1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q MARK ONE [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 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: 0-24274 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 33-0361285 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 6455 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE 92121 SAN DIEGO, CA (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 452-6600 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 [ ] The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding at September 30, 1999 was 20,159,559. 2 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FORM 10-Q REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 INDEX COVER PAGE.................................................................................1 INDEX .....................................................................................2 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. Financial Statements Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1998............3 Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998..........................................................4 Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.............................................................................5 Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)............................................6 ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.......................................................7 ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.................11 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K....................................... ...11 SIGNATURE......................................................................... .......12 2 3 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) September 30, December 31, 1999 1998 ------------- ------------ (Unaudited) (Note) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,311 $ 11,176 Short-term investments 7,841 12,174 Other current assets 282 517 -------- -------- Total current assets 14,434 23,867 Property and equipment, net 734 659 Patent costs and other assets, net 1,508 1,289 -------- -------- Total assets $ 16,676 $ 25,815 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 51 $ 1,254 Accrued expenses 425 575 Accrued payroll and related expenses 682 355 Deferred revenue - related party -- 1,769 Current portion of obligations under capital leases 196 3 -------- -------- Total current liabilities 1,354 3,956 Noncurrent portion of obligations under capital leases 97 -- Commitments Stockholders' equity: Common stock 201 201 Additional paid-in capital 84,320 84,276 Accumulated deficit (69,296) (62,618) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity 15,225 21,859 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 16,676 $ 25,815 ======== ======== Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 1998 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. See accompanying notes. 3 4 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, --------------------- --------------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------- -------- -------- -------- Revenue from collaborative agreement - related party $ 1,576 $ 1,839 $ 4,690 $ 6,005 Expenses: Research and development 3,170 3,344 9,577 10,589 General and administrative 717 711 2,420 2,363 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total expenses 3,887 4,055 11,997 12,952 -------- -------- -------- -------- Loss from operations (2,311) (2,216) (7,307) (6,947) Interest expense (3) (1) (16) (6) Interest income 197 292 645 943 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net loss and comprehensive net loss $ (2,117) $ (1,925) $ (6,678) $ (6,010) ======== ======== ======== ======== Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (.11) $ (.10) $ (.33) $ (.33) ======== ======== ======== ======== Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share 20,160 18,523 20,127 18,290 ======== ======== ======== ======== See accompanying notes. 4 5 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (in thousands) Nine Months Ended September 30, ----------------------- 1999 1998 -------- -------- OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net loss $ (6,678) $ (6,010) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 266 286 Loss on disposal of property and equipment 23 -- Deferred compensation amortization -- 22 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Other current assets 235 206 Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1,353) (1,427) Accrued payroll and related expenses 327 44 Deferred revenue - related party (1,769) 993 -------- -------- Net cash used for operating activities (8,949) (5,886) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments 4,333 8,077 Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment 20 -- Deletions to property and equipment 55 86 Increase in patent costs and other assets (254) (186) -------- -------- Net cash provided by investing activities 4,154 7,977 FINANCING ACTIVITIES Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 44 130 Payments on obligations under capital leases (114) (121) -------- -------- Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (70) 9 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (4,865) 2,100 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 11,176 11,999 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 6,311 $ 14,099 ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Interest paid $ 16 $ 6 ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Capital lease obligations incurred for property and equipment $ 404 $ -- ======== ======== Adjustment to deferred compensation for terminations $ -- $ 8 ======== ======== See accompanying notes. 5 6 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited financial statements of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other quarters or the year ended December 31, 1999. For more complete financial information, these financial statements, and the notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998 included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and disclosures made in the accompanying notes to the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS In September 1999, Abbott Laboratories terminated its license and development agreement for the experimental lupus drug, LJP 394, and returned all rights to the compound to the Company. 4. RESTRUCTURE CHARGES As a result of the termination of the collaborative agreement with Abbott in September 1999, the Company restructured its operations in order to reduce expenses and to focus its resources to accelerate the development of an experimental drug for the treatment of antibody-mediated thrombosis and to partner its xenotransplantation drug candidate. The Company reduced its workforce from approximately 95 to 54 full-time employees and recorded restructuring charges of approximately $742,000, primarily composed of severance and benefit payments. 