SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
X Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
- Act of 1934:
For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2001
OR
_ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934:
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number: 0-27756
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3648318
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(State or other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
352 Knotter Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
203-272-2596
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 18,074,655 shares
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Class Outstanding at March 13, 2001
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2001 and
July 31, 2000 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months
ended January 31, 2001 and 2000 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
ended January 31, 2001 and 2000 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 17
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 18
Item 4. Submission of matters to vote of security holders
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES 19
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands)
Janaury 31, 2001 July 31, 2000
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ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 260,669 $ 91,858
Marketable securities 109,235 82,671
Reimbursable contract costs: billed 3,033 3,660
unbilled 2,499 1,435
Prepaid expenses 534 456
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Total current assets 375,970 180,080
Property, plant, and equipment, net 12,627 8,213
Purchased intangible assets, net 21,940 -
Deferred financing costs, net 3,558 3,752
Other assets 420 657
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 414,515 $192,702
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable $ 191 $ 369
Accounts payable 2,826 2,100
Accrued expenses 1,988 1,229
Accrued interest 2,588 2,730
Deferred revenue 788 750
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Total current liabilities 8,381 7,178
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Notes payable, less current portion included above 3,920 3,920
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Convertible subordinated notes 120,000 120,000
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Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $.0001 par value; 150,000 shares
authorized; 18,057 and 15,146 shares issued
at January 31, 2001 and July 31, 2000, respectively 2 2
Additional paid-in capital 383,604 128,836
Accumulated deficit (101,435) (67,214)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) 43 (20)
Treasury stock, at cost; 12 shares - -
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Total stockholders' equity 282,214 61,604
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 414,515 $192,702
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(UNAUDITED)
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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CONTRACT RESEARCH REVENUES $ 3,027 $ 6,679 $ 6,279 $12,967
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development 9,399 9,840 20,322 20,980
General and administrative 1,971 1,150 3,349 1,765
In-process research and development - - 21,000 -
Amortization of purchased intangible assets 878 - 1,227 -
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Total operating expenses 12,248 10,990 45,898 22,745
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OPERATING LOSS (9,221) (4,311) (39,619) (9,778)
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:
Interest income 6,536 747 9,344 1,109
Interest expense (1,948) (75) (3,946) (147)
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Total other income, net 4,588 672 5,398 962
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NET LOSS $(4,633) $(3,639) $(34,221) $(8,816)
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BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON
SHARE (Note 4) $ (0.26) $ (0.26) $ (2.05) $ (0.69)
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SHARES USED IN COMPUTING BASIC AND
DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE 17,999 14,239 16,661 12,779
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(UNAUDITED)
(amounts in thousands)
Six months ended January 31
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2001 2000
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $(34,221) $ (8,816)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
In-process research and development 21,000 -
Depreciation and amortization 1,188 720
Amortization of purchased intangible assets 1,227 -
Compensation expense related to grant of stock options 315 99
Change in assets and liabilities:
Reimbursable contract costs (394) (308)
Prepaid expenses 229 (1,657)
Accounts payable 315 (710)
Accrued expenses 216 (1,281)
Accrued interest (142) -
Deferred revenue 38 300
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Net cash used in operating activities (10,229) (11,653)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of marketable securities, net (26,501) (4,860)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (4,738) (1,066)
Patent costs (29) -
Cash paid for transaction costs, net of cash
received in acquistion of Prolifaron (118) -
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Net cash used in investment activities (31,386) (5,926)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 210,508 46,548
Deferred financing costs (98) -
Repayments of notes payable (178) (184)
Security deposits and other assets 194 288
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Net cash provided by financing activities 210,426 46,652
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NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 168,811 29,073
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 91,858 24,238
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $260,669 $ 53,311
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest expense $ 3,718 $ 147
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of Prolifaron through the
issuance of common stock and stock options $ 43,945 -
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Operations and Basis of Presentation -
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Alexion" or the "Company") was organized in 1992
and is engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutic products aimed at
treating patients with a wide array of severe disease states, including
cardiovascular and autoimmune disorders, inflammation and cancer. The Company's
two lead product candidates are currently in eight clinical development
programs. For one of its lead antibody candidates, pexelizumab (5G1.1-SC), a
large Phase IIb clinical study in cardiopulmonary bypass ("CPB") patients was
completed and two additional large Phase II studies in myocardial infarction
(heart attack) patients are in progress. For the Company's other lead antibody
product candidate, 5G1.1, a large Phase II clinical study in rheumatoid
arthritis patients was completed and clinical trials are on-going in four
additional diseases, including a Phase II study in membranous nephritis
patients, as well as open label extension trials in rheumatoid arthritis and
membranous nephritis patients.
