Exhibit 99.2
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Item 1. | Financial Statements (unaudited) | ||||||||||
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PART II | |||||||||||
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Summit Therapeutics Inc.
Unaudited
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 36,410 | $ | 63,842 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 464 | 541 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 8,546 | 8,762 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets | 1,260 | 1,399 | ||||||||||||
Research and development tax credit receivables | 8,872 | 5,084 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 55,552 | 79,628 | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 562 | 518 | ||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets | 679 | 1,021 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 2,236 | 2,392 | ||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 11,920 | 13,120 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 70,949 | $ | 96,679 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity/(deficit) | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 3,091 | $ | 4,471 | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 4,518 | 5,739 | ||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 672 | 366 | ||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | 400 | 471 | ||||||||||||
Deferred revenue and income | 4,518 | 2,615 | ||||||||||||
Contingent consideration | — | 105 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 13,199 | 13,767 | ||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue and income | 856 | 493 | ||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | 230 | 422 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 2,656 | 2,703 | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability | 2,062 | 2,057 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 19,003 | 19,442 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
Stockholders'equity/(deficit) | ||||||||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 250,000,000 shares authorized; 67,231,900 and 67,178,054 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 672 | 672 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 242,034 | 241,204 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (9,287) | (4,720) | ||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (181,473) | (159,919) | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 51,946 | 77,237 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 70,949 | $ | 96,679 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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Summit Therapeutics Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 170 | $ | 156 | $ | 494 | $ | 647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | (14,105) | (11,257) | (26,592) | (22,635) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | (5,299) | (2,136) | (5,970) | (5,234) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (19,404) | (13,393) | (32,562) | (27,869) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income | 3,867 | 6,494 | 10,640 | 13,585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (15,367) | (6,743) | (21,428) | (13,637) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (55) | (79) | (120) | (156) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income tax | (15,422) | (6,822) | (21,548) | (13,793) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | 191 | 139 | (6) | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (15,231) | $ | (6,683) | $ | (21,554) | $ | (13,669) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic loss per share | $ | (0.23) | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.32) | (0.44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted loss per share | $ | (0.23) | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.32) | (0.44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income / (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (45) | (1,255) | (4,567) | (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss | $ | (15,276) | $ | (7,938) | $ | (26,121) | $ | (13,713) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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Summit Therapeutics Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity/(Deficit)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three months ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) | Total Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2020 | 67,231,900 | $ | 672 | $ | 241,504 | $ | (9,242) | $ | (166,242) | $ | 66,692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 530 | — | — | 530 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | (45) | — | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (15,231) | (15,231) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 67,231,900 | $ | 672 | $ | 242,034 | $ | (9,287) | $ | (181,473) | $ | 51,946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) | Total Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | 67,178,054 | $ | 672 | $ | 241,204 | $ | (4,720) | $ | (159,919) | $ | 77,237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance on common stock from exercise of stock options | 53,846 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 827 | — | — | 827 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | (4,567) | — | (4,567) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (21,554) | (21,554) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 67,231,900 | $ | 672 | $ | 242,034 | $ | (9,287) | $ | (181,473) | $ | 51,946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) | Total Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019 | 32,077,976 | 321 | $ | 191,313 | $ | (5,360) | $ | (135,038) | 51,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance on common stock from exercise of stock options | 20,975 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 264 | — | — | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | (1,255) | — | (1,255) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (6,683) | (6,683) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2019 | 32,098,951 | $ | 321 | $ | 191,579 | $ | (6,615) | $ | — | $ | (141,721) | $ | 43,564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) | Total Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2018 | 16,452,976 | $ | 165 | $ | 166,628 | $ | (6,571) | $ | (128,052) | $ | 32,170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Private placement of common stock, net of offering costs | 15,625,000 | 156 | 24,345 | — | — | 24,501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance on common stock from exercise of stock options | 20,975 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 604 | — | — | 604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | (44) | — | (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (13,669) | (13,669) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2019 | 32,098,951 | $ | 321 | $ | 191,579 | $ | (6,615) | $ | (141,721) | $ | 43,564 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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Summit Therapeutics Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (21,554) | $ | (13,669) | ||||||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Gain)/loss on recognition of contingent consideration payable | (100) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 120 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain | (294) | (122) | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation of operating right-of-use assets | 187 | 352 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 175 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible fixed assets | 522 | 535 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | — | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 827 | 604 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 143 | (81) | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts Receivable | 41 | 8,720 | ||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | (348) | (6,985) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets | 54 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development tax credit receivable | (4,463) | 3,712 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue and income | 3,083 | (1,078) | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | (1,111) | (804) | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | (548) | 312 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration paid | — | (713) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | (225) | (232) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (23,491) | (9,235) | ||||||||||||||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (159) | (118) | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of intangible assets | (168) | (107) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used by investing activities | (327) | (225) | ||||||||||||||||||
Financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issue of share capital | — | 25,081 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transaction costs on share capital issued | — | (580) | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of share options | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash generated from financing activities | 3 | 24,503 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (23,815) | 15,043 | ||||||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (3,617) | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period / year | 63,842 | 12,138 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period / year | $ | 36,410 | $ | 27,210 | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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1. Basis of presentation
Summit Therapeutics Inc. ("Summit" or the "Company") is the successor to Summit Therapeutics plc, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom ("Summit U.K.") As part of the plan to cause the publicly traded parent company of Summit to be a Delaware corporation ( the "Redomiciliation Transaction") on September 18 2020, Summit and Summit U.K. completed a statutory scheme of arrangement under U.K. law pursuant to which all Summit U.K. outstanding ordinary shares were exchanged on a five-for-one basis for newly issued shares of Summit common stock and Summit U.K. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit.
