closed on the Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement with an affiliate of Blackstone Life Sciences, LLC (BXLS), which provides funding for the development and commercialization of bardoxolone for the treatment of CKD caused by Alport syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and certain other rare CKD indications in return for future royalties (the Development Agreement). The Development Agreement includes a $300.0 million payment by an affiliate of BXLS in return for various percentage royalty payments on worldwide net sales of bardoxolone, once approved in the United States or certain specified European countries, by Reata and its licensees, other than Kyowa Kirin. The royalty percentage will initially be in the mid-single digits and, in future years, can vary between higher-mid single digit percentages to low-single digit percentages depending on various milestones, including indication approval dates, cumulative royalty payments, and cumulative net sales. Pursuant to the Development Agreement, we have granted BXLS a security interest in substantially all of our assets. After a bardoxolone product approval has been obtained by the Company, the Company is obligated to make certain minimum cumulative payment amounts in 2025 through 2033, but only until BXLS has achieved a certain internal rate of return targets.target.

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In addition, concurrent with the Development Agreement, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with affiliates of BXLS to sell an aggregate of 340,793 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at $146.72 per share for a total of $50.0 million.

The Company concluded that there were 2two units of accounting for the consideration received, comprised of the liability related to the sale of future royalties and the common shares. The Company allocated the $300.0 million from the Development Agreement and $50.0 million from the Purchase Agreement between the two units of accounting on a relative fair value basis at the time of the transaction. The Company allocated $294.5 million, which includes $0.8 million in transaction costs incurred, in transaction consideration to the liability, and $55.5 million to the common shares. The Company determined the fair value of the common shares based on the closing stock price on the June 24, 2020, the closing date of the Development Agreement. TheAt inception, the effective interest rate under the Development Agreement, including transaction costs, iswas approximately 13.8%. During the priorfirst quarter of 2022, the Company reassessed the expected royalty payments and lowered our previous estimate of future sales for which royalties will be paid. Accordingly, we have prospectively adjusted and recognized lower non-cash interest expense using a 10.9% effective interest rate, as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

10


The following table shows the activity within the liability related to sale of future royalties for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:

 

Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

$

362,928

 

Non-cash interest expense recognized

 

20,115

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

383,043

 

Less: Unamortized transaction cost

 

(753

)

Carrying value at June 30, 2022

$

382,290

 

Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

$

404,634

 

Non-cash interest expense recognized

 

11,000

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

415,634

 

Less: Unamortized transaction cost

 

(704

)

Carrying value at March 31, 2023

$

414,930

 

On May 4, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement (the Amended Funding Agreement) with BXLS. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.

5. Inventory

All of the Company’s inventories relate to the manufacturing of SKYCLARYS. The following table sets forth the Company’s inventories as of March 31, 2023:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Raw materials

 

$

3,446

 

Work-in-process

 

 

2,267

 

Finished goods

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,713

 

Inventory in excess of the amount expected to be sold within one year is classified as noncurrent inventory. At March 31, 2023, all of the Company’s inventories were classified as noncurrent inventory.

6. Marketable Debt Securities

During the quarter ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company invested its excess cash balances in marketable debt securities and, at each balance sheet date presented, the Company classified all of its investments in debt securities as held to maturityheld-to-maturity and as current assets as they mature within 12 months and represent the investment of funds available for current operations.

11


The Company considers all available evidence to evaluate if an impairment loss exists, and if so, marks the investment to market through a charge to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to our marketable debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The following tables summarize our marketable debt securities (in thousands), as of June 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value (1)

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value (1)

 

Marketable debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

334,317

 

 

0

 

 

 

(542

)

 

 

333,775

 

 

 

236,019

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

236,009

 

Total

 

$

334,317

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

(542

)

 

$

333,775

 

 

$

236,019

 

$

17

 

 

$

(27

)

 

$

236,009

 

(1) The fair value was determined using the three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 820-10. The Company'sCompany’s investments in marketable securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company uses quoted prices for similar assets sourced from certain third-party pricing services. The third-party pricing services generally utilize industry standard valuation models for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate the price or fair value of the securities. The primary input generally includes reported trades of or quotes on the same or similar securities. The Company does not make additional judgments or assumptions made to the pricing data sourced from the third-party pricing services.

6.7. Other Income (Expense), Net

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

$

786

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

918

 

 

$

93

 

 

$

3,435

 

 

$

132

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(1,773

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,487

)

Non-cash interest expense on liability
related to sale of future royalty

 

 

(10,277

)

 

 

(11,429

)

 

 

(20,148

)

 

 

(22,354

)

 

 

(11,017

)

 

 

(9,871

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(80

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(32

)

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

(33

)

Total other income (expense), net

 

$

(9,571

)

 

$

(13,223

)

 

$

(19,343

)

 

$

(25,780

)

 

$

(5,662

)

 

$

(9,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income

Interest income consists primarily of interest generated from our cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense consists primarily of the imputed interest from the amount due to AbbVie under the Reacquisition Agreement.

Non-Cash Interest Expense on Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties

Non-cash interest expense consists of recognition of interest expense based on the Company’s current estimate of future royalties expensed to be paid over the estimated term of the Development Agreement.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) consists primarily of gains and losses on foreign currency exchange.exchange, sales of assets, lease termination and employee retention credit.

In the three months ended March 31, 2023, other income included $2.0 million, related to the employee retention credit (ERC) under the CARES Act.

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7.8. Leases

The Company headquarters is located in Plano, Texas, where it leases approximately 122,000 square feet of office space. The Company leases additional space located in Irving, Texas, where it leases approximately 34,890 square feet of office and laboratory space.

On February 4, 2022, the Company extended the lease for the office and laboratory space in Irving, Texas, to October 31, 2024, with an option to extend for a fixed 12-month period.

On March 8, 2022, the Company extended the lease for the Plano office to December 31, 2023.

The Company has an additional lease of a single-tenant, build-to-suit building of approximately 327,400 square feet of office and laboratory space located in Plano, Texas with an initial lease term of 16 years. The Company entered into the lease agreement on October 15, 2019 (the 2019 Lease Agreement), and at the Company’s option, it may renew the lease for two consecutive five-year renewal periods or one ten-year renewal period. On December 15, 2021, the Company obtained control of the space, and, accordingly, the Company recorded related right-of-use assets and the lease liabilities during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company recorded the liability associated with the 2019 Lease Agreement at the present value of the lease payments not yet paid, using the discount rate as of the commencement date. As the discount rate implicit in the 2019 Lease Agreement was not readily determinable, the Company utilized its incremental borrowing rate. The renewals are not assumed in the determination of the lease term, since they are not deemed to be reasonably assured at the inception of the lease. At inception, the Company recorded $124.5 million as a right-of-use asset, which represented a lease liability of $133.2 million, net of $8.7 million of lease incentives recognized.

For the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company paid $2.13.9 million for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities. During the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded total rent expense of $4.3 million and $8.6 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded operating lease expense of $0.8 million and $1.64.3 million, respectively.

Supplemental balance sheet and other information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows:

 

 

 

 

As of June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

15.6

 

 

 

1.3

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

8.1

%

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As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

15.6

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

6.5

%

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s operating leases:

 

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

As of March 31, 2023

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2022 (remaining six months)

 

$

8,395

 

2023 (1)

 

 

10,638

 

2024

 

 

7,427

 

2023 (remaining nine months)

 

$

5,835

 

2024 (1)

 

 

6,457

 

2025

 

 

13,737

 

 

 

11,777

 

2026

 

 

12,007

 

2027

 

 

12,241

 

Thereafter

 

 

196,049

 

 

 

143,829

 

Total lease payments (1)

 

 

236,246

 

 

 

192,146

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

(93,734

)

 

 

(74,213

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

142,512

 

 

$

117,933

 

(1) Above table assumesincludes one year rent abatement is applied beginning in June 2023 following United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)FDA approval of omaveloxolone.SKYCLARYS

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8.9. Income Taxes

The following table summarizes income tax benefit expense and effective income tax rate:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

Benefit from (provision for) taxes on income

 

$

1

 

 

$

653

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

669

 

 

$

 

 

$

(31

)

Effective income tax rate

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, varies with the statutory rate primarily due to changes in the valuation allowance related to certain deferred tax assets generated or utilized in the applicable period.

Deferred tax assets are regularly reviewed for recoverability by jurisdiction and valuation allowances are established based on historical and projected future taxable losses and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. The Company has recorded valuation allowances against the majority of its deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, and the Company expects to maintain these valuation allowances until there is sufficient evidence that future earnings can be achieved, which is uncertain at this time.

10. Stock-Based Compensation

9. Stock-Based CompensationIn 2022, our stockholders approved the Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"), pursuant to which 500,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance. Under the ESPP, each offering period is twelve months, with two six-month purchase periods. At the end of each purchase period the employees may purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions made over the term of the purchase period. The per-share purchase price at the end of each purchase period is equal to the lesser of 85% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock at the beginning of the offering period or the purchase date. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has not issued any common stock in relation to the ESPP. The Company recorded approximately $0.2 million in compensation expense related to the ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The following table summarizes time-based and performance-based stock compensation expense reflected in the consolidated statements of operations:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

6,344

 

 

$

5,263

 

 

$

13,951

 

 

$

12,071

 

 

$

14,270

 

 

$

7,606

 

General and administrative

 

 

7,520

 

 

 

7,981

 

 

 

15,357

 

 

 

15,852

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

23,787

 

 

 

7,838

 

Total stock compensation expense

 

$

13,864

 

 

$

13,244

 

 

$

29,308

 

 

$

27,923

 

 

$

38,057

 

 

$

15,444

 

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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

The following table summarizes RSU activityRSUs as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2023, under the Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP Plan):

 

 

Number of
RSUs

 

 

Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

 

 

809,145

 

 

$

66.91

 

Granted

 

 

624,479

 

 

 

27.75

 

Vested

 

 

(56,436

)

 

 

95.89

 

Forfeited

 

 

(173,904

)

 

 

58.30

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

 

1,203,284

 

 

$

46.52

 

 

 

Number of
RSUs

 

 

Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2023

 

 

1,151,656

 

 

$

45.45

 

Granted

 

 

453,049

 

 

 

40.03

 

Vested

 

 

(352,042

)

 

 

34.64

 

Forfeited

 

 

(13,113

)

 

 

50.56

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

 

 

1,239,550

 

 

$

46.48

 

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As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, total unrecognized compensation expense related to RSU and performance-based RSU awards that were deemed probable of vesting was approximately $36.641.2 million, which excludes 148,50036,500 shares of unvested performance-based RSUs that were deemed not probable of vesting totaling unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $13.74.4 million.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2023, under the LTIP Plan and standalone option agreements:

 

Number of
Options

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Price

 

 

Number of
Options

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

 

 

4,743,180

 

 

$

86.06

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2023

 

 

6,009,199

 

 

$

65.92

 

Granted

 

 

1,419,422

 

 

 

28.23

 

 

 

1,784,222

 

 

 

37.69

 

Exercised

 

 

(32,360

)

 

 

22.73

 

 

 

(519,224

)

 

 

25.21

 

Forfeited

 

 

(352,086

)

 

 

101.49

 

 

 

(248,260

)

 

 

188.95

 

Expired

 

 

(85,061

)

 

 

142.08

 

 

 

(44,033

)

 

 

111.59

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

 

5,693,095

 

 

$

70.21

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2022

 

 

3,134,238

 

 

$

59.54

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

 

 

6,981,904

 

 

$

56.57

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2023

 

 

3,376,690

 

 

$

64.37

 

As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options and performance- based stock options that were deemed probable of vesting was approximately $76.392.1 million, which excludes 553,200172,500 shares of unvested performance-based stock options that were deemed not probable of vesting totaling unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $47.613.2 million.

The total intrinsic value of all outstanding options and exercisable options as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was $18.3313.6 million and $15.1141.1 million, respectively.

The number of weighted average options that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive represented 6,896,3798,221,454 and 4,685,6206,878,671 shares as of June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively.

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10.11. Employee Benefit Plans

In 2010, we adopted an Employee Investment Plan, qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is a retirement savings plan covering substantially all of our U.S. employees (the Plan). The Plan is administered under the “safe harbor” provision of ERISA. Under the Plan, an eligible employee may elect to contribute a percentage of their salary on a pre-tax basis, subject to federal statutory limitations. Beginning in January 2019, the Company implemented a discretionary employer matching contribution of $1.00 for every $1.00 contributed by a participating employee up to $7,000 and $6,000annually in 20222023 and 2021, respectively,2022, which such matching contributions become fully vested after four years of service. The Company recorded expense of $0.31.4 million and $0.41.3 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and $1.6 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which includes the Company’s contributions and administrative costs.

11.12. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

From time to time, the Company is a party to legal proceedings in the course of its business, including the matters described below. The outcome of any such legal proceedings, regardless of the merits, is inherently uncertain. In addition, litigation and related matters are costly and may divert the attention of our management and other resources that would otherwise be engaged in other activities. If the Company were unable to prevail in any such legal proceedings, its business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition could be adversely affected. The Company recognizes accruals for litigations to the extent that it can conclude that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable and recognizes legal expenses as incurred.

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Bardoxolone Securities Litigation

In late 2021 and early 2022, certain putative stockholders of the Company filed complaints in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging violations of the federal securities laws against the Company and certain of its executives, including its Chief Executive Officer; its Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and President; and its Chief Innovation Officer (in one of the suits). On April 22, 2022, the suits were consolidated, and a lead plaintiff was appointed. On June 21, 2022, the lead plaintiff filed a complaint against the Company, the aforementioned executives, certain current and former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and underwriters in connection with secondary offerings of Company stock in 2019 and 2020. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company made false and misleading statements regarding the sufficiency of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 CARDINAL studies to support an NDA for bardoxolone in the treatment of CKD caused by Alport syndrome, and the Company’s interactions with the FDA concerning potential approval for bardoxolone. The complaint asserts claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The plaintiffs seek, among other things, a class action designation, an award of damages, and costs and expenses, including attorney fees and expert fees. The Company believes that the allegations contained in the complaint are without merit and intends to defend the case. The Company cannot predict at this point the length of time that this action will be ongoing or the liability, if any, which may arise therefrom.

Derivative Lawsuit

An alleged stockholder of the Company filed a derivative action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against certain current and former directors of the Company and naming the Company as a nominal defendant. The plaintiff asserts claims in the complaint of breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment concerning the alleged payment of excessive compensation to the non-employee directors of the Company between fiscal years 2019 and 2021. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, an order awarding damages and costs and expenses, including attorneys and expert fees, and directing the Board of Directors to reform and improve its corporate governance and internal procedures relating to the award of non-employee director compensation.

The defendants believe that the allegations contained in the complaint are without merit and intend to defend the case. The Company cannot predict at this point the length of time that this action will be ongoing or the liability, if any, which may arise therefrom.

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Indemnifications

Accounting Standards Codification 460, Guarantees, requires that, upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligations it assumes under that guarantee.

As permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with the Company’s bylaws, officers and directors are indemnified for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while the officer or director is or was serving in such capacity. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has obtained director and officer insurance that limits its exposure and may enable recoverability of a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company believes the fair value for these indemnification obligations is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has notnot recognized any liabilities relating to these obligations as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

The Company has certain agreements with licensors, licensees, collaborators, and vendors that contain indemnification provisions. In such provisions, the Company typically agrees to indemnify the licensor, licensee, collaborator, or vendor against certain types of third-party claims. The Company accrues for known indemnification issues when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. There were 0no accruals for expenses related to indemnification issues for any period presented.

