Exhibit 99.1
INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Immunocore Holdings plc
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss and
Other Comprehensive Income
for the Three Months Ended March 31,
| Notes | | | | | | |
Revenue | | 3 | | | 8,270 | | | | 8,255 | |
Total revenue | | | | | 8,270 | | | | 8,255 | |
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Net other operating (expense) / income | | | | | (82 | ) | | | 10 | |
Research and development costs | | | | | (19,885 | ) | | | (20,779 | ) |
Administrative expenses | | | | | (20,184 | ) | | | (9,605 | ) |
Operating loss | | | | | (31,881 | ) | | | (22,119 | ) |
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Finance income | | 4 | | | 22 | | | | 1,383 | |
Finance costs | | 5 | | | (1,860 | ) | | | (1,067 | ) |
Non-operating (expense) / income | | | | | (1,838 | ) | | | 316 | |
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Loss before taxation | | | | | (33,719 | ) | | | (21,803 | ) |
Income tax credit | | 6 | | | 4,681 | | | | 3,164 | |
Loss for the period | | | | | (29,038 | ) | | | (18,639 | ) |
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Other comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | |
Other comprehensive income that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (net of tax): | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | | | | | (92 | ) | | | 367 | |
Total other comprehensive (loss) / income for the period, net of tax | | | | | (92 | ) | | | 367 | |
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Total comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax | | | | | (29,130 | ) | | | (18,272 | ) |
Basic and diluted loss per share - £ | | 7 | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) |
The accompanying notes form part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Immunocore Holdings plc
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position as at
| | Notes | | | March 31, 2021 £’000 | | December 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Non-current assets | | | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 8 | | | | 12,321 | | | 13,754 | |
Right of use assets | | | 9 | | | | 22,742 | | | 23,093 | |
Investment in sub-lease | | | | | | | 540 | | | 776 | |
Other non-current financial assets | | | | | | | 3,812 | | | 4,410 | |
Deferred tax asset | | | | | | | 2,213 | | | 2,230 | |
Total non-current assets | | | | | | | 41,628 | | | 44,263 | |
Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trade and other receivables | | | 10 | | | | 8,821 | | | 10,280 | |
Tax receivable | | | | | | | 17,615 | | | 12,935 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | 313,083 | | | 129,716 | |
Total current assets | | | | | | | 339,519 | | | 152,931 | |
Total assets | | | | | | | 381,147 | | | 197,194 | |
Equity | | | | | | | | | | | |
Share capital | | | 12 | | | | 88 | | | 64 | |
Share premium | | | 12 | | | | 211,286 | | | - | |
Foreign currency translation reserve | | | 12 | | | | 71 | | | 163 | |
Other reserves | | | 12 | | | | 386,167 | | | 386,167 | |
Share-based payment reserve | | | 12, 13 | | | | 27,092 | | | 18,821 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | | | | | (378,907 | ) | | (349,869 | ) |
Total equity | | | | | | | 245,797 | | | 55,346 | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | 11 | | | | 36,437 | | | 36,654 | |
Deferred liabilities | | | | | | | 19,225 | | | 24,868 | |
Lease liabilities | | | 9 | | | | 25,035 | | | 25,190 | |
Provisions | | | | | | | 160 | | | 138 | |
Total non-current liabilities | | | | | | | 80,857 | | | 86,850 | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | 11 | | | | 546 | | | --- | |
Trade and other payables | | | 14 | | | | 26,359 | | | 25,728 | |
Deferred liabilities | | | | | | | 25,710 | | | 27,118 | |
Lease liabilities | | | 9 | | | | 1,764 | | | 2,043 | |
Provisions | | | | | | | 114 | | | 109 | |
Total current liabilities | | | | | | | 54,493 | | | 54,998 | |
Total liabilities | | | | | | | 135,350 | | | 141,848 | |
Total equity and liabilities | | | | | | | 381,147 | | | 197,194 | |
The accompanying notes form part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Immunocore Holdings plc
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021,
| | Notes | | | Share capital £’000 | | | Share premium £’000 | | | Foreign currency translation reserve £’000 | | | Share- based payment reserve £’000 | | | Other reserve £’000 | | | Accumulated deficit £’000 | | | Total equity £’000 | |
At December 31, 2019 | | | | | | — | | | | 283,250 | | | | (32 | ) | | | 10,659 | | | | - | | | | (279,106 | ) | | | 14,771 | |
Effects of the corporate reorganization | | | 12 | | | | 49 | | | | (283,250 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 283,201 | | | | - | | | | - | |
At January 1, 2020 | | | | | | | 49 | | | | - | | | | (32 | ) | | | 10,659 | | | | 283,201 | | | | (279,106 | ) | | | 14,771 | |
Loss for the period | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (18,639 | ) | | | (18,639 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 367 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 367 | |
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 367 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (18,639 | ) | | | (18,272 | ) |
Conversion of interest-bearing loan | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (510 | ) | | | (510 | ) |
Derecognition of derivative liability | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,840 | | | | 3,840 | |
Issue of share capital | | | 12 | | | | 6 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 47,095 | | | | - | | | | 47,101 | |