The scheme of arrangement was accounted for as an exchange of equity interests among entities under common control. All assets and liabilities of Summit U.K. were assumed by Summit, resulting in the retention of the historical basis of accounting as if they had always been combined for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for complete consolidated financial statements are not included herein. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto of Summit Therapeutics Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Group") which are included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of June 30, 2020, and its results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The balance sheet at December 31, 2019, was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. The results of the period are not necessarily indicative of full year results.
During the first quarter of 2020, there was a global outbreak of a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which was subsequently declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The global impact of the outbreak rapidly evolved, triggering a period of global economic slowdown. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions.
Management believes the estimates and assumptions underlying our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available as of June 30, 2020, however uncertainty over the ultimate impact COVID-19 will have on the global economy generally makes any estimates and assumptions as of June 30, 2020 inherently less certain than they would be absent the current and potential impacts of COVID-19. Actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.
2. Going concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of the business. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $181.5 million. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred a net loss of $15.2 million and $21.6 million, respectively, and used $23.5 million of cash in operating activities. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $36.4 million.
Based on management's forecasts, the Company's existing cash and cash equivalents, anticipated payments from BARDA under its contract for the development of ridinilazole and anticipated milestone payments from its license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma are expected to be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through January 31, 2021. The Company will need to raise additional funding in order to support, beyond this date, its planned research and development efforts, its preparatory
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commercialization related activities should ridinilazole receive marketing approval, as well as to support activities associated with operating as a public company in the United States.
The principal stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Company, Mr. Robert W. Duggan, has indicated his intention to the Board of Directors to participate in a future fundraise as required in order to support the Company's clinical operations and planned research and development efforts. In addition the Company continues to evaluate other options to finance its cash needs through a combination of some, or all, of the following: equity offerings, collaborations, strategic alliances, grants and clinical trial support from government entities, philanthropic, non-government and not-for-profit organizations and patient advocacy groups, debt financings, and marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements. While the Company believes that the required funds will be available before the end of January 2021, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to generate funds, on terms acceptable to the Company, on a timely basis or at all, which would impact the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The failure of the Company to obtain sufficient funds on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
Should the Company be unable to raise additional funding, management believes it has the ability to take mitigating action to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements in relation to its clinical development activities for only a short period beyond January 31, 2021. These circumstances led management to conclude that substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements exists. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
3. New accounting standards
Recently adopted accounting standards
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance on the measurement of current expected credit losses (“CECL”) on financial instruments. The new guidance has replaced the incurred loss methodology of recognizing credit losses on financial instruments with a methodology that estimates the expected credit loss on financial instruments and reflects the net amount expected to be collected on the financial instrument. The Group adopted this change in accounting principle as of January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method. Accordingly, financial information for periods prior to the date of initial application has not been adjusted.
The adoption of the new CECL guidance had no material impact on the Group.
Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Group as of January 1, 2020 that the Group reviewed and concluded was either not applicable to its operations or had no material effect on its Consolidated Financial Statements in the current or future fiscal years.
Recent accounting standards not yet adopted
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The amendments in this ASU are intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments are also intended to improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The Group is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this ASU on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
The Group reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Group's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Group's Consolidated Financial Statements when adoption is required in the future.
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4. Segment reporting
The Group operates in one reportable segment: Drug Development. The chief operating decision-maker has been identified as the Executive Management Team. The Executive Management Team consists of the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer. The Executive Management Team reviews the consolidated operating results regularly to make decisions about the financial and organizational resources and to assess overall performance.
The Drug Development segment covers the Group’s research and development activities, primarily comprising the C. difficile infection ("CDI") program and antibiotic pipeline research activities.
The corporate and other activities of Summit Therapeutics Ltd. (previously Summit Therapeutics plc), Summit (Oxford) Limited, Summit Therapeutics Sub Inc. and Discuva Limited, which comprise the costs incurred in providing the facilities, finance, human resource and information technology services, are incurred by the main segment of the Group.
5. Revenue
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Licensing agreements | $ | 170 | $ | 156 | $ | 494 | $ | 647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 170 | $ | 156 | $ | 494 | $ | 647 |
Revenue recognized in the period consists of amounts received from the license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A., and amounts received from the license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. which was terminated in August 2019.
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Analysis of revenue by geography: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latin America | 170 | 156 | 494 | 323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europe | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 170 | $ | 156 | $ | 494 | $ | 647 |
The analysis of revenue by geography has been identified on the basis of the customer’s geographical location.
Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A.
On December 21, 2017, Summit announced it had entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A. ("Eurofarma"), pursuant to which the Group granted Eurofarma the exclusive right to commercialize ridinilazole in specified countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Group has retained commercialization rights in the rest of the world.
Under the terms of the license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma, the Group received an upfront payment of $2.5 million from Eurofarma in December 2017. In February 2020, the Group reached the first enrollment milestone and received $1.0 million. The terms of the contract have been assessed under ASC 606 and currently only the upfront payment and the first enrollment milestone is included in the transaction price. The upfront payment and first enrollment milestone were initially reported as deferred revenue in the balance sheet and are recognized as revenue over the
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development period. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 the Group recognized $0.2 million and $0.5 million of revenue related to the upfront payment and the first enrollment milestone and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 which related to the upfront payment in accordance with the Group's revenue recognition policy. The revenue is being recognized ratably over the performance period.
In addition, the Group will be entitled to receive an additional $2.75 million in development milestones upon the achievement of staged patient enrollment targets in the licensed territory in one of the two planned Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole. The Group is eligible to receive up to $21.4 million in development, commercial and sales milestones when cumulative net sales equal or exceed $100.0 million in the Eurofarma licensed territory. Each subsequent achievement of an additional $100.0 million in cumulative net sales will result in the Group receiving additional milestone payments, which, when combined with anticipated product supply transfer payments from Eurofarma paid to the Group in connection with a commercial supply agreement to be entered into between the two parties, will provide payments estimated to range from a mid-teens to high-teens percentage of cumulative net sales in the Eurofarma licensed territory. The Group estimates such product supply transfer payments from Eurofarma will range from a high single-digit to low double-digit percentage of cumulative net sales in the licensed territory.