13. Subsequent Events

AYAME Study

In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. AYAME met its primary and key secondary endpoints, and no significant safety issues were noted. However, there was no separation in the occurrence of ESRD events between the bardoxolone and placebo groups after three years of treatment. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. We are not expecting any material costs to be incurred in connection with the discontinuance of these ongoing studies.

Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties

With the discontinuation of bardoxolone development, on May 4, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement (the Amended Funding Agreement) with BXLS. The Amended Funding Agreement provides that all covenants in the Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement regarding commercialization of bardoxolone, restricting the incurrence of indebtedness, and restricting license and licensing transactions are removed and all prior security interests granted to BXLS are released.

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In addition, the Amended Funding Agreement provides for a low, single digit royalty payment to BXLS on net sales of omaveloxolone for Friedreich's ataxia. Pursuant to the Amended Funding Agreement, to secure our payment obligations to BXLS, (i) we have granted BXLS a security interest in a segregated deposit account and (ii), subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Amended Funding Agreement, have agreed to maintain in such account an initial balance and thereafter an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Omav Royalty payments made for the immediately preceding two calendar quarter period.

We are currently evaluating the net impact on the liability related to sale of future royalties and any adjustments will be recorded in second quarter financial statements.

Term Loan

On May 5, 2023, the Company, entered into an agreement (the Term Loan) with BPCR Limited Partnership and BioPharma Credit Investments V (Master) LP, as Lenders, which are funds managed by Pharmakon Advisors, LP, and BioPharma Credit PLC, as the collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make term loans to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $275 million. The initial tranche of $75 million will be funded on May 12, 2023, the second tranche of $50 million is conditioned on meeting certain regulatory or product production criteria and two final tranches of $75 million each will be made available based on the achievement of certain commercial sales milestones; with the fourth tranche being optional to the Company. The Term Loan bears interest at 7.50% plus three-month SOFR per annum, with a SOFR floor of 2.50%. Repayment terms are quarterly interest-only payments for three years, then quarterly amortization over the following two years. The Term Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, its U.S. subsidiaries, and its U.K., Swiss, and Irish subsidiaries.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, operations, and product candidates, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those described under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, and commercializing innovative therapies that change patients’ lives for the better. We concentrate on small-molecule therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of severe,serious or life-threatening diseases with few or no approved therapies.therapies and unmet need. Our lead programsfirst product, SKYCLARYS®(omaveloxolone), is the first and only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia (FA) in adults and adolescentsaged 16 years and older. We have submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Europe and the application is under review. We are omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia and bardoxolone in rare forms of CKD. Both of ouralso developing cemdomespib (previously referred to as RTA 901), the lead product candidates activatecandidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, in neurological indications and Nrf2 activators for neurological diseases.

Omaveloxolone activates the transcription factor Nrf2 to normalize mitochondrial function, restore redox balance, and resolve inflammation.inflammation, in nonclinical models. Because mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and inflammation are features of many diseases, we believe omaveloxolone, bardoxolone, and our next-generation Nrf2 activators have many potential clinical applications.

We possess exclusive, worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize omaveloxolone bardoxolone, and our next-generation Nrf2 activators, excluding certain Asian markets for bardoxolone in certain indications, which are licensed to Kyowa Kirin. In addition, we are developing RTA 901, the lead product candidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, in neurological indications.activators. We are the exclusive licensee of RTA 901cemdomespib and have worldwide commercial rights.

In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

Recent Key Developments

Omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s Ataxia

The U.S. FoodIn February 2023, we announced that the FDA approved SKYCLARYS, the first and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation, Orphan Drug Designation, and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to omaveloxoloneonly drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.FA in adults and adolescents 16 years of age and older. FA is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder that is typically diagnosed during adolescence. Patients with FA experience progressive loss of coordination, muscle weakness, and fatigue, which commonly progresses to motor incapacitation and wheelchair reliance by their teens or early twenties, and eventually death. FA affects approximately 5,000 diagnosed patients in the U.S.

We are evaluating strategies to support global label expansion for younger pediatric patients. In March 2022,the second quarter of 2023, we plan to request a meeting with the FDA to discuss possible label expansion for younger pediatric patients who are not included in the approved label. A pediatric pharmacokinetic study evaluating safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile (PK) of omaveloxolone in FA patients is planned to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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We have completed rolling submissionthe final stages of anSKYCLARYS drug product manufacturing and packaging. As previously reported, a process-related drug substance impurity above the reporting threshold was observed. This impurity is part of the omaveloxolone drug substance process chemistry that was previously at levels below the reporting threshold. An NDA supplement was submitted to the FDA to increase the drug substance specification for this impurity above the current specification. The approval of this supplement is required to release SKYCLARYs drug product to our specialty pharmacy. The FDA is reviewing the supplement as a Prior Approval Supplement under Priority Review with an approval target action date in mid-August. The FDA stated that the review of the supplement was prioritized and that the approval potentially should come earlier than the action date. We believe that the information provided in the NDA supplement, which was developed based upon FDA and international harmonized guidance, is sufficient to support the proposed change. Provided that there are no major review issues with the supplement, we believe that SKYCLARYS will be available through the specialty pharmacy no later than mid-August 2023.

We submitted an MAA for omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. In May 2022, the FDA accepted our NDA for filing and granted Priority Review. We recently completed a mid-cycle communication meeting with the FDA and submitted additional data and analysesFA to the FDA. See “Programs in Neurological Diseases – Omaveloxolone in Patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia – Regulatory Guidance and Regulatory Interactions in the U.S.” below.

The FDA advised us that it is planning to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the application. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date, the FDA action date for the application, is scheduled for November 30, 2022.

We are continuing to complete the regulatory procedures and submissions required prior to filing a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) in Europe for approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. We have received a positive opinion from the Pediatric Committee on our Pediatric Investigation Plan with a commitment to seek scientific advice for additional input on the protocol design, and we also received European Medicines Agency (EMA) Follow-Up Protocol Assistance feedback regarding our nonclinical and chemistry manufacturing controls (CMC) programs. The EMA feedback indicated that there were no identified impediments to our planned MAA submission and included agreement that certain nonclinical studies, including 2-year carcinogenicity study data, may be submitted after approval. We plan to submit an MAA to the EMA for omaveloxolone in the fourth quarter of 2022.2022 and the application is under review. We recently received the omaveloxolone MAA Day 120 List of Questions from the EMA. The EMA separates their questions into “major” and “other” categories. With respect to major questions on clinical efficacy, the EMA invited us to discuss the robustness of the efficacy results and suggested the discussion could include the impact of imbalances in baseline characteristics on the pivotal study results and extrapolation of the results to patients with advanced disease and patient groups not included in the pivotal trial. They also asked us to justify inclusion of the pes cavus population in the indication. With respect to major questions on clinical safety, the EMA asked us to discuss the similarities between Nrf2 activators with respect to chemical structure and safety and to discuss suitable contraindications and warnings for cardiac, renal, diabetic and other conditions taking into account the populations studied. With respect to major questions on drug product quality, the EMA requested us to clarify the information on the potential for nitrosamine formation and to provide further information on active substance control strategies. We believe that we have the data and analyses necessary to address the requests of the EMA, and we plan to provide responses to the EMA in the third quarter of 2023.

RTA 901Cemdomespib for Neurological Indications, Including Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

InWe are developing cemdomespib, a novel, once-daily, oral HSP90 modulator for patients with DPNP. We have finalized the first quarterdesign of 2022, we initiated additional Phase 1 clinical pharmacology studies of RTA 901, including a drug-drug interaction study which has been fully enrolled. Following completion of these Phase 1 studies, we plan to initiate a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of RTA 901cemdomespib in diabetic patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) and plan to start the trial in the fourththird quarter of 2022.2023. We are the exclusive licensee of cemdomespib and have worldwide commercial rights.

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AYAME Trial for Bardoxolone in Patients with in Diabetic CKD CausedConducted by Alport SyndromeKyowa Kirin

We received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA in February 2022 with respect to its review of our NDA for bardoxolone in the treatment of patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome. The CRL indicated the FDA cannot approve the NDA in its present form. We have recently requested a Type C meeting to discuss the program and continue to work with the FDA to confirm our next steps on our Alport syndrome program.

In October 2021, we submitted an MAA to the EMA for bardoxolone in the treatment of patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome. In the first quarter of 2022, we received the 120-day list of questionsMay 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the EMA. We are in the process of preparing our responses. We previously requested a 90-day extension for our responses which was granted by the EMA. We plan to submit additional long term extension data from the ongoing EAGLE trial to address the comments and questions raised by the EMA and have been granted a further 30-day extension to complete our responses.

Bardoxolone in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)

We are currently enrolling patients in FALCON,AYAME study, a Phase 3 international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with ADPKD, randomized one-to-one to active drug or placebo. FALCON is enrolling 850 patients in a broad range of ages with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between 30diabetic kidney disease. AYAME met the primary and 90 mL/min/1.73 m2. The primary endpoint is eGFR change from baseline at Week 108 (8 weeks after planned drug discontinuation at Week 100). More than 580 patients are currently enrolledkey secondary endpoints, and no significant safety issues were noted. However, there was no separation in the trial.occurrence of ESRD events between the bardoxolone and placebo groups after three years of treatment.

Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the ongoing FALCON Phase 3 trial in patients with ADPKD and EAGLE open-label extension study in patients with Alport syndrome and ADPKD. We will be communicating these plans with regulators and our clinical trial sites immediately.

Background: Our Programs

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1NDA acceptedSKYCLARYS® (omaveloxolone) is indicated for filingthe treatment of FA in May 2022, granted Priority Review,adults and assigned a PDUFA date of November 30, 2022.adolescents aged 16 years and older.

2DPNP: Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.MAA submitted in fourth quarter of 2022 and is currently under review.

3On February 25, 2022, we receivedPlan to initiate a CRL from the FDA. We have recently requested a Type C meeting to discuss the program and continue to workPhase 2 trial of cemdomespib in patients with the FDA to confirm our next steps on our Alport syndrome program. MAADPNP in the European Union is under review.

4AYAME trial conducted in Japan by our strategic collaborator in CKD, Kyowa Kirin. Kyowa Kirin expects the last patient visit to occur in the second halfthird quarter of 2022.

5Based on the outcome of AYAME and FALCON trials, and our discussions with the FDA regarding the bardoxolone program, we will decide future development plans for bardoxolone in additional forms of CKD.2023.

Programs in Neurological Diseases

We are developing omaveloxoloneIn February 2023, the FDA approved SKYCLARYS for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia, anFA in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older. FA is a rare, inherited debilitating, and degenerative neuromuscularneurodegenerative disorder that is usuallytypically diagnosed during adolescence and can ultimately lead to premature death. In May 2022, the FDA accepted for filing our NDAWe are seeking approval for omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxiaFA in Europe and granted Priority Review.

plan to seek approval in additional countries and regions outside the U.S. Because mitochondrial dysfunction is a key feature of many neuromuscularneurological diseases, we believe omaveloxoloneNrf2 activators may be broadly applicable to treat neurological diseases by activating Nrf2 to normalize and improve mitochondrial

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function and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. We plan to pursue the development of omaveloxolone and our other Nrf2 activators for one or more additional neurological diseases.

We are also developing RTA 901cemdomespib for the treatment of neurological diseases. RTA 901Cemdomespib is a highly potent and selective C-terminal modulator of Hsp90, which has a critical role in mitochondrial function, protein folding, and inflammation. RTA 901Cemdomespib has demonstrated profound efficacy in a wide range of animal models of neurological disease, including diabetic neuropathy, neuroinflammation, and neuropathic pain. We plan to initiatehave finalized the design of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of cemdomespib in patients with DPNP and plan to start the trial in the fourththird quarter of 2022.2023.

Omaveloxolone in Patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia

Patients with Friedreich’s ataxia experience progressive loss of coordination, muscle weakness, and fatigue, which commonly progress to motor incapacitation and wheelchair reliance. Based on literature and proprietary research, we believe Friedreich’s ataxia affects approximately 5,000 children and adults in the United States and 22,000 individuals globally. According to data provided by IQVIA in 2020, there are approximately 4,000 projected patients diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia in the United States. The FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation, Fast Track Designation, and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia. The European Commission has granted Orphan Drug Designation in Europe to omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.

Diagnosis of Friedreich’s ataxia typically occurs by genetic testing, and most people in the United States with Friedreich’s ataxia are diagnosed in their teens and early twenties. Patients with Friedreich’s ataxiaFA experience progressive loss of coordination, muscle weakness, and fatigue, that commonly results inprogresses to motor incapacitation and wheelchair reliance. Diagnosis of FA typically occurs by genetic testing, and most people with patients requiringFA are diagnosed in their teens and early twenties. Patients with FA typically require a wheelchair in their twenties. Thetwenties and the mean age of death for patients with Friedreich’s ataxiaFA is in the mid-thirties. Childhood-onset Friedreich’s ataxiaFA can occur as early as age five, is more common than later-onset Friedreich’s ataxia,later onset FA, and normally involves more rapid disease progression. Currently,Based on literature and proprietary research, we believe FA affects approximately 6,000 patients in the United States and 22,000 individuals globally. According to a recent insurance claim analysis, we estimate that there are no approved therapiesapproximately 5,000 patients diagnosed with FA in the United States.

In February 2023, we announced FDA approval of our first product SKYCLARYS (omaveloxolone), the first drug indicated for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.

MOXIe Part 2 Trial Results

Part 2FA in adults and adolescents 16 years of our Phase 2 trial, called MOXIe (MOXIe Part 2), was an international, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, registrational trial that enrolled 103 patients with Friedreich’s ataxia at 11 trial sites inage and older. With this approval, the United States, Europe, and Australia. MOXIe Part 2 was one of the largest global, interventional trials ever completed in Friedreich’s ataxia. Patients were randomized one-to-one to omaveloxolone or placebo. MOXIe Part 2 was completed in October 2019. The primary analysis population excluded patients with severe pes cavus (n=82),FDA granted a musculoskeletal foot deformity that may interfere with the patient’s ability to perform some components of the neurological exam used to score the primary endpoint of the trial. Safety analyses were evaluated in the all-randomized population (n=103).

The primary endpoint for the trial was the change in the Modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale (mFARS) score for omaveloxolone relative to placebo after 48 weeks of treatment. Omaveloxolone treatment demonstrated statistically significant evidence of efficacy for the primary endpoint of the trial, producing a placebo-corrected -2.40 point mean improvement in mFARS (n=82; p=0.014). Patients treated with omaveloxolone experienced a mean improvement in mFARS of -1.55 points from baseline, while patients treated with placebo experienced a mean worsening in mFARS of +0.85 points from baseline. Further, the observed placebo-corrected improvements in mFARS were time-dependent, increasing over the course of treatment with the largest improvement observed after 48 weeks of treatment.rare pediatric disease priority review voucher.