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions | | | 12, 13 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 205 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 205 | |
At March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | 55 | | | | - | | | | 335 | | | | 10,864 | | | | 330,296 | | | | (294,415 | ) | | | 47,135 | |
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As at January 1, 2021 | | | | | | | 64 | | | | - | | | | 163 | | | | 18,821 | | | | 386,167 | | | | (349,869 | ) | | | 55,346 | |
Loss for the period | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (29,038 | ) | | | (29,038 | ) |
Other comprehensive loss | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (92 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (92 | ) |
Total comprehensive loss for the period | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (92 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (29,038 | ) | | | (29,130 | ) |
Issue of share capital | | | 12 | | | | 24 | | | | 210,961 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 210,985 | |
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions | | | 12, 13 | | | | - | | | | 325 | | | | - | | | | 8,271 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,596 | |
At March 31, 2021 | | | | | | | 88 | | | | 211,286 | | | | 71 | | | | 27,092 | | | | 386,167 | | | | (378,907 | ) | | | 245,797 | |
The accompanying notes form part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Immunocore Holdings plc
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31,
| | 2021 £’000 | | | 2020 £’000 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Loss for the period | | | (29,038 | ) | | | (18,639 | ) |
Adjustments for: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | | | 1,460 | | | | 1,592 | |
Depreciation of right of use assets | | | 347 | | | | 649 | |
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | | | 191 | | | | 23 | |
Net finance costs/(income) | | | 1,838 | | | | (316 | ) |
Movement in provisions and other charges | | | 28 | | | | 1,878 | |
Foreign exchange translation differences | | | (368 | ) | | | 245 | |
Equity settled share-based payment expenses | | | 8,596 | | | | 205 | |
Income tax credit | | | (4,681 | ) | | | (3,164 | ) |
Working capital adjustments: | | | | | | | | |
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables | | | 2,068 | | | | (279 | ) |
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables | | | 631 | | | | (5,049 | ) |
(Decrease)/increase in deferred liabilities | | | (7,051 | ) | | | (7,663 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (25,979 | ) | | | (30,518 | ) |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | | | - | | | | 14 | |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | | | (220 | ) | | | (1,426 | ) |
Proceeds from investment in sub-leases | | | 245 | | | | 78 | |
Net cash flows used in investing activities | | | 25 | | | | (1,334 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from exercise of share options | | | - | | | | 4 | |
Gross proceeds from issue of share capital | | | 226,528 | | | | 27,288 | |
Costs from issue of share capital | | | (15,543 | ) | | | (58 | ) |
Interest paid on non-current interest-bearing loan | | | (810 | ) | | | - | |
Repayment of lease liabilities | | | (802 | ) | | | (1,085 | ) |
Net cash flows from financing activities | | | 209,373 | | | | 26,149 | |
Increase/(decrease) in net cash and cash equivalents | | | 183,419 | | | | (5,703 | ) |
Net foreign exchange difference on cash held | | | (52 | ) | | | 114 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | | | 129,716 | | | | 73,966 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | | | 313,083 | | | | 68,377 | |
The accompanying notes form part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Immunocore Holdings plc
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Notes to the Financial Statements
1. Organization and nature of business
General information
Immunocore Holdings plc (the “Company”) is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales and has the following wholly owned subsidiaries, Immunocore Limited, Immunocore LLC, Immunocore Commercial LLC, Immunocore Ireland Limited and Immunocore Nominees Limited (collectively referred to as the “Group”).
On February 9, 2021, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 11,426,280 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing 11,426,280 ordinary shares with nominal value of £0.002 per ordinary share for aggregate gross proceeds of $297,083,000. The Company’s ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “IMCR” on February 5, 2021.
In addition to the ADSs sold in the IPO, the Company completed the concurrent sale of an additional 576,923 ADSs at the initial offering price of $26.00 per ADS, for gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, in a private placement to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“Gates Foundation”).
Prior to completion of the IPO, Immunocore Holdings Limited was incorporated in England and Wales on January 7, 2021. Following a subsequent corporate reorganization, Immunocore Holdings Limited became the ultimate parent company for the Group and was re-registered as a public limited company with the name Immunocore Holdings plc, the registrant. The corporate reorganization has been accounted for as a business combination under common control and therefore, Immunocore Holdings plc is a continuation of Immunocore Limited and its subsidiaries. The corporate reorganization has been given retrospective effect in these financial statements and such financial statements represent the financial statements of Immunocore Holdings plc.
