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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
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☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022
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☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _____________ to ____________
Commission File Number: 001-39112
OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 81-1030955 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
202 Carnegie Center, Suite 109 Princeton, New Jersey | 08540 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 382-9032
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class |
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| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.001 |
| OYST |
| The Nasdaq Global Select 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, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth 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 |
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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 July 30, 2021,April 29, 2022, the registrant had 26,014,62126,669,342 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, such forward-looking statements are identified by terminologyterms such as “aim,“may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “assume,“could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions that are predictions of“potential” or indicate future events and future trends,“continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
•plans relating to commercializing TYRVAYA® Nasal Spray and the Company's other product candidates, if approved, including the geographic areas of focus and sales strategy;
•the likelihood of the Company's clinical trials demonstrating safety and efficacy of its product candidates, and other positive results;
•the timing of initiation of the Company's future clinical trials, and the reporting of data from completed, current and future clinical trials and preclinical studies;
•plans relating to the clinical development of the Company's product candidates, including the size, number and disease areas to be evaluated;
•the size of the market opportunity and prevalence of dry eye disease for the Company's product candidates;
•plans relating to commercializing the Company's product candidates, if approved, including the geographic areas of focus and sales strategy;
•the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;
•the Company's estimates of the number of patients in the United StatesU.S. who suffer from dry eye disease,and other ophthalmic diseases, and the number of patients that will enroll in its clinical trials;
•the beneficial characteristics, safety, efficacy and therapeutic effects of the TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and the Company's other product candidates;
•the timing, likelihood or scope of regulatory filings and approval for its product candidates;
•the Company's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its product candidates;
•the Company's plans relating to the further development and manufacturing of its product candidates, including additional indications for which it may pursue;
•the expected potential benefits of strategic collaborations with third parties and the Company's ability to attract collaborators with development, regulatory and commercialization expertise;
•existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United StatesU.S. and other jurisdictions;
•the Company's plans and ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, including extensions of existing patent terms where available;
•continued reliance on third parties to conduct additional clinical trials of the Company's product candidates, and for the manufacture and supply of product candidates, components for preclinical studies and clinical trials and potentiallyproducts and components for commercial supply;commercialization of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and any additional approved products;
•the Company’sneed to hire additional personnel, and the Company's ability to recruitattract and retain key personnel needed to develop and commercialize the Company’s product candidates, if approved, and to grow the Company;such personnel;
•the potential effects of the novel strain coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, on business, operations and clinical development timelines and plans;
•the accuracy of estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;
•the Company's financial performance;
•the sufficiency of existing capital resources to fund future operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements;requirements, and the Company's ability to raise additional capital;
•expectations regarding the period during which the Company will qualify as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act; and
•the Company's anticipated use of its existing resources and proceeds from the initial and follow-on public offering.resources.
The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about its business, the industry in which it operates and financial trends that it believes may affect business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects, and these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or development. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qand are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, theythese forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in thesethe Company's forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition, statements that “the Company believes” and similar statements reflect the Company'sits beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and the Company'sits statements should not be read to indicate that it has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and shouldinvestors are cautioned not beto unduly relied upon.
rely upon these statements.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| | | | June 30, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
ASSETS | ASSETS | | | | | ASSETS | | | | |
Current Assets | Current Assets | | | Current Assets | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 154,805 | | | $ | 192,585 | | Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 143,364 | | | $ | 193,372 | |
Restricted cash | | Restricted cash | | 61 | | | 61 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | Accounts receivable, net | | 5,736 | | | 6,656 | |
Inventory, net | | Inventory, net | | 4,094 | | | 6,086 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 4,081 | | | 3,782 | | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 14,099 | | | 9,075 | |
Total current assets | Total current assets | | 158,886 | | | 196,367 | | Total current assets | | 167,354 | | | 215,250 | |
Property and equipment, net | Property and equipment, net | | 1,743 | | | 804 | | Property and equipment, net | | 2,557 | | | 2,497 | |
Restricted cash | | 61 | | | 61 | | |
Investment - related party | | Investment - related party | | 886 | | | 886 | |
Other assets | Other assets | | 30 | | | 0 | | Other assets | | 3,223 | | | 1,082 | |
Right-of-use assets, net | Right-of-use assets, net | | 783 | | | 678 | | Right-of-use assets, net | | 2,700 | | | 2,902 | |
Total Assets | Total Assets | | $ | 161,503 | | | $ | 197,910 | | Total Assets | | $ | 176,720 | | | $ | 222,617 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | |
Current Liabilities | Current Liabilities | | | Current Liabilities | | |
Accounts payable | Accounts payable | | $ | 2,332 | | | $ | 2,279 | | Accounts payable | | $ | 2,596 | | | $ | 6,496 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | 6,594 | | | 8,285 | | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | 19,715 | | | 21,511 | |
Lease liabilities | Lease liabilities | | 545 | | | 418 | | Lease liabilities | | 715 | | | 795 | |
Total current liabilities | Total current liabilities | | 9,471 | | | 10,982 | | Total current liabilities | | 23,026 | | | 28,802 | |
Lease liabilities, non-current | Lease liabilities, non-current | | 248 | | | 269 | | Lease liabilities, non-current | | 2,004 | | | 2,118 | |
Long-term debt, net | | Long-term debt, net | | 90,636 | | | 89,815 | |
Other liabilities | | Other liabilities | | 5,061 | | | 2,345 | |
Total Liabilities | Total Liabilities | | 9,719 | | | 11,251 | | Total Liabilities | | 120,727 | | | 123,080 | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7) | | 0 | | 0 | |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) | | Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) | | 0 | | 0 |
Stockholders’ Equity | Stockholders’ Equity | | | Stockholders’ Equity | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; NaN outstanding | | 0 | | | 0 | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 26,006,437 and 25,890,490 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | | 26 | | | 26 | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 outstanding | | Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 outstanding | | — | | | — | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 26,662,697 and 26,579,585 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | | Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 26,662,697 and 26,579,585 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | | 27 | | | 27 | |
Additional paid-in capital | Additional paid-in capital | | 347,434 | | | 341,384 | | Additional paid-in capital | | 359,268 | | | 354,920 | |
Accumulated deficit | Accumulated deficit | | (195,676) | | | (154,751) | | Accumulated deficit | | (303,302) | | | (255,410) | |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | Total Stockholders’ Equity | | 151,784 | | | 186,659 | | Total Stockholders’ Equity | | 55,993 | | | 99,537 | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | $ | 161,503 | | | $ | 197,910 | | Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | $ | 176,720 | | | $ | 222,617 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2022 | | 2021 | |
Revenue: | | Revenue: | | | | |
Product revenue, net | | Product revenue, net | $ | 2,704 | | | $ | — | | |
| Total revenue | | Total revenue | 2,704 | | | — | | |
Cost of product revenue | | Cost of product revenue | 336 | | | — | | |
Operating expenses: | Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | Operating expenses: | | | | |
Sales and marketing | | Sales and marketing | 26,966 | | | 4,567 | | |
General and administrative | | General and administrative | 12,932 | | | 8,525 | | |
Research and development | Research and development | $ | 6,730 | | | $ | 8,554 | | | $ | 12,558 | | | $ | 19,894 | | Research and development | 4,681 | | | 5,828 | | |
Selling, general and administrative | 15,296 | | | 6,940 | | | 28,388 | | | 12,529 | | |
Total operating expenses | Total operating expenses | 22,026 | | | 15,494 | | | 40,946 | | | 32,423 | | Total operating expenses | 44,579 | | | 18,920 | | |
Loss from operations | Loss from operations | (22,026) | | | (15,494) | | | (40,946) | | | (32,423) | | Loss from operations | (42,211) | | | (18,920) | | |
Other income, net | 10 | | | 30 | | | 21 | | | 440 | | |
Other (expense) income, net | | Other (expense) income, net | | | | |
Interest expense | | Interest expense | (3,066) | | | — | | |
Other (expense) income, net | | Other (expense) income, net | (2,615) | | | 11 | | |
Total other (expense) income, net | | Total other (expense) income, net | (5,681) | | | 11 | | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss | Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (22,016) | | | $ | (15,464) | | | $ | (40,925) | | | $ | (31,983) | | Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (47,892) | | | $ | (18,909) | | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.85) | | | $ | (0.66) | | | $ | (1.58) | | | $ | (1.43) | | Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (1.80) | | | $ | (0.73) | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 25,989,913 | | | 23,442,530 | | | 25,957,186 | | | 22,405,031 | | Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 26,631,577 | | | 25,924,096 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands, except share amounts)
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| | | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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Balance at January 1, 2021 | | | | | | 25,890,490 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 341,384 | | | $ | (154,751) | | | $ | 186,659 | |
Net loss | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (18,909) | | | (18,909) | |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | | | | 55,046 | | | — | | | 218 | | | — | | | 218 | |
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | | | | | 15,252 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 2,680 | | | — | | | 2,680 | |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | | | | | | 25,960,788 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 344,282 | | | $ | (173,660) | | | $ | 170,648 | |
Net loss | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (22,016) | | | (22,016) | |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | | | | 28,748 | | | — | | | 104 | | | — | | | 104 | |
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | | | | | 16,901 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Stock-based compensation expense | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 3,048 | | | — | | | 3,048 | |
Balance at June 30, 2021 | | | | | | 26,006,437 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 347,434 | | | $ | (195,676) | | | $ | 151,784 | |
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Balance at January 1, 2022 | | | | | | 26,579,585 | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 354,920 | | | $ | (255,410) | | | $ | 99,537 | |
Net loss | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (47,892) | | | (47,892) | |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | | | | 69,930 | | | — | | | 76 | | | — | | | 76 | |
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | | | | | 20,618 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Shares withheld for taxes | | | | | | (7,436) | | | — | | | (87) | | | — | | | (87) | |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 4,359 | | | — | | | 4,359 | |
Balance at March 31, 2022 | | | | | | 26,662,697 | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 359,268 | | | $ | (303,302) | | | $ | 55,993 | |
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| | | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Stockholders’ Equity | | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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Balance at January 1, 2020 | | | 21,366,950 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 221,508 | | | $ | (84,231) | |
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Balance at January 1, 2021 | | Balance at January 1, 2021 | | | 25,890,490 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 341,384 | | | $ | (154,751) | | | $ | 186,659 | |
Net loss | Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (16,519) | |
| (16,519) | | Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (18,909) | | | (18,909) | |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | 3,530 | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 4 | | Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | 55,046 | | | — | | | 218 | | | — | | | 218 | |
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | | 15,252 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation expense | Stock-based compensation expense | | | — | | | — | | | 1,180 | | | — | |
| 1,180 | | Stock-based compensation expense | | | — | | | — | | | 2,680 | | | — | | | 2,680 | |
Balance at March 31, 2020 | | | 21,370,480 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 222,692 | | | $ | (100,750) | | | $ | 121,963 | | |
Net loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,464) | | | (15,464) | | |
Issuance of common stock upon secondary equity offering, net of issuance costs of 8,125 | | | 4,312,500 | | | 5 | | | 112,620 | | | — | | | 112,625 | | |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | | | 60,425 | | | — | | | 82 | | | — | | | 82 | | |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | — | | | — | | | 1,609 | | | — | | | 1,609 | | |
Balance at June 30, 2020 | | | 25,743,405 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 337,003 | | | $ | (116,214) | | | $ | 220,815 | | |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | | Balance at March 31, 2021 | | | 25,960,788 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 344,282 | | | $ | (173,660) | | | $ | 170,648 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | | |
Net loss | $ | (40,925) | | | $ | (31,983) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | |
Stock-based compensation expense | 5,728 | | | 2,789 | |
Depreciation | 55 | | | 40 | |
Reduction in the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets | 239 | | | 188 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (290) | | | 1,217 | |
Accounts payable | 53 | | | 3,252 | |
Change in lease liabilities | (239) | | | (207) | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (1,676) | | | (394) | |
Other assets | (30) | | | 0 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (37,085) | | | (25,098) | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | (994) | | | (342) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (994) | | | (342) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | |
Payment of deferred offering costs | (23) | | | 0 | |
Proceeds from follow-on equity offering, net of issuance costs | 0 | | | 112,965 | |
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Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 322 | | | 86 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 299 | | | 113,051 | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (37,780) | | | 87,611 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 192,646 | | | 139,198 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | 154,866 | | | $ | 226,809 | |
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 154,805 | | | $ | 226,748 | |
Restricted cash | 61 | | | 61 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 154,866 | | | $ | 226,809 | |
Supplemental cash flow information | | | |
Right-of-use for office space and office equipment acquired through leases | $ | 344 | | | $ | 320 | |
Supplemental non-cash flow information | | | |
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Unpaid offering costs | $ | 0 | | | $ | 340 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | | |
Net loss | $ | (47,892) | | | $ | (18,909) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | |
Stock-based compensation expense | 4,359 | | | 2,680 | |
Depreciation | 74 | | | 23 | |
Amortization and accretion of long-term debt related costs | 998 | | | — | |
Reduction in the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets | 253 | | | 110 | |
Provision for inventory obsolescence | 175 | | | — | |
Change in fair value of net embedded derivative liability | 2,690 | | | — | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | |
Accounts receivable, net | 920 | | | — | |
Inventory | (412) | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (5,024) | | | (2,949) | |
Other assets | (9) | | | (30) | |
Accounts payable | (3,949) | | | 4,812 | |
Lease liabilities | (245) | | | (109) | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (1,669) | | | (2,158) | |
Other liabilities | 26 | | | — | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (49,705) | | | (16,530) | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment | (85) | | | (340) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (85) | | | (340) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | |
Payment of deferred offering costs | — | | | (23) | |
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Payment of withholding taxes related to stock-based compensation to employees | (87) | | | — | |
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 76 | | | 218 | |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (218) | | | 195 | |
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (50,008) | | | (16,675) | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 193,433 | | | 192,646 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | 143,425 | | | $ | 175,971 | |
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 143,364 | | | $ | 175,910 | |
Restricted cash | 61 | | | 61 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 143,425 | | | $ | 175,971 | |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | | | |
Cash paid during the period for: | | | |
Interest | $ | 2,067 | | | $ | — | |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | |
Accrued property and equipment | $ | 49 | | | $ | — | |
Right-of-use assets acquired through leases | $ | 50 | | | $ | 344 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
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Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Financial Statements
1. Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Description of the Business
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. (the Company) is a clinical stagecommercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class pharmaceutical therapies to treat ophthalmic diseases. The Company’s principal office is located in Princeton, New Jersey. From inception through June 30,On October 15, 2021, the Company has been engaged in business planning, research, clinical development of its therapeutic product candidates, recruiting and raising capital,TYRVAYA® (varenicline solution) Nasal Spray (TYRVAYA Nasal Spray), formerly referred to as well as preparation for the commercialization of its lead product candidate, OC-01. In December of 2020, the Company submitted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) for OC-01 (varenicline)(varenicline solution) nasal spray, a highly selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assignedTYRVAYA Nasal Spray’s highly differentiated mechanism of action is designed to increase basal tear production with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of October 17, 2021 as the goal to complete its review of the NDA.re-establish tear film homeostasis.