In September 2000, the Company acquired Prolifaron, Inc. ("Prolifaron"), a
privately held biopharmaceutical company with extensive combinatorial human
antibody library technologies and expertise (the Prolifaron Acquisition) (See
Note 2). Prolifaron was merged into a subsidiary of Alexion to form Alexion
Antibody Technologies which provides capabilities to discover and develop
additional antibody product candidates for the treatment of inflammatory
diseases and cancer.
The Company is also developing Apogen immunotherapeutic products to target T-
cell related disorders and is developing therapies employing the transplantation
of cells from other species into humans, known as xenotransplantation.
In October 2000, the Company filed a shelf registration statement to offer up to
$300 million of equity securities. In November 2000, the Company sold 2.3
million shares of common stock to U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc. resulting in
proceeds of approximately $208.5 million, net of fees and other expenses of
approximately $201,000 related to the transaction (See Notes 3 and 9).
In October 2000, the Company agreed to contribute certain technology to a newly
formed company, Arradial, Inc. ("Arradial"), in exchange for a 15% equity
interest in Arradial and a $200,000 license fee (See Note 5). The cost of the
contributed technology had been previously expensed by the Company as research
and development expenditures and therefore, there is no value assigned to the
investment in Alexion's consolidated financial statements. Arradial is an
informatics and instrumentation company that applies diverse proprietary
technologies to provide to drug discovery scientists high throughput bench top
tools that accelerate the discovery and validation of therapeutic compounds. The
Company accounts for its investment in Arradial under the cost method of
accounting.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Alexion Antibody
Technologies ("AAT") and Columbus Farming Corporation ("Columbus"). Results of
operations of AAT are included in the Company's consolidated statements of
operations since September 23, 2000, the effective date of the Prolifaron
acquisition (See Note 2). All significant inter-company balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Columbus was formed on
February 9, 1999 to acquire certain manufacturing assets from United States
Surgical Corporation ("US Surgical") (See Note 8).
The Company has incurred consolidated losses since inception and has made no
product sales to date. The Company may need additional financing to obtain
regulatory approvals for its product candidates, fund operating losses, and if
deemed appropriate, establish manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution
capabilities.
The Company expects to incur substantial expenditures in the foreseeable future
for the research and development and commercialization of its products. The
Company will seek to raise necessary funds through public or private equity or
debt financings, bank loans, collaborative or other arrangements with corporate
sources, or through other sources of financing.
The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the
Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and include, in the opinion of management, all
adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair
presentation of interim period results. Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to such rules and regulations. The results for the interim periods
presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any
future period. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read
in conjunction
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000.
2. Prolifaron Acquisition -
On September 23, 2000, the Company acquired Prolifaron, Inc. ("Prolifaron"), a
privately-held biopharmaceutical company with extensive combinatorial human
antibody library technologies and expertise. The acquisition was accomplished
when Prolifaron was merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of Alexion and renamed
Alexion Antibody Technologies, Inc. In consideration thereof, the Company issued
355,594 shares of the Company's common stock and fully vested options to
purchase 44,364 shares of the Company's common stock at a weighted average
exercise price of $44.35 per share, in exchange for all of the outstanding
equity of Prolifaron including fully vested options under their stock option
plan. The fair value of the Company's common stock and stock options issued at
the date of the acquisition was approximately $43.9 million.
The Prolifaron acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase and,
accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of the
acquisition. The Company allocated $21.0 million of the purchase price to in-
process research and development projects. This allocation represented the
estimated fair value based on risk-adjusted cash flows related to the incomplete
research and development projects. At the date of the acquisition, development
of these projects had not yet reached technological feasibility and the research
and development in progress had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, these
costs were expensed as of the acquisition date. The excess cost over the fair
value of the net assets acquired, which amounted to approximately $23.2 million,
is reflected as purchased intangible assets and is being amortized over
approximately 7 years. The following table summarizes the allocation of the
purchase price to the net assets acquired (dollars in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents acquired $ 771
Reimbursable contract costs 43
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 307
Property, plant and equipment 493
Other 7
Purchased intangible assets 23,167
In-process research & development 21,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (540)
Accrued transaction costs (1,303)
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Total fair value of equities issued $ 43,945
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The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated information has been
prepared to give effect to the acquisition as if such transaction had occurred
at the beginning of the periods presented. The historical results have been
adjusted to reflect: i) elimination of the one-time charge to operations for the
purchase of acquired in-process research and development, ii) amortization of
purchased intangible assets arising from the transaction, and iii) elimination
of income tax benefits or expenses that would not have been realized on a
combined basis (dollars in thousands, except per share data).