The principal activity of the Group is pioneering the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies called ImmTAX – Immune mobilizing monoclonal TCRs Against X disease – designed to treat a broad range of diseases, including cancer, infectious and autoimmune. Leveraging its proprietary, flexible, off-the-shelf ImmTAX platform, the Group is developing a deep pipeline in multiple therapeutic areas, including five clinical stage programs in oncology and infectious disease, advanced pre-clinical programs in autoimmune disease and multiple earlier pre-clinical programs.
2. Significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” (“IAS 34”). The accounting policies and methods of computation applied in the preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those applied in the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for the full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2021 (the “Annual Report”).
The unaudited condensed and consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost basis, as modified by the recognition of certain financial instruments measured at fair value and are presented in pounds sterling which is the Group’s presentation currency. All values are rounded to the nearest thousands, except where otherwise indicated.
Date of authorization
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared at the request of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and were approved by the Board on May 12, 2021 and signed on its behalf by Dr. Bahija Jallal, Chief Executive Officer of the Group.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
There have been no recent new accounting standards that have had an impact on these condensed consolidated interim financial statements. New accounting standards not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or did not have a material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements or processes.
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 1, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), became effective. Phase 1 contained amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, and IFRS 7 related to the impact of interest rate benchmark reform on hedging relationships. These amendments were not applicable to the Group, as the Group does not have any hedging arrangements. During the three month period ended March 31, 2021, the Group adopted the amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4, and IFRS 16 related to Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 2, issued by the IASB, which addresses issues that might affect financial reporting during the reform on an interest rate benchmark. The only financial instrument subject to interest rate reform is the Group’s loan and security agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Oxford Finance Luxembourg S.A.R.L. (“Oxford Finance”), which has a carrying amount of £36,983,000 as of March 31, 2021. Currently, borrowings under the Loan Agreement bear interest at an annual rate equal to LIBOR plus 8.85%, with a minimum rate of 9.01% and a maximum rate of 12.01%. LIBOR is the subject of recent national, international, and other regulatory guidance and proposals for reform, which may cause LIBOR to cease to exist after 2021 or to perform differently than in the past. While the Group expects that alternatives to LIBOR will be implemented prior to the 2021 target date or that the 2021 cessation date may be extended, the consequences and timing of these developments cannot be predicted. There is currently no definitive information regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement rate. A transition away from LIBOR as a benchmark for establishing the applicable interest rate may adversely affect the Group’s outstanding variable-rate indebtedness.
The financial position of the Group, its cash flows and liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the statements and notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
The Group reported cash and cash equivalents of £313,083,000 and net current assets of £285,026,000 as at March 31, 2021, with an operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of £31,881,000. The Group did not generate positive operational cash flow which was largely due to the continuing focus on the research, development, and clinical activities to advance the programs within the Group’s pipeline. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company completed its IPO and the private placement to the Gates Foundation and received net proceeds of $286,887,000.
In assessing the going concern assumptions, the Board has undertaken an assessment of the forecasts, prepared through the end of 2022. As part of this assessment, the Board has considered the impact of the ongoing coronavirus 2019 (‘‘COVID-19’’) pandemic and have concluded that COVID-19 may have an impact but the Board considers that any future cash flow impact will be minimal on clinical trials or other business activities over the period assessed for going concern purposes. As of the date of these financial statements, the Group is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require the Group to update its estimates, assumptions and judgments or revise the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and any such differences may be material to the Group’s financial statements.
Given the current cash position and the assessment performed, the Board is confident that the Group will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due until at least the end of 2022 and therefore, have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. As the Group continues to incur significant expenses in the pursuit of its business strategy, additional funding will be needed before the existing programs are expected to reach commercialization, which would potentially lead to operational cash inflows. Until the Group can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, it expects to finance its operations through a combination of public or private equity offerings and debt financings or other sources, such as potential collaboration agreements, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements.
Estimates and judgements
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions. These judgments, estimates and assumptions affect the reported assets and liabilities as well as income and expenses in the financial period.
The estimates and associated assumptions are based on information available when the consolidated financial statements are prepared, historical experience and various other factors which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Judgements and assumptions are primarily made in relation to revenue recognition to determine whether promises contained within the collaboration agreements are distinct from the other promises in the contract, whether milestones or other variable consideration should be included in the transaction price, whether performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time or over time, and for performance obligations satisfied over time the appropriate method of measuring progress for the purposes of revenue recognition. Estimates and assumptions are also made in relation to the valuation of ordinary shares, the incremental borrowing rate for leases, and valuation of derivatives. Details of the estimates and judgements made are included in the accounting policies set out in the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended December 31, 2020, contained in the Annual Report.
Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments may change due to market changes or circumstances arising that are beyond the Group’s control. Hence, estimates may vary from the actual values.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or the period of revision and future periods if this revision affects both current and future periods. The significant judgements made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty are the same as those applied in the annual consolidated financial statements.