Liquidity
Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations. The Company incurredgenerated net losses of $40.9 million and $32.0$47.9 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively,March 31, 2022, and had an accumulated deficit of $195.7$303.3 million as of June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million as of March 31, 2022. The Company has been incurring higher expenses duehistorically financed its operations primarily through the sale and issuance of its securities. In the second half of 2021, the Company secured debt capital in the form of a $125.0 million long-term credit facility (the Credit Agreement), to finance its operations, as further described in Note 8, Long-term Debt. The Company is also a party to a license agreement with Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Limited (Ji Xing), according to which it is eligible to receive additional development and sales-based milestone payments and royalties in future periods. In addition, the Company began selling TYRVAYA Nasal Spray in November 2021 and generated net product revenues of $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Based on the Company’s current business plan, management believes that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to fund its operations for the next twelve months from the date these condensed financial statements are issued, and that the future viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to fund its operations through the sales and licensing of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and raising additional capital. Management believes that it may be able to raise such additional capital, including by drawing up to $30.0 million on the third tranche of the Credit Agreement, raising up to $100.0 million of equity capital through its at-the-market sales agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC, and potentially receiving upfront and milestone payments through collaborative or strategic arrangements to license its OC-01 intellectual property in additional non-U.S. regions and/or intellectual property related to its pipeline assets worldwide. The Company’s ability to draw on the third tranche of the Credit Agreement is contingent upon achieving at least $40.0 million in TYRVAYA Nasal Spray net recurring revenue, as defined in the Credit Agreement, in any twelve-month period on or before March 31, 2023, and without an improper promotional event having occurred, among other conditions. The Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a minimum level of cash and permitted cash equivalent investments of at least $5.0 million at all times in a deposit account subject to control by the lender. If the Company is in violation of this covenant and an event of default resulting from such violation is continuing, the lender could exercise remedies, including but not limited to, the Company's preparation foracceleration of all outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company has generated limited revenue from initial sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, and given its limited commercial history, cannot guarantee that its commercialization efforts will result in product revenues that meet its sales expectations or those of its lead product candidate, OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved byanalysts and investors. Finally, although the FDA, including to establish commercial scale manufacturing arrangements and to provide for the marketing, commercial operations and distribution of the product. The Company expended andbelieves that it will continue to expend additional fundsraise capital to completefund its operations as it has in the research, developmentpast, the Company’s ability to raise equity capital may depend on the stability of U.S. capital markets and clinical testing of its product candidates. The Company will require additional funds to commercialize its products. The Company is unable to entirely fund these efforts with its current financial resources and theredemand from investors, among other factors. There can be no assurance that itthe Company will be able to securesuccessful in commercializing TYRVAYA Nasal Spray or raising this additional capital or that such additional financing on a timely basis,capital, if at all, thatavailable, will be on terms that are acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to successfully commercialize TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and raise sufficient additional capital, the Company may be compelled to meet these needs. reduce the scope of its operations and planned capital expenditures.
If adequate funds are unavailable on a timely basis from operations or additional sources of financing, the Company may have to delay or reduce the scope of its marketing and commercialization efforts or eliminatemake other changes to its operating plan, which could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and operations. Successfully commercializing TYRVAYA Nasal Spray requires significant sales and marketing efforts, and the Company’s pipeline programs may require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing. These activities will in turn require significant amounts of capital, qualified personnel and adequate infrastructure. There can be no assurance when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from the sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray or if the development efforts supporting the Company’s pipeline of product candidates, including future clinical trials, will be successful.
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Additionally, if the Company decides to enter into additional license agreements or other collaborative or strategic arrangements to supplement its funds, it may have to give up certain commercial related expenses, included in selling, generalrights, thereby limiting its ability to develop and administrative expenses,commercialize TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, as well as delay, reduceother product candidates in the pipeline, or eliminatemay have other terms that are not favorable to the scopeCompany, which could materially and adversely affect its business, results of oneoperation and financial condition.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. No adjustments have been made relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company not continue as a going concern. The propriety of assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, the ability to generate sufficient cash from operations, and potential other funding sources, including cash on hand, to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. The factors described above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within the next twelve months from the date these condensed financial statements are issued.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, including, but not limited to, the ability to secure sufficient capital to fund operations, competition from other companies’ products, the availability and sufficiency of third-party payor coverage and reimbursement, compliance with laws and government regulations, the ability to develop and bring to market new products, protection of proprietary technology, and dependence on third parties and key personnel.
The current global macro-economic environment is volatile, which may result in supply chain constraints and elevated rates of inflation. In addition, the Company operates in a dynamic and highly competitive industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial position, results of operations, or morecash flows: ability to obtain future financing; advances and trends in new technologies and industry standards; results of clinical trials; regulatory approval and market acceptance of the Company’s products; development of sales channels; certain strategic relationships; litigation or claims against the Company related to intellectual property, product, regulatory, or other matters; and the Company’s ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth.
Product candidates developed by the Company require approval from the FDA and/or other international regulatory agencies prior to commercial sales. There can be no assurance that the Company's product candidates will receive the necessary approvals. If the Company is denied approval, approval is delayed or the Company is unable to maintain approval, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
The Company relies on single source manufacturers and suppliers for the supply of its researchproduct candidates. This adds to the manufacturing risks faced by the Company, which could be left without backup facilities in the event of any failure by a supplier. In addition, if the Company decides to move to a different or add additional manufacturers and suppliers in the future, any such transition or addition could result in delays or other issues, which could have an adverse effect on the supply of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray or other product candidates. Any disruption from these manufacturers or suppliers could have a negative impact on the Company’s business, financial position and results of operations. In addition, the Company is dependent upon the services of its employees, consultants and other third parties.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, a majority of the Company's sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray were to four large wholesale drug distributors, and the Company may continue to rely on a limited number of wholesale drug distributors for the distribution of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray. If the Company is unable to maintain its business relationships with wholesale drug distributors on commercially acceptable terms, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company does not believe its financial results were materially affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic during the three months ended March 31, 2022. However, the extent to which the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic may affect the Company’s future financial results and operations will depend on future developments which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the pandemic, the availability and effectiveness of vaccines and treatment options, and current or future domestic and international actions to contain it and treat it. The Company continues to evaluate the potential impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic on its business, including the potential impact of the pandemic on the commercial launch of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and its acceptance by patients and prescribers, and any potential supply-chain challenges, as well as the potential impact of the pandemic on its pipeline and the conduct of clinical trials and preclinical
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studies In addition, the Company has taken a variety of measures in an effort to ensure the availability and functioning of the Company's critical infrastructure and to promote the safety and security of its employees, including remote working arrangements for employees and investing in personal protective equipment for the return to the office. The Company commenced a voluntary return to the office for its employees in March 2022. The Company’s sales force is primarily working in-person and has been instructed to follow all locally required SARS-CoV-2 related precautions. The Company will continue monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and make practical decisions in compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal, state and local guidelines.
The Company continues to evaluate and develop pipeline candidates for the potential treatment of various medical indications. The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic may impact access to supplies necessary to conduct preclinical studies, cause delay to the timelines to initiate or complete in vitro or in vivo animal studies, or may indirectly impact the operations of third parties that are necessary for the Company to advance preclinical projects. If the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic continues and persists for an extended period of time, the Company could experience significant disruptions to its clinical development programs,timelines, which would materially andcould adversely affect its business, financial condition and operations.
The Company continues to be subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. The pandemic and related public health developments, have adversely affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn. As of June 30, 2021, the Company has not been materially affected by the adverse results of the pandemic, however, it is not possible to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the pandemic or the full extent of its effects on the Company's financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $154.8 million as of June 30, 2021. Management believes that the Company’s current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its planned operations for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim condensed financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and as of December 31, 2020,2021, the results of operations for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, and cash flows for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021. While management believes that the disclosures presented are adequate to mitigate the risk of the information being misleading, these unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for the full year.
Research Collaboration Agreement
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In May 2021, the Company entered into a research collaboration agreement with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT) for the development of potential biological treatments for multiple ophthalmic diseases. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, the Company has the option and certain rights to obtain an exclusive license to develop and commercialize APT’s technology for ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Under the license terms, if such option is exercised, the Company would pay for potential development and regulatory milestones, as well as the potential for sales-related milestones and tiered royalties of net sales, if a licensed phage therapy is approved by the FDA or certain other regulatory authorities. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company paid a one-time, non-refundable, upfront payment of $0.5 million for the collaboration and option agreement which was included in research and development expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subjectnotes as of the date of the financial statements. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to such estimatesthe valuation of stock-based awards, revenue and assumptions include stock-based compensationgross-to-net deductions, inventory, income taxes, net embedded derivative liability bifurcated from the Company's long-term credit agreement and certain research and development accruals. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Update
The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 1,. Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes2021. The Company updated its stock-based compensation accounting policy, as described below, in connection with the Company's accounting policies from those disclosed inPerformance Stock Units (PSUs) granted during the financial statements and the related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2020.2022.
Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Stock Units
In January 2022, the Company granted PSUs to certain executive officers, as further described in Note 6, Stockholders' Equity and Equity Incentive Plans. The PSUs are subject to vesting based on the Company’s attainment of pre-established performance milestones and service conditions. The performance milestones are comprised of two non-market milestones and one market milestone.
The fair value of the non-market milestones is based on the market price of the Company’s stock as of the date of grant. The fair value of the market performance milestone is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The probability of the number of
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actual shares expected to be earned is considered in the grant date valuation, and therefore, stock-based compensation expense is not adjusted at the vesting date to reflect the actual number of shares earned.
The Company records stock-based compensation expense over the estimated service period for each performance-based milestone subject to the achievement of the milestones being considered probable. At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether achievement of the milestones are considered probable and, if so, records stock-based compensation expense based on the portion of the service period elapsed to date with respect to the milestones, with a cumulative catch-up.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) under its accounting standardstandards codifications (ASC) or other standard setting bodies and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date, unless otherwise discussed below.date. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no newly adopted accounting pronouncements that had a material impact to the Company's condensed financial statements. As of March 31, 2022, there are no recently issued but not yet adopted accounting pronouncements that are expected to materially impact the Company's condensed financial statements.
Reclassification
ASU 2020-10 —
In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, Codification Improvements, which updated various codification topics by clarifying or improving disclosure requirements to align with the SEC’s regulations. The amendments
Beginning in ASU 2020-102021, sales and marketing expenses are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, for public business entities. The Company adopted ASU 2020-10 on January 1, 2021reported separately from selling, general and its adoption did not have a material effect onadministrative expenses in the Company’s financial statements of operations and related disclosures.comprehensive loss. The condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 has been conformed to separately present sales and marketing expenses.
2. Inventory
Inventory, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Raw materials | $ | 1,128 | | | $ | 2,524 | |
Work in process | 2,256 | | | 3,053 | |
Finished goods | 710 | | | 509 | |
Inventory, net | $ | 4,094 | | | $ | 6,086 | |
Raw materials in the amount of $2.2 million are not expected to be incorporated into products that will be sold within the next 12 months and are included in other assets on the condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The Company assesses the fair value of financial instruments as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, a three-tier fair value hierarchy has been established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quotedQuoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active,active; or othermodel derived valuations whose inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 UnobservableValuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.valuation model are unobservable.
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
As further discussed in Note 8, Long-term Debt, in connection with entering into a Credit Agreement in 2021, the Company is required to make quarterly payments to OrbiMed Royalty & Credit Opportunities III, LP (OrbiMed) in the form of a revenue sharing fee, which was evaluated under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined to be an embedded derivative liability. In addition, the Company has the right to optionally prepay, in whole or in part, the outstanding principal amount of the term loan in an amount equal to the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, together with other fees and payments required under the term loan. This prepayment option has been determined to qualify as an embedded derivative asset under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging. Lastly, the term loan contains a lender-held put option that requires the Company to repay $5 million of the outstanding principal amount of the term loan if the Company fails to achieve certain pre-defined levels of OC-01 net recurring revenues for the trailing four quarters, which commences with the quarter ending December 31, 2022 and continues through the maturity of the term loan.