Three months
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ended January 31 Six months ended January 31
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2000 2001 2000
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Contract research revenues $ 7,461 $ $7,400 $ 14,322
Net loss $(4,346) $(14,020) $(10,204)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $ (0.30) $ (0.83) $ (0.78)
Shares used in computing basic and
diluted net loss per common share 14,595 16,765 13,135
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is not
necessarily indicative of what actual results would have been had the
transaction occurred on the dates indicated and do not purport to indicate the
results of future operations.
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities -
Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market, and
include short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of less
than three months.
The Company invests in marketable securities of highly rated financial
institutions and investment-grade debt instruments and limits the amount of
credit exposure with any one entity. The Company has classified its marketable
securities as "available for sale" and, accordingly, carries such securities at
aggregate fair value. Unrealized gains or losses are included in other
comprehensive loss as a component of stockholders' equity.
4. Net Loss Per Share -
The Company computes and presents net loss per common share in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 128, "Earnings Per Share".
Basic net loss per common share is based on the weighted average shares of
common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share
assumes in addition to the above, the dilutive effect of common share
equivalents outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents represent
dilutive stock options, warrants, and convertible subordinated debt. These
outstanding stock options, warrants, and convertible subordinated debt entitled
holders to acquire 3,682,847 shares of common stock at January 31, 2001. There
is no difference in basic and diluted net loss per common share for the three
and six months ended January 31, 2001 and 2000 as the effect of common share
equivalents is anti-dilutive.
5. Revenues -
Contract research revenues recorded by the Company consist of research and
development support payments, license fees, and milestone payments under
collaborations with third parties and amounts received from various government
grants.
Research and development support revenues are recognized as the related work and
expenses are incurred under the terms of the contracts for development
activities. Revenues derived from the achievement of milestones are recognized
when the milestone is achieved. Non-refundable license fees received in exchange
for specific rights to the Company's technologies, research, potential products
and markets are recognized as revenues as earned in accordance with the terms of
the contracts (See Note 6).
Unbilled reimbursable contract costs as shown on the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets represent reimbursable costs incurred in connection with research
contracts which have not yet been billed. The Company bills these costs and
recognizes the costs and related revenues in accordance with the terms of the
contracts.
Deferred revenue results from cash received in advance of revenue recognition
under research and development contracts.
Revenues recorded during the three and six months ended January 31, 2001 and
2000 consist of license fees, research and development support, reimbursement of
costs related to clinical development and manufacturing of clinical supplies
under the collaboration agreement with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc.
("P&G"). Revenues also include funding from the Commerce Department's National
Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") through grants from the Advanced
Technology Program, and the National Institutes of Health/Small Business
Innovation Research ("NIH-SBIR") program.
In November 1997, the Company and US Surgical were awarded a three-year, $2
million cooperative agreement from NIST to fund a joint xenotransplantation
project; it was modified in February 1999 as a single entity (Alexion only)
agreement. In October 1998, the Company was awarded another three-year $2
million agreement from NIST to fund a xenotransplantation project. In November
1999, the Company was awarded a three-year $2 million agreement from NIST to
fund another xenotransplantation project.
In January 1999, the Company entered into an exclusive collaboration with P&G to
develop and commercialize pexelizumab or 5G1.1-SC. Under this collaboration, the
Company will initially pursue the development of pexelizumab for the treatment
of inflammation caused by CPB surgery, myocardial infarction (heart attack) and
angioplasty. The Company has granted P&G an exclusive license to the Company's
intellectual property related to
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
pexelizumab, with the right to sublicense. P&G has agreed to fund all clinical
development and manufacturing costs relating to pexelizumab for these
indications. In addition, under this agreement, P&G has agreed to pay the
Company up to $95 million in payments, which include a $10 million non-
refundable up-front license fee (See Note 6), as well as milestone and non-
clinical research and development support payments. In addition, the Company
would receive royalties on worldwide sales of pexelizumab for all indications.
The Company has a preferred position relative to third-party manufacturers to
manufacture pexelizumab worldwide. The Company shares co-promotion rights with
P&G to sell, market and distribute pexelizumab in the United States, and has
granted P&G the exclusive rights to sell, market and distribute pexelizumab
outside of the United States.
In September 2000, the Company was awarded a two year grant of $250,000 from the
Small Business Innovative Research/Center for Disease Control to fund a research
project for humanization of anti-viral antibodies. In addition, in July 2000,
the Company was awarded a one year grant of $100,000 from the NIH-SBIR to fund a
research project for Type I diabetes. As of January 31, 2001, the Company
received $40,000 from the NIH-SBIR grant.