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
On October 4, 2016, Summit announced it had entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ("Sarepta"). In June 2018, the Group announced the discontinuation of the development of ezutromid after its Phase 2 clinical trial called PhaseOut DMD did not meet its primary or secondary endpoints. As part of the license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta, the Group agreed to collaborate with Sarepta on the research and development of the licensed products pursuant to a joint development plan through a joint steering committee comprised of an equal number of representatives from each party. From January 1, 2018, the Group was responsible for 55% of the budgeted research and development costs related to the licensed products, and Sarepta was responsible for 45% of such costs. Any costs in excess of 110% of the budgeted amount were borne by the party that incurred such costs. This development cost share income is recognized as part of licensing agreements revenue as the Group acted as a principal in the scope of the research and development activities of the agreement. The Group recognized cost share income for both wind-down activities in relation to PhaseOut DMD and next and future generation utrophin modulation development activities of $nil during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019. Effective as of August 2019, the agreement with Sarepta was terminated with no material ongoing obligations for either party.
6. Other operating income
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Income recognized in respect of BARDA | $ | 1,160 | $ | 4,356 | $ | 6,109 | $ | 10,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grant income | 83 | 232 | 190 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development credit | 2,624 | 1,906 | 4,341 | 3,014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,867 | $ | 6,494 | $ | 10,640 | $ | 13,585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BARDA
In September 2017, the Group was awarded a funding contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA"), an agency of the US government's Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to fund a specified portion of the clinical and regulatory development activities of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI.
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Under the terms of this contract, the Group was initially eligible to receive base period funding of $32 million. In addition, the contract included three option work segments that, if exercised in full by BARDA, would increase the total federal government funding under the contract to approximately $62 million. In August 2018, BARDA exercised one of the option work segments worth $12 million. In June 2019, BARDA increased the total value of the funding contract to up to $63.7 million; at this time, BARDA also exercised a second of the option work segments worth $9.6 million to bring the total amount of committed BARDA funding to $53.6 million. In January 2020, BARDA increased its award by $8.8 million to bring the total amount of the funding contract to $72.5 million and the total amount of committed BARDA funding to $62.4 million. The remaining federal government funding is dependent on BARDA in its sole discretion exercising the final independent option work segment, upon the achievement by the Group of certain agreed-upon milestones for ridinilazole. As of June 30, 2020, an aggregate of $46.6 million of the total committed BARDA funding had been received and the Company has recognized $42.4 million of cumulative income since contract inception.
CARB-X
In July 2018, the Group was granted a sub-award of up to $4.5 million from the Trustees of Boston University under the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator program ("CARB-X"). Under the CARB-X award, the Group received an initial $2.0 million in funding from CARB-X in July 2018. In February 2020, CARB-X increased the value of the initial funding by $1.2 million. The remaining $2.5 million was split into two option segments. With the Group's decision not to advance the DDS-01 series of antibiotics and to cease work on the gonorrhea program, it is expected CARB-X will cover its remaining share of the work that has been funded under the award.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Group recognized grant income from CARB-X of $0.1 million and 0.2 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2019: $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively).
Research and development credits
Credits from research and development ("R&D"), tax credit, consists of the R&D tax credit received in the UK. As a company that carries out extensive research and development activities, we seek to benefit from two UK R&D tax credit cash rebate regimes: Small and Medium Enterprise, or SME, Program and the Research and Development Expenditure Credit ("RDEC") Program. Qualifying expenditures largely comprise employment costs for research staff, consumables, a proportion of relevant, permitted sub-contract costs and certain internal overhead costs incurred as part of research projects for which we do not receive income. Tax credits related to the SME Program and RDEC are recorded as other operating income, as they are similar to grant income, in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive (loss)/income. Under both schemes, the Group receives cash payments.
Based on criteria established by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs ("HMRC"), a portion of expenditures being carried in relation to our pipeline research and development, clinical trials management and third-party manufacturing development activities are eligible for the SME regime and we expect such elements of expenditure will also continue to be eligible for the SME regime for future accounting periods.
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7. (Loss)/Earnings per share
The calculation of loss per share is based on the following data:
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Net loss | $ | (15,231) | $ | (6,683) | $ | (21,554) | $ | (13,669) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted average number of common stock outstanding | 67,232 | 32,094 | 67,225 | 31,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average number of common stock outstanding | 67,232 | 32,094 | 67,225 | 31,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic loss per common stock from operations | $ | (0.23) | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.32) | $ | (0.44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted loss per common stock from operations | $ | (0.23) | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.32) | $ | (0.44) |
The number of weighted average options and warrants that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive represented 10,884,102 and 4,213,673 shares of common stock at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
8. Financial instruments
The Group’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts payable and contingent considerations. We believe that the recorded values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts payable approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or durations. The fair value of our contingent consideration liability is determined based on “Level 3” inputs.
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Contingent consideration | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 105 | $ | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 105 | $ | 105 |
The contingent consideration relates to the acquisition of Discuva Limited in December 2017 based on the terms of the share purchase agreement. The Group reassessed the contingent consideration in line with the anticipated settlement of consideration liability during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and determined no further payments were required under the agreement. The remaining balance of $0.1 million was reversed to the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive loss.
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9. Stock Based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock option activity as of June 30, 2020, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020:
Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Weighted average exercise price | |||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2020 | 4,644,835 | $ | 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||
Granted | 3,847,217 | $ | 3.33 | |||||||||||||||||
Lapsed / surrendered | (3,513,708) | $ | 2.23 | |||||||||||||||||
Number of outstanding options | 4,978,344 | $ | 1.97 | |||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at June 30, 2020 | 632,069 | $ | 2.12 |
The following table summarizes restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted in the form of a nominal-cost options as of June 30, 2020 and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020:
Six months ended June 30, 2020 | Weighted average exercise price | ||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1 | 138,461 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised during the period | (53,846) | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||
Number of outstanding RSUs | 84,615 | $ | 0.05 |
The total intrinsic value of all outstanding options and exercisable options at June 30, 2020 was $2.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes consultant warrant activity as of June 30, 2020, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020:
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Outstanding at January 1 | 3,358,732 | $ | 1.45 | |||||||||||
Lapsed / surrendered | (2,798,944) | $ | 1.45 | |||||||||||
Number of outstanding warrants | 559,788 | $ | 1.45 |
The total intrinsic value of all outstanding warrants which are all exercisable at June 30, 2020 was $0.9 million.