These 3 embedded derivatives have been bifurcated and netted to result in a net embedded derivative liability, which is classified as a Level 3 financial liability in the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022. The net embedded derivative liability is recorded in other liabilities on the Company's condensed balance sheets.
The valuation method for the embedded derivatives includes certain unobservable Level 3 inputs including revenue projections, probability and timing of future cash flows, discount rates and risk-free rates of interest. The change in fair value due to the remeasurement of the net embedded derivative liability is recorded in other (expense) income, net in the Company’s condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances for the Company’s net embedded derivative liability that is carried at fair value as a long-term liability on the Company's condensed balance sheets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):
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Beginning balance as of January 1 | $ | 2,345 | | | | | | |
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Change in fair value of the net embedded derivative liability | 2,690 | | | | | | |
Ending balance as of March 31 | $ | 5,035 | | | | | | |
As of March 31, 2022, financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
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| Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2022 |
| Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | 119,378 | | | — | | | — | | | 119,378 | |
Total assets | $ | 119,378 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 119,378 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Net embedded derivative liability | — | | | — | | | 5,035 | | | 5,035 | |
Total liabilities | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,035 | | | $ | 5,035 | |
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Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Financial Statements (continued)
As of June 30,December 31, 2021, financial assets measured and recognizedliabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
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| Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2021 |
| Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total |
Assets | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | $ | 153,805 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 153,805 | |
Total fair value of assets | $ | 153,805 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 153,805 | |
As of December 31, 2020, financial assets measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):
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| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 |
| Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total |
Assets | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | $ | 191,585 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 191,585 | |
Total fair value of assets | $ | 191,585 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 191,585 | |
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| Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | 162,376 | | | — | | | — | | | 162,376 | |
Total assets | $ | 162,376 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 162,376 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Net embedded derivative liability | — | | | — | | | 2,345 | | | 2,345 | |
Total liabilities | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,345 | | | $ | 2,345 | |
Money market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company's condensed balance sheets and are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using quoted market prices.
The carrying amounts reflected in the Company's condensed balance sheets for cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, restricted cash, accounts payablereceivable, and accrued expenses and other liabilitiesaccounts payable approximate their fair values, due to their short-term nature.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
Investment - Related Party
The Company accounts for the senior common shares received under a collaboration and license agreement with Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Limited (Ji Xing), as a non-marketable equity investment (the Investment). Ji Xing is an entity affiliated with RTW Investments, LP. RTW Investments, LP, is one of the Company's beneficial owners and, as a result, the Investment is considered to be a related party transaction. The Investment is classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the fair value was determined based on a market approach in which one or more significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable. The Investment is subject to non-recurring fair value measurements for the evaluation of potential impairment losses and observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of Ji Xing. There was no impairment expense recorded for the Investment during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are money market funds, which are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company's condensed balance sheets. The Company attempts to minimize the risks related to cash and cash equivalents by using highly-rated financial institutions that invest in a broad and diverse range of financial instruments. The Company's investment portfolio is maintained in accordance with its investment policy that defines allowable investments, specifies credit quality standards and limits the credit exposure of any single issuer.
3.
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4. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Laboratory equipment | $ | 798 | | | $ | 585 | |
Furniture and fixtures | 73 | | | 73 | |
Leasehold improvements | 263 | | | 226 | |
Marketing equipment | 258 | | | 258 | |
Office equipment | 68 | | | 68 | |
Construction-in-progress | 1,408 | | | 1,524 | |
Total property and equipment | $ | 2,868 | | | $ | 2,734 | |
Accumulated depreciation | (311) | | | (237) | |
Property and equipment, net | $ | 2,557 | | | $ | 2,497 | |
5. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| June 30, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
Accrued compensation | $ | 3,776 | | | $ | 3,500 | |
Accrued professional services | 2,222 | | | 1,244 | |
Accrued research and development expense | 596 | | | 3,541 | |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 6,594 | | | $ | 8,285 | |
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| March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Accrued gross-to-net deductions | $ | 4,163 | | | $ | 4,837 | |
Accrued compensation | 8,014 | | | 9,153 | |
Accrued professional services | 6,109 | | | 5,451 | |
Accrued research and development expense | 1,145 | | | 1,243 | |
Accrued other expense | 284 | | | 827 | |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 19,715 | | | $ | 21,511 | |
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4.6. Stockholders' Equity and Equity Incentive Plans
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, at a par value of $0.001 per share. Each share of common stock is entitled to 1 vote.
The CompanyCompany's outstanding equity awards as well as reserved common stock for future issuance is as follows:
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| | | June 30, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | |
Outstanding options under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan | | | 2,458,812 | | 2,567,566 | |
Outstanding options under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan | | | 1,676,659 | | 918,145 | |
Equity awards available for grant under the 2019 Plan (1) | | | 1,948,226 | | 1,790,106 | |
Unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) | | | 173,007 | | 61,215 | |
Shares reserved for purchase under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) | | | 270,000 | | 270,000 | |
Total | | | 6,526,704 | | 5,607,032 | |
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| | | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | |
Outstanding options under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2016 Plan) | | | 1,863,246 | | 1,935,240 | |
Outstanding options under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2019 Plan) | | | 3,148,375 | | 2,078,232 | |
Outstanding options under the 2021 Equity Inducement Plan (the 2021 Plan) | | | 456,900 | | 270,600 | |
Outstanding performance stock units (PSUs) under the 2019 Plan | | | 444,500 | | — | |
Unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) under the 2019 Plan | | | 397,304 | | 179,149 | |
Equity awards available for grant under the 2019 Plan (1) | | | 854,755 | | 1,535,488 | |
Equity awards available for grant under the 2021 Plan | | | 193,100 | | 379,400 | |
Shares reserved for purchase under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) (2) | | | 491,242 | | 225,447 | |
Total | | | 7,849,422 | | 6,603,556 | |
(1) — Effective January 1, 2021,2022, in connection with the evergreen provision contained in the 2019 Plan, an additional 1,070,967 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, (theincluding 7,784 shares of common stock that have become available for issuance under the 2019 Plan) 1,035,619 shares were addedPlan as a result of the forfeiture, termination, tender to or withholding for payment of an exercise price or for tax withholding obligations, expiration or repurchase of stock options, restricted stock units or other stock awards that had been granted under the 2016 Plan, pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Plan.
(2) Effective January 1, 2022, in connection with an evergreen provision contained in the ESPP, an additional 265,795 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the ESPP.
Performance Stock Units
In January 2022, the Company granted PSUs to certain executive officers. The PSUs are subject to vesting based on the Company’s attainment of pre-established performance milestones and service conditions. The performance milestones are comprised of two non-market milestones and one market milestone. The non-market performance milestones are subject to attaining certain forecasted net product revenues and future prescriptions of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, and the market performance milestone is subject to (i) at least one of the non-market milestones being met and (ii) attaining total shareholder return based on the change in the price of the Company's common stock. Depending on the terms of the PSUs and the outcome of the performance milestones, a recipient may ultimately earn 0% to 125% (as specified for each PSU grant) of the target number of PSUs granted.
The number of PSUs that may vest and be issued are based upon the determination of the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors that one or more of the three performance milestones are achieved in the period beginning on the vesting commencement date of January 1, 2022 and ending on June 30, 2023, with the PSUs vesting on July 1, 2024, subject to the participant continuing their service through such vesting date.
The fair value of the non-market milestones is based on the market price of the Company’s stock as of the date of grant. The fair value of the market performance milestone is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The probability of the number of actual shares expected to be earned is considered in the grant date valuation, and therefore, stock-based compensation expense is not adjusted at the vesting date to reflect the actual number of shares earned. The Monte Carlo simulation assumes that at least one of the non-market milestones are met and includes the following assumptions:
•Expected term - 1.48 years.
•Expected volatility - Historical volatility of the Company's common stock price over a lookback period that is commensurate to the performance period, which is 61.3%.
•Risk-free interest rate - The Interpolated Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Curve, which is 0.64%.
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•Expected dividend rate - The Company has estimated the dividend yield to be zero.
The Company records stock-based compensation expense over the estimated service period for each performance-based milestone subject to the achievement of the milestones being considered probable. At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether achievements of the milestones are considered probable and, if so, records stock-based compensation expense based on the portion of the service period elapsed to date with respect to the milestones, with a cumulative catch-up. The Company did not record stock-based compensation expense related to the PSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the 2016 Equity IncentivePlan, the 2019 Plan and the 20192021 Plan during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (in thousands, except share,shares, contractual term and per share data):
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| | Outstanding Options |
| | Number of Shares Underlying Outstanding Options | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Balance, January 1, 2021 | | 3,485,711 | | | $ | 10.74 | | | 8.2 | | $ | 36,506 | |
Options granted | | 810,986 | | | 18.98 | | | | | |
Options exercised | | (83,794) | | | 3.84 | | | | | 1,369 | |
Options forfeited | | (77,432) | | | 16.99 | | | | | 335 | |
Balance, June 30, 2021 | | 4,135,471 | | | 12.38 | | | 8.1 | | 30,931 | |
Shares vested and exercisable as of June 30, 2021 | | 1,950,464 | | | 6.55 | | | 7.2 | | 23,731 | |
Vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 | | 4,135,471 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | 8.1 | | $ | 30,931 | |
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| | Outstanding Options |
| | Number of Shares Underlying Outstanding Options | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding at January 1, 2022 | | 4,284,072 | | | $ | 13.54 | | | 8.1 | | $ | 28,874 | |
Options granted | | 1,268,995 | | | 15.52 | | | | | — | |
Options exercised | | (69,930) | | | 1.09 | | | | | 995 | |
Options forfeited | | (14,616) | | | 16.17 | | | | | 12 | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | | 5,468,521 | | | 14.15 | | | 8.3 | | 12,193 | |
Shares vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2022 | | 2,111,311 | | | 10.84 | | | 7.1 | | 10,526 | |
Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022 | | 5,468,521 | | | $ | 14.15 | | | 8.3 | | $ | 12,193 | |
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $11.84$11.47 per share. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for stock options was $25.8$36.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.83.0 years.
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Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units (RSUs)The RSUs are granted to the Company's directors and employees. The value of an RSU award is based on the Company's stock price on the date of the grant. The shares underlying the RSUs are not issued until the RSUs vest. Upon vesting, each RSU converts into one share of the Company's common stock.
Activity with respect to the Company's restricted stock units during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was as follows (in thousands, except share, contractual term, and per share data):
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| | | Outstanding RSUs | | Outstanding RSUs |
| | Number of Shares Underlying Outstanding Awards | | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | | Number of Shares Underlying Outstanding Awards | | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding at January 1, 2021 | | 61,215 | | | $ | 23.83 | | | 1.4 | | $ | 1,152 | | |
Outstanding at January 1, 2022 | | Outstanding at January 1, 2022 | | 179,149 | | | $ | 17.52 | | | 2.4 | | $ | 3,271 | |
Restricted stock units granted | Restricted stock units granted | | 144,317 | | | 18.54 | | | 2,676 | | Restricted stock units granted | | 239,223 | | | 15.74 | | | 3,765 | |
Restricted stock units vested | Restricted stock units vested | | (32,153) | | | 27.15 | | | 648 | | Restricted stock units vested | | (20,618) | | | 18.77 | | | 241 | |
Restricted units forfeited | Restricted units forfeited | | (372) | | | 18.77 | | | 8 | | Restricted units forfeited | | (450) | | | 16.00 | | | 5 | |
Balance, June 30, 2021 | | 173,007 | | | 18.81 | | | 6.0 | | 2,974 | | |
| Unvested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 | | 173,007 | | | $ | 18.81 | | | 6.0 | | $ | 2,974 | | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | | Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | | 397,304 | | | 16.39 | | | 3.1 | | 4,625 | |
Unvested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022 | | Unvested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022 | | 397,304 | | | $ | 16.39 | | | 3.1 | | $ | 4,625 | |
As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for RSUs was $2.8$5.5 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.83.3 years.