In October 2000, the Company entered into a license agreement with Arradial (See
Note 1), in exchange for a 15% equity interest in Arradial and a $200,000
license fee. The license fee will be recognized as license revenue over the
estimated life of the agreement. Revenues of $16,667 have been recognized under
this agreement as of January 31, 2001.
A summary of revenues generated from contract research collaboration and grant
awards is as follows for the three and six months ended January 31 (dollars in
thousands):
Three months ended January 31 Six months ended January 31
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Collaboration/Grant Awards 2001 2000 2001 2000
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P&G.................................. $2,716 $6,031 $5,518 $12,069
NIST and NIH......................... 257 648 675 898
Other................................ 54 - 86 -
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$3,027 $6,679 $6,279 $12,967
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6. Recently Issued Accounting Standards -
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 (SAB 101), Revenue Recognition, was issued in
December 1999. SAB 101 requires companies to recognize certain up-front non-
refundable fees over the life of the related collaboration agreement when such
fees are received in conjunction with collaboration agreements which have
multiple elements. The Company is required to adopt this new accounting
principle through a cumulative charge to retained earnings through the statement
of operations, in accordance with the provisions of APB Opinion No. 20, no later
than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 with the adoption effective as of August
1, 2000. The adoption of SAB 101 will have a material impact on the Company's
future operating results as it applies to the $10.0 million up-front non-
refundable payment received by it in connection with its collaboration with
Procter & Gamble. The Company's historical financial statements reflect this
payment as revenue in the year ended July 31, 1999. Under SAB 101, the Company
will record the $10.0 million fee as revenue over the 17 year estimated life of
the licensed technologies. Accordingly, the Company will record a one-time non-
cash charge to reflect the cumulative charge as of August 1, 2000. As of January
31, 2001, the Company had not yet adopted this new accounting principle. The
Company anticipates adoption of SAB 101 in the quarter ended April 30, 2001.
7. Convertible Subordinated Notes -
In March 2000, the Company completed a $120 million private placement of 5.75%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2007. The notes bear interest
payable semi-annually on September 15 and March 15 of each year, beginning
September 15, 2000. The holders may convert all or a portion of the notes into
common stock at any time on or before March 15, 2007 at a conversion price of
$106.425 per common share. The Company incurred interest expense of
approximately $1.7 million and $3.5 million for the three and six months ended
January 31, 2001, respectively, related to these notes.
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The Company incurred deferred financing costs related to this offering of
approximately $4.0 million which are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
and are being amortized as a component of interest expense over the seven-year
term of the notes. Amortization expense associated with the financing costs was
$148,000 and $292,000 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2001,
respectively.
8. Notes Payable -
In November 1997, a term loan was used to finance the purchase of capital
equipment. The term loan requires quarterly principal payments of $92,000
commencing August 3, 1998 and payable through August 2001. The balance on the
note was $191,000 at January 31, 2001. The term loan agreement requires the
Company to maintain a restricted cash balance equal to the outstanding loan
balance divided by 85% plus accrued interest in an interest bearing account as
collateral for the note. This restricted cash balance is included in other
assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
In February 1999, the Company acquired manufacturing assets for the
xenotransplantation program developed by US Surgical, a subsidiary of Tyco
International Ltd., and financed the purchase with a note payable bearing
interest at 6% per annum, in the amount of approximately $3.9 million due in May
2005. The note is secured by certain manufacturing assets of Columbus. Interest
on the note is payable quarterly.
9. Stockholders' Equity -
In November 2000, the Company sold 2.3 million shares of common stock at a price
of $90.75 per share to U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc. resulting in net proceeds
of approximately $208.5 million to the Company.
In September 2000, in connection with the Prolifaron acquisition, the Company
issued 355,594 shares of common stock and fully vested options to purchase
44,364 shares of the Company's common stock at a weighted average exercise price
of $44.35 (See Note 2).
10. Comprehensive Income (Loss) -
SFAS No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income" establishes standards for
reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss) and its components in a
full set of general purpose financial statements. Comprehensive loss is
comprised of net loss, unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities and
cumulative translation adjustments. The Company's other comprehensive loss
arises from net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities.
A summary of total comprehensive loss is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Six months ended January 31,
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2001 2000
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Net loss $(34,221) $(8,816)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 63 (21)
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Total comprehensive loss $(34,158) $(8,837)
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11. Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock -
On September 18, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the
purchase price under Alexion's Shareholder Rights Plan ("Rights Plan"). Such
purchase price, for each one one-hundredth of a share of Junior Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Company to be issued upon the exercise of each
preferred stock purchase right under that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of
February 14, 1997, was increased from $75.00 to $725.00. Except for the increase
in the purchase price, the terms and conditions of the Rights Plan remain
unchanged from the description contained in the Form 8-A filed on February 21,
1997.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
This report contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and
uncertainties. Such statements are subject to certain factors which may cause
our plans and results to differ significantly from plans and results discussed
in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to those discussed in Exhibit 99.1
to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000.