The significant accounting policies are disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in the Annual Report. There have been no changes to these accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
IPO related expenses
Incremental costs incurred and directly attributable to the offering of securities were deducted from the related proceeds of the IPO. The net amount is recorded as contributed shareholders’ equity in the period when such shares, represented by ADSs, were issued. Costs that are not incremental and directly attributable to issuing new shares, represented by ADSs, are recorded as an expense in the consolidated statements of loss and other comprehensive income. Costs that relate to both new share issuances and listing of existing shares are allocated between those functions on a rational and consistent basis. In the absence of a more specific basis for apportionment, an allocation of common costs based on the proportion of new shares issued to the total number of (new and existing) shares listed has been used.
3. Revenue
Revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was from collaboration agreements with GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Ltd (“GlaxoSmithKline”), Eli Lilly and Company (“Eli Lilly”) and Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”).
| | For the three months ended March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | For the three months ended March 31, 2020 £’000 | |
GlaxoSmithKline | | | 3,370 | | | | 695 | |
Eli Lilly | | | - | | | | 2,674 | |
Genentech | | | 4,900 | | | | 4,886 | |
| | | 8,270 | | | | 8,255 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 3,370 | | | | 695 | |
United States | | | 4,900 | | | | 7,560 | |
| | | 8,270 | | | | 8,255 | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Group recognized £4,900,000 revenue relating to the 2018 Genentech Agreement (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £4,886,000). Of the total revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021, £628,000 represented research and development cost reimbursements (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £251,000). Such reimbursements arise in order to ensure that research and development costs are shared equally in-line with the Genentech Agreement.
GlaxoSmithKline Collaboration
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Group recognized £3,370,000 revenue relating to the GlaxoSmithKline Agreement (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £695,000). Of the total revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021, £591,000 represented research and development cost reimbursement (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £324,000). Such reimbursements arise where research and development costs in excess of a defined amount are incurred on one specified program. Following an annual portfolio review, in March 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and the Group elected not to move forward with the expansion stage of the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial for GSK-01 targeting NY-ESO. GlaxoSmithKline have forgone their option to acquire an exclusive license to this program and therefore, ownership of the program and NY-ESO target will remain with the Group. Accordingly, the balance of deferred revenue of £2,463,000 was released in full.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Group recognized no revenue relating to the Eli Lilly Agreement (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £2,674,000). During the three months ended March 31, 2020, after a change in overall program focus under the Eli Lilly collaboration, the £3,132,000 balance of deferred revenue was released in full. While the focus of the remaining programs is reviewed, a deferred revenue balance of £7,361,000 is held under current liabilities in respect of both the second and third programs.
Deferred revenue
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, deductions from deferred revenue represent revenue recognized during the period. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 there were no additions to deferred revenue.
The total revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was £8,270,000 of which £7,051,000 was included in deferred revenue at January 1, 2021 and the balance of £1,219,000 relates to reimbursed research and development costs. The total revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was £8,255,000, of which £7,680,000 was included in deferred revenue at January 1, 2020 and the balance £575,000 relates to reimbursed research and development costs. Reimbursed research and development costs are recognized gross as revenue. No revenue was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2021 relating to performance obligations satisfied in previous years (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £nil).
| | At March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | At December 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Current deferred revenue: | | | | | | |
GlaxoSmithKline | | | 1,260 | | | | 2,668 | |
Eli Lilly | | | 7,361 | | | | 7,361 | |
Genentech | | | 17,089 | | | | 17,089 | |
Current deferred revenue | | | 25,710 | | | | 27,118 | |
Non-current deferred revenue: | | | | | | | | |
GlaxoSmithKline | | | - | | | | 1,371 | |
Eli Lilly | | | - | | | | - | |
Genentech | | | 19,225 | | | | 23,497 | |
Non-current deferred revenue | | | 19,225 | | | | 24,868 | |
Total deferred revenue | | | 44,935 | | | | 51,986 | |
Deferred revenue is in respect of the upfront fee and development milestone consideration received from the various collaboration agreements in advance of services performed by the Group.
4. Finance income
| | For the three months ended March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | For the three months ended March 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Bank interest on cash and cash equivalents | | | 11 | | | | 86 | |
Interest on investment in sub-lease | | | 11 | | | | 10 | |
Gain on change in fair value of derivative liability | | | - | | | | 1,287 | |
| | | 22 | | | | 1,383 | |
The derivative liability represents a foreign exchange call option over certain series B shares which was settled in full in March 2020, resulting in a gain of £1,287,000 based on the fair value as at derecognition, and a credit to equity of £3,840,000.
The fair value of this derivative liability at the time of derecognition was determined using an option pricing model using a range of inputs both quoted, observable and unobservable in nature. The unobservable input is the expected final closing of the series B preferred share financing. The resulting derivative liability is not sensitive to changes in the expected close date nor in changes to other underlying input assumptions.