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense reflected in the consolidated statements of operations:
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Research and development | $ | 380 | $ | 119 | $ | 464 | $ | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 150 | 145 | 363 | 426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 530 | $ | 264 | $ | 827 | $ | 604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10. Related-party transactions
Dr. Elaine Stracker, served as Interim Chief Operating Officer and an executive director from April 2020 to June 2020. She is the General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Corporate Development for Maky Zanganeh and Associates, Inc. (“MZA”). The Group had a consultancy agreement with MZA from December 2019 through June 2020 to provide support into clinical operation activities related to the ongoing global Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI, regulatory activities pertaining to a potential new drug application should the Phase 3 trials be successful and strategic planning support more generally for the ridinilazole program. The fees for such services under this consultancy agreement are $75,000 per month. In addition to such monthly fee, MZA were granted warrants over 3,358,732 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.43 per share and which vest on a quarterly basis over three years from the date of grant, subject to MZA’s provision of consultancy services to the Group during such period. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, $450,000 of consultancy fees were incurred by the Group and a warrant expense of $494,000 was recognized.
On February 7, 2020, MZA, Dr. Zanganeh, Dr. Stracker and the company entered into an assignment and assumption
agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”). Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, MZA assigned a portion of the Consultant Warrant to each of Dr. Zanganeh and Dr. Stracker. Dr. Zanganeh assumed a warrant to acquire 2,938,891 shares of common stock and Dr. Stracker assumed a warrant to acquire 419,841 shares of common stock. Each of them has the right to exercise their respective portion of the Consultant Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MZA Warrant Agreement.
Upon termination of the MZA consulting agreement and Dr. Stracker's employment in June 2020, warrants to purchase 2,798,944 shares of common stock lapsed. Dr. Zanganeh and Dr. Stracker have vested warrants to purchase 489,815 and 69,973 shares of common stock, respectively, which can be exercised through June 30, 2025.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included herein and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the eleven month period December 31, 2019 included in this Form 8-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this filing, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements relating to historical matters including statements to the effect that we “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “target,” “intend” and similar expressions should be considered forward-looking statements. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the risks identified the “Risk Factors’’ section of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, our actual results could differ materially from the results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Overview
Summit Therapeutics, Inc, or Summit, is the successor to Summit Therapeutics plc, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, or Summit U.K. As part of the plan to cause the publicly traded parent company of Summit to be a Delaware corporation, or the Redomiciliation Transaction, on September 18, 2020, Summit and Summit U.K. completed a statutory scheme of arrangement under U.K. law pursuant to which all Summit U.K. outstanding ordinary shares were exchanged on a five-for-one basis for newly issued shares of Summit common stock and Summit U.K. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit. All share and per share amounts for periods prior to the Redomiciliation Transaction in this filing have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of such exchange. The scheme of arrangement was accounted for as an exchange of equity interests among entities under common control. All assets and liabilities of Summit U.K. were assumed by Summit, resulting in the retention of the historical basis of accounting as if they had always been combined for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibiotics for serious infectious diseases. We are conducting a Phase 3 clinical program focused on the infectious disease C. difficile infection, or CDI. We are also seeking to expand our product candidate portfolio through the development of new mechanism, precision antibiotics using the proprietary Discuva Platform.
Important Financial and Operating Terms and Concepts
Revenue
Revenue consists of amounts received from the license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A., and amounts received from the license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., which was terminated in August 2019.
Under the terms of the agreement with Eurofarma, we received an upfront payment of $2.5 million from Eurofarma in December 2017. We are eligible to receive additional development milestones upon the achievement of staged patient enrollment targets in our ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole. In February 2020, we achieved the first of these enrollment targets and triggered a milestone payment of $1.0 million from Eurofarma, and we are eligible to receive up to an additional $2.75 million in development milestones upon the achievement of additional enrollment targets. We are also eligible to receive up to an additional $21.4 million through other development milestones, commercial milestones, and one-time sales milestones based on cumulative net sales up to $100.0 million in the territory where Eurofarma has commercialization rights. Further, the agreement provides for product supply transfer payments expected to provide a return equivalent of a high single digit to low double-digit percentage of net sales. For each incremental $100.0 million in cumulative net sales achieved, we are entitled to a further milestone payment which, when combined with the aforementioned product supply transfer payments, is expected to provide a return equivalent to a mid- to high-teens percentage of net sales in the territories where we have granted Eurofarma commercialization rights.
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Under the terms of the agreement with Sarepta, we received an upfront payment of $40.0 million and a development milestone payment of $22.0 million , which was payable after the first dosing of the last patient in PhaseOut DMD, our Phase 2 clinical trial of ezutromid. We also agreed to collaborate with Sarepta on the research and development of our utrophin modulators, or the licensed products, pursuant to a joint development plan. We were solely responsible for all research and development costs for the licensed products until December 31, 2017. From January 1, 2018, we were responsible for 55.0% of the budgeted research and development costs related to the licensed products in the licensed territory, and Sarepta was responsible for 45.0% of such costs.
In June 2018, we announced the discontinuation of the development of ezutromid after PhaseOut DMD did not meet its primary or secondary endpoints. As a result, we updated the development period over which the revenues are recognized and deemed it to have concluded in June 2018 in line with when the development of ezutromid was discontinued. This resulted in all revenues relating to the Sarepta agreement that were previously deferred in the Statement of Financial Position being recognized in full. We continued to receive cost share income for wind-down activities in relation to PhaseOut DMD and our earlier-stage utrophin modulation development activities up until the agreement was terminated.