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Additionally, all secondary endpoints either favored the omaveloxolone arm or were neutral. Patients on omaveloxolone experienced a nominal improvement in the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire, with all nine questions favoring the omaveloxolone arm. On average, ADL scoresWe are evaluating strategies to support global label expansion for patients on omaveloxolone did not change from baseline, while placebo-treated patients worsened. Both patient global impression of change (PGIC) and clinical global impression of change numerically favored omaveloxolone, and improvement in PGIC correlated with the observed improvement in mFARS.

Omaveloxolone was reported to be generally well-tolerated. Four (8%) omaveloxolone patients and two (4%) placebo patients discontinued trial drug due to an adverse event (AE). The reported AEs were generally mild to moderate in intensity, and the most common AEs (i.e., reported in > 10% of omaveloxolone-treated patients) observed more frequently (>5% difference) in omaveloxolone compared to placebo were headache, nausea, increased aminotransferases, fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhea, oropharyngeal pain, muscle spasms, back pain, and decreased appetite. Increases in aminotransferases are a pharmacological effect of omaveloxolone. In preclinical studies, omaveloxolone has been shown to increase production of aminotransferases in vitro, which we believe are related to restoration of mitochondrial function. In MOXIe Part 2, the aminotransferase increases were associated with improvements (reductions) in total bilirubin and were not associated with any evidence of liver injury.

In MOXIe Part 2, the overall rate of serious adverse events (SAEs) was low, with five patients in the omaveloxolone group and three patients in the placebo group reporting SAEs. No new safety signals were identified, and the reported SAEs were sporadic and generally expected in Friedreich’s ataxiayounger pediatric patients. In the second quarter of 2023, we plan to request a meeting with the FDA to discuss possible label expansion for younger pediatric patients who reported SAEs while receiving omaveloxolone, none led to discontinuation.

MOXIe Extension Trial

The open-label MOXIe Extension trial is ongoing and enrolled a total of 149 patients (57 patients from MOXIe Part 1 and 92 patients from MOXIe Part 2). A total of 73 out of 75 (97%) patients without severe pes cavus who completed MOXIe Part 2 were enrolledare not included in the MOXIe Extension, including 39approved label. A pediatric pharmacokinetic study evaluating safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile (PK) of omaveloxolone in FA patients previously randomizedis planned to placebo (the placebo-to-omaveloxolone group) and 34 patients previously randomized to omaveloxolone (the omaveloxolone-to-omaveloxolone group). Due tobegin in the COVID-19 pandemic, not all patients had mFARS assessments performed at each time point. The ongoing safety reviewfourth quarter of the MOXIe Extension trial has not identified any new safety signals, including cardiovascular safety.

Delayed-Start Analysis Results from August 2021 Data Cut-Off (Used in Clinical Modules of NDA submission)

The intent of the post-hoc Delayed-Start Analysis is to evaluate whether omaveloxolone has a persistent effect on Friedreich’s ataxia disease course. Conceptually, this analysis evaluates whether the treatment effect that was2023.

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observedAdditional pediatric study plans will be finalized after receiving an opinion from EMA scientific advice (see Regulatory Interactions in Europe section) and FDA feedback.

We have agreed with the FDA on multiple post-marketing requirements. The first is to conduct a clinical drug-drug interaction study to determine the effect of concomitant administration of a moderate CYP3A4 inducer on the pharmacokinetics of SKYCLARYS in healthy volunteers. Second, we have committed to conduct a thorough QT study to assess the risk of QT prolongation with SKYCLARYS. We plan to initiate these studies in the placebo-controlled MOXIe Part 2 trialsecond half of 2023. Third, we have committed to conduct a study to assess the concentration of SKYCLARYS in breast milk (milk only). Fourth, we have committed to conduct a global pregnancy and lactation surveillance program to collect prospective and retrospective data in women exposed to SKYCLARYS to assess risk of maternal and fetal/neonate complications. Finally, we have agreed to conduct additional non-clinical studies. We are on track with the agreed upon milestones.

Beyond our post-marketing requirements, we will sponsor a voluntary, post-marketing, prospective, observational, multinational registry study of patients treated commercially with SKYCLARYS. The primary objective of the registry is maintainedto evaluate the long-term safety of SKYCLARYS in FA patients in the MOXIe Extension trial when all patients are receiving omaveloxolone. If the treatment effect is maintained between those originally randomized to placebo (the placebo-to-omaveloxolone group) versus those originally randomized to omaveloxolone (the omaveloxolone-to-omaveloxolone group), then it demonstrates evidence of a persistent effect on the course of the disease. If the treatment effect is not maintained, and the patients originally randomized to placebo are able to achieve the same absolute response and “catch up” to the patients initially randomized to omaveloxolone, the results are consistent with a symptomatic treatment that does not affect the underlying course of the disease.real-world setting.

Two timepoints were compared in the analysis. The first timepoint was at Week 48,We have completed the final weekstages of treatment inSKYCLARYS drug product manufacturing and packaging. As previously reported, a process-related drug substance impurity above the placebo-controlled MOXIe Part 2 trial. The second timepointreporting threshold was at Week 72observed. This impurity is part of the open-label MOXIe Extension in which all patients received omaveloxolone. A non-inferiority testomaveloxolone drug substance process chemistry that was usedpreviously at levels below the reporting threshold. An NDA supplement was submitted to evaluate if the difference in mFARS between groups observed at the first timepoint was maintained or non-inferior at the second timepoint. The analysis methods, including the specified non-inferiority margin, were based on literature (Liu-Seifert, 2015a, 2015b). When comparing treatment groups using this methodology, maintaining a negative difference between treatment groups in mFARS is evidence of a persistent treatment effect.

The Delayed-Start Analysis used in clinical modules in our initial NDA rolling submission for omaveloxolone was based on data from an August 2021 data cut-off. In this analysis 58 of 73 patients from MOXIe Part 2 without severe pes cavus who enrolled into MOXIe Extension had at least 72 weeks of exposure in MOXIe Extension, and 28 of these patients had at least 120 weeks of exposure in the MOXIe Extension.

Results of this analysis demonstrated that the between-group difference in mFARS observed at the end of the placebo-controlled MOXIe Part 2 period (least squares mean difference = -2.25 ± 1.07) was preserved at MOXIe Extension Week 72 in the delayed-start period (LS mean difference = -3.51 ± 1.45). Consistent with a persistent treatment effect on disease, the upper limit of the 90% confidence interval (CI) for the difference estimate was less than zero (-0.615), meeting the threshold for demonstrating significant evidence of non-inferiority.

Delayed-Start Analysis Primary Endpoint (Non-Inferiority Test)1

Placebo-Controlled

Week 48 (Δ1)

Delayed-Start

Week Ex. 72 (Δ2)

Difference (LS Mean ± SE)

-2.25 ± 1.07

p=0.037

-3.51 ± 1.45

p=0.016

Estimate = Δ2 – 0.5 × Δ1

-2.39 ± 1.38

Upper Limit of 1-sided

90% CI for Estimate

-0.615

1Non-Inferiority test performed using a MMRM analysis with a Toeplitz covariance structure.

The graphical representation of changes from baseline in mFARS for omaveloxolone and placebo groups shows the separation at the end of the placebo-controlled period is maintained in the open-label period at Extension Week 72 and beyond.

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Change from Baseline in mFARS (Patients without Severe Pes Cavus)

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Many of the visits at Week 48 and Week 72 of the MOXIe Extension were scheduled during the initial peak of COVID-19 cases during Spring to Fall 2020. The mFARS assessment must be conducted in the clinic, and many in-clinic visits did not occur due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions and site closures during this period. Apart from the data at MOXIe Extension Week 48, parallel trajectories were seen in LS Mean mFARS change from baseline between the placebo-to-omaveloxolone group and the omaveloxolone-to-omaveloxolone group in the MOXIe Extension.

A longitudinal analysis was also performed to calculate annualized slopes incorporating all available data from the MOXIe Extension, which showed similar mean slopes in mFARS for the placebo-to-omaveloxolone group (0.45 ± 0.38 points per year) when compared to the omaveloxolone-to-omaveloxolone group (0.27 ± 0.59 points per year) with no significant difference between slopes (difference = -0.18 ± 0.67; p=0.79).

MOXIe Extension Annualized mFARS Change per Year (± SE)

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Results from the Delayed-Start Analysis indicate a persistent omaveloxolone treatment effect on the disease course of Friedreich’s ataxia. Patients who received omaveloxolone during the double-blind MOXIe Part 2 had a benefit that could not be recovered by patients initially randomized to placebo who began omaveloxolone one year later in the MOXIe Extension. Notably, patients previously randomized to omaveloxolone in MOXIe Part 2 continued to show mean mFARS values that were similar to their original baseline after over three years of treatment.

Regulatory Guidance and Regulatory Interactions in the U.S.

Regulatory Guidance in the U.S. We are relying on section 115 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA 115) and the December 2019 draft guidance thereunder from FDA on “Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness” as the basis for seeking approval of omaveloxolone in the U.S. The guidance provides that, if a sponsor has not conducted two adequate well-controlled studies, there are two alternative pathways to demonstrate substantial evidence of efficacy for drug approval; either:

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(i)
a single adequate and well-controlled clinical study that has demonstrated a clinically meaningful and statistically very persuasive effect; or
(ii)
a single adequate and well-controlled clinical study plus confirmatory evidence.

Confirmatory evidence could include, for example, adequate and well-controlled clinical investigations in a related disease area, certain types of real world evidence such as extensive data on outcomes that provide further support for the lack of effect seen in the control group in the randomized trial, compelling mechanistic evidence in the setting of well-understood disease pathophysiology (e.g., pharmacodynamic data or compelling data from nonclinical testing), or well-documented natural history of the disease.

FDA may consider a number of factors when determining whether reliance on a single adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation plus confirmatory evidence is appropriate. These factors may include the persuasiveness of the single trial; the robustness of the confirmatory evidence; the seriousness of the disease, particularly where there is an unmet medical need; the size of the patient population; and whether it is ethical and practicable to conduct more than one adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation.

Regulatory Interactions Prior to NDA Acceptance. Following the announcement of the positive data from the MOXIe Part 2 study in October 2019, we met with the FDA in a Type C meeting in which the FDA provided us with guidance that it did not have any concerns with the reliability of the mFARS primary endpoint results in the MOXIe Part 2 study. Nevertheless, the FDA was not convinced that the MOXIe Part 2 results could support a single study approval without additional evidence that lends persuasiveness to the results. We believe their communication to us reflects their interpretation of the p-value, which while statistically significant, may not have met their threshold for a single study approval. This level of significance is challenging to generate in rare disease settings, such as Friedreich’s ataxia, since limited numbers of patients are available to enroll in clinical trials and they progress at a relatively slow rate over decades.

The FDA acknowledged the unmet need of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia, reiterated its commitment to facilitate the development of omaveloxolone within the constraints of the regulatory standards, and emphasized its willingness to consider all available options to meet the regulatory standards. In order to support a regulatory pathway of a single adequate and well-controlled clinical study plus confirmatory evidence for approval, we engaged with the FDA to determine what additional evidence they would considerincrease the drug substance specification for this impurity above the current specification. The approval of this supplement is required to support an NDA submission and approval.release SKYCLARYs drug product to our specialty pharmacy. The FDA subsequently requestedis reviewing the supplement as a Delayed-Start Analysis.

During the first quarter of 2021, we submitted results from the Delayed-Start Analysis from a February 2021 data cut-off to the FDA as additional supporting evidence of effectiveness, andPrior Approval Supplement under Priority Review with an approval target action date in May 2021 we received a communication from the FDA suggesting that, after a preliminary review of briefing materials for the Type C meeting, including the Delayed-Start Analysis, a pre-NDA meeting would be the most appropriate format for a discussion of the development program for omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia.

In the third quarter of 2021, we completed our pre-NDA meeting with the FDA. The purpose of the pre-NDA meeting was to discuss the content of Reata’s planned NDA submission including the nonclinical data and CMC packages, data standard plan, and the overall content plan. In the meeting, we stated that we believed that the MOXIe data, along with the Delayed-Start Analysis, would provide sufficient clinical data to support a full approval.mid-August. The FDA stated that the proposed primaryreview of the supplement was prioritized and supportive efficacy data appear reasonable, though the Delayed-Start Analysis was viewed as exploratory. The FDA noted that the ability ofapproval potentially should come earlier than the data to support full approval, andaction date. We believe that the adequacy of the data and the determination of which data may be supportive of efficacy, would be a matter of review.

In November 2021, the FDA granted omaveloxolone Fast Track Designation for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, providing eligibility for FDA programs such as Priority Review and rolling submission ofinformation provided in the NDA if relevant criteria are met. Thesupplement, which was developed based upon FDA granted our request for a rolling submission, and in March 2022, we completed submission of the NDA. In May 2022, the FDA accepted our NDA for filing and granted Priority Review Designation. The FDA advised us that itinternational harmonized guidance, is planning to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the application. The PDUFA date is scheduled for November 30, 2022.

Recent Mid-Cycle Meeting Interactions. We recently completed a mid-cycle communication meeting with the FDA. The purpose of the mid-cycle communication meeting is for the FDA to provide the sponsor with an update of the status of the NDA review, including any issues identified. As is customary with the review of all NDAs, the FDA may identify other issues, and it may request additional information as it continues to review the NDA.

While we have not received formal minutes from the FDA, in the preliminary agenda for, and during, the mid-cycle communication meeting, the FDA stated that it has not identified any new significant issues but it continues to

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have concerns regarding the strength of the efficacy evidence. The FDA noted specific points of discussion for the meeting including:

the pivotal study, MOXIe Part 2, is not exceptionally persuasive and has only weak support from the secondary endpoints;
the significant reduction in the number of patients in the Extension phase of MOXIe at each time point makes it challenging to interpret the Delayed-Start Analysis; and
there is a lack of support from MOXIe Part 1 as no dose-response relationship was observed.

With respect to a potential label, the FDA requested additional justification or literaturesufficient to support the relevance of proposed biomarkers (ferritin, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)) to Nrf2 activation and howchange. Provided that would correlate with treatment benefit in Friedreich’s ataxia patients.

The FDA did not identify any significant clinical safety issues. The FDA stated that the safetythere are no major review is ongoing, and they are continuing to evaluate the cardiac safety of omaveloxolone in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. They have not identified any other major safety concerns at this stage of their review.

During the mid-cycle meeting, we proposed to address their concerns in three ways. First, regarding the interpretability of the Delayed-Start Analysis, we noted that the reduction in number of patients was primarily due to missed visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic and not due to study discontinuations. We then presented updated results from the Delayed-Start Analysis using a March 2022 data cut-off, which contain new, later time points and increased numbers of patients at later time points than the prior analysis. The FDA acknowledged these data and agreed that we could submit the updated data in a subsequent submission. See “Results from March 2022 Data Cut-Off of Delayed-Start Analysis of the MOXIe Extension” below.

Second, we proposed to submit a new propensity-matched matched analysis of MOXIe Extension data using the largest, most robust Friedreich’s ataxia natural history study to provide additional clinical data that could be considered confirmatory evidence. We noted that in the FDA’s draft guidance on Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness that confirmatory evidence could include comparison to reliable, systematically collected and well documented natural history of patientsissues with the disease, especially when the natural history is well defined, the external control population is similar to the treated population, and standard of care and concomitant treatments are not substantially different. We described how Friedreich’s ataxia meets all of these criteria. The FDA acknowledged and agreed to allow us to submit a propensity score-matched comparison of the progression in mFARS of subjects in the Clinical Outcome Measures in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA-COMS) natural history study to the patients in our MOXIe Extension study (the Propensity-Matched Analysis). See “Post Hoc Propensity-Matched Analysis of MOXIe Extension” below.