Overview
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We are engaged in the development of therapeutic products aimed at treating
patients with a wide array of severe disease states, including cardiovascular
and autoimmune disorders, inflammation and cancer. Since our inception in
January 1992, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to drug
discovery, research, product and clinical development. Since mid-1996, we have
focused our resources increasingly to clinical manufacturing and clinical
development. We are currently examining our two lead genetically altered or
"humanized" antibody product candidates in eight different clinical development
programs.
We recently completed a Phase IIb study of one of our lead antibody product
candidates, 5G1.1-SC, also known as pexelizumab, which is in development in
collaboration with Procter & Gamble for the treatment of inflammation caused by
cardiopulmonary bypass surgery or CPB. Pending a full evaluation of the data,
and in conjunction with planned discussions with the FDA or Food and Drug
Administration, we expect to initiate a Phase III efficacy trial with
pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft surgery or CABG patients at the
earliest possible opportunity.
Two additional Phase II studies with pexelizumab are on-going in myocardial
infarction or MI patients; one study in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy,
and the other in patients receiving angioplasty. In September 2000, the FDA
granted Fast Track status for the development of pexelizumab in CPB.
Our other lead antibody product candidate, 5G1.1, is in clinical development for
the treatment of a variety of chronic autoimmune diseases. We completed a Phase
II clinical study in rheumatoid arthritis patients and a Phase II study in
membranous nephritis patients, a kidney disease, is on-going. Pending a full
evaluation of the interim data and final six-month safety data from this trial,
and in conjunction with planned discussions with the FDA, we expect to initiate
a Phase III efficacy trial with 5G1.1 in rheumatoid arthritis at the earliest
possible opportunity. In both rheumatoid arthritis and membranous nephritis,
enrollment has commenced in an additional 12 month open-label extension study to
test long-term safety. In addition, we have three separate Phase Ib pilot
on-going trials to study 5G1.1 in patients with psoriasis, dermatomyositis, a
muscle disorder, and bullous pemphigoid, a severe inflammatory skin disorder. In
October 2000, the FDA granted us orphan drug status for the development of 5G1.1
for the treatment of dermatomyositis.
To date, we have not received any revenues from the sale of products. We have
incurred operating losses since our inception. As of January 31, 2001, we had an
accumulated deficit of $101.4 million. We expect to incur substantial and
increasing operating losses for the next several years due to expenses
associated with product research and development, pre-clinical studies and
clinical testing, regulatory activities, manufacturing development, scale-up and
commercial manufacturing and developing a sales and marketing force.
In September 2000, we acquired Prolifaron, Inc., a privately held
biopharmaceutical company located in San Diego, California, through the issuance
of common stock and fully vested options having an aggregate fair value of
approximately $43.9 million. Prolifaron was developing therapeutic antibodies
addressing multiple diseases, including cancer. The acquisition was in the form
of a merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of Alexion to form Alexion Antibody
Technologies, Inc. We accounted for the acquisition of Prolifaron using the
purchase method of accounting. Through Alexion Antibody Technologies, we have
developed the important additional capabilities to discover and develop
additional antibody product candidates for the treatment of inflammatory
diseases and cancer. Antibodies in preclinical development include a platelet
targeting antibody, a antagonist of a specific growth factor for brain cancers,
an antibody that specifically targets a subset of leukemia tumor cells, as well
as a catalytic antibody for broad-based prodrug chemotherapy of many types of
cancers. The catalytic antibody was exclusively licensed from The Scripps
Research Institute.
In October 2000, we contributed technology to form a new company, Arradial,
Inc., which is aimed at commercializing our novel, desktop silicon-based
microarray assay technology. The technology is expected to have applications in
genomics and drug discovery. We are a minority shareholder of the new company.
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We plan to develop and commercialize on our own those product candidates for
which the clinical trials and marketing requirements can be funded by our own
resources. For those products for which greater resources will be required, our
strategy is to form corporate partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies
for product development and commercialization.
Results of Operations
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Three Months Ended January 31, 2001
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Compared with Three Months January 31, 2000
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We earned contract research revenues of $3.0 million for the three months ended
January 31, 2001 and $6.7 million for the same period ended January 31, 2000.
Contract revenues were lower in the reporting period, reflecting lower
reimbursement of clinical manufacturing costs from our collaborative agreement
with P&G, due to the completion of the Phase IIb pexelizumab studies in CPB.