5. Finance costs
| | For the three months ended March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | For the three months ended March 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Interest on lease liabilities | | | 439 | | | | 642 | |
Interest expenses on financial liabilities measured at amortized cost | | | 1,421 | | | | 159 | |
Loss from change in fair value of embedded derivative asset | | | - | | | | 266 | |
| | | 1,860 | | | | 1,067 | |
Interest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to the $50.0 million of borrowings under the debt facility with Oxford Finance entered into on November 6, 2020 and includes £546,000, representing a fee of $750,000 that became payable to Oxford Finance on completion of the IPO on February 9, 2021 (see Note 11).
Interest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the convertible loan with the Gates Foundation, which was partially converted into series B preferred shares in March 2020.
The convertible loan received from the Gates Foundation contains conversion features which were accounted for as an embedded derivative and separated from the convertible loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the loss from the change in fair value of the embedded derivative asset represented the movement in fair value of this embedded derivative asset on derecognition arising from the conversion of the loan into series B preferred shares.
The fair value of this embedded derivative asset at the time of derecognition was determined using an option pricing model, discounted and probability weighted for the conversion features within the underlying convertible loan, which included unobservable (Level 3) inputs supported by little or no market activity. Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the embedded derivative asset were predominantly regarding the probability of each of the conversion features occurring.
Income tax credit is recognized at an amount determined by multiplying the loss before taxation for the interim reporting period by the Group’s best estimate of the weighted-average annual income taxation rate expected for the full financial year, adjusted for the tax effect of certain items recognized in full in the interim period. As such, the effective tax rate in the interim financial statements may differ from the Group’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the annual financial statements.
The Group’s consolidated effective tax rate in respect of continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 13.9% (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: 14.5%).
A deferred tax asset of £2,213,000 has been recognized as of March 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020: £2,230,000) representing unused tax credits carried forward for Immunocore LLC following an annual assessment, or periodically as required, of all available and applicable information, including its forecasts of costs and future profitability and the resulting ability to reverse the recognized deferred tax assets over a short period of time.
7. Basic and diluted loss per share
| | For the three months ended March 31, 2021 | | | For the three months ended March 31, 2020 | |
Loss for the period (£000’s) | | | (29,038 | ) | | | (18,639 | ) |
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares | | | 38,451,332 | | | | 25,263,027 | |
Basic and diluted loss per share (£) (1) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) |
(1) The basic and diluted loss per share are adjusted for the (i) the exchange of shares of Immunocore Limited for shares of Immunocore Holdings Limited on a 1 for 100 basis, and (ii) the reorganization of the share capital of Immunocore Holdings plc, resulting in a consolidation with the effect of a 20 to 1 reverse stock split on the Company’s ordinary shares and non-voting ordinary shares, all of which took place in connection with the IPO which closed on February 9, 2021. Refer to Note 12 for further information.
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss for the period attributable to the equity holders of the Group by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, including ordinary shares represented by ADSs. The dilutive effect of potential shares through equity settled transactions are considered to be anti-dilutive as they would decrease the loss per share and are, therefore, excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share.
8. Property, plant and equipment
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Group acquired assets at a cost of £220,000, of which £179,000 were additions to plant and equipment, primarily laboratory equipment, and wrote off leasehold improvements totaling £190,000. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group acquired assets at a cost of £3,074,000, of which £564,000 were additions to leasehold properties and improvements, £775,000 of plant and equipment, primarily laboratory equipment, and £1,735,000 of assets under construction, primarily related to leasehold improvements.
9. Leases
Right of use assets
Following a review of the Group’s lease commitments under leasehold agreements during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group identified leasehold agreements in excess of the Group’s future requirements. As a result of this review, the Group terminated the leases for two leasehold properties reducing the Group’s right-of-use assets by £9,108,000.
| | March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | December 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Current | | | 1,764 | | | | 2,043 | |
Non-current | | | 25,035 | | | | 25,190 | |
Total lease liabilities | | | 26,799 | | | | 27,233 | |
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the lease term for two leasehold properties was terminated and the lease liability for four leasehold properties were remeasured reducing the associated lease liability by £10,414,000 and £1,075,000, respectively. The Group also entered into a new lease for a leasehold property with an associated lease liability of £405,000 as at December 31, 2020.
The Group entered into two guarantee agreements on December 23, 2020, associated with the termination of the lease term for one of the leasehold properties. These agreements indemnify the lessor for certain costs in the event of the new lessee defaulting under their lease agreement for the leasehold property. As at March 31, 2021, the Group does not expect to make future payments as a result of these agreements.
10. Trade and other receivables
| | March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
Trade receivables | | | 687 | | | | 2,051 | |
Other receivables | | | 1,121 | | | | 1,722 | |
Prepayments and accrued income | | | 7,013 | | | | 6,507 | |
| | | 8,821 | | | | 10,280 | |
Included within prepayments and accrued income are amounts paid in advance for clinical trials that are expected to be repaid within 12 months.
11. Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
| | March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | 546 | | | | - | |
Non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | 36,437 | | | | 36,654 | |
| | | 36,983 | | | | 36,654 | |
On November 6, 2020, the Group entered into a loan and security agreement with Oxford Finance for the provision of up to $100 million debt financing to be provided under three tranches, of which the first tranche of $50 million was received on execution of the agreement. Upon closing of the IPO on February 9, 2021, a fee of $750,000 became payable to Oxford Finance. The carrying value of the Oxford Finance loan approximates the fair value of the loan.
12. Capital and reserves
IPO and Impact of Corporate Reorganization
On January 7, 2021 Immunocore Holdings Limited was incorporated as a private limited company under the laws of England and Wales with nominal assets and liabilities for the purpose of becoming the holding company of Immunocore Limited.
On January 22, 2021, each holder of series A preferred shares, series B preferred shares, series C preferred shares, Growth Shares and ordinary shares in Immunocore Limited, sold and transferred their shares to Immunocore Holdings Limited in exchange for 100 shares of the same class at par value of 0.01 pence in Immunocore Holdings Limited. Following this share exchange, Immunocore Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of Immunocore Holdings Limited.
All Immunocore Limited share options granted to directors and employees under share option plans that were in existence immediately prior to the reorganization were exchanged for share options in Immunocore Holdings Limited on a one-for-100 basis.
Following the share exchange, Immunocore Limited undertook a reorganization of its share capital to re-designate its series A preferred shares, series B preferred shares, series C preferred shares and Growth shares into a single class of ordinary shares and subsequently undertook a share capital reduction, cancelling all amounts standing to the credit of its share premium account and cancelling 6,414,412 ordinary shares.
On February 1, 2021, Immunocore Holdings Limited was re-registered as a public limited company (“plc”) with the name Immunocore Holdings plc. The Company’s consolidated assets and liabilities immediately following the reorganization were the same as Immunocore Limited immediately before the reorganization.
Effective immediately prior to completion of the IPO, the Company re-organized its share capital whereby all of the outstanding series A preferred shares, series B preferred shares and series C preferred shares were re-designated as ordinary shares of the Company on a one for one basis. A total of 16,632,540 of the ordinary shares, following the re-designation of the series C preferred shares, were converted to a separate class of non-voting ordinary shares. A total of 6,250,000 Growth Shares were re-designated of which 4,324,000 of the Growth Shares were re-designated as deferred shares of the Company. The remaining 1,926,000 Growth Shares were re-designated in the ratio of one ordinary share, issued for non-cash consideration and three deferred shares.
Immediately following these re-designations referred to above every 20 ordinary shares of £0.0001 and every 20 non-voting ordinary shares of £0.0001 in the Company were consolidated into one ordinary share and one non-voting ordinary share of £0.002.
On February 9, 2021, the Company completed an IPO of 11,426,280 ADSs representing 11,426,280 ordinary shares with nominal value of £0.002 per ordinary share, for gross proceeds of $297,083,000 (£226,527,000). In addition to the ADSs sold in the IPO, the Company completed the concurrent sale of an additional 576,923 ADSs, representing 576,923 ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.002 per ordinary share, at the initial offering price of $26.00 per ADS, for gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, in a private placement to the Gates Foundation. A total of £15,543,000 representing underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses incurred incrementally and directly attributable to the offering of securities and have been deducted from the gross proceeds of the IPO.
Under the terms of the Company’s agreement with the Gates Foundation, the Group is required to develop, manufacture and commercialize soluble TCR bispecific therapeutic candidates targeted to mutually agreed neglected diseases, currently HIV, with the potential to treat people at an affordable price in developing countries. In the event of certain defaults by the Group under the agreement, the Gates Foundation has the right to sell, or require the Group to buy-back, any of the shareholdings in the Group held by the Gates Foundation. In such an event, if within 12 months after such redemption or sale, the Group experiences a change in control at a valuation of more than 150% of the valuation used for the redemption or the sale of the shares, the Group has agreed to pay the Gates Foundation compensation equal to the excess of what it would have received in such transaction if it still held its shares at the time of such change of control over what it received in the sale or redemption of its shares.
The table below reflects the impact of the corporate reorganization.
Share Capital
Issued share capital (0.2p per share, except deferred shares which are 0.01p per share) | | Growth Shares | | | Series A shares | | | Series B shares | | | Series C shares | | | Ordinary shares | | | Deferred shares | |
At January 1, 2021 | | | 62,891 | | | | 1,699,576 | | | | 1,148,703 | | | | 823,719 | | | | 2,679,764 | | | | - | |
Impact of corporate reorganization | | | (62,500 | ) | | | (1,699,576 | ) | | | (1,148,703 | ) | | | (823,719 | ) | | | 29,103,121 | | | | 5,793,501 | |
At January 1, 2021 – adjusted | | | 391 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 31,782,885 | | | | 5,793,501 | |
Repurchased and cancelled | | | (391 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
New shares issued for cash | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,003,203 | | | | - | |
At March 31, 2021 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 43,786,088 | | | | 5,793,501 | |
The impact of the corporate reorganization reflects the combined effect of each of the steps of the corporate reorganization set out in this Note 12. Included with ordinary shares are 831,627 non-voting ordinary shares. A total of 391 Growth Shares with a nominal value of £0.0001 per Growth Share were repurchased and cancelled.
