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Note Regarding Use ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and adjusted EBITDA are used and provided by Horizon asnon-GAAP financial measures. Horizon provides certain other financial measures such asnon-GAAP net income,non-GAAP diluted earnings per share,non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit ratio,non-GAAP operating expenses,non-GAAP operating income,non-GAAP tax rate,non-GAAP operating cash flow, net leverage ratio and net debt, each of which include adjustments to GAAP figures. Thesenon-GAAP measures are intended to provide additional information on Horizon’s performance, operations, expenses, profitability and cash flows. Adjustments to Horizon’s GAAP figures as well as EBITDA exclude acquisition and/or divestiture-related expenses, charges related to the discontinuation of ACTIMMUNE development for Friedreich’s ataxia, gain or loss from divestiture, gain or loss from sale of assets, upfront, progress and milestone payments related to license and collaboration agreements, litigation settlements, loss on debt extinguishment, costs of debt refinancing, drug manufacturing harmonization costs, restructuring and realignment costs, as well asnon-cash items such as share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization,non-cash interest expense, long-lived asset impairment charges and othernon-cash adjustments. Certain other special items or substantive events may also be included in thenon-GAAP adjustments periodically when their magnitude is significant within the periods incurred. Horizon maintains an establishednon-GAAP cost policy that guides the determination of what costs will be excluded innon-GAAP measures. Horizon believes that thesenon-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP figures, can enhance an overall understanding of Horizon’s financial and operating performance. Thenon-GAAP financial measures are included with the intent of providing investors with a more complete understanding of the Company’s historical and expected 2019 financial results and trends and to facilitate comparisons between periods and with respect to projected information. In addition, thesenon-GAAP financial measures are among the indicators Horizon’s management uses for planning and forecasting purposes and measuring the Company’s performance. For example, adjusted EBITDA is used by Horizon as one measure of management performance under certain incentive compensation arrangements. Thesenon-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Thenon-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to,non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Horizon has not provided a reconciliation of its full-year 2019 adjusted EBITDA outlook to an expected net income (loss) outlook because certain items such as acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and share-based compensation that are a component of net income (loss) cannot be reasonably projected due to the significant impact of changes in Horizon’s stock price, the variability associated with the size or timing of acquisitions/divestitures and other factors. These components of net income (loss) could significantly impact Horizon’s actual net income (loss).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to Horizon’s full-year 2019 net sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance; expected financial performance and operating results in future periods, including potential growth in net sales of certain of Horizon’s medicines; expected impact of refinancing transactions; expected timing of clinical trials and regulatory submissions and decisions, including related to the BLA submission for teprotumumab and the NDA for PROCYSBI Delayed-Release Oral Granules in Packets; expected expansion of Horizon’s rare disease medicine pipeline and the impact thereof; potential market opportunity for Horizon’s medicines and medicine candidates; and business and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Horizon’s current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks that Horizon’s
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