Third, we discussed an additional NDA amendment containing compelling mechanistic evidence in the setting of Friedreich’s ataxia’s well-understood disease pathophysiology, which could also serve as confirmatory evidence. Friedreich’s ataxia is caused by genetic mutations in the frataxin gene that result in insufficient amounts of functional frataxin protein. At the cellular level, this deficiency is associated with impaired mitochondrial energy production, which correlates with impaired neurologic function as measured by mFARS scores in FA patients. Substantial evidence demonstrates that Nrf2 levels and activity are suppressed in FA, and suppressed Nrf2 activity directly contributes to the pathophysiology of FA. Omaveloxolone induces Nrf2, which coordinates the expression of several enzymes and the production of key cofactors that increase mitochondrial energy production. Data from MOXIe Part 2 showed an association between omaveloxolone-induced Nrf2 activity and measures of neurological function, with larger increases in Nrf2 target levels associated with larger improvements in mFARS scores. The FDA also acknowledged this information and agreed that we could submit additional mechanistic evidence that could serve as confirmatory evidence.

In this context, we also addressed the mid-cycle meeting comment about the lack of a dose-response relationship in MOXIe Part 1. We noted that, based on the small size and short duration of MOXIe Part 1, it was not intended to demonstrate definitive efficacy. However, the study did demonstrate dose-dependent increases in Nrf2 target proteins.

Post-Mid-Cycle Meeting Submissions. Since the mid-cycle communication meeting, we have subsequently submitted the following additional data and analyses to the FDA as NDA updates and amendments.

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Updated data from the long-term MOXIe Extension trial to a data cut-off of March 2022 to address the interpretability of the Delayed-Start Analysis.

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A propensity score-matched comparison of the progression in mFARS of subjects in the Clinical Outcome Measures in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA-COMS) natural history study to the patients in our MOXIe Extension study (the Propensity-Matched Analysis).
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Mechanism of action data validating Nrf2, the target of omaveloxolone, as a key protein in the pathophysiology of Friedreich’s ataxia and clinical biomarker data showing that induction of Nrf2 target proteins in omaveloxolone-treated patients in the MOXIe Part 2 trial was associated with improvements in mFARS scores.

A detailed description of each of these submissions is included below.

Recently, we identified a specific data entry error in certain mFARS assessments at one of the MOXIe trial sites. We have determined that these errors had a negligible impact on the results of MOXIe Part 2, the Delayed-Start Analysis, and the Propensity-Matched Analysis. We have submitted a report to the FDA explaining the issue and the negligible impact on the studies.

The FDA may elect not to review data submitted in the new submissions or to delay the NDA review process and PDUFA date in response to any of these new submissions or any other issues the FDA identifies.

Results from March 2022 Data Cut-Off of Delayed-Start Analysis of the MOXIe Extension (Recently Submitted to FDA)

We recently submitted an update to the Delayed-Start Analysis to the FDA using a data cut-off in March 2022. In this updated analysis 63 of 73 patients from MOXIe Part 2 without severe pes cavus who enrolled into MOXIe Extension had at least 120 weeks of exposure in MOXIe Extension, and 40 of these patients had at least 144 weeks of exposure in the MOXIe Extension.

Results of this analysis demonstrated that the between-group difference in mFARS observed at the end of the placebo-controlled MOXIe Part 2 period (LS mean difference = -2.17 ± 1.09) was preserved at MOXIe Extension Week 72 in the delayed-start period (LS mean difference = -2.91 ± 1.44). Consistent with a persistent treatment effect on disease, the upper limit of the 90% CI for the difference estimate was less than zero (-0.09), meeting the threshold for demonstrating significant evidence of non-inferiority. Additionally, the between group difference in mFARS was maintained at Extension Week 96, 120, and 144 (LS mean difference = -2.19 ± 1.38, -2.74 ± 1.26, and -2.58 ± 1.47 respectively) and the threshold for non-inferiority was met at Week 120 with an upper limit of the 90% CI of -0.106.

Delayed-Start Analysis (Non-Inferiority Test)1

 

Placebo-Controlled

Week 48 (Δ1)

Delayed-Start

Week Ex. 72 (Δ2)

Delayed-Start

Week Ex. 96 (Δ2)

Delayed-Start

Week Ex. 120 (Δ2)

Delayed-Start

Week Ex. 144 (Δ2)

Difference (LS Mean ± SE)

-2.17 ± 1.089

p=0.0471

-2.91 ± 1.437

p=0.0433

-2.19 ± 1.375

p=0.1128

-2.74 ± 1.264

p=0.037

-2.58 ± 1.468

p=0.0796

Estimate = Δ2– 0.5 × Δ1

-

-1.826 ± 1.3535

-1.10 ± 1.2991

-1.657 ± 1.2086

-1.496 ± 1.4630

Upper Limit of 1-sided

90% CI for Estimate

-

-0.090*

0.567

-0.106*

0.382

1Non-Inferiority test performed using a MMRM analysis with a Toeplitz covariance structure.

*Threshold for non-inferiority was met.

 

The graphical representation of changes from baseline in mFARS for omaveloxolone and placebo groups shows the separation at the end of the placebo-controlled period is maintained in the open-label period at Extension Week 72 through Extension Week 144.

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Change from Baseline in mFARS (Patients without Severe Pes Cavus)

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A longitudinal analysis was also performed on the updated data to calculate annualized slopes incorporating all available data from the MOXIe Extension through Week 144. The results showed no significant difference in slope between the placebo-to-omaveloxolone group and the omaveloxolone-to-omaveloxolone group (p=0.66).

MOXIe Extension Annualized mFARS Slope Through Extension Week 144 (± SE)

mFARS Change per Year

Omaveloxolone-to-Omaveloxolone (n=34)

0.446 ± 0.6340

Placebo-to-Omaveloxolone (n=39)

0.760 ± 0.2773

Difference

-0.314 ± 0.7118

p=0.6602

The resulting parallel trajectories between both treatment groups are consistent with the hypothesis that earlier omaveloxolone treatment altered the disease course. Patients who received omaveloxolone during the double-blind MOXIe Part 2 had a benefit that could not be recovered by patients initially randomized to placebo who began omaveloxolone one year later in MOXIe Extension.

Post Hoc Propensity-Matched Analysis of MOXIe Extension (Recently Submitted to FDA)

The intent of the Post-Hoc Propensity-Matched Analysis of MOXIe Extension is to facilitate interpretation of the open-label MOXIe Extension study using an external control, thus providing confidence in the durability of the treatment response. Accruing data in MOXIe Extension provides longer term follow-up for disease progression in patients receiving omaveloxolone; however, there is no long-term placebo arm for comparison.

MOXIe Extension data were compared to natural history external controls using propensity matching to provide longer term efficacy data in support of the statistically significant benefit demonstrated by pivotal MOXIe Part 2. Conceptually, the analysis compares the mFARS progression of omaveloxolone-treated patients in the open-label MOXIe Extension trial to the observed progression of propensity score-matched untreated patients in an external control group. Propensity matching is a statistical methodology utilized to identify and match patients in the MOXIe Extension study with patients in the external control group who are expected to have a similar disease progression based on the prognostic factors used to calculate the propensity scores.

The largest natural history study of Friedreich’s ataxia, FA-COMS, is a global, multi-center, longitudinal, prospective observational study that has enrolled more than 1,250 patients, with follow-up as long as 19 years in some patients. Clinical outcome measures, including mFARS, are assessed annually. The mFARS is a clinician-observed/performance-based outcome, all FA-COMS sites are tertiary care centers specializing in Friedreich’s ataxia, and all mFARS assessments are conducted in a standardized manner by trained neurologists with experience in Friedreich’s ataxia and other ataxias. The score for each component of mFARS is based on measurements of a patient’s functional ability using the same standardized set of instructions in both studies. Therefore, the significant

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overlap in sites, which provides a similar testing environment to patients across studies, and the use of the same standardized instructions for the FARS assessment make the methodology for mFARS assessments across the 2 studies highly comparable. The FA-COMS database constitutes a well-established, reliable, and well documented source of natural history data for Friedreich’s ataxia.

Patients from FA-COMS were matched to MOXIe Extension patients using propensity scores based on multiple covariates: sex, baseline age, age of Friedreich’s ataxia onset, baseline mFARS score, and baseline gait score. Selection of these covariates was based on clinical relevance (i.e., factors considered prognostic for Friedreich’s ataxia progression) and availability in both studies. The change from baseline in mFARS at Year 3 for MOXIe Extension patients compared to the propensity score-matched FA-COMS patients was analyzed as the primary efficacy endpoint using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis. Change from baseline in mFARS at Year 1 and Year 2 were secondary endpoints. Data from MOXIe Part 1 and MOXIe Part 2 were not included in this propensity-matched analysis. Only data from MOXIe Extension were compared to natural history data. The matching was carried out as optimal 1:1 matching without replacement which resulted in equal sized groups for analysis.

For inclusion in each of the study populations patients must have had (1) baseline mFARS, (2) at least one post-baseline mFARS within 3 years after baseline, and (3) values for all propensity score model covariates (i.e., sex, baseline mFARS score, age at baseline, age of Friedreich’s ataxia onset, and baseline gait score). The MOXIe Extension study population included 136 patients. Of these, 95 patients were essentially treatment naïve at the time of entry into MOXIe Extension (i.e., includes those patients who received placebo in MOXIe Part 2 or had participated in MOXIe Part 1 and been off treatment for a long time), and the other 41 patients were continuing treatment (i.e., includes those patients who received omaveloxolone in MOXIe Part 2). The primary natural history (i.e., FA-COMS) study population included 598 patients eligible for matching with the MOXIe Extension population. There are three primary analysis populations, each based on a propensity score match with the FA-COMS study population: (1) Primary Pooled (n=272; 136 in each group), (2) Placebo-to-Omaveloxolone (n=190; 95 in each group), and (3) Omaveloxolone-to-Omaveloxolone (n=82; 41 in each group). Demographics and baseline characteristics were highly comparable between MOXIe Extension patients and the matched FA-COMS external control groups.

Propensity-Matched Analysis: Demographics and Baseline Characteristics Used for Propensity Score Calculation (Primary Pooled Population)

Characteristic

Statistic

Matched FA-COMS (n=136)

MOXIe Extension (n=136)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

26.2 (13.72)

26.6 (7.26)

Age at Friedreich’s ataxia Onset

Mean (SD)

15.2 (10.48)

15.5 (5.30)

Sex, Female

N (%)

70 (51.5%)

70 (51.5%)

mFARS

Mean (SD)

41.0 (16.10)

42.2 (12.60)

Gait

Mean (SD)

2.7 (1.69)

2.8 (1.36)

In the Primary Pooled Population (n=272; 136 patients in each treatment group), by Year 3, patients in the FA-COMS matched set progressed 6.61 mFARS points whereas patients treated with omaveloxolone in MOXIe Extension progressed 3.00 points for a difference of -3.61 mFARS points (nominal p=0.0001). In this analysis, progression in mFARS was 55% slower in MOXIe Extension patients treated with omaveloxolone compared to matched untreated patients in the FA-COMS study.

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Propensity-Matched Analysis: LS Mean Change from Baseline in mFARS Scores (Primary Pooled Population)

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Baseline

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

 

N

Mean (SD)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

MOXIe Extension

136

42.22 (12.60)

133

0.015 (0.56)

102

1.18 (0.59)

77

3.00 (0.66)

Matched FA-COMS

136

41.03 (16.10)

108

2.11 (0.59)

103

4.58 (0.59)

83

6.61 (0.65)

Difference

-

-

-

-2.10 (0.81)

p=0.0101

-

-3.41 (0.84)

p< 0.0001

-

-3.61 (0.93)

p=0.0001

In the pivotal MOXIe Part 2, omaveloxolone treated patients had experienced a reduction (i.e., an improvement) in mFARS score relative to the placebo group. The MOXIe Extension patients from the Primary Placebo-to-Omaveloxolone Population were essentially treatment-naïve at the time of entry into MOXIe Extension. After initiation of omaveloxolone treatment, at Year 1 this group experienced an improvement of neurologic function (as assessed by mFARS) relative to baseline. At Year 1, the treatment difference (-2.75 mFARS points; nominal p=0.0035) was similar in magnitude to the pivotal MOXIe Part 2 treatment difference in the primary analysis population (i.e., the Full Analysis Set) at Week 48 (-2.40 mFARS points).

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Propensity-Matched Analysis: LS Mean Change in mFARS Scores (Primary Placebo-to-Omaveloxolone Population)

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Baseline

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

 

N

Mean (SD)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

MOXIe Extension

95

42.81 (12.79)

95

-0.43 (0.63)

69

1.18 (0.69)

56

3.21 (0.76)

Match FA-COMS

95

44.54 (18.04)

72

2.32 (0.69)

71

4.23 (0.68)

64

7.29 (0.72)

Difference

-

-

-

-2.75 (0.94)

p=0.0035

-

-3.06 (0.97)

p=0.0017

-

-4.09 (1.05)

p=0.0001

In the Primary Omaveloxolone-to- Omaveloxolone Population, the treatment effect favored omaveloxolone treated patients relative to FA-COMS external controls at Year 1 and Year 2. A smaller difference between treatment groups was observed at Year 1 in the Omaveloxolone-to- Omaveloxolone Population than in the Placebo-to-Omaveloxolone Population. The MOXIe Extension patients in the Omaveloxolone-to- Omaveloxolone Population did not experience an improvement from baseline likely because they were in their second year of treatment with active drug. Of note, this group did experience persistence of benefit relative to the matched FA-COMS external control. The Omaveloxolone-to- Omaveloxolone Population represents the patients treated for the longest total duration, having previously received omaveloxolone in MOXIe Part 2. The treatment effect favored MOXIe Extension at each visit and consistently increased over time in this population in comparison to the FA-COMS external control group.

Propensity-Matched Analysis: LS Mean Change in mFARS Scores (Primary Omaveloxolone-to-Omaveloxolone Population)

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Baseline

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

 

N

Mean (SD)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

N

LS Mean (SE)

MOXIe Extension

41

40.85 (12.19)

38

1.05 (1.09)

33

1.10 (1.13)

21

2.38 (1.33)

Match FA-COMS

41

39.64 (16.80)

34

2.48 (1.12)

33

3.57 (1.13)

25

6.14 (1.24)

Difference

-

-

-

-1.43 (1.56)

p=0.3641

-

-2.47 (1.60)

p=0.1265

-

-3.76 (1.82)

p=0.0400

The FA-COMS study constitutes a well-established, reliable, and well documented source of natural history data for Friedreich’s ataxia. We acknowledge the limitations of a post-hoc, cross-study comparison. However, in the situation of a rare disease such as Friedreich’s ataxia, we propose these data comparing the long-term efficacy outcomes for omaveloxolone to propensity-matched natural history data provide confirmatory evidence of effectiveness for omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.