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In October 2019, the Company adopted the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), which became effective on October 29, 2019. Effective April 1, 2021, the Company established its first offering period under the ESPP, which began on April 16, 2021 and will end on November 15, 2021. After the first offering period, the ESPP provides for automatic six-month offering periods. The ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a 15% discount through payroll deductions, subject to plan limitations. At the end of each offering period, employees are able to purchase shares at 85% of the lower of the fair market fair value of the Company's common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or on the last day of the offering period.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
TotalThe following is a summary of stock-based compensation expense recorded related to the Company's equity incentive plans was as followsby function recognized (in thousands):
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Research and development | $ | 460 | | | $ | 239 | | | $ | 826 | | | $ | 456 | |
Selling, general and administrative | 2,588 | | | 1,370 | | | 4,902 | | | 2,333 | |
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 3,048 | | | $ | 1,609 | | | $ | 5,728 | | | $ | 2,789 | |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| 2022 | | 2021 | |
Sales and marketing | $ | 1,252 | | | $ | 524 | | |
General and administrative | 2,475 | | | 1,790 | | |
Research and development | 632 | | | 366 | | |
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 4,359 | | | $ | 2,680 | | |
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5.7. Net Loss Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):
| | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2022 | | 2021 | |
Numerator: | Numerator: | | | | | | | | Numerator: | | | | |
Net loss | Net loss | $ | (22,016) | | $ | (15,464) | | $ | (40,925) | | $ | (31,983) | Net loss | $ | (47,892) | | $ | (18,909) | |
Denominator: | Denominator: | | Denominator: | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 25,989,913 | | | 23,442,530 | | | 25,957,186 | | | 22,405,031 | | Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 26,631,577 | | | 25,924,096 | | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.85) | | | $ | (0.66) | | | $ | (1.58) | | | $ | (1.43) | | Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (1.80) | | | $ | (0.73) | | |
The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
| | | As of June 30, | | March 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Options to purchase common stock | Options to purchase common stock | 4,135,471 | | | 3,281,886 | | Options to purchase common stock | 5,468,521 | | | 4,033,044 | |
Unvested restricted stock units | Unvested restricted stock units | 173,007 | | | 77,530 | | Unvested restricted stock units | 397,304 | | | 140,595 | |
| Shares committed under the ESPP | Shares committed under the ESPP | 14,069 | | | 0 | | Shares committed under the ESPP | 80,275 | | | — | |
Total | Total | 4,322,547 | | | 3,359,416 | | Total | 5,946,100 | | | 4,173,639 | |
8.Long-term Debt
Credit Facility with OrbiMed
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement with OrbiMed as administrative agent and initial lender. The term loan underlying the Credit Agreement matures on August 5, 2027 and is structured for full principal repayment at maturity. The term loan bears interest at the secured overnight financing rate (with a floor of 0.40% per annum) plus a spread of 8.10% per annum.
The Company is required to make quarterly payments to OrbiMed in the form of a revenue sharing fee in an amount equal to 3.0% of all net revenue from fiscal year net sales and licenses of OC-01 up to $300.0 million and 1% of all revenue from fiscal year sales and licenses of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray in excess of $300.0 million and up to $500.0 million, subject to caps on such fiscal year net sales and license revenues. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has accrued $0.1 million for the revenue sharing fee which is classified in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company's condensed balance sheet.
The discount created by the bifurcated net embedded derivative liability, together with the exit fee, the buyout amount, and any debt issuance fees attributable to the drawn tranches are deferred and amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the term loan, which resulted in an effective interest rate of 13.98% on the loan as of March 31, 2022.
In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement the Company incurred loan commitment fees, which were capitalized and recorded in other assets on the Company's condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2022. The Company amortizes loan commitment fees on a straight-line basis over the term of the loan commitment. Undrawn loan commitment fees, net of accumulated amortization, were $0.5 million and $0.6 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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The balances of the long-term debt, debt issuance and discount costs, net of amortization and accretion recorded on the Company's condensed balance sheet were as follows:
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| | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Long-term debt | | $ | 95,000 | | | $ | 95,000 | |
Debt issuance and discount costs, net of amortization | | (4,364) | | | (5,185) | |
Long-term debt, net | | $ | 90,636 | | | $ | 89,815 | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded interest expense of $3.1 million, of which $1.0 million related to the amortization of the loan commitment fees and accretion of the debt issuance and discount costs.
The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including but not limited to the Company’s ability to enter into certain forms of indebtedness, as well as to pay dividends and other restricted payments. The Credit Agreement also includes provisions for customary events of default. The Credit Agreement requires compliance with a minimum liquidity covenant of $5.0 million. The Company was in compliance with the minimum liquidity requirement as of March 31, 2022.
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6.9. Leases
The Company is party to severalnon-cancelable operating and finance lease agreements related toleases for office and laboratory space and office equipment.
In February 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for laboratory and office space in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
The Company's variable lease payments primarily consist of maintenance and other operating expenses from its real estate leases. Variable lease payments are excluded from the right of use assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for a three-year term beginning on March 1, 2021 and ending on February 29, 2024. Total futurethose payments is incurred. Lease expense for minimum lease payments under the Company's operating lease agreements are $0.8 million as of June 30, 2021. Total lease payments requiredis recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the Company's operatinglease term.
The Company leases are $1.6 million. Rent expense was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively. Thecertain office equipment under finance leases with remaining lease terms were between 1.1 and 2.7 years as of June 30, 2021.
less than 4.2 years.
Supplemental balance sheet information for the Company's leases is as follows (in thousands):
| | | June 30, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Operating lease right-of-use asset | $ | 757 | | | $ | 644 | | |
Finance lease right-of-use asset | 26 | | 34 | |
Total right-of-use asset | $ | 783 | | | $ | 678 | | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 2,645 | | | $ | 2,884 |
Finance lease right-of-use assets | | Finance lease right-of-use assets | 55 | | 18 |
Total right-of-use assets | | Total right-of-use assets | $ | 2,700 | | | $ | 2,902 |
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | $ | 527 | | | $ | 400 | | Operating lease liabilities | $ | 684 | | | $ | 779 |
Finance lease liabilities | Finance lease liabilities | 18 | | 18 | Finance lease liabilities | 31 | | 16 |
Total lease liabilities | Total lease liabilities | $ | 545 | | | $ | 418 | | Total lease liabilities | $ | 715 | | | $ | 795 |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | Operating lease liabilities, non-current | $ | 237 | | | $ | 250 | | Operating lease liabilities, non-current | $ | 1,974 | | | $ | 2,114 |
Finance lease liabilities, non-current | Finance lease liabilities, non-current | 11 | | 19 | Finance lease liabilities, non-current | 30 | | 4 |
Total lease liabilities, non-current | Total lease liabilities, non-current | $ | 248 | | | $ | 269 | | Total lease liabilities, non-current | $ | 2,004 | | $ | 2,118 |
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The maturities of the lease liabilities under non-cancelable operating and finance leases are as follows (in thousands):
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As of June 30, 2021 | Finance Leases | | Operating Leases | | Total |
2021 (remainder) | $ | 9 | | | $ | 277 | | | $ | 286 | |
2022 | 16 | | | 376 | | | 392 | |
2023 | 5 | | | 126 | | | 131 | |
2024 | 0 | | | 21 | | | 21 | |
Total undiscounted cash flows | 30 | | | 800 | | | 830 | |
Less: imputed interest | (1) | | | (36) | | | (37) | |
Total lease liability | 29 | | | 764 | | | 793 | |
Less: current portion | (18) | | | (527) | | | (545) | |
Lease liability | $ | 11 | | | $ | 237 | | | $ | 248 | |
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As of March 31, 2022 | Finance Leases | | Operating Leases | | Total |
2022 (remainder) | $ | 25 | | | $ | 634 | | | $ | 659 | |
2023 | 22 | | | 666 | | | 688 | |
2024 | 16 | | | 572 | | | 588 | |
2025 | — | | | 562 | | | 562 | |
2026 | — | | | 525 | | | 525 | |
Total undiscounted cash flows | 63 | | | 2,959 | | | 3,022 | |
Less: imputed interest | (2) | | | (301) | | | (303) | |
Total lease liabilities | 61 | | | 2,658 | | | 2,719 | |
Less: current portion | (31) | | | (684) | | | (715) | |
Lease liabilities | $ | 30 | | | $ | 1,974 | | | $ | 2,004 | |
Rent expense was $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.
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10. License and Collaboration Agreements
7. CommitmentsJi Xing
In August 2021, the Company entered into a license and Contingenciescollaboration agreement with Ji Xing. The Company granted Ji Xing an exclusive license to develop and commercialize OC-01 (varenicline solution) nasal spray and OC-02 (simpinicline) nasal spray pharmaceutical products, for all prophylactic uses for, and treatment of, ophthalmology diseases or disorders in the greater China region. Per the terms of the agreement, the Company is eligible to receive development and sales-based milestone payments and royalty payments that are tiered on future net sales of OC-01 and OC-02. The Company did not recognize any license or milestone revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or March 31, 2021.
License AgreementAdaptive Phage Therapeutics
In May 2021, the Company entered into a research collaboration agreement with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT) for the development of potential biological treatments for multiple ophthalmic diseases. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, the Company has the option and certain rights to obtain an exclusive license to develop and commercialize APT’s technology for ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Under the license terms, if such option is exercised, the Company would make potential development and regulatory milestones payments, as well as the potential to make sales-related milestones and tiered royalty payments of net sales, if a licensed phage therapy is approved by the FDA or certain other regulatory authorities. The Company has not exercised the option granted under the agreement as of March 31, 2022.
Pfizer Inc.
The Company is party to a non-exclusive patent license agreement with Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), which granted the Company non-exclusive rights under Pfizer’s patent rights covering varenicline tartrate to develop, manufacture, and commercialize the OC-01 (varenicline)(varenicline solution) nasal spray product. IfPursuant to the license agreement, the Company commercializes OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, it may beis required to pay a singleone-time sales-based milestone payment in low double-digit millions and tiered royalties onof $10.0 million if annual U.S. net sales of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal sprayTYRVAYA Nasal Spray exceed $250.0 million prior to December 31, 2026. The Company is also required to pay royalties based on annual U.S. tiered net sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray at percentages ranging from 7.5% to 15% until the mid-single digits toexpiration of the mid-teens.royalty term. The royalty obligation to Pfizer would commencecommenced upon the first commercial sale of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal sprayTYRVAYA Nasal Spray and expireexpires upon the later of (a) the expiration of all regulatory or data exclusivity granted to Pfizer in connection with varenicline in the United States; and (b) the expiration or abandonment of the last
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valid claims of the licensed patents. No milestone was achieved or probable to be achieved or royalties payable accrued as of June 30,The Company recorded $0.2 million and no royalty expense during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
11. Commitments and December 31, 2020.Contingencies
Contingencies
From time to time, the Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and that such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both probability and the estimated amount. There are no matters pending that the Company currently believes are reasonably possible or probable of having a material impact to the Company's business, financial position, results of operations, or statements of cash flows.
8. Subsequent Events
Credit Facility with OrbiMed
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a $125 million term loan credit facility (the Credit Agreement) with OrbiMed Royalty & Credit Opportunities III, LP, as administrative agent and initial lender (OrbiMed). The Credit Agreement provides for loans to be funded in three separate tranches, the first $45 million tranche to be funded no later than August 13, 2021, the second $50 million tranche to be funded, at the option of the Company, upon FDA approval of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray and the third $30 million tranche to be funded, at the option of the Company, upon the Company receiving $40 million in net recurring revenue from the sale and/or licensing of OC-01. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by all or substantially all of its assets and property, subject to customary exceptions. Any material subsidiaries that the Company (other than certain immaterial subsidiaries) forms or acquires after closing are required to provide a guarantee of the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and provide a pledge of their assets.
The Credit Agreement matures on August 5, 2027 and the loan is structured for full principal repayment at maturity. The term loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the daily secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, subject to a 0.40% floor, plus (y) a margin of 8.10%. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the closing date, the Company is required to make quarterly revenue interest payments to OrbiMed in an amount equal to 3% of all net revenue from annual sales and licenses of OC-01 up to $300 million and 1% of all revenue from annual sales and licenses of OC-01 between $300 million and $500 million, subject to caps on such quarterly payments. These caps increase both on an annual basis and upon funding of the second and third term loan tranches.
If the Company does not obtain OC-01 approval by June 30, 2022, the Credit Agreement requires monthly repayments of principal starting on August 5, 2024. Additionally, commencing with the fourth full fiscal quarter after OC-01 approval, if the Company does not meet certain minimum recurring revenue thresholds from the sale and/or licensing of OC-01 in the last four quarters, the Credit Agreement requires a $5 million repayment of principal on the interest payment date following such fiscal quarter. This test is applied each quarter following commencement. The Company is permitted to prepay, in whole or in part, the term loans, subject to the payment of a prepayment fee, an exit fee and a buyout amount (calculated as the revenue interest cap set forth above less the amount of royalty payments made to OrbiMed). The term loans are also required to be mandatorily prepaid with the proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty events (subject to payment of the prepayment fee and exit fee) and the issuance of convertible debt.
The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. The affirmative covenants include, among others, administrative and reporting requirements subject to certain exceptions and materiality thresholds. The negative covenants include, among others, limitations on the Company’s ability to, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, (i) incur additional debt, (ii) incur liens, (iii) make investments, acquisitions, loans or advances, (iv) sell assets, (v) make restricted payments, including dividends and distributions on, and redemptions, repurchases or retirement of, the Company’s capital stock, (vi) enter into fundamental changes, including mergers and consolidations, (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates, (viii) change the nature of the Company’s business, (ix) make prepayments of certain debt, (x) modify or terminate material agreements and (xi) enter into certain outbound licenses of material intellectual property. The Credit Agreement also requires compliance with a minimum liquidity covenant of $20 million prior to OC-01 approval and $5 million after OC-01 approval.
The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, including failure to pay principal, interest or certain other amounts when due; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; breach of covenants; specified cross-default to other material indebtedness; certain bankruptcy and insolvency events; certain ERISA events; certain undischarged judgments; material impairment of security interests; material adverse change and material regulatory events, in certain cases subject to certain thresholds and grace periods.
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Ji Xing License and Collaboration Agreement
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement (License Agreement) with Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Limited (Ji Xing), which is an entity affiliated with RTW Investments, LP. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company will grant Ji Xing an exclusive license to develop and commercialize OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray and OC-02 (simpinicline) nasal spray pharmaceutical products, for all prophylactic uses for, and treatment of, ophthalmology diseases or disorders (the Field) in the greater China region, including mainland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan (the Territory). Ji Xing will be responsible for development, regulatory, manufacturing and commercialization activities in the Territory, and the Company will be responsible for supplying the drug substance and finished products of OC-01 (varenicline) and OC-02 (simpinicline) for Ji Xing’s clinical development at quantities to be agreed by the parties, subject to one or more separate supply agreements as contemplated by the License Agreement. Ji Xing is prohibited from engaging in certain competitive activities during the term of the License Agreement. Subject to certain limitations, the Company may not commercialize any nAChR agonist in the Field in the Territory, without first offering Ji Xing a right of first negotiation for such product in the Territory. The Company has also granted Ji Xing a right of first negotiation to expand indications or uses of OC-01 (varenicline) or OC-02 (simpinicline) in the Territory.