Other Operating Income
Other operating income includes income received and recognized from grants and clinical trial support from government entities, philanthropic, non-government and not for profit organizations and patient advocacy groups. Amounts received through these sources are held either as deferred revenue and income or recognized as accrued income, as appropriate, in the consolidated balance sheets. Income is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income/(loss) as the underlying expenditure is incurred and to the extent the conditions of the grant are met.
The BARDA contract provides for a cost-sharing arrangement under which BARDA funds a specified portion of estimated costs for specified activities related to the continued clinical and regulatory development of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI. We also have received grant income from funding arrangements with CARB-X for our gonorrhea program, work on which has since ceased. Income is recognized in respect of the BARDA and CARB-X funding arrangements as the underlying research and development expenditure is incurred.
Other operating income also includes benefit from two UK R&D tax credit cash rebate regimes, which is similar to grant income.
Operating Expenses
The majority of our operating expenses since inception have consisted of research and development activities and general and administrative costs.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of all costs associated with our research and development activities.
These include:
•costs incurred in conducting our preclinical studies and clinical trials through contract research organizations, including preclinical toxicology, pharmacology, formulation and manufacturing work;
•employee related expenses, which include salary and benefits, for our research and development staff;
•costs associated with our former strategic alliance with the University of Oxford;
•facilities, depreciation and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance and other supplies; and
•share-based compensation expense.
We utilize our employee and infrastructure resources across multiple research projects. We track expenses related to our clinical programs and certain preclinical programs on a per project basis. We expect our research and development expenses to continue to increase as compared to prior periods as we continue to enroll our Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI, continue our early-stage research programs for the treatment of Enterobacteriaceae
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infections, and continue our activities and initiate preclinical programs for future product candidates, including under our Discuva Platform. The timing and amount of these expenses will depend upon the outcome of our clinical trials and the associated costs. The timing and amount of these expenses will also depend on the costs associated with potential future clinical trials of our product candidates and the related expansion of our research and development organization, regulatory requirements, advancement of our preclinical programs and product candidate manufacturing costs.
The table below summarizes our research and development expenses by category. Our CDI program expenses, antibiotic pipeline development activities and DMD program expenses include costs paid to contract research organizations, manufacturing costs for our clinical trials, laboratory testing costs and research related expenses incurred in connection with our former strategic alliance with the University of Oxford. Other research and development costs include staff and travel costs (including those of our internal CDI, antibiotic development and DMD teams), research and development related legal costs, ongoing patent maintenance fees, an allocation of facility-related costs and historically non-core program related expenses.
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CDI program | $ | 9,321 | $ | 8,451 | $ | 18,209 | $ | 16,045 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Antibiotic pipeline research and development costs | 370 | 559 | 926 | 1,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DMD program | — | — | — | 517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other research and development costs | 4,414 | 2,247 | 7,457 | 4,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 14,105 | $ | 11,257 | $ | 26,592 | $ | 22,635 |
From inception to June 30, 2020, our total CDI program expenses were $99.2 million, our total antibiotic pipeline research and development expenses were $6.6 million and our total DMD program expenses were $69.8 million. We no longer expect to incur future costs related to the DMD program with the close-out activities related to ezutromid complete and the research collaboration with the University of Oxford terminated.
The successful development and commercialization of our product candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and estimated costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the remainder of the development of ridinilazole or any of our future product candidates. This is due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development and commercialization, including the uncertainty of:
•the progress, costs and results of clinical trials of ridinilazole for CDI;
•the scope, rate of progress, costs and results of preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our future product candidates;
•the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates;
•the efficacy and potential advantages of our product candidates compared to alternative treatments, including any standard of care, and our ability to achieve market acceptance for any of our product candidates that receive marketing approval;
•the costs and timing of commercialization activities, including product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing, for any of our product candidates that receive marketing approval and the rate we expand our physical presence; and
•the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining, enforcing and protecting our intellectual property rights and defending against any intellectual property-related claims.
A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of ridinilazole or any other product candidate that we may develop could result in a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate. For example, if the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, or another regulatory authority were to require us to conduct clinical trials or other testing beyond those that we currently contemplate will be required for the completion of clinical development of ridinilazole or any other product candidate, or if we experience significant delays in enrollment in any of our clinical
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trials, we could be required to expend significant additional resources and time on the completion of clinical development of that product candidate.
General and administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits related to our executive, finance, business development, human resources and support functions. Other general and administrative expenses include share-based compensation expenses, facility-related costs, consulting costs and expenses associated with the requirements of being a listed public company in the United States, including insurance, legal, professional, audit and taxation services fees.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in the future as we increase our headcount to support our continued research and development and potential commercialization of our product candidates. We also anticipate continued increased accounting, audit, regulatory, compliance, insurance and investor and public relations expenses associated with being a publicly traded domestic reporting company in the United States.
Business Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
In December 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, commonly referred to as COVID-19, began in Wuhan, China and has now spread worldwide. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global pandemic and public health emergency, and on March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared the virus as a national emergency. In addition to those who have been directly affected, millions more have been affected by government efforts in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and around the world to slow the spread of the pandemic through quarantines, travel restrictions, heightened border scrutiny and other measures. The pandemic and measures taken in response by governments, private industry, individuals and others have also had significant direct and indirect adverse impacts on businesses and commerce as supply chains have been disrupted; facilities and production have been suspended; and demand for certain goods and services has spiked, while demand for other goods and services has decreased significantly.
The COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to contain it have affected our business and operations in several ways. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
•A substantial portion of our employees are remote working and expect to continue working remotely for the foreseeable future. We have been unable to undertake certain activities directly at the same level as prior to the pandemic, including clinical trial visits and investigator meetings, with such activities being done remotely where possible. We have been relying on remote means of working and communication both internally and externally. We are continuing to monitor and support the health and well-being of our employees and their productivity as remote working continues.
