Exhibit 99.1
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Horizon Therapeutics plc Reports First-Quarter 2021 Financial Results; Updating
Full-Year 2021 Net Sales Guidance and Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
to Incorporate Recently Acquired Viela Bio, Inc.
— First-Quarter 2021 Net Sales of $342.4 Million; First-Quarter 2021
GAAP Net Loss of $123.4 Million; Adjusted EBITDA of $45.8 Million —
— First-Quarter 2021 Orphan Segment Net Sales Increased 5 Percent to $257.5 Million;
KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase injection) First-Quarter 2021 Net Sales
Increased 14 Percent to $106.7 Million —
— Updating Full-Year 2021 Net Sales Guidance to $2.75 Billion to $2.85 Billion and
Full-Year 2021 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance to $1.02 Billion to $1.06 Billion to Incorporate Viela,
Acquired on March 15, 2021 —
— Resumed Supply of TEPEZZA® (teprotumumab-trbw) in April Following U.S. FDA Approval of
Increased Scale of Production Process for TEPEZZA —
— Completed Acquisition of Viela in March to Drive Long-Term Growth by Significantly Expanding
Development Pipeline and Adding to Rare Disease Medicines Portfolio —
— Initiated Launch Preparations to Support Potential Approval for
UPLIZNA® (inebilizumab-cdon) in Europe as part of Global Expansion Strategy —
— Presented New UPLIZNA Data Demonstrating Long-Term Safety and Efficacy in
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) —
DUBLIN – May 5, 2021 – Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced first-quarter 2021 financial results. The Company updated its full-year 2021 net sales guidance and its adjusted EBITDA guidance to incorporate Viela Bio, Inc., which was acquired on March 15, 2021.
“We continued to advance our position as one of the fastest-growing biotechs, completing the milestone acquisition of Viela with its strong biologics pipeline, R&D capabilities and rare disease medicine, UPLIZNA,” said Tim Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon. “We were very pleased with our performance in a quarter challenged by the supply disruption of TEPEZZA due to U.S. government-mandated COVID-19 vaccine orders. With the resumption of TEPEZZA supply, our expanded pipeline and our strong ability to execute, we are well positioned to continue to drive significant value for our patients, shareholders and all of our stakeholders.”
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