We incurred research and development expenses of $9.4 million for the three
months ended January 31, 2001 and $9.8 million for the three months ended
January 31, 2000. The decrease resulted primarily from lower clinical
manufacturing and clinical trial costs associated with one of our lead C5
inhibitor, pexelizumab, due to the completion in the cardiopulmonary bypass
Phase IIb trial. These lower costs were offset by increased clinical trial costs
associated with our other lead C5 inhibitor, 5G1.1, which is in clinical studies
in rheumatoid arthritis, membranous nephritis, psoriasis, dermatomyositis, and
pemphigoid patients. In addition, we incurred higher research costs in the three
months ended January 31, 2001 due to the consolidation of ongoing research costs
of Alexion Antibody Technologies as a result of our acquisition of Prolifaron in
September 2000.
Our general and administrative expenses were $2.0 million for the three months
ended January 31, 2001 and $1.2 million for the three months ended January 31,
2000. This increase resulted principally from additional legal fees related to
intellectual property and patents as well as increased rents and higher payroll
costs. Higher rents resulted from the lease for our new headquarters and
research and development facility in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Total operating expenses were further impacted by a $878,000 non-cash charge for
the amortization of purchased intangible assets related to the Prolifaron
acquisition.
Other income, net, was $4.6 million for the three months ended January 31, 2001
and $672,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2000. The increase in
interest income of $5.8 million resulted from higher cash balances resulting
from the net proceeds from the sale of the $120 million of 5.75% Subordinated
Convertible Notes in March 2000 and the net proceeds from the sale of common
stock of $208.5 million in November 2000. This increase in interest income was
partially offset primarily by the increase in interest expense of $1.9 million
resulting primarily from the Convertible Notes.
As a result of the above factors, we incurred a net loss of $4.6 million or
$0.26 basic and diluted net loss per common share for the three months ended
January 31, 2001 and a net loss of $3.6 million or $0.26 basic and diluted net
loss per common share for the three months ended January 31, 2000. Excluding the
impact of the non-cash charges related to the acquisition of Prolifaron, we
incurred a pro forma net loss of $3.8 million or $0.21 basic and diluted pro
forma net loss per common share for the three months ended January 31, 2001. See
pro forma statement of operations below.
Six Months Ended January 31, 2001
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Compared with Six Months January 31, 2000
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We earned contract research revenues of $6.3 million for the six months ended
January 31, 2001 and $13.0 million for the same period ended January 31, 2000.
The lower contract revenues reflect the lower reimbursements of clinical
manufacturing and clinical trial costs from our collaborative agreement with P&G
due to the completion of the Phase IIb pexelizumab study and the completion of
the manufacturing of the clinical supplies for the Phase IIb study.
We incurred research and development expenses of $20.3 million for the six
months ended January 31, 2001 and $21.0 million for the six months ended January
31, 2000. The decrease resulted primarily from lower clinical manufacturing and
clinical trial costs associated with one of our lead C5 inhibitor, pexelizumab,
due to the
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completion in the cardiopulmonary bypass Phase IIb trial. These lower costs were
offset by increased clinical trial costs associated with our other lead C5
inhibitor, 5G1.1, which is in clinical studies in rheumatoid arthritis,
membranous nephritis, psoriasis, dermatomyositis, and pemphigoid patients. In
addition, we incurred higher research costs in the six months ended January 31,
2001 due to the consolidation of ongoing research costs of Alexion Antibody
Technologies as a result of our acquisition of Prolifaron in September 2000.
Our general and administrative expenses were $3.3 million for the six months
ended January 31, 2001 and $1.8 million for the six months ended January 31,
2000. This increase resulted principally from additional legal fees related to
intellectual property and patents and other professional fees as well as
increased rents and higher payroll costs. Higher rents resulted from our lease
for our new headquarters and research and development facility in Cheshire,
Connecticut.
Total operating expenses were substantially higher in the six months ended
January 31, 2001 due principally to the one-time non-cash in-process research
and development charge of $21.0 million and the non-cash amortization of
purchased intangibles charge of $1.2 million.
Other income, net, was $5.4 million for the six months ended January 31, 2001
and $962,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2000. The increase in interest
income of $8.2 million resulted from higher cash balances resulting from the net
proceeds from the sale of Convertible Notes in March 2000 and the net proceeds
from the sale of common stock in November 2000. This increase in interest income
was partially offset by the increase in interest expense of $3.8 million
resulting from the Convertible Notes.
As a result of the above factors, we incurred a net loss of $34.2 million or
$2.05 basic and diluted net loss per common share for the six months ended
January 31, 2001 and a net loss of $8.8 million or $0.69 basic and diluted net
loss per common share for the six months ended January 31, 2000. Excluding the
one-time non-cash in-process research and development charge of $21 million and
the amortization charge of $1.2 million for purchased intangibles related to the
Prolifaron acquisition, we incurred a pro forma net loss of $12.0 million or
$0.72 basic and diluted pro forma net loss per common share for the six months
ended January 31, 2001.