The Company will receive an upfront cash payment of $17.5 million and up to 0.75% of shares in Ji Xing, half of which will be subject to a pre-specified vesting condition. In addition, the Company is eligible to receive up to $204.8 million in aggregate development and sales-based milestone payments and tiered low teens to low twenties royalties based on future net sales of OC-01 and OC-02 in the Territory. The License Agreement will remain in effect, unless terminated earlier, until the expiration of all royalty terms for all licensed products in the Territory under the License Agreement. Ji Xing may terminate the License Agreement for convenience by providing at least one hundred eighty (180) days written notice. Each party has the right to terminate the License Agreement for the other party’s uncured material breach or insolvency. The Company may also terminate the License Agreement if Ji Xing, its affiliates or sublicensees challenges the enforceability, validity or scope of certain patents owned by the Company, subject to customary exceptions set forth in the License Agreement. Upon termination, any license granted by the Company to Ji Xing will terminate, and all sublicenses granted by Ji Xing shall also terminate.
As of March 31, 2021, entities affiliated with RTW Investments, LP, beneficially owned greater than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, the License Agreement is considered a related party transaction and was approved by the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company.
2021 Inducement Plan
In July 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved the adoption of the 2021 Inducement Plan (Inducement Plan), which is to be used exclusively for grants of awards to individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the Company (or following a bona fide period of non-employment) as a material inducement to such individuals’ entry into employment with the Company, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The Company has reserved 650,000 shares of its common stock that may be issued under the Inducement Plan. The terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan are substantially similar to those of the 2019 Plan.
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.Operations
The following discussion analyzes the Company's historical financial condition and results of operations. As you read this discussion and analysis, refer to the Company's financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which represents the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021. Also refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which includes detailed discussions of various items impacting the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. The discussion and analysis below has been organized as follows:
•Executive summary, including a description of the business and recent events that are important to understanding the results of operations and financial condition;
•Results of operations, including an explanation of significant differences between the periods in the specific line items of the condensed statements of operations;
•Financial condition addressing the Company's sources of liquidity, future funding requirements, cash flow, sources and uses of cash, updates to contractual obligations and commitments, and off-balance sheet arrangements; and
•Critical accounting policies, significant judgements and estimates, which are most important to both the portrayal of the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
Some of the information contained in the following discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy for its business, includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Please also see the section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Executive Summary
Introduction and Overview
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. (the Company) is a clinical stagecommercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class pharmaceutical therapies to treat ophthalmic diseases. The Company's lead product candidateOn October 15, 2021, TYRVAYA® (varenicline solution) Nasal Spray (TYRVAYA Nasal Spray), formerly referred to as OC-01 (varenicline)(varenicline solution) nasal spray, a highly selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist, is being developed as a nasal spray to treatwas approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. Based on OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray’s clinical trial results and its novelTYRVAYA Nasal Spray’s highly differentiated mechanism of action the Company believes OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved by the FDA, has the potentialis designed to become the new standard of care and redefine how dry eye disease is treated for millions of patients.increase basal tear production with a goal to re-establish tear film homeostasis.
The Company has no products approvedbegan selling TYRVAYA Nasal Spray in November 2021 and generated net product revenues of $2.7 million for sale and has not generated revenue since its inception in 2015.the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company expects its product revenue to finance its operations through privateincrease if it gains market share and public equity or debt financing, collaborative or other arrangements with corporate sources or through other sources of financing.TYRVAYA Nasal Spray obtains insurance coverage from additional third-party payors. The Company’sCompany generated net losses were $40.9of $47.9 million and $32.0$18.9 million for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively, and 2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $303.3 million as of March 31, 2022. The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through the sale and issuance of its securities. In August 2021, the Company secured debt capital in the form of a long-term credit facility to help finance its operations. $195.7 million. The Company expects that its selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as the Company prepares for the commercialization of its lead product candidate, OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved by the FDA. Additionally, operating expenses will increase as the Companyit expands its commercialization of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, advances its other product candidates through preclinical and clinical development, seeks regulatory approval, and prepares for and, if approved, proceeds to commercialization;commercialization of its other product candidates, acquires, discovers, validates and develops additional product candidates; obtains, maintains, protects and enforces its intellectual property portfolio; and hires additional personnel. The Company has incurred and will continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.
The Company plans to continue to use third-party service providers, including clinical research organizations (CROs) and contract manufacturing organization (CMOs), to carry out its preclinical and clinical development and to manufacture and supply the materials to be used during the development and commercialization of its product candidates. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company commenced its hiring of a specialty sales force of approximately 150 to 200 field representatives.portfolio.
Recent Events
Credit Facility with OrbiMedApproval of the Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Application to Conduct a Phase 3 Clinical Trial of OC-01 in China
On August 5, 2021,March 21, 2022, Ji Xing announced that the Company entered into a $125 million Credit Agreement with OrbiMed, to be funded in three separate tranches, the first $45 million tranche to be funded no later than August 13, 2021, the second $50 million tranche to be funded, at the optionCenter for Drug Evaluation of the Company, upon FDA approvalNational Medical Products Administration of China approved its Clinical Trial Application for the phase 3 clinical trial of OC-01 (varenicline)(varenicline tartrate) nasal spray and the third $30 million tranche to be funded, at the option of the Company, upon the Company receiving $40 million in net recurring revenue from the sale and/or licensing of OC-01.The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by all or substantially all of its assets and property, subject to customary exceptions.
The Credit Agreement matures on August 5, 2027. The term loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the daily secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, subject to a 0.40% floor, plus (y) a margin of 8.10%. Commencing on the first full fiscal quarter after the closing date, the Company is required to make quarterly revenue interest payments to OrbiMed in an amount equal to 3% of all net revenue from annual sales and licenses of OC-01 up to $300 million and 1% of all revenue from annual sales and licenses of OC-01 between $300 million and $500 million, subject to caps on such quarterly payments. These caps increase both on an annual basis and upon funding of the second and third term loan tranches.
If the Company does not obtain OC-01 approval by June 30, 2022, the Credit Agreement requires monthly repayments of principal starting on August 5, 2024. Additionally, commencing with the fourth full fiscal quarter after OC-01 approval, if the Company does not meet certain minimum recurring revenue thresholds from the sale and/or licensing of OC-01 on a quarterly basis for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period, the Credit Agreement requires a $5 million repaymenttreatment of principal on the interest payment date following such fiscal quarter. Thesigns and symptoms of dry eye disease in China. The Company is permitted to prepay, in whole or in part, the term loans, subject to the payment of a prepayment fee, an exit fee and a buyout amount (calculated as the revenue interest cap set forth above less the amount of royalty payments made to OrbiMed). The term loans are also required to be mandatorily prepaid with the proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty events (subject to payment of the prepayment fee and exit fee) and the issuance of convertible debt.
For further discussion of the Credit Agreement, including information pertaining to affirmative and negative covenants of the Company, and events of default, see Item 1 — Note 8, Subsequent Events.
Ji Xing License and Collaboration Agreement
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement (License Agreement) with Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Limited (Ji Xing), a biotechnology company headquartered in Shanghai and backed by RTW Investments, LP (RTW). Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company will grantgranted Ji Xing an exclusive license to develop and commercialize OC-01 (varenicline)(varenicline solution) nasal spray and OC-02 (simpinicline) nasal sprays,spray pharmaceutical products, for all prophylactic uses for, and treatment of, ophthalmology diseases or disorders in the greater China region. Ji Xing will be responsible for the development, regulatory, manufacturing and commercialization activities costsregion in the greater China region. The Company will be responsible for supplying the drug substance and finished products of OC-01 (varenicline) and OC-02 (simpinicline) for Ji Xing's clinical development at quantities to be agreed by the parties, subject to one or more separate supply agreements as contemplated by the License Agreement.The Company will receive an upfront cash payment consisting of $17.5 million and up to 0.75% equity interest in Ji Xing, half of which will be subject to a pre-specified vesting condition. In addition, the Company is eligible to receive up to $204.8 million in aggregate development and sales-based milestone payments and tiered low teens to low twenties royalties based on future net sales of OC-01 and OC-02 in the greater China region. For further discussion of the License Agreement, see Item 1 — Note 8, Subsequent Events.August 2021.
HiringExpansion of U.S. Sales Representatives in JulyCommercial Coverage for TYRVAYA Nasal Spray
Effective February 19, 2022, TYRVAYA Nasal Spray was placed on the Express Scripts National Preferred, Basic, and High Performance Formularies, which collectively make up an estimated 26 million lives. Subsequently, formulary coverage for TYRVAYA Nasal Spray has been established with additional third-party payors. According to a third-party syndicated source, TYRVAYA now has commercial coverage for up to approximately 95 million lives, or 52% of all U.S. commercial lives. The Company continues to make meaningful progress toward its planned U.S. launch of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal sprayanticipates receiving coverage determinations for all major commercial payors in the fourth quarter of 2021, if approvedU.S. by the FDA, by initiating the hiring of sales representatives during the month of July, with a planned target of hiring 150-200 sales representatives. Sales representatives are currently in the field communicating our dry eye disease-state awareness campaign.mid-2022.
Preclinical Data Highlighting Potent Activity of OC-01 (varenicline) and OC-02 (simpinicline) against SARS-CoV-2 Virus and Variants.
In July 2021, the Company announced preclinical data in non-human primates and in vitro models evaluating OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray against SARS-CoV-2 and the alpha and beta variants, the viruses that cause COVID-19 disease. Administration of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray to non-human primates was observed to inhibit viral replication in the nose within 24 hours of infectious SARS-CoV-2 challenge with absence of subgenomic RNA at Day 3 and Day 5 post-challenge. The results were published on the preprint server bioRxiv. In addition, varenicline was observed to inhibit cellular entry and replication of SARS-CoV-2 and its alpha and beta variants in multiple human cell types. Lastly, OC-02 (simpinicline) was also observed to inhibit cellular entry and replication of SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant in Calu-3 human cells at very low concentrations. Additional preclinical studies with SARS-CoV-2 variants are currently underway.
2021 Inducement Plan
In July 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved the adoption of the 2021 Inducement Plan (Inducement Plan), which is to be used exclusively for grants of awards to individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the Company (or following a bona fide period of non-employment) as a material inducement to such individuals’ entry into employment with the Company, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The Company has reserved 650,000 shares of its common stock that may be issued under the Inducement Plan. The terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan are substantially similar to those of the 2019 Plan.
Continued Enrollment of First SubjectSubjects in the OLYMPIA Phase 2 Clinical Trial of OC-01 (varenicline)TYRVAYA Nasal Spray for Patients with Neurotrophic Keratopathy
In June 2021,During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company announcedcontinued enrollment of the first subjectsubjects in the OLYMPIA Phase 2 clinical trial of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray for the treatment of Stage 1 Neurotrophic Keratopathy (NK). Enrollment is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.
Pipeline Expansion withAdditional Pre-Clinical Studies for Enriched Tear Film (ETF™) Gene Therapy to Target Ophthalmic DiseasesNeurotrophic Keratopathy
In June 2021,During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company announcedprogressed in its multiple pre-clinical studies for the expansion of its pipeline with the introduction of its proprietary ETF™ gene therapy and proof-of-concept in vivo study results from it first gene therapy candidate, OC-101. Preclinical study results from a 42-day proof-of-concept in vivo study demonstratedwith OC-101 (AAV-NGF), a single, intralacrimal gland injection of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector that deliverscontaining the human Nerve Growth Factornerve growth factor (NGF) gene. A single injection produced statistically significant increase of NGF in tear film, as compared to control. Preclinicalgene for Stage 2/3 NK patients. Earlier pre-clinical study results also demonstrated that following AAV transduction of the lacrimal gland, cholinergic activation with OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray produced a statistically significant increase of NGF levels in tear film of a rabbit model, as compared to control, and pre-cholinergic activation, potentially indicating OC-01’s ability to
modulate lacrimal secretion of NGF. No macroscopic or microscopic safety findings were observed associated with eitherAdditional pre-clinical studies using a porcine model have further demonstrated the capability of ETF Gene Therapy to deliver a protein to the tear film following intralacrimal gland administration of OC-01 or intranasal administration of OC-01.injection.
Research Collaboration with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. to Target Ophthalmic Diseases
In May 2021, the Company entered into a research collaboration agreement with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT) for the development of potential biological treatments for multiple ophthalmic diseases. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, the Company has the option and certain rights to obtain an exclusive license to develop and commercialize APT’s technology for ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Under the license terms, if such option is exercised, the Company would pay for potential development and regulatory milestones, as well as the potential for sales-related milestones and tiered royalties of net sales, if a licensed phage therapy is approved by the FDA or certain other regulatory authorities. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company paid a one-time, non-refundable, upfront payment of $0.5 million for the research collaboration and option agreement, which was included in research and development expense forduring the three and six monthsyear ended June 30,December 31, 2021. The Company has not exercised the option granted under the agreement as of March 31, 2022.