Mechanistic Validation of Nrf2 Target Biomarkers in Friedreich’s ataxia

During the mid-cycle communication meeting discussion, the division requested to see the pharmacodynamic data contextualized with a discussion of the supporting independent literature regarding proposed biomarkers for label purposes. We have responded to the FDA’s request and, as briefly summarized below, we provided additional information including an integrated and detailed presentation of the disease pathophysiology of Friedreich’s ataxia, a review of the available pharmacodynamic data, justification of the relevance of these data in Friedreich’s ataxia, and an explanation of the relationship between the mechanistic data and the observed biomarker and clinical treatment effects in patients treated with omaveloxolone. As stated in the meeting,supplement, we believe these data do not just address their discussion topics regarding labeling but could also provide confirmatory evidence.

Friedreich’s ataxia is caused by genetic mutations inthat SKYCLARYS will be available through the frataxin (FXN) gene that result in insufficient amounts of FXN. At the cellular level, FXN deficiency is associated with impaired mitochondrial function, redox imbalance, and iron dysregulation. Additionally, lower mitochondrial function correlates with impaired neurologic function as measured by mFARS score in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. Substantial evidence demonstrates that Nrf2 levels and activity are suppressed in cells from patients with Friedreich’s ataxia and in preclinical animal models of the disease. Although the molecular mechanism by which frataxin deficiency suppresses Nrf2 has not been fully characterized, dysregulated Nrf2 signaling is a common early upstream event that contributes to impaired mitochondrial energy production and redox imbalance in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia.

Nrf2 is a transcription factor that binds to specific DNA sequences called antioxidant response elements (AREs) that are located in the promoter regions of Nrf2 target genes. Binding to AREs allows Nrf2 to increase the transcription of its target genes, which play key roles in cellular metabolism and bioenergetic processes. Nrf2 target genes include γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT1), which plays a key role in redox balance, and ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) and ferritin light chain (FTL), which combine to form ferritin, a protein involved in iron handling. By coordinating the expression of several enzymes and the production of key cofactors, Nrf2 activation restores redox balance, regenerates reducing equivalents, and modulates iron handling. Together, these effects increase the production of cellular energy (i.e., ATP) within the mitochondria in Friedreich’s ataxia patient fibroblasts and Friedreich’s ataxia disease models.

Treatment with omaveloxolone in MOXIe Part 1 resulted in dose-dependent increases in Nrf2 activity, as assessed by serum ferritin and GGT levels. Data from MOXIe Part 2 showed an association between omaveloxolone-induced Nrf2 activity and measures of neurological function, with larger increases in Nrf2 target levels associated with larger improvements in mFARS scores. Taken together, these data indicate that omaveloxolone rescues Nrf2 activity that is suppressed in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia and that the increase in Nrf2 activity is associated with a therapeutic benefit in these patients.specialty pharmacy no later than mid-August 2023.

Regulatory Interactions in Europe

We are continuing to complete the regulatory procedures and submissions required prior to filingsubmitted an MAA in Europe for approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia.FA to the EMA in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the application is under review. We recently received the omaveloxolone MAA Day 120 List of Questions from the EMA. The EMA separates their questions into “major” and “other” categories. With respect to major questions on clinical efficacy, the EMA invited us to discuss the robustness of the efficacy results and suggested the discussion could include the impact of imbalances in baseline characteristics on the pivotal study results and extrapolation of the results to patients with advanced disease and patient groups not included in the pivotal trial. They also asked us to justify inclusion of the pes cavus population in the indication. With respect to major questions on clinical safety, the EMA asked us to discuss the similarities between Nrf2 activators with respect to chemical structure and safety and to discuss suitable contraindications and warnings for cardiac, renal, diabetic and other conditions taking into account the populations studied. With respect to major questions on drug product quality, the EMA requested us to clarify the information on the potential for nitrosamine formation and to provide further information on active substance control strategies. We believe that we have the data and analyses necessary to address the requests of the EMA, and we plan to provide responses to the EMA in the third quarter of 2023.

Prior to submission of the MAA, we received a positive opinion from the Pediatric Committee on our Pediatric Investigation Plan, withand, as agreed in this plan, we have submitted a commitment to seekrequest for scientific advice forseeking additional input on the protocol design, and we also received EMA Follow-Up Protocol Assistance feedback regarding our nonclinical and CMC programs. The EMA feedback indicated that there were no identified impedimentsdesign.

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to our planned MAA submissionOmaveloxolone and included agreement that certain nonclinical studies, including 2-year carcinogenicity study data, may be submitted after approval. We plan to submit an MAA to the EMAOur Other Nrf2 Activators for omaveloxolone in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Omaveloxolone in Other Neurological Indications

Omaveloxolone is a promising platform molecule. Because mitochondrial dysfunction is a key feature of many neurological and neuromuscular diseases, we believe omaveloxoloneNrf2 activators may be broadly applicable to treat such diseases by activating Nrf2 to normalize and improve mitochondrial function and ATP production.

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Based on our understanding of the pathophysiology of neurological diseases, characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress, we believe omaveloxoloneour Nrf2 activators may be applicable to both rare diseases such as Huntington’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and others, as well as non-rare diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and epilepsy.others. Consistent with this, we have observed promising activity of omaveloxolone and our other Nrf2 activators in preclinical models of many of these diseases.

Our Nrf2 activators reduced seizure frequency in refractory, progressive epilepsy models and restored mitochondrial function in patient biopsy samples and preclinical models of Friedreich’s ataxia, ALS,FA, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), familial and sporadic Parkinson’s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. In clinical trials, improvements in neuromuscular function have been observed in FA patients with Friedreich’s ataxia treated with omaveloxolone as assessed by mFARS,the modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale, and improvements in mitochondrial function, as measured by reductions in blood lactate and heart rate, have been observed in patients with primary mitochondrial disease. Accordingly, we believe that omaveloxolone has the potentialWe have developed additional small molecule activators of Nrf2, including RTA 415 and RTA 417, which are currently in preclinical development. The non-clinical profiles of these to treat a numbermolecules support advancement to clinical studies and have shown broad activity in non-clinical models of neurologicalinflammation, autoimmune disease, and neuromuscular diseases thatneurodegeneration. Late Investigational New Drug (IND)-directed studies are currently have fewunderway or no effective therapies,planned, and we plan to pursueanticipate IND filings in 2024 for both molecules. We are currently evaluating the impact of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on our future development ofplans for omaveloxolone and our other Nrf2 activators for one or more of these diseases.activators.

RTA 901Cemdomespib in Neurological Diseases

RTA 901Cemdomespib is the lead product candidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, which includes highly potent and selective C-terminal modulators of Hsp90. We have observed favorable activity of RTA 901cemdomespib in a range of preclinical models of neurological disease, including models of diabetic neuropathy, neuroinflammation, and neuropathic pain.

Historically, other companies have explored N-terminal Hsp90 inhibitors for cancer therapeutics; however, this approach has been associated with multiple AEsadverse effects including peripheral neuropathy and ocular toxicity. Binding at the C-terminus of Hsp90 leads to increased transcription of Hsp70, a cytoprotective and molecular chaperone gene, which facilitates cell survival in response to stress without the deleterious activities of N-terminal inhibition.

In preclinical rodent disease models, we observed that RTA 901cemdomespib administered orally once-daily rescued existingcompromised nerve function, restored thermal and mechanical sensitivity, and improved nerve conductance velocity and mitochondrial function. These effects are dose-dependent, reversible, and Hsp70-dependent.HSP70-dependent.

We completed a Phase 1 SAD/MAD trial of oral, once-daily RTA 901once daily cemdomespib in healthy adult volunteers to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PKpharmacokinetic (PK) profile. The PK was approximately dose-proportional up to the highest doses evaluated with a half-life ranging from two to nine hours. Human exposures easily exceeded the exposures necessary for efficacy in multiple animal models. No safety or tolerability concerns were reported. In the firstthird quarter of 2022, we initiatedcompleted additional Phase 1 clinical pharmacology studies of RTA 901,cemdomespib, including a drug-drug interaction study which has been fully enrolled. Following completiondemonstrated an acceptable profile.

We have finalized the design of these Phase 1 studies, we plan to initiate a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-part, 12-week Phase 2 trial of RTA 901cemdomespib in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathicDPNP. The trial will assess pain using the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). We plan to enroll 192 patients randomized in each part for a total of 384 patients. Patients are allowed to take up to one standard of care medication. In order for patients to enroll, they must not have achieved adequate pain control upon entry with a NPRS pain intensity score of at least 4 on a 0 to 10 point scale at screening. We will conduct an exposure-response analysis using Part 1 data to select doses for Part 2. The primary endpoint is the change in average pain intensity assessed by NPRS at Week 12. We plan to initiate the trial in the fourththird quarter of 2022.2023.

There are about four million patients with moderate to severe DPNP in the United States, and about two million adult patients diagnosed with DPNP seek treatment annually. We are the exclusive licensee of RTA 901cemdomespib and have worldwide commercial rights.

Programs in Chronic Kidney Disease

We and Kyowa Kirin, our strategic collaborator in CKD in Japan, arewere developing bardoxolone for the treatment of CKD in multiple indications, including ADPKD, CKD caused by Alport syndrome, ADPKD, and type 1 and 2 diabetic CKD. CKD is characterized by a progressive worsening in the rate at which the kidney filters waste products from the blood, called the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). eGFR is an estimate of GFR that nephrologists use to track the decline in kidney function and progression of CKD. When GFR gets too low, patients develop end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and require dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.

Bardoxolone in Patients with CKD Caused by Alport Syndrome

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Alport syndrome is a rare, genetic form of CKD caused by mutations in the genes encoding type IV collagen, which is a major structural component of the glomerular basement membrane in the kidney. The kidneys of patients with Alport syndrome progressively lose the capacity to filter waste products out of the blood, which can lead to ESKD and the need for chronic dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant. Alport syndrome affects both children and adults and can manifest as early as the first decade of life and causes average annual declines in eGFR of approximately four to five mL/min/1.73 m2. In patients with the most severe forms of the disease, approximately 50% progress to dialysis by age 25, 90% by age 40, and nearly 100% by age 60. There are currently no approved therapies to treat CKD caused by Alport syndrome.

The Alport Syndrome Foundation has estimated that Alport syndrome affects approximately 30,000 to 60,000 people in the United States. According to data provided by IQVIA in 2020, there are approximately 14,000 projected patients diagnosed with Alport syndrome in all stages of CKD in the United States. However, recent literature suggests that a large number of patients with Alport syndrome are either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with other forms of CKD.

On February 25, 2022, we received a CRLComplete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA with respect to its review of our NDA for bardoxolone in the treatment of patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome. The CRL indicated that the FDA cannot approve the NDA in its present form. Based on its review, the FDA concluded that it does not believe the submitted data demonstrates that bardoxolone is effective in slowing the loss of kidney function in patients with Alport syndrome and reducing the risk of progression to kidney failure and has requested additional data to support the efficacy and safety of bardoxolone. Their conclusion was based on efficacy and safety concerns primarily set forth in the FDA’s briefing book and discussed at the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting held on December 8, 2021.

The FDA stated that the issues could be resolved by providing evidence of effectiveness that includes evidence from an adequate and well-controlled study showing a clinically relevant effect on the rate of loss of kidney function in patients with Alport syndrome or, alternatively, an effect on a clinical outcome (i.e., an endpoint that captures how patients with Alport syndrome feel, function, or survive). In addition, the FDA stated that we would need to address whether bardoxolone has a clinically relevant effect on the QT interval and show that the demonstrated clinical benefits of bardoxolone outweigh its risks. The FDA welcomed continued discussion on the details of a path forward. We have recently requestedbeen sponsoring FALCON, a Type C meeting to discuss the program and continue to work with the FDA to confirm our next steps on our Alport syndrome program.

In October 2021, we submitted an MAA to the EMA for bardoxolone in the treatment of patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome. In the first quarter of 2022, we received the 120-day list of questions from the EMA. We are in the process of preparing our responses. We previously requested a 90-day extension for our responses which was granted by the EMA. We plan to submit additional long-term extension data from the ongoing EAGLE trial to address the comments and questions raised by the EMA and have been granted a further 30-day extension to complete our responses.

Bardoxolone in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

ADPKD is a rare and serious hereditary form of CKD caused by a genetic defect in PKD1 or PKD2 genes leading to the formation of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys and other organs. Cyst growth can cause the kidneys to expand up to five to seven times their normal volume, leading to pain and progressive loss of kidney function. Inflammation appears to play a role in cyst growth and is associated with disease progression in ADPKD.

ADPKD affects both men and women of all racial and ethnic groups and is the leading inheritable cause of kidney failure with an estimated diagnosed population of 140,000 patients and an estimated prevalent population of 400,000 patients in the United States. Despite current standard-of-care treatment, an estimated 50% of ADPKD patients progress to ESKD and require dialysis or a kidney transplant by 60 years of age. The only therapy currently approved for ADPKD is JYNARQUE® (tolvaptan), developed by Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., which was approved in the United States in 2018 to slow kidney function decline in adults at risk of rapidly progressing ADPKD.

We are currently enrolling patients in FALCON, anPhase 3, international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with ADPKD, randomized one-to-one to active drug or placebo. FALCON is enrolling 850 patients in a broad rangerare and serious hereditary form of ages, with an eGFR between 30 and 90 mL/min/1.73 m2. The primary endpoint of the study is the off-treatment eGFR change from baseline at Week 108 (eight weeks after planned drug discontinuation at Week 100). All patients will be asked to return at Week 108

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independent of the time of study drug discontinuation. The secondary endpoint is the eGFR change from baseline at Week 100. Morethan 580patients are currently enrolled in the trial.

CKD. In the firstfourth quarter of 2022, we finalizedhad received scientific advice from the EMA that the proposed Phase 3 clinical study cannot be used as a protocol amendmentstandalone study to FALCON, and initiated submissionsupport the indication of the amendmentbardoxolone in ADPKD. The EMA recommended that we evaluate, in addition to the FDAtraditional endpoints, the effect of bardoxolone on total kidney volume in these patients and other relevant health authorities. The major protocol amendment modifications include changing the primary endpoint of off-treatment eGFR change from baseline at Week 52 (or four weeks after drug discontinuation in Year 1) to eGFR change from baseline at Week 108 (eight weeks after planned drug discontinuation at Week 100). The major protocol amendment is under review in the applicable countries where FALCON is being conducted. We have received queries regarding the proposed changes from several countries and are actively working through the regulatory processes to secure approval to implement the amendment as agreed with the FDA. There is a possibilityrequested that approval for the amendment may either be delayed or denied in one or more countries. Failure to receive approval for the protocol amendment in multiple countries could materially adversely affect the trial results.we seek additional guidance on our program.

AYAME Trial in Diabetic CKD Conducted byIn May 2023, Kyowa Kirin

Upon completion of Kyowa Kirin’s reported results from the AYAME study, Phase 2 TSUBAKI3 trial of bardoxolone in patients with Stage 3 and 4 diabetic CKD in Japan, and after discussions with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Kyowa Kirin initiated a Phase 3 outcomes trial called AYAME in patients with Stage 3 or 4 diabetic CKD in Japan.kidney disease. The primary endpoint is time to onset of a ≥ 30% decrease in eGFR from baseline or ESKD.ESRD. The secondary endpoints are time to onset of a ≥ 40% decrease in eGFR from baseline or ESKD,ESRD, time to onset of a ≥ 53% decrease in eGFR from baseline or ESKD,ESRD, time to onset of ESKD,ESRD, and change in eGFR from baseline at each evaluation time point.