The pro forma statements of operations below exclude the non-cash charges
associated with our acquisition of Prolifaron in September 2000. Excluded are
the one-time non-cash in-process research and development charge ("IPRD") of $21
million for the three months ended October 31, 2000 and the non-cash
amortization charge of $878,000 and $1.2 million for purchased intangibles for
the three and six months ended January 31, 2001, respectively. Pro forma
statement of operations for the current fiscal periods as compared to the same
period a year ago is shown below.
Three months ended Jan.31 Six months ended Jan.31
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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pro forma pro forma
Contract Research Revenues $ 3,027 $ 6,679 $ 6,279 $12,967
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Operating Expenses
Research and development 9,399 9,840 20,322 20,980
General and administrative 1,971 1,150 3,349 1,765
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Total operating expenses 11,370 10,990 23,671 22,745
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Operating loss, excluding purchased intangibles (8,343) (4,311) (17,392) (9,778)
Other Income and Expense
Interest income 6,536 747 9,344 1,109
Interest expense (1,948) (75) (3,946) (147)
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Total other income, net 4,588 672 5,398 962
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Net loss, excluding IPRD and
amortization of purchased intangibles $(3,755) $(3,639) $(11,994) $(8,816)
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Net loss per share, excluding IPRD and
amortization of purchased intangibles $ (0.21) $ (0.26) $ (0.72) $ (0.69)
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
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As of January 31, 2001, we had working capital of $367.6 million, including
$369.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. This
compares with working capital at July 31, 2000 of $172.9 million, including
$174.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. This
increase in working capital was primarily due to the receipt by us of the
proceeds from the sale of common stock in November 2000 of $208.5 million, net
of expenses.
Cash used in operations for the six months ended January 31, 2001 was $10.2
million compared with $11.7 for the same period in 2000. During the six months
ended January 31, 2001, we had invested $26.5 million in marketable securities
and $4.7 million in property, plant and equipment additions, principally
leasehold improvements related to our new facility in Cheshire discussed below.
We also received net proceeds of $210.5 million from the issuance of common
stock related to a sale of 2.3 million shares (see below) and for stock option
and warrant exercises during the six months ended January 31, 2001.
Interest on our $120 million 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due March 15,
2007 is payable semi-annually in September and March of each year. The holders
may convert all or a portion of the notes into common stock any time on or
before March 15, 2007 at a conversion price of $106.425 per common share.
Interest on our $3.9 million note due in May 2005, bearing interest at 6.0% per
annum, is payable quarterly. This note was used to finance certain manufacturing
assets for our xenotransplantation program.
In October 2000, we filed a shelf registration statement to offer up to $300
million of equity securities. On November 1, 2000, we sold 2.3 million shares of
our common stock to US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc. resulting in net proceeds to
us of approximately $208.5 million, net of estimated fees and other expenses of
approximately $201,000 related to the transaction.
With our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $369.9
million on January 31, 2001 and the potential funding from our Procter & Gamble
collaboration along with our potential interest income, we should have
sufficient resources to fund our operating expenses and capital requirements as
currently planned for at least the next thirty-six months. This should provide
us adequate funding for the clinical testing of our C5 inhibitor products and
support our broad research and development of antibody candidates. Our lead C5
inhibitor products and their respective indications are: pexelizumab in
cardiopulmonary bypass and acute coronary syndromes, and 5G1.1 for the treatment
of chronic immune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, membranous nephritis,
psoriasis, dermatomyositis, and pemphigoid.
We currently have no material commitments for capital expenditures, other than
the leasehold improvements at the Cheshire facility discussed below. Our future
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the progress of our
research and development programs, progress and results of clinical trials, the
time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, the costs involved in
obtaining and enforcing patents and any necessary licenses, our ability to
establish development and commercialization relationships, and the costs of
clinical manufacturing, manufacturing scale-up, and commercial manufacturing.
We expect to incur substantial additional costs for research, pre-clinical and
clinical testing, manufacturing process development, additional capital
expenditures related to personnel and facilities expansion, clinical and
commercial manufacturing requirements, and marketing and sales in order to
commercialize our products currently under development. In addition to funds we
may receive from our collaboration with Procter & Gamble, we may need to raise
or generate substantial additional funding in order to complete the development
and commercialization of our product candidates. Our additional financing may
include public or private debt or equity offerings, equity line facilities, bank
loans and/or collaborative research and development arrangements with corporate
partners. There can be no assurance that funds will be available on terms
acceptable to us, if at all, or that discussions with potential strategic or
collaborative partners will result in any agreements on a timely basis, if at
all. The unavailability of additional financing could require us to delay, scale
back or eliminate certain research and product development programs or to
license third parties to commercialize products or technologies that we would
otherwise undertake itself, any of which could have a material adverse effect.