•Certain of our clinical trial sites have suspended enrollment due to facility closures, reduced staff and operations, quarantine travel restrictions and other governmental restrictions. Additionally, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, patient enrollment at a slower pace at certain of our clinical trial sites than expected. We may also face difficulties in recruiting and retaining patients in our clinical trials to the extent patients are affected by the virus or are fearful of visiting or traveling to our clinical trial sites because of the pandemic. As a result, we expect the results from our clinical trials to be delayed, which we expect will have a material adverse impact on our clinical trial timelines and result in increased clinical development costs.
•As a result of the slower pace of patient enrollment, our clinical supplies of ridinilazole and vancomycin manufactured for our Phase 3 clinical trials may not be utilized prior to their expiration and may need to be replaced. While we do not currently anticipate significant interruptions in our clinical supply chain, quarantines, travel restrictions and other measures may significantly impact the ability of employees of our third-party
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suppliers to get to their places of work to manufacture and deliver additional clinical supplies, which could cause the results from our clinical trials to be delayed even further.
•Many of our clinical trial sites have been operating with reduced staff and other restrictions. We have increased our efforts to engage with our clinical trial sites with a focus on retaining patients and maintaining scheduled visits and treatments, and where possible, instituted practices such as addition of home healthcare provider services for patients and remote monitoring.
•The pandemic has caused significant disruption to the financial markets and has caused volatility in the price of our stock and that of other companies in the biotechnology industry.
The progression of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and its enduring impact on our business remains uncertain. There may be other material adverse impacts on our business, operations and financial condition that are unpredictable at this time, including delays in the development and regulatory approval of our product candidates and difficulties in retaining qualified personnel during the pandemic and once it subsides. The extent to which the pandemic may impact our business will depend on future developments, such as the duration of the pandemic, quarantines, travel restrictions and other measures in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and around the world, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken to contain the pandemic.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020, to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019, together with the changes to those items:
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Revenue | $ | 170 | $ | 156 | $ | 14 | 9.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Research and development | (14,105) | (11,257) | (2,848) | (25.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | (5,299) | (2,136) | (3,163) | (148.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (19,404) | (13,393) | (6,011) | (44.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income | 3,867 | 6,494 | (2,627) | (40.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (15,367) | (6,743) | (8,624) | 127.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (55) | (79) | 24 | 30.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income tax | (15,422) | (6,822) | (8,600) | 126.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | 191 | 139 | 52 | 37.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (15,231) | $ | (6,683) | (8,548) | 127.9 |
Revenue
Revenue was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.2 million for the year ended January 31, 2019.
The revenue recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, relates to the receipt of a $2.5 million upfront payment and $1.0 million milestone payment in respect of the license and commercialization agreement signed with Eurofarma in December 2017. The $1.0 million is being recognized ratably over the performance period.
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Other Operating Income
Other operating income was $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $6.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Other operating income for these periods primarily was related to our funding contract with BARDA for the development of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI. Specifically, we recognized other operating income of $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $4.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019, from the BARDA contract. The decrease in other income related to BARDA is due to reaching the billing contract value on the base period funding in June 2019.
BARDA reimburses us for certain allowable costs for funded projects. For contracts with government agencies, when we have concluded that it we are the principal in conducting the research and development expenses, and where the funding arrangement is considered central to our ongoing operations, we classify the recognized funding received as operating income. We have not recorded the funding as revenue as our primary business activities are not to do research on behalf of the government, but rather to ultimately sell pharmaceutical products.
We have concluded to recognize funding received as operating income, rather than as a reduction of research and development expenses, because we are the principal in conducting the research and development activities and these contracts are central to our ongoing operations. Operating income is recognized as the qualifying expenses related to the contracts are incurred. Operating income recognized upon incurring qualifying expenses in advance of receipt of funding is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as accounts receivable. The related costs incurred by us are included in research and development expense in the our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss)/income.
We also recognized other operating income of $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020, related to our funding arrangements with CARB-X for our gonorrhea program as compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
In addition, $2.6 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, was recognized in respect of UK Research and Development Expenditure Credits. Credits from research and development, or R&D, tax credit, consists of the R&D tax credit received in the UK,. As a company that carries out extensive research and development activities, we seek to benefit from two UK R&D tax credit cash rebate regimes: Small and Medium Enterprise, or SME, Program and the Research and Development Expenditure Credit, or RDEC, Program. Qualifying expenditures largely comprise employment costs for research staff, consumables, a proportion of relevant, permitted sub-contract costs and certain internal overhead costs incurred as part of research projects for which we do not receive income. Tax credits related to the SME Program and RDEC are recorded as other operating income, as they are similar to grant income, in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive (loss)/income. Under both schemes, the Group receives cash payments.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased by $2.8 million to $14.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. There were increased expenditures related to our CDI program and research and development related staffing and facilities costs, offset by decreased expenditure related to antibiotic pipeline research and development activities.
Expenses in connection with the CDI program increased by $0.8 million to $9.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. This increase primarily related to consultancy costs related to the Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole that commenced in February 2019.
Investment in our antibiotic pipeline development activities was $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.6 million for three months ended June 30, 2019. This decrease primarily related to decreased research activities in relation to the DDS-01 program for gonorrhea.
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Other research and development expenses increased by $2.2 million to $4.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. This was due to increases in staff and facilities costs related to medical affairs, market access and CMC as focus is on increasing enrollment in the RiCodify trials.
General and administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $3.2 million to $5.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in expenses related to increases in staffing costs, legal and professional fees related to the redomicile, insurance and a negative change in foreign exchange rates.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net was $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Interest expense primarily related to interest on operating leases.
Income Tax Benefit
The income tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $0.2 million as compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. We have recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.