AYAME met the primary and key secondary endpoints and no significant safety issues were observed in patients receiving bardoxolone. However, there was no separation in the occurrence of ESRD events between the bardoxolone and placebo groups after three years of treatment.

Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin completed patient enrollmenthave decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the ongoing FALCON Phase 3 trial in AYAMEpatients with ADPKD and EAGLE open-label extension study in June 2019patients with Alport syndrome and expects the last patient visit to occur in the second half of 2022.ADPKD. We will be communicating these plans with regulators and our clinical trial sites immediately.

United States Commercial ReadinessLaunch

With the acceptanceOn February 28, 2023, we received FDA approval of our NDA for omaveloxolone and a Priority Review designation, we are advancing commercial launch preparations in the United States. We are in the process of building the commercial infrastructure necessary to effectively support the commercialization of omaveloxoloneSKYCLARYS for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, ifFA and whenlaunched SKYCLARYS in the United States as the first approved product for this disease. Commercialization efforts began immediately following approval with launch strategies that support physician education and utilization, patient activation, and access to therapy. Reata field sales representatives began physician engagements on March 6th. The sales organization consists of a team of Region Business Directors and Neurology Account Managers responsible for educating healthcare providers (HCPs) currently treating FA. Our Field Access Team was also deployed at approval to help facilitate access to SKYCLARYS. The Access team consists of National Account Directors focused on SKYCLARYS coverage by top national and regional payers, and a Patient Access Liaison Team, hired to support practice-level access needs. Together, this team’s primary responsibility is to facilitate patient access to the drug by working to minimize and navigate payer criteria. Coverage by most national and regional payers is expected to take approximately four to eight weeks or longer via medical exception while formulary review progresses over the next three to six months. Patient access services through Reata REACH went live and were operational at approval, including the REACH call center and website. SKYCLARYS patient enrollment forms became available for download at approval. Reata REACH has been accepting patient enrollment forms submitted by HCPs and is working with payers for coverage authorization through prior authorization and medical exceptions.

In the United States, there are approximately 5,000 diagnosed FA patients today that can be linked HCPs, of which an estimated 4,500 represent our total on-label addressable market and excludes patients under the age of 16. Through the evaluation of ICD-10 claims data, we receive regulatory approval. Commercial launch preparation for omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia will continue to advance in stephave identified approximately 2,500 target HCPs treating patients with the regulatory progress.FA today.

Our ability to launch omaveloxolone is dependent on the successful defense of an NDA and approval by the FDA. We have hired commercial leadership and intend to build the teams, infrastructure, systems, and processes necessary for the launch of omaveloxolone. This will include sales, marketing, market access, patient support, and distribution. Additionally, we are expanding quality and compliance functions to support commercialization. A trade name for omaveloxolone has been selected.

One challenge unique to rare-disease commercialization is patient identification due to the very small and sometimes heterogeneous disease populations. Our management team is experienced in maximizing patient identification for both clinical development and commercialization purposes in rare diseases. Commercial infrastructure for orphan products typically consists of a targeted, specialty sales force that calls on a limited and focused group of physicians and personnel involved in sales management, internal sales support, marketing, patient access, and distribution.23


Ex-United States Commercial Readiness

Our ability to launch omaveloxolone is dependent on the successful filing and defense of an MAA and approval by the EMA or other regulatory agencies. Outside of the United States, where appropriate and depending on the terms of our contractual arrangements, we plan, either alone, or with new collaboration partners, to commercialize our products. Our strategic collaborator Kyowa Kirin has all rights

With regards to commercialize bardoxolone in its territories. We are refining our strategy and market assessments with respectomaveloxolone, if approved, we plan to potential launcheslaunch in the EU in the second quarter of 2024. In parallel to our regulatory activities to respond to the EMA’s questions concerning our regulatory submission, we have been setting up our commercial launch infrastructure and preparing our reimbursement dossiers for submission in target countries. Beyond the EU, we continue to evaluate marketmarket‌ opportunities for our products in other global markets. Commercial launch preparation for omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia outside of the United States will advance in step with the regulatory progress.

Update on Adjustments to Operations Due to COVID-19

When COVID-19 emerged as a global pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, we were quick to respond and were an early adopter of a work-from-home policy, with the exception of the laboratory, which continued to operate throughout under strict safety protocols. For all remote employees, we provided appropriate workstation equipment

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as well as training and resources to support employees’ mental and emotional wellbeing. We continue to operate under a hybrid work schedule encouraging office-based employees to work with their respective functional leaders to agree to flexible work schedules that meet both business and personal needs. For field-based medical affairs personnel, we are working with health care professionals to schedule in-person meetings/attend conferences where practical and in accordance with policy and regulatory guidance. We continue to update our Pandemic Management Plan as circumstances dictate in order to minimize risk and protect the wellbeing of employees.

Corporate Overview

To date, we have focused most of our efforts and resources on developing our product candidates, and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials.trials, and build-out of commercial infrastructure for SKYCLARYS. In February 2023, we announced that the FDA approved SKYCLARYS, for the treatment of FA in adults and adolescents 16 years of age and older in the U.S. We believe SKYCLARYS commercial drug product will be available through the specialty pharmacy no later than mid-August 2023, at which time we will start to generate product revenue. We have historically financed our operations primarily through revenue generated from our collaborations with AbbVie and Kyowa Kirin, from sales of our securities, secured loans, and a strategic financing from BXLS. We have not received any payments or revenue from collaborations other than nonrefundable upfront, milestone, and cost sharing payments from our collaborations with AbbVie and Kyowa Kirin, from the Development Agreement with BXLS, and from reimbursements of expenses under the terms of our agreement with Kyowa Kirin. We have incurred losses in each year since our inception, other than in 2014. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had $147.2$84.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, marketable debt securities of $236.0 million and an accumulated deficit of $1,403.0$1,683.6 million. We continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related to our ongoing operations. Despite contractual product development commitments and the potential to receive future payments from Kyowa Kirin, weWe anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future,losses. As we successfully launch SKYCLARYS, and generate commercial product revenue, we anticipate that our losses will increase asdecrease in the foreseeable future, before we continue our development of, seek regulatory approval for, and potentially commercialize our product candidates. If we do not successfully develop and obtain regulatory approval of our existing product candidates or any future product candidates and effectively manufacture, market, and sell any products that are approved, we may never generate revenue from product sales. Furthermore, even if we do generate revenue from product sales, we may never again achieve or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.reach profitability. Our prior losses, combined with expected future losses, have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity and working capital. Our failure to become and remain profitable could depress the market price of our Class A common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, diversify our product offerings, or continue our operations.

The probability of success for each of our product candidates and clinical programs and our ability to generate product revenue and become profitable depend upon a variety of factors, including the quality of the product candidate, clinical results, investment in the program, competition, manufacturing capability, commercial viability, and our collaborators’ ability to successfully execute our development and commercialization plans. We will also require additional capital through equity, debt, or royalty financings or collaboration arrangements in order to fund our operations and execute on our business plans, and there is no assurance that such financing or arrangements will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all. For a description of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development and raising additional capital, see “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

Financial Operations Overview

Revenue

Our revenue to date has been generated primarily from licensing fees received under our collaborative license agreements and reimbursements for expenses. We currently have no approved products and have not generated any revenue from the sale of products to date. In February 2023, we announced that the FDA approved SKYCLARYS, for the treatment of FA in adults and adolescents 16 years of age and older in the U.S. We believe SKYCLARYS commercial drug product will be available through the specialty pharmacy no later than mid-August 2023, at which time we will start to generate product revenue. In the future, we may generate revenue from product sales, royalties on product sales, reimbursements for collaboration services under our current collaboration agreements, or license fees, milestones, or upfront payments if we enter into any new collaborations or license agreements. We expect that our future revenue will fluctuate from quarter to quarter for many reasons, including the uncertain timing and amount of any such payments and sales.

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Our license and milestone revenue has been generated primarily from the Kyowa Kirin Agreement, the AbbVie License Agreement, and the Collaboration Agreement and consists of upfront payments and milestone payments. License revenue recorded with respect to the Kyowa Kirin Agreement, the AbbVie License Agreement, and the Collaboration Agreement consists solely of the recognition of deferred revenue. Under our revenue recognition policy, collaboration revenue associated with upfront, non-refundable license payments received under our license and collaboration agreements are deferred and recognized ratably over the expected term of the performance obligations under each agreement. Under the Reacquisition Agreement, we no longer have performance obligations under the

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AbbVie License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement. Under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement, we will not recognize any deferred revenue subsequent to June 30, 2022.

In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

Research and Development Expenses

The largest component of our total operating expenses has historically been our investment in research and development activities, including the clinical development of our product candidates. From our inception through June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we have incurred a total of $1,169.1$1,315.2 million in research and development expense, a majority of which relates to the development of bardoxolone and omaveloxolone. We expect our research and development expense to continue to increase in the future as we advance our product candidates through clinical trials and expand our product candidatecandidates portfolio. The process of conducting the necessary preclinical and clinical research to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time-consuming, and we consider the active management and development of our clinical pipeline to be crucial to our long-term success. The actual probability of success for each product candidate and preclinical program may be affected by a variety of factors, including the safety and efficacy data for product candidates, investment in the program, competition, manufacturing capability, and commercial viability.

Research and development expenses include:

expenses incurred under agreements with clinical trial sites that conduct research and development activities on our behalf;
expenses incurred under contract research agreements and other agreements with third parties;
employee and consultant-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits, travel, and stock-based compensation;
laboratory and vendor expenses related to the execution of preclinical and non-clinical studies and clinical trials;
the cost of acquiring, developing, manufacturing, and distributing clinical trial materials;
the cost of development, scale up, and process validation activities to support product registration; and
facilities, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance, and other supply costs.

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Costs for certain development activities such as clinical trials are highly judgmental and are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information and data provided to us by our vendors and our clinical sites.

We base our expense accruals related to clinical trials on our estimates of the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions and CROs that conduct and manage clinical trials and preclinical studies on our behalf. The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones. In accruing costs, we estimate the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period.

To date, we have not experienced material changes in our estimates of accrued research and development expenses after a reporting period. However, due to the nature of estimates, we cannot assure you that we will not make changes to our estimates in the future as we become aware of additional information about the status or conduct of our clinical trials and other research activities.

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Kyowa Kirin has allowed us to conduct clinical studies of bardoxolone in certain rare forms of kidney diseases in Japan and has reimbursed us the majority of the costs for our CARDINAL study in Japan. Kyowa Kirin is the in-country caretaker in our FALCON study in Japan and we are reimbursing Kyowa Kirin for the costs of a certain number of patients in the study.

35In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.


The following table summarizes our research and development expenses incurred during the three and six months ended June 30:March 31, 2023:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Bardoxolone

 

$

7,956

 

 

$

14,979

 

 

$

14,418

 

 

$

26,365

 

 

$

10,910

 

 

$

6,462

 

Omaveloxolone

 

 

7,284

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

13,881

 

 

 

2,954

 

 

 

7,481

 

 

 

7,597

 

RTA 901

 

 

2,226

 

 

 

3,121

 

 

 

3,633

 

 

 

3,827

 

Cemdomespib (previously referred to as RTA 901)

 

 

2,448

 

 

 

1,407

 

Other research and development expenses

 

 

21,865

 

 

 

21,484

 

 

 

47,204

 

 

 

41,800

 

 

 

34,638

 

 

 

24,338

 

Total research and development expenses

 

$

39,331

 

 

$

40,066

 

 

$

79,136

 

 

$

74,946

 

 

$

55,477

 

 

$

39,804

 

The program-specific expenses summarized in the table above include costs that we directly allocate to our product candidates. Our other research and development expenses include salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and preclinical, research, and discovery costs, which we do not allocate on a program-specific basis.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

GeneralSelling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for executive, operational, finance, legal, compliance, commercial, and human resource functions. OtherSelling, general and administrative expenses also include personnel expense, facility-related costs, professional fees, accounting and legal services, depreciation expense, other external services, and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining our intellectual property rights.

We anticipate that our selling, general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increasecontinue to build-out our headcountglobal commercial and compliance infrastructure and field team to support the launch of SKYCLARYS in the U.S., as well as the potential launch of SKYCLARYS into additional markets, assuming regulatory approvals, and continue to advance and develop our continued researchpipeline and advance our product candidates, including partnered programs, into later-stage development, and potential commercializationprepare regulatory submissions. However, we expect that certain expenses will be variable depending on the timing of our product candidates. We have also incurred,manufacturing batches, clinical trial enrollment and anticipate incurring in the future, increased expenses associated with being a public company, including exchange listing and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance premiums, legal, audit and tax fees, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,results, regulatory compliance programs, and investor relations costs. Additionally, if and when we believe the first regulatory approval of onereview of our product candidates appears likely, we anticipate an increase in payroll and relatedprograms, and stock-based compensation expenses as a resultdue to our determination regarding the probability of our preparationvesting for commercial operations, especially for the sales and marketing of our product candidates.performance-based awards.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense) includes interest and gains earned on our cash and cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities, amortization of debt issuance costs, imputed interest on long term payables, foreign currency exchange gains and losses, and non-cash interest expense on liability related to the sale of future royalties.

On May 4, 2023, we entered into the Amended Funding Agreement with BXLS. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.

On May 5, 2023, we entered into a Term Loan arrangement. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.

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Benefit from (Provision for) Taxes on Income

Provision for taxes on income consists of net loss, taxed at federal tax rates and adjusted for certain permanent differences. Realization of deferred tax assets is generally dependent upon future earnings by jurisdiction, of which the timing and amount are uncertain for the majority of our deferred tax assets, and valuation allowances are maintained against them. Changes in valuation allowances also affect the tax provision.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended June 30:March 31:

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Change $

 

 

Change %

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Change $

 

 

Change %

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

754

 

 

$

803

 

 

$

(49

)

 

 

(6

)

 

$

 

 

$

893

 

 

$

(893

)

 

 

(100

)

Other revenue

 

 

8

 

 

 

1,418

 

 

 

(1,410

)

 

 

(99

)

 

 

195

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

829

 

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

762

 

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

(1,459

)

 

 

(66

)

 

 

195

 

 

 

914

 

 

 

(719

)

 

 

(79

)

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cost and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

39,331

 

 

 

40,066

 

 

 

(735

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

55,477

 

 

 

39,804

 

 

 

15,673

 

 

 

39

 

General and administrative

 

 

25,143

 

 

 

21,998

 

 

 

3,145

 

 

 

14

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

54,885

 

 

 

24,841

 

 

 

30,044

 

 

 

121

 

Depreciation

 

 

273

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

288

 

 

 

308

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(6

)

Total expenses

 

 

64,747

 

 

 

62,351

 

 

 

2,396

 

 

 

4

 

Total operating cost and expenses

 

 

110,650

 

 

 

64,953

 

 

 

45,697

 

 

 

70

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(9,571

)

 

 

(13,223

)

 

 

3,652

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

(5,662

)

 

 

(9,772

)

 

 

4,110

 

 

 

42

 

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(73,556

)

 

 

(73,353

)

 

 

(203

)

 

 

(0

)

Loss from operations

 

 

(116,117

)

 

 

(73,811

)

 

 

(42,306

)

 

 

57

 

Benefit from (provision for) taxes on income

 

 

1

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

(652

)

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

100

 

Net loss

 

$

(73,555

)

 

$

(72,700

)

 

$

(855

)

 

 

(1

)

 

$

(116,117

)

 

$

(73,842

)

 

$

(42,275

)

 

 

57

 

** Percentage not meaningful

Revenue

License and milestone revenue represented approximately 99%0% and 36%98% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and consisted of the recognition of Kyowa Kirin deferred revenue.respectively. License and milestone revenue decreased by 6%100%, primarily due to the Company reaching the end of the performance obligation of the Kyowa Kirin Agreement during the current period.as of June 30, 2022.