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of October 17, 2021
The Company submitted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) for OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in December 2020. The FDA has assigned a PDUFA target action date of October 17, 2021 as the goal to complete its review of the NDA.
The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, theThe Company does not believe its financial results of the Company were not significantlymaterially affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic.pandemic during the three months ended March 31, 2022. However, the extent to which the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic may affect the Company’s future financial results and operations will depend on future developments which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the pandemic, the availability and effectiveness of vaccines and treatment options, and current or future domestic and international actions to contain it and treat it. The Company continues to evaluate the potential impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic as it initiated commercialization of the TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, including potential supply-chain challenges, and the potential impact on its trials, expected timelines and costs, as well as potential supply-chain challenges as it prepares itself for commercialization of the OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray candidate and as it continues to learn more about the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic on the biopharmaceutical industry. In addition, the Company has taken a variety of measures in an effort to ensure the availability and functioning of the Company's critical infrastructure and to promote the safety and security of its employees, including previously instituted remote working arrangements for employees through the second quarter of 2021 and investing in personal protective equipment for the future return to the office. During the second quarter of 2021,The Company management institutedcommenced a voluntary return to the office for its employees in March 2022. The Company’s office located sales force is primarily working in-person and have been instructed to follow all locally required SARS-CoV-2 related precautions. The Company will continue monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and make practical decisions in New Jersey beginning September 7, 2021,compliance with Centers for Disease Control and continues to actively monitorPrevention, federal, state and evaluate such plans as the pandemic continues to evolve.local guidelines.
The Company continues to evaluate and develop pipeline candidates for the potential treatment of various medical indications. The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic may impact access to supplies necessary to conduct preclinical studies, cause delay to the timelines to initiate or complete in vitro or in vivo animal studies or may indirectly impact the operationoperations of third parties that are necessary for the Company to advance preclinical projects. If the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic continues and persists for an extended period of time, the Company could experience significant disruptions to its clinical development timelines, which could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.
For further discussion of the risks that the Company faces as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic refer to the "Risk Factors" ”Risk Factors” section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020
The following table summarizes the Company's results of operations for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | | | |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | $ Change | | % Change |
Research and development: | | | | | | | |
Clinical, preclinical | $ | 2,066 | | | $ | 1,881 | | | $ | 185 | | | 10 | % |
Chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) | 3,420 | | | 5,723 | | | (2,303) | | | (40) | % |
Other | 1,244 | | | 950 | | | 294 | | | 31 | % |
Total research and development | 6,730 | | | 8,554 | | | (1,824) | | | (21) | % |
Selling, general and administrative | 15,296 | | | 6,940 | | | 8,356 | | | 120 | % |
Loss from operations | (22,026) | | | (15,494) | | | (6,532) | | | 42 | % |
Other income, net | 10 | | | 30 | | | (20) | | | (67) | % |
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Net loss | $ | (22,016) | | | $ | (15,464) | | | $ | (6,552) | | | 42 | % |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | |
| 2022 | | 2021 | | $ Change | | % Change |
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Revenue: | | | | | | | |
Product revenue, net | $ | 2,704 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,704 | | | 100 | % |
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Total revenue | 2,704 | | | — | | | 2,704 | | | 100 | % |
Cost of product revenue | 336 | | | — | | | 336 | | | 100 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing | 26,966 | | | 4,567 | | | 22,399 | | | 490 | % |
General and administrative | 12,932 | | | 8,525 | | | 4,407 | | | 52 | % |
Research and development | 4,681 | | | 5,828 | | | (1,147) | | | (20) | % |
Total operating expenses | 44,579 | | | 18,920 | | | 25,659 | | | 136 | % |
Loss from operations | (42,211) | | | (18,920) | | | (23,291) | | | 123 | % |
Other (expense) income: | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | (3,066) | | | — | | | (3,066) | | | 100 | % |
Other (expense) income, net | (2,615) | | | 11 | | | (2,626) | | | N/M |
Total other (expense) income, net | (5,681) | | | 11 | | | (5,692) | | | N/M |
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (47,892) | | | $ | (18,909) | | | $ | (28,983) | | | 153 | % |
N/M - Not Meaningful.
Product Revenue, Net
Product revenue, net was $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and was related to sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, which was launched in the U.S. in November 2021. Approximately 19,000 TYRVAYA Nasal Spray prescriptions, written by over 4,500 unique eye care professionals, were filled during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company did not generate any revenues from product sales during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Cost of Product Revenue
Cost of product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0.3 million.Cost of product revenue consisted of product royalty expenses, third-party manufacturing costs, reserves for inventory obsolescence and material costs of $0.7 million. This was partially offset by a $0.4 million supplier credit recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. In preparation of the commercial launch, the Company expensed to research and development expense all material costs related to inventory produced prior to the FDA approval date of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray on October 15, 2021 (pre-approval inventory). Because pre-approval inventory was charged to research and development expense, the unit cost of product revenue will be lower until the Company fully utilizes product manufactured prior to the FDA approval date of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expense increased by $22.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher payroll-related expenses of $11.6 million, inclusive of an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.7 million, as well as sales commission expense, which was driven by onboarding a commercial field force in the second half of 2021. The Company also incurred higher marketing expenses of
$8.5 million in connection with advertising, sample expense, trade shows, and other marketing efforts related to the launch of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $4.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by additional payroll-related expenses of $2.6 million due to an increase in headcount to support the Company's business operations, inclusive of an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.7 million. The Company also incurred higher other general and administrative expenses of $1.3 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to accounting, legal, insurance and other professional services. The increase in other general and administrative expense was driven by the Company's transition from a clinical-stage to a commercial stage company.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased by $1.8$1.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021June 30, 2020.. The decrease was primarily driven by lower CMC expenses incurreddue to decreased research and development activity relating to OC-01 following its approval by the Company in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, which included significant pre-approval inventory costs, as well as expenses related to the preparation of the NDA filing in December 2020.FDA on October 15, 2021.
Selling, General and Administrative ExpensesInterest Expense
Selling, generalThe Company incurred $3.1 million of interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2022, which related to the Credit Agreement with OrbiMed entered into in August 2021. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 included contractual interest, as well as the amortization of loan commitment fees and administrative expenses increased by $8.4 millionaccretion of other long-term debt related costs. The Company had no interest expense during the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 compared to the.
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Other (Expense) Income, net
months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was driven by higher payroll-related expenses, including stock-based compensation of $4.8 million, due to additional headcount, as well as higher commercial planning expenses of $1.8 million in anticipation of a U.S. launch of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved, in the fourth quarter of 2021. In addition, the Company incurred higher other general and administrative expenses of $1.0 million, related to accounting, legal, facilities, information technology, and other office-related costs. The Company also incurred an increase in medical affairs costs in the amount of $0.8 million during
Other (expense) income, net, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared toMarch 31, 2022 consisted of a $2.7 million change in the fair value of the net embedded derivative liability, which was recorded in connection with the Company's Credit Agreement with OrbiMed, partially offset by interest earned on money market funds. Other (expense) income, net, for the three months ended June 30, 2020.March 31, 2021 primarily consisted of interest income earned on money market funds.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
The following table summarizes the Company's results of operations for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Six Months Ended June 30, | | | | |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | $ Change | | % Change |
Research and development: | | | | | | | |
Clinical, preclinical | $ | 4,001 | | | $ | 7,993 | | | $ | (3,992) | | | (50) | % |
Chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) | 9,045 | | | 9,560 | | | (515) | | | (5) | % |
Other | (488) | | | 2,341 | | | (2,829) | | | (121) | % |
Total research and development | 12,558 | | | 19,894 | | | (7,336) | | | (37) | % |
Selling, general and administrative | 28,388 | | | 12,529 | | | 15,859 | | | 127 | % |
Loss from operations | (40,946) | | | (32,423) | | | (8,523) | | | 26 | % |
Other income, net | 21 | | | 440 | | | (419) | | | (95) | % |
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Net loss | $ | (40,925) | | | $ | (31,983) | | | $ | (8,942) | | | 28 | % |
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased by $7.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease in clinical, preclinical, and CMC expense of $4.5 million was primarily due to the completion of the ONSET-2 Phase 3 clinical trial in May 2020. The decrease in other research and development costs of $2.8 million was primarily driven by the application fee waiver granted to the Company in April 2021. In December 2020, the Company paid a fee of $2.9 million to the FDA under the PDUFA in conjunction with the filing of its NDA for OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray. The Company filed a request with the FDA to grant a waiver and refund the fee under the small business waiver provision of the PDUFA. Due to the uncertainty regarding the collectability of this refund, the Company recorded the filing fee in research and development expense in December 2020. In February 2021, the FDA granted the Company’s request for the waiver. The refund was recorded as a reduction in other research and development expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $15.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was driven by higher payroll-related expenses of $9.4 million, inclusive of stock-based compensation in the amount of $2.6 million, due to additional headcount, as well as higher commercial planning expenses of $3.5 million in anticipation of a U.S. launch of OC-01(varenicline) nasal spray, if approved, in the fourth quarter of 2021. In addition, the Company incurred higher other general and administrative expenses of $1.7 million, related to accounting, legal, facilities, information technology, and other office-related costs. The Company also incurred an increase in medical affairs costs in the amount of $1.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net decreased by $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, due to lower rate of return on the money market funds earned during the period, as well as lower cash balances during the first six months of 2021 compared to the first six months of 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
The Company's principal sources of liquidity include cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's Credit Agreement with OrbiMed, as further described in Note 8, Long-term Debt, to the Company's condensed financial statements. The Company has $30.0 million remaining under the credit facility, which may be funded, at the option of the Company, on or prior to June 30, 2023, upon the Company having received at least $40.0 million in TYRVAYA Nasal Spray net recurring revenue, as defined in the Credit Agreement, in any twelve-month period prior to March 31, 2023, among other conditions.
As of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $154.8$143.4 million and $192.6$193.4 million, respectively.
Future Funding RequirementsThe Company is party to an at-the-market sales agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC (Agent), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100.0 million from time to time through the Agent. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not sold any shares of common stock pursuant to the sales agreement and $100.0 million in shares remained available under the sales agreement.
Based on the current business plan, management believes that its available cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund the Company's planned operations for at least 12 months from the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
On December 17, 2020, the Company submitted a 505(b)(2) NDA to the FDA for its first lead product candidate, OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. The Company expects to continue to incur an increase in expense related to the Company’s preparation for the commercialization of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved, including expenses for the establishment of commercial scale manufacturing arrangements, and to prepare for market access, marketing, distribution and commercial operations. In addition, the Company will continue to expend funds to initiate, continue and or complete the research, development and clinical testing of its current and future product candidates.Going Concern
Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations. The Company generated net losses of $40.9$47.9 million and $32.0$18.9 million for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of $195.7$303.3 million as of June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The Company has cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million as of March 31, 2022. The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through the sale and issuance of its securities. In August 2021, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement with OrbiMed to help finance its operations.The Company does not expectis also a party to generate any meaningful revenue unlessa license agreement with Ji Xing, according to which it is eligible to receive additional development and until it obtains regulatory approvalsales-based milestone payments and royalties in future periods. On October 15, 2021, the Company's first product, TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, was approved by the FDA for treatment of signs and commercializes anysymptoms of itsdry eye disease. The Company commenced commercial shipments of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray in November 2021 and generated net product candidates or decides to enter into collaborative agreements with third parties. revenues of $2.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The current global macro-economic environment is volatile, which may result in supply chain constraints and elevated rates of inflation. In addition, the Company is subject to all ofrisks and uncertainties common to companies in the risks typically relatedbiopharmaceutical industry, including, but not limited to, the ability to secure sufficient capital to fund operations, competition from other companies’ products, the availability and sufficiency of third-party payor coverage and reimbursement, compliance with law and government regulations, the ability to develop and bring to market new products, protection of proprietary technology, and dependence on third parties and key personnel. Successfully commercializing TYRVAYA Nasal Spray requires significant sales and marketing efforts, and the Company’s pipeline programs may require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing. These activities will in turn require significant amounts of new product candidates,capital, qualified personnel and it may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect its business. Theadequate infrastructure. There can be no assurance when, if ever, the Company will require additional fundsrealize significant revenue from the sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray or if the development efforts supporting the Company’s pipeline, including future clinical trials, will be successful.
Based on the Company’s current business plan, management believes that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to commercializefund its products and fund operations for the foreseeable future.next twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued without generating positive cash flows through product sales and by raising additional capital from outside sources. The future viability of the Company is unabledependent on its ability to entirely fund theseits operations through the sales and licensing of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, its ability to draw on the $30.0 million third tranche of the long-term credit facility, as further described in Note 8, Long-term Debt, and raise additional capital through equity offerings, including through the Company's at-the-market sales program, or other collaborative or strategic arrangements. The Company’s ability to draw on the third tranche is contingent upon achieving at least $40.0 million in TYRVAYA Nasal Spray net recurring revenue, as defined in the Credit Agreement, in any twelve-month period on or before March 31, 2023, and without an improper promotional event having occurred, among other conditions. The Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a minimum level of cash and permitted cash equivalent investments, as defined, of at least $5.0 million at all times in a deposit account subject to control by the lender. If the Company is in violation of this covenant and as long as an event of default resulting from such violation is continuing, the lender could exercise remedies, which include but are not limited to, the acceleration of all outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company has generated limited revenue from initial sales of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, and given its limited
commercial history, cannot guarantee that its commercialization efforts withwill result in product revenues that meet its current financial resourcessales expectations or those of analysts and thereinvestors. Although the Company believes that it will continue to raise capital to fund its operations as it has in the past, the Company’s ability to raise equity capital may depend on the stability of U.S. capital markets and the demand from investors. There can be no assurance that itthe Company will be ablesuccessful in raising this additional capital or that such capital, if available, will be on terms that are acceptable to secure suchthe Company.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within the next twelve months from the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon profitable future operations, positive cash flows from operations, and obtaining additional financing on a timely basis, if at all, that will be sufficient to meet these needs.from outside sources. If adequate funds are unavailable on a timely basis from operations orand additional sources of financing, the Company may have to delay reduce or eliminate certain commercial related expenses, included in selling, general and administrative expenses, as well as delay, reduce or eliminate the scope of its marketing and commercialization efforts or eliminate one or more ofmake other changes to its research or development programs,operating plan, which wouldcould materially and adversely affect itsthe Company's business, financial condition and operations.