Shares at Par Value | | March 31, 2021 £ | | | December 31, 2020 £ | |
Allotted, called up and fully paid | | | | | | |
Ordinary shares | | | 87,572 | | | | 268 | |
Series A shares | | | - | | | | 170 | |
Series B shares | | | - | | | | 115 | |
Series C shares | | | - | | | | 82 | |
Growth shares | | | - | | | | 6 | |
Deferred shares | | | 579 | | | | - | |
| | | 88,151 | | | | 641 | |
| | £’000 | |
At January 1, 2021 – adjusted | | | - | |
New shares issued for cash | | | 210,961 | |
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions | | | 325 | |
At March 31, 2021 | | | 211,286 | |
The £325,000 of share premium is attributable to ordinary shares issued for non-cash consideration arising from the redesignation of 1,926,000 Growth Shares in the ratio of one ordinary share, issued for non-cash consideration and three deferred shares.
Nature and purpose of reserves
The share-based payments reserve is used to recognize the value of equity-settled share-based payments provided to employees. All other reserves are as stated in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.
The other reserve arose as a result of the corporate reorganization described above.
No dividends were paid or declared in the three months ended March 31, 2021 (for the three months ended March 31, 2020: £nil).
13. Share-based payments
The Group operates various employee share schemes that grant equity settled awards to certain employees and directors to acquire shares in the Group at a specified exercise price. Grants are normally exercisable over a four-year period with 25% vesting at the end of the first year and the remaining award vesting quarterly over the following three years. All awards lapse on the tenth anniversary from the date of grant and are not entitled to dividends.
The total charge, to the consolidated statement of loss and other comprehensive loss, for such share-based payment plans during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was £8,596,000 (three months ended March 31, 2020 £205,000).
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, as a result of the reorganization (see Note 12), the following changes were undertaken in respect to share options and growth share awards in existence immediately prior to the reorganization.
All Immunocore Limited share options and Growth Shares granted to directors and employees under share incentive arrangements that were in existence immediately prior to the reorganization were exchanged for share options and Growth Shares in the Company on a one-for-100 basis with no change in any of the vesting terms and exercise prices.
Immediately prior to completion of the IPO, the Company re-organized its share capital which included the re-designation of 6,250,000 Growth Shares, or 312,500 Growth Shares reflecting the consolidation of every 20 ordinary shares into one ordinary share of £0.002, as both ordinary shares and deferred shares (see Note 12). Previously awarded Growth Shares were replaced with an award of share options in the Company on a one-for-one basis. For 216,200 of these replacement share option awards, the vesting terms and exercise prices were substantially unchanged. For the remaining 96,300 replacement share option awards the vesting terms and exercise prices and revised to an extent that these Growth Shares are considered cancelled, for the purpose of determining the share-based payment charge, prior to the replacement share options being awarded In addition, the replacement ordinary shares that arose from the re-designation of Growth Shares resulted in an incremental fair value of £325,000.
Immediately following these re-designations referred to above every 20 share options over ordinary shares of £0.0001 in the Company was consolidated into one share option over an ordinary share of £0.002. At the same time, the exercise price for each of the outstanding share options was adjusted to reflect the reorganization, subject to a minimum exercise price equal to the nominal value of a share and was re-designated into U.S. Dollars. The adjustment to exercise price did not impact the fair value of the underlying share options, with the exception of the 96,300 replacement share options re-designated from Growth Shares where the exercise price was increased.
Those share options awarded in 2019 were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2021, through the removal of accelerated vesting conditions under certain circumstances. The incremental fair value granted was valued on a consistent basis to other awards made within the Group and was valued at $5.19 per share
and has been applied to those unvested awards as at the date of modification resulting in an incremental charge to the consolidated statement of loss and other comprehensive loss of £1,820,000 for that period. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, those share options awarded in 2019 were modified through a reduction in the associated exercise price from $40.932 to $17.4643 per share. The incremental fair value granted was valued on a consistent basis to other awards made within the Group and was valued at $3.84 per share and has been applied to those unvested awards as at the date of modification resulting in an incremental charge to the consolidated statement of loss of £65,000 for that period.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, options over a total of 4,482,045 shares were awarded at the time of the IPO which will vest over a four-year period from the date of grant, with 25% of the award vesting at the end of the first year and the remaining award vesting quarterly over the following three years. The awards are not entitled to dividends prior to exercise. There were no grants during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows:
Number of shares issuable | | Number of share options (#) | | | Weighted average exercise price ($) | |
Outstanding at January 1, 2021 | | | 4,551,359 | | | | 17.16 | |
Awards granted | | | 4,482,045 | | | | 26.00 | |
Awards exercised | | | - | | | | - | |
Awards forfeited | | | (30,175 | ) | | | 21.34 | |
Awards replacing growth shares | | | 312,500 | | | | 38.72 | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2021 | | | 9,315,729 | | | | 22.14 | |
Exercisable at March 31, 2021 | | | 2,012,001 | | | | 19.40 | |
The weighted average fair value of options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $16.16.