Other revenue decreased inwas immaterial for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared toMarch 31, 2023, and 2022.

On February 28, 2023, the FDA approved SKYCLARYS for the treatment of FA in the U.S. No product revenue was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in reimbursements of expenses from Kyowa KirinMarch 31, 2023 or for manufacturing and non-clinical study expenses incurred.the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Expenses

The following table summarizes our expenses, including as a percentage of total expenses, for the three months ended June 30:March 31:

 

2022

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

2021

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

2023

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

2022

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

Research and development

 

$

39,331

 

 

 

60

%

 

$

40,066

 

 

 

64

%

 

$

55,477

 

 

 

50

%

 

$

39,804

 

 

 

61

%

General and administrative

 

 

25,143

 

 

 

39

%

 

 

21,998

 

 

 

35

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

54,885

 

 

 

49

%

 

 

24,841

 

 

 

38

%

Depreciation

 

 

273

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

287

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

288

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

308

 

 

 

1

%

Total expenses

 

$

64,747

 

 

 

 

 

$

62,351

 

 

 

 

 

$

110,650

 

 

 

 

 

$

64,953

 

 

 

 

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Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses decreasedincreased by $0.7$15.7 million, or 2%39%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022, remained consistent whenMarch 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The increase is due to an increase in stock-based compensation due to the vesting of certain performance-based equity grants related to the receipt of FDA approval of SKYCLARYS on February 28, 2023, and certain ongoing clinical study costs.

Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 60%50% and 64%61% for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The decrease of 4%11% was due to the proportionately larger increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, compared to research and development expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

GeneralSelling, general and administrative expenses increased by $3.1$30.0 million, or 14%121%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to rent expensean increase in stock-based compensation due to the vesting of certain performance-based equity grants related to the new headquarters building lease that commenced in December 2021.receipt of FDA approval of SKYCLARYS on February 28, 2023, and increased commercial activities for SKYCLARYS.

GeneralSelling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 39%49% and 35%38%, for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The increase of 4%11% was due to the proportionately larger increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, compared to research and development expenses.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net decreased by $3.7$4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease$3.3 million increase in effective interest rate in non-cash interest expense on liabilityincome generated from marketable debt securities, a $2.0 million increase related to the sale of future royaltiesemployee retention credit under the CARES Act, and a decrease$1.1 million increase of interest expense attributable to the payable to AbbVieBXLS under to the Reacquisition Agreement, which was fully satisfied in 2021.Development Agreement.

Benefit from (Provision for) Taxes on Income

Benefit from (Provision for) taxes on income decreased by $0.6 millionwas immaterial for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to interest earned on tax benefit in 2021 resulting from CARES Act.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021 (unaudited)

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the six months ended June 30:

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Change $

 

 

Change %

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

1,648

 

 

$

1,598

 

 

$

50

 

 

 

3

 

Other revenue

 

 

29

 

 

 

1,568

 

 

 

(1,539

)

 

 

(98

)

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

1,677

 

 

 

3,166

 

 

 

(1,489

)

 

 

(47

)

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

79,136

 

 

 

74,946

 

 

 

4,190

 

 

 

6

 

General and administrative

 

 

49,984

 

 

 

42,703

 

 

 

7,281

 

 

 

17

 

Depreciation

 

 

581

 

 

 

561

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

4

 

Total expenses

 

 

129,701

 

 

 

118,210

 

 

 

11,491

 

 

 

10

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(19,343

)

 

 

(25,780

)

 

 

6,437

 

 

 

25

 

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(147,367

)

 

 

(140,824

)

 

 

(6,543

)

 

 

(5

)

Benefit from (provision for) taxes on income

 

 

(30

)

 

 

669

 

 

 

(699

)

 

**

 

Net loss

 

$

(147,397

)

 

$

(140,155

)

 

$

(7,242

)

 

 

(5

)

** Percentage not meaningful

Revenue

License and milestone revenue represented approximately 98% and 50% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and consisted of the recognition of Kyowa Kirin deferred revenue.2022.

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License and milestone revenue increased by 3% during the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to the achievement of a regulatory milestone in July 2021, variable consideration previously considered constrained, under the Kyowa Kirin Agreement.

Other revenue decreased in the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in reimbursements of expenses from Kyowa Kirin for manufacturing and non-clinical study expenses incurred.

Expenses

The following table summarizes our expenses, including as a percentage of total expenses, for the six months ended June 30:

 

 

2022

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

2021

 

 

% of Total
Expenses

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

Research and development

 

$

79,136

 

 

 

60

%

 

$

74,946

 

 

 

63

%

General and administrative

 

 

49,984

 

 

 

39

%

 

 

42,703

 

 

 

36

%

Depreciation

 

 

581

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

561

 

 

 

1

%

Total expenses

 

$

129,701

 

 

 

 

 

$

118,210

 

 

 

 

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased by $4.2 million, or 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increased personnel and personnel-related costs to support the product development activities.

Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 60% and 63% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease of 3% was due to the proportionately larger increase in general and administrative expenses, compared to research and development expenses.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $7.3 million, or 17%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to rent expense related to the new headquarters building lease that commenced in December 2021.

General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 39% and 36%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of 3% was due to the proportionately larger increase in general and administrative expenses, compared to research and development expenses.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net decreased by $6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022,compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in effective interest rate in non-cash interest expense on liability related to the sale of future royalties and a decrease of interest expense attributable to the payable to AbbVie under to the Reacquisition Agreement, which was fully satisfied in 2021.

We periodically reassess the expected royalty payments under the Development Agreement, and to the extent such payment is greater or less than the initial estimate, we adjust the amortization. Based on our review in the first quarter of 2022, we lowered our previous estimate of future sales for which royalties will be paid. Accordingly, we have prospectively adjusted and recognized lower non-cash interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Benefit from (Provision for) Taxes on Income

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, taxes increased by $0.7 million, primarily related to benefit recognized in 2021 from interest earned on tax refunds related to CARES Act.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily through collaboration and license agreements, the sale of preferred and common stock, the sale of royalty interests, and secured loans. Through June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we have raised gross cash proceeds of $476.6 million through the sale of convertible preferred stock and $785.0 million from payments under license and collaboration agreements. We also obtained $1,222.1 million in net proceeds from our initial public offering, follow-on offerings, and the sale of our Class A common stock under the Purchase Agreement, and $299.0 million in net proceeds from the sale of future royalties under the Development Agreement. We have not generated any revenue from the sale of any products. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had available cash and cash equivalents of approximately $147.2$84.9 million and marketable debt securities of $236.0 million. Our cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities are invested in accordance with our investment policy, primarily with a view to liquidity and capital preservation.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash for each of the sixthree months ended June 30:March 31:

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

(107,307

)

 

$

(70,611

)

 

$

(81,449

)

 

$

(58,185

)

Investing activities

 

 

(336,532

)

 

 

(462

)

 

 

110,995

 

 

 

(288

)

Financing activities

 

 

735

 

 

 

8,630

 

 

 

13,082

 

 

 

194

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(443,104

)

 

$

(62,443

)

 

$

42,628

 

 

$

(58,279

)

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $107.3$81.5 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, consisting primarily of a net loss of $147.4$116.1 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $29.3$38.1 million, non-cash interest expense on liability related to sale of future royalty of $20.1$11.0 million, amortization of premium on marketable debt securities of $2.0 million, and a net decreasechange in operating assets and liabilities of $9.6$12.7 million. The significant items in the change in operating assets and liabilities that impacted our use of cash in operations include a decrease of $5.7$4.4 million in accounts payable due to timing of payments, an increase of $5.7 million in inventory and an increase of $1.3 million in prepaids and other assets, and a decrease of $5.1$1.3 million in direct research and other current and long-term liabilities, primarily due to annual bonus payments.liabilities.

Net cash used in operating activities was $70.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, consisting primarily of a net loss of $140.2 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $27.9 million, non-cash interest expense on liability related to sale of future royalty of $22.4 million, depreciation, amortization of issuance costs, and imputed interest expense of $4.0 million, and a net increase in operating assets and liabilities of $15.2 million. The significant items in the change in operating assets that impacted our use of cash in operations include a decrease of $22.2 million in income tax receivable due to the receipt of a CARES Act refund and an increase of $3.6 million in accounts payable due to timing of payments, offset by an increase of $5.0 million in prepaid expense, other current assets, and other assets due to insurance premium paid and a decrease of $4.0 million in accrued direct research and other current and long-term liabilities primarily due to the change in timing of bonus payments from December to March of the following year, which began with the December 2020 payments being delayed to March 2021.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities was $111.0 million and net cash used in investing activities was $336.5 million and $0.5$0.3 million for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021 , respectively. The increasechange is due to the purchase of $334.0$63.9 million in marketable debt securities during the period.period, offset by cash received of $175.0 million from maturities of marketable securities.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.7$13.1 million and $8.6$0.2 million for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, primarily consisting of stock options exercises.

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Operating Capital Requirements

To date, we have not generated any revenue from product sales. We do not know when or whetherbelieve SKYCLARYS commercial drug product will be available through the specialty pharmacy no later than mid-August 2023, at which time we will generate any revenue from product sales. We do not expectstart to generate significant revenue from product sales unless and until we obtain regulatory approval of and commercialize one or more of our current or future product candidates.revenue. We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses in the future periods. As we launch SKYCLARYS and generate commercial product revenue, we anticipate that our losses forwill decrease in the foreseeable future, andbefore we expect the losses to increase as we continue the development of, and seek regulatory approvals for, our product candidates, and begin to commercialize any approved products.reach profitability. We are subject to all the risks related to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays, and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business. We continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. We anticipate that we will need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations.

In October 2019, we entered into the 2019 Lease Agreement, relating to a new headquarter building lease of approximately 327,400 square feet of office and laboratory space located in Plano, Texas.

In December 2021, we obtained control of the building, and, accordingly, we recorded related right-of-use assets and the lease liabilities during the fourth quarter of 2021.
We haveIn December 2021, we paused the tenant improvement activities for the new headquarter building and are attempting to sublease the building. At this point, we will not spend the earlier-planned $50 million in capital expenditures. If at a future date, we determine to move into the building, capital expenditures will need to be incurred based on our occupancy requirements at that time.
The initial term of the lease is 16 years, with up to ten years of extension at our option. The annual base rent payment, which will beginbegan in June 2022, will be determined based on the project cost, subject to an initial annual cap of approximately $13.3 million. Beginning in the third lease year, the base rent will increase 1.95% per annum each year. In addition to the annual base rent, we will pay for taxes, insurance, utilities, operating expenses, assessments under private covenants, maintenance and repairs, certain capital repairs and replacements, and building management fees.

In July 2021, Kyowa Kirin announced the submission of an NDA in Japan for bardoxolone for improvement of renal function in patients with Alport syndrome. We earned a $5.0 million milestone related to this event that was received and began to be recognized in the third quarter of 2021.

In December 2020, we closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 2,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock for gross proceeds of $281.7 million. Net proceeds to us from the offering were approximately $277.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

In June 2020, we closed on the Development Agreement and Purchase Agreement, each dated June 10, 2020, under which certain BXLS entities paid us an aggregate of $350.0 million in exchange for future royalties on bardoxolone and an aggregate of 340,793 shares of our Class A common stock at $146.72 per share.

In December 2020, we closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 2,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock for gross proceeds of $281.7 million. Net proceeds to us from the offering were approximately $277.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

In July 2021, Kyowa Kirin announced the submission of an NDA in Japan for bardoxolone for improvement of renal function in patients with Alport syndrome. We earned a $5.0 million milestone related to this event that was received and began to be recognized in the third quarter of 2021.

On May 4, 2023, we entered into an Amended Funding Agreement (the “Amended Funding Agreement”) with BXLS. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.

On May 5, 2023, we entered into a Term Loan arrangement. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements or further details.

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Our longer termlonger-term liquidity requirements will require us to raise additional capital, such as through additional equity, debt, or royalty financings or collaboration arrangements. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the receipt of milestones under our Kyowa Kirin Agreementproduct revenue and the timing of our expenditures related to clinical trials. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operations through the fourth quarterend of 2024.2026. However, we anticipate opportunistically raising additional capital before that time through equity offerings, collaboration or license agreements, additional debt financings, or royalty financings in order to maintain adequate capital reserves. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital at any time for the further development of our existing product candidates and may also need to raise additional funds sooner to pursue other development activities related to additional product candidates. Decisions about the timing or nature of any financing will be based on, among other things, our perception of our liquidity and of the market opportunity to raise equity, debt, or royalty financing. Additional securities may include common stock, preferred stock, or debt securities. We may explore strategic collaborations or license arrangements for any of our product candidates. If we do explore any arrangements, there can be no assurance that any agreement will be reached, and we may determine to cease exploring a potential transaction for any or all of the assets at any time. If an agreement is reached, there can be no assurance that any such transaction would provide us with a material amount of additional capital resources.

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Until we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue from SKYCLARYS and our other product candidates, if ever, we expect to finance future cash needs through public or private equity or debt offerings, loans, royalty financings, and collaboration or license transactions. Recent and continued volatility in global financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect our liquidity. Additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we may have to significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the development or commercialization of one or more of our product candidates. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of additional equity or debt securities, it could result in dilution to our existing stockholders or increased fixed payment obligations, and any such securities may have rights senior to those of our common stock. If we incur indebtedness or obtain royalty financing, we could become subject to covenants that would restrict our operations and potentially impair our competitiveness, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell, or license intellectual property rights, and other operating restrictions that could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business, and any such debt or royalty financing could be secured by some or all of our assets. Any of these events could significantly harm our business, financial condition, and prospects. For a description of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development and raising additional capital, see “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

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Our forecast of the period through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement and involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary as a result of a number of factors. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Our future funding requirements, both near- and long-term, will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

the time and unreimbursed costs necessary to commercialize products in territories in which our product candidates are approved for sale;
the level of reimbursement or third-party payor pricing available to our products;
the costs of obtaining third-party commercial supplies of our products, if any, manufactured in accordance with regulatory requirements;
the scope, rate of progress, results, and cost of our clinical trials, preclinical testing, and other activities related to the development of our product candidates;
the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue;
the costs of development efforts for our product candidates that are not subject to reimbursement from our collaborators;
the costs necessary to obtain regulatory approvals, if any, for our product candidates in the United States and other jurisdictions, and the costs of post-marketing studies that could be required by regulatory authorities in jurisdictions where approval is obtained;
the continuation of our existing collaboration with Kyowa Kirin and entry into new collaborations and the receipt of any collaboration payments;
the time and unreimbursed costs necessary to commercialize products in territories in which our product candidates are approved for sale;
the revenue from any future sales of our products or for which we are entitled to a profit share, royalties, and milestones;
the level of reimbursement or third-party payor pricing available to our products;
the costs of obtaining third-party commercial supplies of our products, if any, manufactured in accordance with regulatory requirements;
the costs associated with any potential loss or corruption of our information or data in a cyberattack on our computer systems or those of our suppliers, vendors, or collaborators who store or transmit our data;
the costs associated with being a public company;
any additional costs we incur, or delays in clinical trials we experience, associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and
the costs we incur in the filing, prosecution, maintenance, and defense of our patent portfolio and other intellectual property rights.