Net loss
Net loss was $15.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, with a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.23 compared to a net loss of $6.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, with a basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.21.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, together with the changes to those items:
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Revenue | $ | 494 | $ | 647 | $ | (153) | (23.6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | (26,592) | (22,635) | (3,957) | (17.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | (5,970) | (5,234) | (736) | (14.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (32,562) | (27,869) | (4,693) | (16.8) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income | 10,640 | 13,585 | (2,945) | (21.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss | (21,428) | (13,637) | (7,791) | (57.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (120) | (156) | 36 | 23.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income tax | (21,548) | (13,793) | (7,755) | (56.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (6) | 124 | (130) | (104.8) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (21,554) | $ | (13,669) | $ | (7,885) | (57.7) | % |
Revenue
Revenue was $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
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We recognized $0.5 million of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 relating to the receipt of a $2.5 million upfront payment in respect of the license and commercialization agreement signed with Eurofarma in December 2017. The increase in revenue is due to receiving a $1.0 million milestone in the first quarter of 2020 upon the achievement of a patient enrollment target. The $1.0 million is being recognized ratably over the performance period.
We also recognized $0.3 million of revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2019 related to the Sarepta contact, which was terminated in June 2019.
Other Operating Income
Other operating income was $10.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This decrease resulted primarily from the recognition of $6.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $10.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, from our funding contract with BARDA for the development of ridinilazole for the treatment of CDI. The decrease in other income related to BARDA is due to reaching the billing contract value on the base period funding in June 2019.
We also recognized other operating income of $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, related to our funding arrangements with CARB-X for our antibiotic pipeline activities.
In addition, $4.3 million and $3.0 million was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in respect of UK Research and Development Expenditure Credits. We have recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased by $4.0 million to $26.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $22.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This was due to increased expenditure related to our CDI program, and research and development related staffing and facilities costs, offset by decreased expenditure related to the antibiotic pipeline development activities and discontinued DMD program.
In addition, investment in the CDI program increased by $2.2 million to $18.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $16.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This increase primarily related to clinical trial activities and manufacturing activities associated with the Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole that commenced in February 2019.
Investment in antibiotic pipeline development activities was $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, This decrease was due to a reduction in pipeline development activities during the period while we focused on the development of DDS-01 and DDS-04, rather than investing in other pipeline projects.
Expenses related to the DMD program decreased to $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. We discontinued the development of ezutromid in June 2018, which resulted in a decrease in the clinical and manufacturing expenses, as well as a reduction in next and future generation utrophin modulation program research activities.
Other research and development expenses increased by $3.0 million to $7.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, which was due to an increase in staff, consulting and facilities costs related to medical affairs, market access and CMC as the focus is on increasing enrollment in the RiCodify trials.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $0.8 million to $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This increase was primarily due to increases in staffing costs of $3.0 million and legal and professional fees of $1.3 million, offset by a net positive movement in exchange rate variances of $3.5 million.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net was $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Interest expense primarily related to interest on operating leases.
Income Tax (Expense)/ Benefit
The income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2020 $0 as compared to income tax expense of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This change in income tax benefit was driven by an adjustment to deferred taxes related to intangible assets. We have recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.
Net Loss
Net loss was $21.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, with a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.32 compared to a net loss of $13.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, with a basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.44.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of liquidity
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through issuances of our common stock , payments to us under our former license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta and our license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma and development funding and other assistance from government entities, philanthropic, non-government and not for profit organizations and patient advocacy groups for our product candidates. In particular, we have received funding from BARDA, CARB-X, Innovate UK, Wellcome Trust and a number of not for profit organizations.
In March 2014, we received net proceeds of $34.2 million from the issuance and sale of 3,384,6157 shares of common stock in a private placement outside the United States. In March 2015, in our initial public offering in the United States, we received net proceeds of $32.7 million from the issuance and sale of 3,967,500 shares of common stock. In October 2016, in connection with our entry into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta, we received an up-front payment of $40.0 million from Sarepta and we received a further $22.0 million in June 2017 as a development milestone from Sarepta following the first dosing of the last patient in our Phase 2 clinical trial of ezutromid. In September 2017, we received net proceeds of $18.2 million from the issuance and sale of 1,677,850 shares of common stock. In December 2017, in connection with our entry into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma, we received an up-front payment of $2.5 million from Eurofarma. In March 2018, we received net proceeds of $19.8 million from the issuance and sale of 1,666,667 shares of common stock to investors in Europe. In January 2019, we received net proceeds of $24.4 million from the issuance and sale of 15,625,000 shares of common stock to a single investor, Mr. Robert W. Duggan. In December 2019, we received net proceeds of $49.1 million from the issuance and sale of 35,075,690 shares of common stock to three existing investors. As part of the equity placing, the participating investors were granted warrants with the right to subscribe for 5,261,353 new shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.58 per share.
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Funding requirements
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for at least the next several years. We expect that our research and development and general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in connection with conducting clinical trials for our lead product candidate, ridinilazole, for the treatment of CDI, conducting preclinical research and development activities and seeking marketing approval for ridinilazole in the United States as well as other geographies where we retain commercialization rights.
In addition, our expenses will increase if and as we:
•continue the research and development of ridinilazole, as well as our early-stage programs targeting infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae and infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae;
•seek to identify and develop additional future product candidates, including through our bacterial genetics-based Discuva Platform for the discovery and development of new mechanism antibiotics, and specifically our research activities against a group of bacteria that collectively are known as the ESKAPE pathogens;
•seek marketing approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical development;
•ultimately establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure in jurisdictions where we have retained commercialization rights and scale up external manufacturing capabilities to commercialize any product candidates for which we receive marketing approval;
•acquire or in-license other product candidates and technology;
•maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio;
•hire additional clinical, regulatory and scientific personnel;
•expand our physical presence; and
•add operational, financial and management information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product development and planned future commercialization efforts.