The number and weighted average hurdle rate of Growth Shares are as follows:
Number of shares issuable | | Number of growth Shares | | | Weighted average hurdle rate $ | |
Outstanding at January 1, 2021 | | | 314,456 | | | | 37.53 | |
Awards forfeited | | | (1,956 | ) | | | 40.95 | |
Awards replaced with options | | | (312,500 | ) | | | 37.489 | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2021 | | | - | | | | - | |
Exercisable at March 31, 2021 | | | - | | | | - | |
No Growth Shares were issued in the three months ended March 31, 2020
For share options outstanding at March 31, 2021, the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining contractual life are as follows:
| Share options
| |
| Exercise price $ | | Number of Options | | Weighted average remaining contractual life | |
| 11.8348 | | | 459,970 | | | 3.9 | |
| 17.4643 | | | 4,001,580 | | | 9.2 | |
| 26.00 | | | 4,576,939 | | | 9.9 | |
| 32.983 | | | 16,545 | | | 4.8 | |
| 40.932 | | | 123,850 | | | 8.5 | |
| 46.3896 | | | 136,845 | | | 9.9 | |
Awards granted in the three months ended March 31, 2021, have been valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in the models for awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021, are as follows:
| | Share options | |
Share price at grant date | | $ | 26.00 | |
Exercise price | | $ | 26.00 | |
Expected volatility | | | 88 | % |
Expected life | | 4 years | |
Risk-free rate | | | (0.05 | %) |
Fair value | | $ | 16.16 | |
As the Group completed its IPO on February 9, 2021, there is insufficient trading history at this time to derive historical volatility from the Group’s own ADS price. Accordingly, the expected volatility is determined by reference to the historical volatility of similar listed entities. The expected volatility used reflects the assumption that the historical volatility over a period similar to the life of the awards is indicative of future trends, which may not necessarily be the actual outcome. The expected life of the share options is based on expectations and is not necessarily indicative of exercise patterns that may occur. The risk-free rate is based on the Bank of England’s estimates of gilt yield curve as at the respective grant dates.
14. Trade and other payables
| | March 31, 2021 £’000 | | | December 31, 2020 £’000 | |
Trade payables | | | 5,165 | | | | 5,783 | |
Other taxation and social security | | | 623 | | | | 620 | |
Accruals | | | 20,571 | | | | 19,325 | |
| | | 26,359 | | | | 25,728 | |
15. Commitments and contingencies
The following table summarizes the Group’s contractual obligations as of March 31, 2021:
£’000s |
| Less than 1 year | | | 1-3 years | | | 3-5 years | | | More than 5 years | | | Total | |
Lease liabilities – existing | | 3,490 | | | 5,247 | | | 4,249 | | | 31,979 | | | 44,965 | |
Lease liabilities – contingent | | 282 | | | 2,308 | | | 2,418 | | | 1,558 | | | 6,566 | |
Manufacturing | | 2,172 | | | 74 | | | - | | | - | | | 2,246 | |
Capital commitments | | 72 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 72 | |
Total contractual obligations | | 6,016 | | | 7,629 | | | 6,667 | | | 33,537 | | | 53,849 | |
The following table summarizes the Group’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2020:
£’000s |
| Less than 1 year | | | 1-3 years | | | 3-5 years | | | More than 5 years | | | Total | |
Lease liabilities – existing | | 3,529 | | | 5,322 | | | 4,286 | | | 32,600 | | | 45,737 | |
Lease liabilities – contingent | | - | | | 2,254 | | | 2,471 | | | 1,841 | | | 6,566 | |
Manufacturing | | 2,824 | | | 500 | | | - | | | - | | | 3,324 | |
Capital commitments | | 77 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 77 | |
Total contractual obligations | | 6,430 | | | 8,076 | | | 6,757 | | | 34,441 | | | 55,704 | |
The Group has contractual obligations for two leasehold properties under which it is obligated to take on the leases should the properties become vacant at specified dates in the future. For both properties, the Group has reassessed these contingent events as at March 31, 2021 and has continued to recognize an additional contingent commitment totaling £6,566,000 (December 31, 2020: £6,566,000).
The Group entered into two guarantee agreements during the year ended December 31, 2020, associated with the termination of the lease term for one of the leasehold properties. These agreements indemnify the lessor for certain costs in the event of the new lessee defaulting under their lease agreement for the leasehold property. As at March 31, 2021, the Group does not expect to make future payments as a result of these agreements.
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