Future Funding Requirements
The Company’s primary uses of capital have been, and the Company expects will continue to be, developing and commercializing TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, including the costs and timing associated with marketing activities, patient services, obtaining third-party payor coverage and reimbursement and maintaining regulatory compliance. The Company may seekalso expects that it will continue to raiseuse capital through private or public equity or debt financings, collaborative or other arrangement with corporate sources, or through other sources of financing.to advance its clinical and preclinical development programs.
The Company anticipates that it will need to raise substantial additional capital, the requirements for which will depend on many factors, including:
•the cost and timing associated with commercializing TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, including the costs and timing associated with marketing activities, patient services, obtaining third-party payor coverage and reimbursement and maintaining regulatory compliance;
•the scope, timing, rate of progress and costs of the Company's drug discovery efforts, preclinical development activities, laboratory testing, and clinical trials and regulatory review for the Company's product candidates;
•the numbercandidates, and scope of clinical programs the Company decides to pursue;
•the cost and timing and outcome of preparing for and undergoingassociated with commercializing such product candidates, if they receive regulatory review of the Company's product candidates;approval;
•the scope and costs of development and commercial manufacturing activities;
•the cost and timing associated with commercializing of the Company's product candidates, if they receive marketing approval;
•the extent to which the Company acquires or in-licenses other product candidates and technologies;
•the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing the Company's intellectual property rights and defending intellectual property-related claims;
•the Company's ability to establish and maintain collaborations on favorable terms, if at all;
•its efforts to enhance operational systems and the Company's ability to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel, including personnel to support the commercialization of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and the development of the Company's product candidates and ultimately, the sale of the Company'sadditional products, following FDA approval;
•the Company's ability to manufacture products, the reliability of its supply chain, labor shortages, backlog and any increase in costs as a result of inflation;
•the Company's implementation of operational, financial and management systems;
•any current or future potential effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic on the Company's business, operations, preclinical and clinical development and commercialization timelines and plans; and
•the costs associated with being a public company.
A change in the outcome of any of these or other variables with respect to the commercialization of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray or development of any of the Company's product candidates could significantly change the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate.
Furthermore, the Company's operating plans may change in the future, and it will continue to require additional capital to meet operational needs and capital requirements associated with such operating plans. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity securities, the Company's stockholders may experience dilution. Any future debt financing into which the Company might enter may impose upon it additional covenants that restrict the Company's operations, including limitations on its ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase its common stock, make certain investments or engage in certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions. Any debt financing or additional equity that it raises may contain terms that are not favorable to the Company or its stockholders.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has impacted global economies, the rate of inflation, supply chains, distribution networks and consumer behavior around the world. Adequate funding may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms or at all, and any uncertainty and volatility in capital markets caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, or other events may negatively impact the availability and cost of capital. The Company's failure to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on its financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies. If the Company is unable to raise additional funds when needed, it may be required to delay, reduce, or terminate someeliminate certain commercial expenses, including in selling, general and administrative expenses, as well as delay, reduce, or alleliminate one or more of its research or development programs and clinical trials orprograms. The Company may also be required to sell or license to others, rights to its product candidates in certain territories or indications that it would prefer to develop and commercialize itself. The Company may seek to raise capital through private or public equity or debt offerings, or collaborative and other arrangements.If the Company is requiredchooses to enter into collaborations and other arrangements to supplement its funds, it may have to give up certain rights, thereby limiting its ability to develop and commercialize the product candidates or may have other terms that are not favorable to the Company, or its stockholders, which could materially affect its business, results of operation and financial condition.
See Item 1A. Risk Factors tothose factors set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional risks associated with the Company's substantial capital requirements.
Cash Flow Discussion
The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for each of the periods presented below (in thousands):
| | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | $ Change | | 2022 | | 2021 | | $ Change |
Net cash (used in) provided by: | Net cash (used in) provided by: | | | | | | Net cash (used in) provided by: | | | | | |
Operating activities | Operating activities | $ | (37,085) | | | $ | (25,098) | | | $ | (11,987) | | Operating activities | $ | (49,705) | | | $ | (16,530) | | | $ | (33,175) | |
Investing activities | Investing activities | (994) | | | (342) | | | (652) | | Investing activities | (85) | | | (340) | | | 255 | |
Financing activities | Financing activities | 299 | | | 113,051 | | | (112,752) | | Financing activities | (218) | | | 195 | | | (413) | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (37,780) | | | $ | 87,611 | | | $ | (125,391) | | |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | (50,008) | | | $ | (16,675) | | | $ | (33,333) | |
Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $12.0 million forduring the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2022, was $49.7 million, which was due to higher net loss, adjusted for non-cash items, during the period in the amount of $5.9$39.3 million, as well as a decrease inand higher working capital needs in the amount of $6.0$10.4 million. The higher working capital needs were primarily driven by the Company's commercial launch of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray in November 2021, which resulted in increases in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $5.0 million drivenand inventory of $0.4 million, partially offset by decreases in accounts receivable of $0.9 million. In addition, there were decreases in accounts payable of $3.9 million and accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $1.7 million, primarily bydue to the timing of payments to the Company's service providers. The Company's higher net loss was driven by the continued development of the Company's product candidates and preparation for the commercial launch of the Company's main product candidate, OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, if approved, in the fourth quarter of 2021.vendors.
Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021, was $16.5 million, which was due to net loss, adjusted for non-cash items, in the amount of $16.1 million and higher working capital needs in the amount of $0.4 million.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increaseddecreased by $0.7$0.3 million for the threesix months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 compared to the sixthree months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, primarily related to partial payments for equipment to be used in manufacturing of OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, as well as purchases of laboratory equipment.TYRVAYA Nasal Spray during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Cash Flows Used in and Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $112.8$0.4 million for the threesix months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 compared to the sixthree months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $0.2 million revenue sharing fee paid to OrbiMed and payment of withholding taxes related to stock based compensation to the Company's employees, in addition to lower proceeds from the follow on public offering during the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was partially offset by higher proceeds received from the exercise of stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2021.options.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
In February 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for laboratory and office space in New Jersey for a three-year term beginning on March 1, 2021 and ending on February 29, 2024. Total future minimum lease payments under this agreement are $0.3 million as of June 30, 2021.
As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, other than noted above, there have been no other material changes in the contractual obligations and commitments from those disclosed in the financial statements and the related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies, Significant Judgments and Estimates
The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, terms of existing contracts, commonly accepted industry practices and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. The future effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic on the Company's results of operations, cash flows, and financial position are unclear, however the Company believes it has used reasonable estimates and assumptions in preparing the interim condensed financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. The Company periodically reviews its accounting policies, estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate. In addition to the accounting policies that are described in the Company's 20202021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following critical accounting policy was affected by critical accounting estimatespolicies were updated during the three months ended March 31, 2022:
Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Stock Units
As described in connection withNote 6, Stockholders' Equity and Equity Incentive Plans, the Company offering its employees an optiongranted PSUs to purchasecertain executive officers in January 2022. The issuance of the PSUs is contingent upon meeting several performance milestones, as provided for in the PSU award agreements. The non-market performance milestones are subject to attaining certain forecasted net product revenues and future prescriptions of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, and the market performance milestone is tied to total shareholder return based on the change in the price of the Company's common stock under the ESPP effective April 1, 2021.
Stock-Based Compensation
As discussed in Note 4, Stockholders' Equity, effective April 1, 2021, the Company established its first offering period under the ESPP. Stock-basedstock. The measurement of stock-based compensation expense for the PSUs considers the probability of achievement of the non-market milestones. The forecasted net product revenue and future prescriptions of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray involve management's judgment, which, in and of themselves, could materially affect the measurement of the stock-based compensation cost of the PSUs as reported in the financial statements and related to purchase rights issued under the ESPP, is based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing modelfootnote disclosures. The fair value of the market milestone was estimated number of awards asusing a Monte Carlo simulation in a risk-neutral framework and includes an assumption that at least one of the beginning of the offering period. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the offering period.
The determination of the grant date fair value of shares purchased under the ESPP is affected by the estimated fair value of our common stock as well as other assumptions and judgments, whichnon-market milestones are estimated as follows:
•Expected term. The expected term for ESPP is the beginning of the offering periodmet, in addition to the end of each purchase period.assumptions described in Note 6, Stockholders' Equity and Equity Incentive Plans.
•Expected volatility. As the Company has a limited trading history of its common stock, the expected volatility is estimated based on the third quartile of the range of the observed volatilities for comparable publicly traded biotechnology and pharmaceutical related companies over a period equal to length of the offering period. The comparable companies are chosen based on industry, stage of development, size and financial leverage of potential comparable companies.
•Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equivalent to the expected term of the offering period.
•Expected dividend rate. The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the near future. Accordingly, the Company has estimated the dividend yield to be zero.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” inNote 1., Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Company's unaudited interim condensed financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.
JOBS Act
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company has irrevocably elected not to avail itself of this extended transition period, and, as a result, it will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies. The Company intends to rely on other exemptions provided by the JOBS Act, including without limitation, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The Company will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: (1) the last day of its first fiscal year in which it has total annual revenues of more than $1.07 billion; (2) the date it qualifies as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700.0 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates; (3) the date on which it has issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period; and (4) the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of its initial public offering.
ITEM 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
The Company's Credit Agreement is a variable rate term loan credit facility, which subjects the Company to the risk of loss associated with movements in market risk inherent in the Company's financial instruments and in its financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changesinterest rates. As of March 31, 2022, a 1% change in interest rates or exchange rates. Aswould result in less than a $0.9 million change in interest expense on a rolling twelve-month basis.
In addition, as of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had cash equivalents of $153.8$143.4 million, consisting of interest-bearing money market funds, for which the fair value would be affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, due to the short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of cash equivalents, an immediate 10% relativea change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair valueCompany's interest income generated from its money-market funds.
In March 2022, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark federal funds interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a range between 0.25% to 0.50% in an effort to address rising concerns about inflation in the U.S. economy. Many economists have projected that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates several more times in 2022 and 2023 to a projected high of 2.75% by the end of 2023, which may affect the Company’s future cost of borrowing and returns on its interest-bearing money market funds.
Inflation
Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of the Company's cash equivalents or on its future interest income.
Thecomponent products and overhead costs may adversely affect operating results. Although the Company does not believe that inflation interest rate changes or foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations havehas had a significantmaterial impact on its financial position or results of operations for any periods presented herein.to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of the Company's products do not increase with these increased costs.
ITEM 4 — Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — Legal Proceedings.
None.
ITEM 1A —Risk Factors.
Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. The Company has reviewed the risk factors, and, except as presented below, there have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors since those reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021.
The Company believes its current cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to fund its business for the next twelve months from the date these condensed financial statements are issued, raising substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $143.4 million of cash and cash equivalents. Based on the Company’s current business plan, management believes that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to fund its operations for the next twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q without generating positive cash flows through increased product sales and by raising additional capital from outside sources. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the threenext twelve months ended March 31, 2021.following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, the Company’s current operating plan is based on current assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and the Company could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects. The Company may be forced to delay or reduce the scope of its commercialization or development programs and/or limit or cease its operations if it is unable to obtain additional funding to support its current business plan. Management’s plans to finance the Company’s operations are described in Note 1 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In the event that these plans cannot be effectively realized, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern.
IfBusiness disruptions could seriously harm the FDA does not conclude that OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray satisfies the requirements under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food DrugCompany's future revenue and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or if the requirements for such product candidates under Section 505(b)(2) are not as the Company expects, the approval pathway for those product candidates may take longer, cost more or entail greater complicationsfinancial condition and risks than anticipated,increase its costs and may not be successful.expenses.