As of June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $36.4 million. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, as well as the remaining amounts receivable under our contract with BARDA for the development of ridinilazole and amounts receivable for research and development expenditure credits will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements to January 31, 2021. While these capital resources have allowed us to initiate our two Phase 3 clinical trials of ridinilazole, we do not expect to be able to complete these trials without additional capital. These circumstances led management to conclude that substantial doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance of our interim consolidated financial statements exists.
We have based the foregoing estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we currently expect. This estimate assumes, among other things, that we do not obtain any additional funding through grants and clinical trial support or through new collaboration arrangements. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
•the progress, costs and results of clinical trials of ridinilazole for CDI;
•the number and development requirements of other future product candidates that we pursue;
•the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of ridinilazole and our other product candidates we develop;
•the costs and timing of commercialization activities, including product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing, for any of our product candidates that receive marketing approval;
•subject to receipt of marketing approval, revenue received from commercial sales of ridinilazole or any other product candidates;
•the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and protecting our intellectual property rights and defending against any intellectual property-related claims;
•our contract with BARDA and whether BARDA elects to pursue its final designated option beyond the base period and two exercised options;
•the amounts we receive from Eurofarma under our license and commercialization agreement, including for the achievement of development, commercialization and sales milestones and for product supply transfers;
•our ability to establish and maintain collaborations, licensing or other arrangements and the financial terms of such arrangements;
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•the extent to which we acquire or invest in other businesses, products and technologies;
•the rate of the expansion of our physical presence;
•the extent to which we change our physical presence; and
•the costs of operating as a domestic issuer in the United States following the Redomiciliation Transaction.
Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, collaborations, strategic alliances, grants and clinical trial support from governmental entities and philanthropic, non-government and not for profit organizations and patient advocacy groups, debt financings, and marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements. We do not have any committed external source of funds other than amounts we may receive from BARDA, CARB-X and Eurofarma under our arrangements with them. As a result, we will need additional capital to fund our operations. Additional capital, when needed, may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends or other distributions. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes the results of our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:
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Net cash (Used in) provided by: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | (23,491) | (9,235) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investing activities | (327) | (225) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financing activities | 3 | 24,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (23,815) | $ | 15,043 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $23.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, consisting primarily of a net loss of $21.6 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.9 million, and a net increase in operating assets and liabilities of $3.5 million. The significant items in the change in operating assets that impacted our use of cash in operations were an increase in research and development tax credit receivable of $4.5 million offset by cash inflows related to deferred revenue and income of $3.1 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, consisting primarily of a net loss of $13.7 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.9 million, and a net decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $2.9 million. The significant items in the change in operating assets that impacted our use of cash in operations include cash inflows related to accounts receivables of $8.7 million due to collection of billings on upfront costs offset by cash outflows related to prepaid expenses of $7.0 million due to deposits paid to the CRO in support of the clinical trials.
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Investing Activities
Net cash outflow in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was $0.3 million compared to $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Net cash outflow from investing activities represented amounts paid to acquire property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.
Financing Activities
Net cash inflow from financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were proceeds from the exercise of RSU's.
Net cash inflow from financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019, was $24.5 million, which represents the net proceeds received from the issuance and sale of 15,625,000 shares of common stock to a single investor in January 2019.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses, income taxes, and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the eleven month period ended December 31, 2019 included in this Form 8-K. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since the date of issuance of those audited financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off‑balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, please see Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Our activities expose us to a variety of financial risks: foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Our principal financial instrument comprises cash and cash equivalents, and this is used to finance our operations. We have various other financial instruments such as other receivables and trade and other payables that arise directly from our operations. The category of loans and receivables contains only other receivables, shown on the face of the balance sheet, all of which mature within one year. We have compared fair value to book value for each class of financial asset and liability and no difference was identified.
Foreign Currency Risk
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Foreign currency risk refers to the risk that the value of a financial commitment or recognized asset or liability will fluctuate due to changes in foreign currency rates. Our net income and financial position, as expressed in U.S. dollar, are exposed to movements in foreign exchange rates against the pounds sterling and the euro. The main trading currencies are pounds sterling, the U.S. dollar, and the euro. We are exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of operating transactions, capital raises in the United Kingdom and the translation of foreign bank accounts. We monitor our exposure to foreign exchange risk. Exposures are generally managed through natural hedging via the currency denomination of cash balances and any impact currently is not material to us.
Interest Rate Risk
We do not hold any derivative instruments, or other financial instruments, that expose us to material interest rate risk.
Credit Risk
We consider all of our material counterparties to be creditworthy. We consider the credit risk for each of our counterparties to be low and do not have a significant concentration of credit risk at any of our counterparties.
Liquidity Risk
We have funded our operations since inception primarily through the issuance of equity securities. We have also received funding from our license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta (now terminated) and our license and commercialization agreement with Eurofarma, as well as philanthropic, non-government and not for profit organizations and patient advocacy groups and grant funding from government entities, including BARDA, CARB-X and Innovate UK. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through a combination of public or private equity or debt financings or other sources. Adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Our inability to raise capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) under the supervision and the participation of the company’s management, which is responsible for the management of the internal controls, and which includes our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer). The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2020 our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable level of assurance.
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PART II
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
31.1* | |||||
31.2* | |||||
32.1* |
* | Filed herewith. |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert Duggan, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Current Report on Form 8-K of Summit Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2020
By: | /S/ Robert Duggan | ||||||||||
Name: | Robert Duggan | ||||||||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael Donaldson, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Current Report on Form 8-K of Summit Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2020
By: | /s/ Michael Donaldson | |||||||||||||
Name: | Michael Donaldson | |||||||||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Current Report on Form 8-K of Summit Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned Robert Duggan, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Michael Donaldson, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his or her knowledge:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
1.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: September 29, 2020
By: | /s/ Robert Duggan | ||||||||||
Name: | Robert Duggan | ||||||||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Michael Donaldson | ||||||||||
Name: | Michael Donaldson | ||||||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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