We lease our headquarters and research and development facility in Cheshire,
Connecticut. The lease has a term of ten years and six months. At this site, we
lease a total of 82,000 square feet of space, which includes approximately
62,000 square feet related to research and laboratories. We have incurred
initial leasehold improvements and relocation costs aggregating approximately
$4.1 million. In addition, we will be required to pay a pro rata percentage of
real estate taxes and operating expenses. Our pilot manufacturing plant, which
may be used for producing compounds for some of our current and anticipated
clinical trials, is expected to remain in New Haven,
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Connecticut encompassing approximately 24,000 square feet of labs and offices at
25 Science Park. We are currently negotiating a longer-term arrangement for our
facilities in New Haven. We believe the new space and our pilot manufacturing
facility will be adequate for our current clinical activities. Alexion Antibody
Technologies, Inc. leases approximately 7,500 square feet of labs and office
space in San Diego, California.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risks.
We account for its marketable securities in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in
Debt and Equity Securities" ("SFAS 115"). All of the cash equivalents and
marketable securities are treated as available-for-sale under SFAS 115.
Investments in fixed rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of
interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value
adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates. Due in part to these
factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to
changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell
securities which have seen a decline in market value due to changes in interest
rates. Our marketable securities are held for purposes other than trading and we
believe that we currently have no material adverse market risk exposure. The
marketable securities as of January 31, 2001, had maturities of less than two
years. The weighted-average interest rate on marketable securities at January
31, 2001 was approximately 6.4%. The fair value of marketable securities held at
January 31, 2001 was $109.2 million.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 8, 2000, the
stockholders voted to elect the following directors by the votes indicated:
John H. Fried, Ph.D.: 13,283,746 For, 100,812 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
Leonard Bell, M.D.: 12,859,760 For, 524,798 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
Jerry T. Jackson: 13,284,146 For, 100,412 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
Max Link, Ph.D.: 13,284,246 For, 100,312 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
Joseph A. Madri, Ph.D., M.D.: 13,284,346 For, 100,212 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
R. Douglas Norby: 13,283,746 For, 100,812 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
Alvin S. Parven: 13,284,146 For, 100,412 Against or Withheld, 0 Abstaining
At the Company's annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 8, 2000, the
stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock Option
Plan for Outside Directors; ratified the adoption of the Company's 2000 Stock
Option Plan; approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
to increase the Company's authorized shares from 30,000,000 shares to
150,000,000 shares; and ratified the appointment of Arthur Anderson LLP as the
Company's independent public accounts. The votes were:
Amend 1992 Stock Option Plan
for Outside Directors: 8,290,804 For, 2,050,081 Against, 28,864 Abstain, 3,014,809 Not Voted
Adopt 2000 Stock Option Plan: 6,972,132 For, 3,365,008 Against, 32,609 Abstain, 3,014,809 Not Voted
Increase number of authorized
shares: 9,572,251 For, 3,791,295 Against, 21,012 Abstain
Appointment of independent
public accountants: 13,345,424 For, 23,652 Against, 15,481 Abstain
Item 5. The 2001 Annual meeting of stockholders of the Company will be held on
or about December 7, 2001. All stockholder proposals which are intended to be
presented at the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company must be
received by the Company no later that July 7, 2001 for inclusion in the Board of
Directors' proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports
(a) Exhibits
(b) Form 8-K
Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on November 20, 2000, relating to the
completion of the acquisition of Prolifaron, Inc.
Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 23, 2001, relating to press
release on the initial analysis of clinical safety and efficacy data
from the Company's Phase IIb cardiopulmonary bypass trial.
Report on form 8-K, filed on January 29, 2001, relating to the press
releases on January 26, 2001 and January 29, 2001. Press release on
January 26, 2001 disclosed additional information regarding the
Company's Phase IIb cardiopulmonary bypass trial and availability of
January 23 webcast on the Company's website. The press release on
January 29, 2001 disclosed the interim analysis of clinical safety and
efficacy data from the Company's Phase II rheumatoid arthritis trial.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: March 13, 2001 By: /s/ Leonard Bell, M.D.
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Leonard Bell, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer (principal
executive officer)
Date: March 13, 2001 By: /s/ David W. Keiser
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David W. Keiser
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer (principal financial
officer)
Date: March 13, 2001 By: /s/ Barry P. Luke
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Barry P. Luke
Vice President of Finance and
Administration (principal accounting
officer)
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