The Company's operations, and those of its CROs, CMOs, suppliers, and other third-party contractors and consultants upon which the Company submitted an NDA for OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray forrelies, could be subject to wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, power shortages or outages, floods or monsoons, public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, political crises, such as terrorism, war (including trade wars), political instability or other conflicts, and other natural or man-made disasters or other events outside of the treatmentCompany's control that could disrupt business. The occurrence of signsany of these business disruptions could seriously harm the Company's operations and symptomsfinancial condition and increase its costs and expenses. For example, in connection with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. government and other governments have imposed certain sanctions against Russia. The invasion of dry eye disease in December 2020,Ukraine by Russia and the FDA has assignedretaliatory measures that have been taken, or could be taken in the future, by the United States and other countries have created global security concerns that could result in a PDUFA target action date of October 17, 2021 asbroader regional conflict and otherwise have a lasting impact on regional and global economies or adversely affect the goalCompany’s business, its supply chain or its collaborators. Further, the Company may be subject to completeelevated cybersecurity risk due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In addition, the Company relies on third-party manufacturers to produce TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and its reviewother product candidates. The Company's ability to obtain supplies necessary to develop and manufacture TYRVAYA Nasal Spray and its other product candidates, or other necessary supplies, could be disrupted if the operations of the NDA. TheCompany’s suppliers are affected by a man-made or natural disasters or other business interruptions, including due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Damage or extended periods of interruption to the Company’s corporate, development or research facilities due to fire, natural disaster, power loss, communications failure, unauthorized entry or other events could cause the Company is seeking FDA approval throughto cease or delay the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray. Section 505(b)(2)marketing of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, or the FFDCA permits the submissiondevelopment of a New Drug Application (NDA) where some or all of the data required for approval comes from studies not conducted by or for the applicant and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of reference. The Company's ability to rely on certain of the FDA’s findings of safety and effectiveness in approval of another NDA or on studies published in the scientific literature will depend on its ability to demonstrate the relevance to OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray.
In particular,product candidates. Although the Company conducted ZEN, a comparative pharmacokinetic "bridge" trial, to evaluatemaintains property damage and business interruption insurance coverage, the relative bioavailability of varenicline administered as a nasal spray (OC-01) compared to varenicline administered orally (Chantix®) in order to reference certain FDA conclusions regarding the safety of varenicline from the Agency’s review of the Chantix NDA. If the FDA doesinsurance might not accept or disagrees withcover all losses under such circumstances and the Company's conclusions from ZEN or the data required for approval of its Section 505(b)(2) NDA are different than anticipated, the Companybusiness may be required to conduct additional development activities or studies or provide additional dataseriously harmed by such delays and information to pursue the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway on its proposed timeline. Such delays could result in new competitive products reaching the market faster than OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray, which could materially adversely impact the Company's competitive position and growth prospects.interruptions.
The Company may face difficulties from changesnot be able to current regulations and future legislation.protect its intellectual property rights throughout the world, which could impair its business.
InFiling, prosecuting, and defending patents covering TYRVAYA Nasal Spray, OC-02 and any future product candidate throughout the United States, the European Union and other jurisdictions there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes to the healthcare system that could affectworld would be prohibitively expensive. Competitors may use the Company's future results of operations. Existing regulatory policiestechnologies in jurisdictions where it has not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and, further, may change and additional government regulationsexport otherwise infringing products to territories where it may be enactedhave or obtain patent protection, but where patent enforcement is not as strong as that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of the product candidates. The Company cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative action, either in the United States or abroad. If the Company is slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if it is unable to maintain regulatory compliance, it may lose any marketing approval that may have been obtained and the Company may not achieve or sustain profitability.
For example, in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (or collectively, the ACA), was passed, which substantially changed the way healthcare is financed by both the government and private insurers, and continues to significantly impact the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.
The ACA contains provisions that may reduce the profitability of drug products through increased rebates for drugs reimbursed by Medicaid programs, extension of Medicaid rebates to Medicaid managed care plans, mandatory discounts for certain Medicare Part D beneficiaries and annual fees based on pharmaceutical companies’ share of sales to federal health care programs. The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into and have in effect a national rebate agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary as a condition for states to receive federal matching funds for the manufacturer’s outpatient drugs furnished to Medicaid patients. The ACA made several changes toThese
unauthorized products may compete with the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, including increasing pharmaceutical manufacturers’ rebate liability by raisingCompany's products in such jurisdictions and take away the minimum basic Medicaid rebate on most branded prescription drugsCompany's market share where it does not have any issued or licensed patents and any future patent claims or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from 15.1% of average manufacturer price (AMP), to 23.1% of AMP and adding a new rebate calculation for “line extensions” (i.e., new formulations, such as extended release formulations) of solid oral dosage forms of branded products, as well as potentially impacting their rebate liability by modifying the statutory definition of AMP. The ACA also expanded the universe of Medicaid utilization subject to drug rebates by requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to pay rebates on Medicaid managed care utilization and by enlarging the population potentially eligible for Medicaid drug benefits.so competing.
There have been judicial, CongressionalThe ongoing conflict between Russia and executive branch challengesUkraine and related sanctions could significantly devalue our Russian, Belarusian, and Eurasian patents and/or patent applications. Recent Russian decrees may also significantly limit our ability to certain aspects of the ACA. For example, President Trump signed several Executive Orders and other directives designed to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the ACAenforce Russian patents. We cannot predict when or otherwise circumvent some of the requirements for health insurance mandated by the ACA. Concurrently, Congress considered legislation to repeal or repeal and replace all or part of the ACA. While Congress has not passed comprehensive repeal legislation, several bills affecting the implementation of certain taxes under the ACA have passed. On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law federal tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act), which included a provision repealing, effective January 1, 2019, the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the ACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.” The 2020 federal spending package permanently eliminated, effective January 1, 2020, the ACA-mandated “Cadillac” tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage and medical device tax and, effective January 1, 2021, also eliminated the health insurer tax.how this situation will change.
On June 17, 2021The Company is exposed to interest rate risk under the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge on procedural grounds that arguedCredit Agreement, which could cause the ACA is unconstitutional in its entirety because the “individual mandate” was repealed by Congress. Thus, the ACA will remain in effect in its current form. Further, priorCompany’s debt service obligations to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on January 28, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that initiated a special enrollment period for purposes of obtaining health insurance coverage through the ACA marketplace, which began on February 15, 2021 and will remain open through August 15, 2021. The executive order also instructed certain governmental agencies to review and reconsider their existing policies and rules that limit access to healthcare, including among others, reexamining Medicaid demonstration projects and waiver programs that include work requirements, and policies that create unnecessary barriers to obtaining access to health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the ACA. It is possible that the ACA will be subject to judicial or Congressional challenges in the future. It is unclear how any such challenges and the healthcare reform measures of the Biden administration will impact the ACA and the Company's business.increase significantly.
In addition, other legislativeThe Company is exposed to market risk from changes have been proposed and adoptedin interest rates. The term loan underlying the Credit Agreement is based on the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR), a floating rate, subject to a minimum rate set in the United States sinceCredit Agreement. The Federal Reserve has recently raised, and may in the ACA was enacted. These changes included aggregate reductionsfuture further raise, interest rates to Medicare paymentscombat the effects of recent high inflation. An increase in the SOFR above the set minimum rate would increase the Company’s debt service obligations, which could have a negative impact on the Company’s cash flow, financial position or operating results, including cash available for servicing the Company’s indebtedness, or result in increased borrowing costs in the future.
Market and economic conditions may negatively impact the Company's business, financial condition and stock price.
Concerns over inflation, energy costs, geopolitical issues, including the ongoing conflict between Russian and Ukraine, unstable global credit markets and financial conditions, and volatile oil prices could lead to providersperiods of up to 2% per fiscal year, effective April 1, 2013, which, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will staysignificant economic instability, diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in effect through 2030 unless additional Congressional action is taken. However, COVID-19 relief legislation suspended the 2% Medicare sequester from May 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. In January 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law, which, among other things, reduced Medicare payments to several providers,consumer confidence and increased the statute of limitations perioddiscretionary spending, diminished expectations for the governmentglobal economy and expectations of slower global economic growth going forward. For example, in March 2022, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures a wide-ranging basket of goods and services, rose 8.5% from the same month a year ago, which represents the largest CPI increase since December of 1981. The Company's general business strategy may be adversely affected by any such inflationary fluctuations, economic downturns, volatile business environments and continued unstable or unpredictable economic and market conditions. Additionally, rising costs of goods and services purchased by the Company, including its raw materials used in manufacturing its product, may have an adverse effect on the Company’s gross margins and profitability in future periods. If economic and market conditions continue to recover overpaymentsdeteriorate or do not improve, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult to providers from threecomplete, more costly and more dilutive to five years. These new laws may resultthe Company’s stockholders. Failure to secure any necessary financing in additional reductions in Medicare and other healthcare funding, whicha timely manner or on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on customers for the Company's product candidates, if approved,Company’s financial performance and accordingly, the financial operations.
Moreover, payment methodologies may be subject to changes in healthcare legislation and regulatory initiatives. There has been heightened governmental scrutiny recently over the manner in which drug manufacturers set prices for their marketed products, which has resulted in several Congressional inquiries and proposed and enacted federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to product pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for drug products. For example, at the federal level, the Trump administration used several means to propose or implement drug pricing reform, including through federal budget proposals, executive orders and policy initiatives. For example, On July 24, 2020 and September 13, 2020, the Trump administration announced several executive orders related to prescription drug pricing that seek to implement several of the administration's proposals. As a result, the FDA also released a final rule, on September 24, 2020 providing guidance for states to build and submit importation plans for drugs from Canada. Further, on November 20, 2020, HHS finalized a regulation removing safe harbor protection for price reductions from pharmaceutical manufacturers to plan sponsors under Part D, either directly or through pharmacy benefit managers, unless the price reduction is required by law. The Implementation of the rule has been delayed by the Biden administration from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 in response to ongoing litigation. The rule also creates a new safe harbor for price reductions reflected at the point-of-sale, as well as a safe harbor for certain fixed fee arrangements between pharmacy benefit managers and manufacturers, the implementation of which have also been delayed until January 1, 2023. In addition, on November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule implementing President Trump’s Most Favored Nation executive order, which would tie Medicare Part B payments for certain physician-administered drugs to the lowest price paid in other economically advanced countries, effective January 1, 2021.
On December 28, 2020, the United States District Court in Northern California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against implementation of the interim final rule. On January 13, 2021, in a separate lawsuit brought by industry groups in the U.S. District of Maryland, the government defendants entered a joint motion to stay litigation on the condition that the government would not appeal the preliminary injunction granted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and that performance for any final regulation stemming from the MFN Model interim final rule shall not commence earlier than sixty (60) days after publication of that regulation in the Federal Register. It is unclear whether the Biden administration will work to reverse these measures or pursue similar policy initiatives. Additionally, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, which eliminates the statutory Medicaid drug rebate cap, currently set at 100% of a drug’s average manufacturer price, for single source and innovator multiple source drugs, beginning January 1, 2024.
At the state level, legislatures have increasingly passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, includingstock price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing.
The Company expects that the ACA, as well as other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and in additional downward pressure on the price that the Company receives for any approved product. It is possible that additional governmental action is taken in response to address the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic. Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors. The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent the Company from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability or commercialize its product candidates.
In the European Union, similar political, economic and regulatory developments may affect the Company's ability to profitably commercialize its product candidates, if approved. In addition to continuing pressure on prices and cost containment measures, legislative developments at the European Union or member state level may result in significant additional requirements or obstacles that may increase the Company's operating costs. The delivery of healthcare in the European Union, including the establishment and operation of health services and the pricing and reimbursement of medicines, is almost exclusively a matter for national, rather than EU, law and policy. National governments and health service providers have different priorities and approaches to the delivery of health care and the pricing and reimbursement of products in that context. In general, however, the healthcare budgetary constraints in most EU member states have resulted in restrictions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines by relevant health service providers. Coupled with ever-increasing EU and national regulatory burdens on those wishing to develop and market products, this could prevent or delay marketing approval of the Company's product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect its ability to commercialize its product candidates, if approved.
Legislative and regulatory proposals have been made to expand post-approval requirements and restrict sales and promotional activities for biotechnology products. The Company cannot be sure whether additional legislative changes will be enacted, or whether FDA regulations, guidance or interpretations will be changed, particularly in light of the recent presidential election, or what the impact of such changes on the marketing approvals of the Company's product candidates, if any, may be. In addition, increased scrutiny by Congress of the FDA approval process may significantly delay or prevent marketing approval, as well as subjectrequire the Company to delay or abandon development or commercialization plans. In addition, there is a risk that one or more stringent product labelingof the Company’s current and post-marketing testingfuture service providers, manufacturers, suppliers, hospitals and other requirements.
medical facilities, third-party payers, and other partners could be negatively affected by such difficult economic factors, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to attain its operating goals on schedule and on budget or meet its business and financial objectives.
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.
ITEM 6. Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Number | | Description | | Form | | File No. | | Number | | Filing Date | Exhibit Number | | Description | | Form | | File No. | | Number | | Filing Date |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | | | | 8-K | | 001-39112 | | 3.1 | | November 5, 2019 | 3.1 | | | | 8-K | | 001-39112 | | 3.1 | | November 5, 2019 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | | | | 8-K | | 001-39112 | | 3.2 | | November 5, 2019 | 3.2 | | | | 8-K | | 001-39112 | | 3.2 | | November 5, 2019 |
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10.2* | | | | |
10.3* | | | | |
10.1*† | | 10.1*† | | | |
31.1* | 31.1* | | | | 31.1* | | | |
31.2* | 31.2* | | | | 31.2* | | | |
32.1*+ | 32.1*+ | | | | 32.1*+ | | | |
32.2*+ | 32.2*+ | | | | 32.2*+ | | | |
101.INS | 101.INS | | XBRL Instance Document | | 101.INS | | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | 101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | | 101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | 101.CAL |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | | 101.CAL |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | 101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | | 101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | 101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | | 101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | 101.PRE |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | | 101.PRE |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
* Filed herewith.
† Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.+ The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: AugustMay 5, 20212022 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey Nau |
| | Jeffrey Nau, Ph.D., M.M.S. |
| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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Date: AugustMay 5, 20212022 | By: | /s/ Daniel Lochner |
| | Daniel Lochner |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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