If we cannot expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities because we lack sufficient capital, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We have various contractual obligations and other commitments that require payments at certain specified periods. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 (unaudited):

 

Payments due by period

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

Less than
1 year

 

 

1 to 3
years

 

 

4 to 5
years

 

 

6 years and beyond

 

 

Total

 

 

Less than
1 year

 

 

1 to 3
years

 

 

4 to 5
years

 

 

6 years and beyond

 

 

Total

 

 

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

Operating lease obligations(1)

 

$

15,607

 

 

$

16,522

 

 

$

27,965

 

 

$

176,152

 

 

$

236,246

 

 

$

5,961

 

 

$

20,090

 

 

$

24,325

 

 

$

141,770

 

 

$

192,146

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

15,607

 

 

$

16,522

 

 

$

27,965

 

 

$

176,152

 

 

$

236,246

 

 

$

5,961

 

 

$

20,090

 

 

$

24,325

 

 

$

141,770

 

 

$

192,146

 

(1) Above table assumesincludes one year rent abatement is applied beginning in June 2023 following FDA approval of omaveloxoloneSKYCLARYS

.

The terms of the Development Agreement require us to potentially to pay potential future royalty payments based on product development success. The above table excludes such obligations as the amount and timing of such obligations are unknown or uncertain, which are further described in Note 4, Liability Related to Sale of Future Royalties, to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On May 4, 2023, we entered into an Amended Funding Agreement with BXLS. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

On May 5, 2023, we entered into a Term Loan arrangement. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

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Clinical Trials

As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we have several on-going clinical trials in various stages. Under agreements with various CROs and clinical trial sites, we incur expenses related to clinical trials of our product candidates and potential other clinical candidates. The timing and amounts of these disbursements are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones, patient enrollment, and services rendered or as expenses are incurred by the CROs or clinical trial sites. Therefore, we cannot estimate the potential timing and amount of these payments, and they have been excluded from the table above.

In May 2023, Kyowa Kirin reported results from the AYAME study, a Phase 3 trial which was conducted in Japan studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Based on the results of AYAME and its potential regulatory impact, we and Kyowa Kirin have decided to discontinue our bardoxolone CKD programs, including the FALCON and EAGLE clinical trials. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses, income taxes, and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part I, Item 7, “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Since our inception, we have not had any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements, and we have not engaged in any other off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Please refer to any changes to significant accounting policies during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 in Note 2 of Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, please see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These market risks are principally limited to interest rate fluctuations. We had cash and cash equivalents of $147.2$84.9 million and marketable debt securities of $334.3$236.0 million at June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, primarily invested in U.S. government treasuries. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general U.S. interest rates, particularly if our investments are in short-term securities. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal and liquidity while maximizing income without significantly increasing risk. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Due to the short-term nature of our investment portfolio, we do not believe an immediate and hypothetical increase of 100 basis points in interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio, and accordingly we do not expect a sudden change in market interest rates to affect materially our operating results or cash flows.

We contract with research, development, and manufacturing organizations and investigational sites globally. Generally, these contracts are denominated in United States dollars. However, we may be subject to fluctuations in foreign currency rates in connection with agreements not denominated in United States dollars. We do not hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk.

We will pay interest under our Loan Agreement at a floating rate. See Note 13, Subsequent Events, to our consolidated financial statements for further details.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changesDuring the three months ended March 31, 2023, in connection with the approval of SKYCLARYS, we designed and implemented new procedures and controls around our inventory processes. No other change in our internal control over financial reporting as such term is(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act,Act) occurred during the six monthsquarter ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

For a discussion of material pending legal proceedings, please read Note 10,12, Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I, “Financial Statements (Unaudited),” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, which could materially affect our businesses, financial condition, or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties currently unknown to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

45Loan Agreement

On May 5, 2023, we, as the borrower, and certain of our direct and indirect subsidiaries party thereto from time to time, as the guarantors (the Guarantors and, collectively with the us, the Credit Parties), entered into a loan agreement (the Loan Agreement) with BPCR Limited Partnership (as a Lender), BioPharma Credit Investments V (Master) LP (as a Lenders), and BioPharma Credit PLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $275 million. The proceeds of the loans will be used to fund our general corporate and working capital requirements.

Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Term Loans will be advanced in up to four tranches. The first tranche (the Tranche A Loan) is expected to be advanced in the amount of $75 million on May 12, 2023, five (5) business days following the effective date of the Loan Agreement (the “Tranche A Closing Date”), subject to entering into a customary security agreement and the satisfaction of other customary conditions precedent. The second tranche (the Tranche B Loan) of $50 million will be advanced following the earlier to occur of (i) the approval of our prior approval submission by the FDA and (ii) the production of the fourth batch of omaveloxolone capsules within the

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parameters and subject to the requirements of the approval of omaveloxolone by the FDA received in February 2023 (the Tranche B Trigger Date), subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent, including that the Tranche B Trigger Date must occur on or prior to March 31, 2024; provided, however, that if the Tranche B Loan borrowing conditions are not satisfied on or prior to March 31, 2024, then no Tranche B Loan or other loans shall be extended. The third tranche (the Tranche C Loan) of $75 million will be advanced following our achieving a trailing twelve-month net product sales and royalty revenues milestone ranging from $40 million to $55 million based on the date of the first commercial sale of our omaveloxolone product, subject the prior funding of the Tranche B Loan and to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent; provided, however, that if the Tranche C Loan borrowing conditions are not satisfied on or prior to March 31, 2024, then no Tranche C Loan shall be extended. The fourth tranche (the Tranche D Loan, and together with the Tranche A Loan, the Tranche B Loan and the Tranche C Loan, the Term Loans) of $75 million will be advanced following our achieving a trailing twelve-month net product sales and royalty revenues milestone of $100 million for any trailing twelve month period ending on or prior to December 31, 2024, subject to the prior funding of the Tranche B Loan and the Tranche C Loan and subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent; provided, however, that if the Tranche D Loan borrowing conditions are not satisfied on or prior to December 31, 2024, then no Tranche D Loan shall be extended. The Tranche A Loan, Tranche B Loan and Tranche C Loan are mandatory and the failure of the Company to borrow either the Tranche B Loan or Tranche C Loan following satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent shall be an Event of Default. Funding of the Tranche D Loan, subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent, is at our option.

The Term Loans will mature on the 5th year anniversary of the Tranche A Closing Date (Maturity Date), provided that if we do not satisfy the Tranche B Loan borrowing conditions on or prior to March 31, 2024, the Maturity Date shall be March 31, 2024. Repayment of outstanding principal of the Term Loans will be made in eight equal quarterly payments of principal commencing on June 30, 2026; provided however, that if we achieve a trailing twelve month net product sales and royalty revenues milestone of $250 million as of March 31, 2027, at our option, repayment of outstanding principal of the Term Loans will be made in four equal quarterly payments of principal commencing on June 30, 2027.

The Term Loans bear interest at 7.50% plus three-month SOFR per annum with a SOFR floor of 2.50%. We will pay to the Lenders an additional consideration (the Additional Consideration) equal to 2.00% of the Lenders’ total committed amount to fund the Term Loans, payable with respect to each Term Loan on the funding date of such Term Loan; provided however, if we achieve the Tranche B Loan and Tranche C Loan net product sales and royalty revenues milestones noted above but fail to timely borrow the Tranche B Loan or Tranche C Loan (including as a result of the prior prepayment in full of the Term Loans), then upon such failure any unpaid Additional Consideration with respect to the Tranche B Loan or Tranche C Loan shall become immediately due and payable. We may elect to prepay the Term Loans in whole prior to the Maturity Date with such prepayments being subject to a prepayment premium equal to the principal amount so prepaid multiplied by 3% if made prior to the 3rd anniversary of the funding date of the applicable Term Loan, 2% if made on or after the 3rd anniversary of the funding date of the applicable Term Loan but prior to the 4th anniversary of the funding date of the applicable Term Loan, and 1% if made on or after the 4th anniversary of the funding date of the applicable Term Loan but prior to the Maturity Date. In addition to the prepayment premium, prepayments of any Term Loan prior to the 2nd anniversary of the funding date of such Term Loan are subject to a makewhole amount equal to the sum of all interest that would have accrued through such 2nd anniversary. If the Term Loans are accelerated following the occurrence of an event of default or the Maturity Date occurs on March 31, 2024, as described above, we shall immediately pay to the Lenders the sum of all obligations for principal, interest, and the applicable makewhole and prepayment premium and the Tranche B Loan and Tranche C Loan Additional Consideration. We are required to prepay the Term Loans, together with any applicable make-whole and prepayment premiums and any unpaid Additional Consideration in respect of the Tranche B Loan and Tranche C Loan, upon a change of control and prior to certain prepayments or redemptions of permitted convertible debt, subject to exceptions for refinancings and conversions or exchanges for equity.

Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are guaranteed on a full and unconditional basis by the Guarantors, consisting of our US and certain of our foreign subsidiaries, and are secured by substantially all of the respective Credit Parties’ assets, including intellectual property, subject to certain exceptions.

The Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and restrictive covenants and representations and warranties. We and our subsidiaries are bound by certain affirmative covenants setting forth actions that are required during the term of the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, certain information delivery requirements, obligations to maintain certain insurance, and certain notice requirements. Additionally, we and our subsidiaries are bound by certain restrictive covenants setting forth actions that are not permitted to be taken during the term of the

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Loan Agreement without the Lenders’ prior written consent, including, without limitation, (i) selling or disposing of assets, including certain intellectual property, (ii) amending, modifying or waiving certain material agreements or organizational documents, (iii) consummating certain change in control transactions, (iv) incurring certain additional indebtedness, (v) incurring any non-permitted lien or other encumbrance on our or our subsidiaries’ assets, (vi) paying dividends or making any distribution or payment on or redeeming, retiring or purchasing any equity interests, and (vii) making payments of certain subordinated indebtedness, in each case, subject to certain exceptions. The Loan Agreement also contains a financial covenant requiring that we achieve certain trailing twelve month net product sales and royalty revenues, measured and tested on a quarterly basis. The Loan Agreement also contains the following events of default: (i) our failure to pay principal, interest and other amounts when due, (ii) the breach of the covenants under the Loan Agreement, (iii) the occurrence of a material adverse change or a withdrawal event in respect of our omaveloxolone product, (iv) certain attachments of the Credit Parties assets and restraints on their business, (v) certain bankruptcy or insolvency events, (vi) cross-default of third-party indebtedness, (vii) the failure to pay judgements rendered against them, (viii) material misrepresentations, (ix) the loan documents ceasing to create a valid security interest in a material portion of the collateral, and (x) the occurrence of certain ERISA events. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lenders may, among other things, accelerate our obligations under the Loan Agreement (including all obligations for principal, interest and any applicable make-whole and prepayment premiums); provided that upon an event of default relating to certain bankruptcy or insolvency events, all obligations will be immediately accelerated.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Loan Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Loan Agreement, which the Company has filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report.

Amended and Restated Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement

On May 4, 2023, we entered into an Amended Funding Agreement with an affiliate of Blackstone Life Sciences, LLC (BXLS). The Amended Funding Agreement amends and restates in its entirety our existing Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2020 (the Original Funding Agreement) between us and BXLS.

The Amended Funding Agreement provides for (i) a low, single digit royalty on net sales of our omaveloxolone product for FA (subject to a fixed dollar cap and limited in time to the twenty years following commercial launch of the omaveloxolone product) (the Omav Royalty); and (ii) a single digit royalty on net sales of our bardoxolone product (limited in time to the fifteen years following the commercial launch of the bardoxolone product).

The Amended Funding Agreement also provides that, with respect to any change of control of the Company prior to January 1, 2028, we will pay to BXLS a change of control payment in an amount equal to (x) if the date of such change of control is prior to June 10, 2023, $375 million and (y) if the date of such change of control is on or after June 10, 2023, $300 million, or, in each case, potentially a lesser amount based on the sum of certain payments to BXLS, including the Omav Licensing Payments (as defined below), prior to the change of control.

The Amended Funding Agreement also provides that, in the event that prior to the earlier of a change of control of the Company or January 1, 2028, we or one of our affiliates enters into certain material transactions with respect to commercialization of our omaveloxolone product in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom or the United States (collectively, Omav Licensing Transactions), then, with respect to any payment received in connection with an Omav Licensing Transaction, we shall pay to BXLS an amount equal to a certain percentage of each such payment (the Omav Licensing Payments) until such time as (i) BXLS has received $300 million, or potentially a lesser amount based on the sum of certain payments previously made to BXLS, or (ii) BXLS has received a change of control payment.

Pursuant to the Amended Development Agreement, to secure our payment obligations to BXLS we have (i) granted BXLS a security interest in a segregated deposit account and (ii), subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Amended Funding Agreement, agreed to maintain in such account an initial balance and thereafter an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Omav Royalty payments made for the immediately preceding two calendar quarter period. In addition, substantially all covenants regarding commercialization of bardoxolone and restricting the incurrence of indebtedness and license and licensing transactions, as well as termination events providing for liquidated damages, in the Original Funding Agreement were removed and all prior security interests granted to BXLS were released.

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The foregoing description of the terms of the Amended Funding Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Amended Funding Agreement, which the Company has filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

  3.1

Thirteenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Form S-1 (File No. 333-208843), filed with the SEC on May 16, 2016).

  3.2

SecondThird Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated as of December 7, 2016March 1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on December 7, 2016)March 1, 2023).

 10.1#

Amendment No. 12 to Exclusive License Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2022, by and between the KU Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc. and the Registrant, dated as of, as amended.

  10.2*#

Seventh Supplement to Exclusive License and Supply Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2022 between Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

 10.3*

 10.2*

IndemnificationLoan Agreement, dated May 5, 2023, by and among BPCR Limited Partnership and BioPharma Credit Investments V (Master) LP, as Lenders, BioPharma Credit PLC, as Collateral Agent, and Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 10.3*#

Amended and Restated Development and Commercialization Funding Agreement between the Company and Steven W. Ryder,BXLS V – River L.P, dated as of July 11, 2022. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on July 11, 2022).May 4, 2023.

  31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)13a-1d4(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  32.1**

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  32.2**

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS*

Inline XBRL Instance Document - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document

101.SCH*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

# Information in this exhibit identified by three asterisks [***]brackets is confidential and has been omitted pursuant to

Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because it is not material and is the type of information that the Company customarily treats as private or confidential. An unredacted copy of this exhibit will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a supplemental basis upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 8, 2022May 10, 2023

REATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

By:

/s/ J. Warren Huff

Name:

J. Warren Huff

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

By:

/s/ Manmeet S. Soni

Name:

Manmeet S. Soni

Title:

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and President

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