BILE ACID BUSINESS OF TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of Business
On July 16, 2023, Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (“Travere” or the “Company” or the “Parent”) executed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Mirum” or the “Buyer”) for the sale of its business of development, manufacture (including synthesis, formulation, finishing or packaging) and commercialization of its bile acid product lines, Chenodal and Cholbam (the “Business”, “we”, “us” or “our”) for an aggregate purchase price, subject to certain adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, of up to $445 million in cash, with $210 million due at the closing and up to $235 million after the closing, upon the achievement of certain milestones based on specified amounts of annual net sales. The transaction closed on August 31, 2023. Per the Purchase Agreement, Travere is transferring all rights, title, interest and specified assets related to the Business products as part of the transaction. The Company and Mirum have also entered into a transition services agreement (“TSA”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to perform certain services for a period of time following the closing, with respect to Mirum’s use and operation of the assets purchased in the transaction.
The Business’s product Cholbam® (cholic acid capsules) is for the treatment of bile acid synthesis disorders due to single enzyme defects and is further indicated for adjunctive treatment of patients with peroxisomal disorders. Chenodal (chenodiol tablets) is for the treatment of patients suffering from gallstones in whom surgery poses an unacceptable health risk due to disease or advanced age. Cholbam and Chenodal are both approved for use in the United States.
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited interim carve-out financial statements of the Business (“Combined Financial Statements”) should be read in conjunction with the audited annual Combined Financial Statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Business operated as part of Travere and consisted of acquired businesses. Separate financial statements have not historically been prepared for the Business. The interim Combined Financial Statements have been derived from Travere’s historical accounting records as if the Business’s operations had been conducted independently from Travere and were prepared on a stand-alone basis in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Accordingly, since they are interim statements, the accompanying Combined Financial Statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual Combined Financial Statements, but reflect all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods.
Basis of Presentation
The Combined Financial Statements include all revenues and costs directly attributable to the Business and an allocation of expenses related to certain Travere corporate functions (refer to Note 10 Corporate Allocations). These expenses have been allocated to the Business based on direct usage or benefit where specifically identifiable, with the remainder allocated using the most meaningful respective allocation methodologies, which were primarily based on proportionate direct research and development expenses, headcount, or other relevant measures. The Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services or the benefit received. However, the allocations may not be indicative of the actual expense that would have been incurred had the Business operated as an independent, stand-alone entity, nor are they indicative of the Business’s future expenses. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Business had been a standalone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organization structure and functions outsourced or performed by employees.
The Combined Financial Statements include assets and liabilities specifically attributable to the Business, including any corporate or centrally held assets and liabilities that relate specifically to the Business. The historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of the Business presented in these Combined Financial Statements may not be indicative of what they would have been had the Business been an independent stand-alone entity, nor are they necessarily indicative of the Business’s future results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
As the attributable assets, liabilities and operations of the Business were not historically held by a single legal entity, net parent investment is shown in lieu of shareholder’s equity in the Combined Financial Statements. This represents Travere’s interest in the recorded assets of the Business and represents the cumulative investment by Travere in the Business through the dates presented, inclusive of operating results.
Travere’s cash and marketable debt securities have not been assigned to the Business for any of the periods presented because those balances are not legally held by the Business. Travere uses a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. The net results of these transactions between the Business and Travere are reflected in net parent investment on the combined balance sheet. These arrangements are not reflective of the manner in which the Business would have financed its operations had it been a stand-alone business separate from Travere during the periods presented.
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