6 7 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation, those dealing with the analysis of the data from the clinical trials, as well as the Company's drug candidates and drug development plans and other matters described in terms of the Company's plans and expectations. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and a number of factors, both foreseen and unforeseen, could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The analysis of the data from the Company's Phase II/III clinical trial of LJP 394 may have negative or inconclusive results. If clinical trials of LJP 394 continue, they may have negative or inconclusive results. Further, delays in continued testing of LJP 394, the Company's lead product candidate, and/or termination of development would result in delays or an inability to market the compound. Tolerance, or the specific inactivation of pathogenic B cells, is a new technology that has not been proven, and the development of LJP 394 involves many risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, whether LJP 394 can provide a meaningful clinical benefit. Any positive results observed to date may not be indicative of future results. The Company's other potential drug candidates, none of which has advanced to clinical testing, are at earlier stages of development and involve comparable risks. Additional risk factors include the uncertainty of obtaining required regulatory approvals, successfully marketing products, receiving future revenue from product sales or other sources such as collaborative relationships, future profitability, the need for additional financing, the Company's dependence on patents and other proprietary rights, the Company's limited manufacturing capabilities and the Company's lack of marketing experience. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof. Interested parties are urged to review the risks described below and in other reports and registration statements of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS As announced on May 12, 1999, Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott") and the Company, in discussion with the Food and Drug Administration, elected to stop the enrollment and treatment of the more than 200 patients enrolled in the jointly conducted Phase II/III clinical trial of LJP 394, the Company's lupus drug candidate, until the data could be validated and analyzed. This announcement was made subsequent to a planned interim analysis of the Phase II/III clinical trial, wherein the independent Data Monitoring Committee reported efficacy as defined by the primary chosen endpoint, time to renal flare, was less than expected. No major safety concerns were observed, and patients receiving the experimental drug appeared to have a reduction in circulating antibodies to double-stranded DNA that are associated with lupus nephritis. The Company is continuing to analyze the results of this clinical program and is expecting to be completed with this analysis by the end of the first quarter of 2000. A Phase II dose-ranging study of LJP 394 involving 75 lupus patients was recently completed, and the data from this study is also currently being analyzed. The Company is committed to understanding the effects of LJP 394 on endpoints from these studies before deciding on how to proceed with any further development. 7 8 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY In September 1999, Abbott terminated its license and development agreement for the experimental lupus drug, LJP 394, and returned all rights to the compound to the Company. Thus, while continuing to analyze the results of the clinical program, the Company has restructured its operations in order to reduce expenses and to focus its resources to accelerate the development of an experimental drug for the treatment of antibody-mediated thrombosis and to partner its xenotransplantation drug candidate. During September, the Company reduced its workforce from approximately 95 to 54 full-time employees and incurred expenses for these restructuring charges of approximately $742,000. While the Company believes its cost cutting measures are appropriate, there can be no assurance that such measures will be sufficient. During the third quarter 1999, the Company announced that treatment with a Toleragen(R) appeared to reduce the relative production of specific antibodies in a mouse model of antibody-mediated thrombosis. In this autoimmune disorder, certain antibodies exacerbate inappropriate clot formation, resulting in stroke, myocardial infarction, and deep vein thrombosis. Antibody-mediated thrombosis, also known as antiphospholipid syndrome, is a clotting disorder that afflicts more than 500,000 patients in the U.S. and Europe. On August 10, 1999, the closing bid price for the Company's common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive days. On this date, the Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. that its common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq National Market unless the Company can comply with the Nasdaq requirement that its common stock maintain a minimum bid price greater than or equal to $1.00 per share. In response to this notice, the Company's Board proposed a reverse split of the Company's common stock and the Company announced that it expected to distribute proxy materials on approximately October 8, 1999. The Company has subsequently extended the date that it expects to distribute proxy materials pending a hearing before the Nasdaq Listing Qualification Panel, and while it continues to review any available alternative causes of action. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The Company earned $1.6 and $4.7 million in revenue from its collaborative agreement with Abbott in the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, respectively, and earned $1.8 million and $6.0 million in revenue for the same periods in 1998. Payments received in advance under the collaborative agreement with Abbott were recorded as deferred revenue until earned. Total cash payments of approximately $2.9 million were received in advance under the collaborative agreement with Abbott during the first six months of 1999. As of September 30, 1999, the Company earned all of the revenue received to date from Abbott. The receipt of payments and the recognition of revenue from the collaborative agreement with Abbott have historically varied significantly from quarter to quarter and from year to year depending on the level of research effort expended. In September 1999, Abbott terminated its license and development agreement for LJP 394, including any further development funding, and has returned all rights to the compound to La Jolla Pharmaceutical. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize any further revenue from any other collaborative arrangement. Research and development expenses decreased to $3.2 million for the third quarter of 1999 from $3.3 million for the same period in 1998. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, research and development expense decreased to $9.6 million from $10.6 million for the same period in 1998. The decrease in the third quarter in 1999 from the third quarter in 1998 was primarily due to the decrease in expenses as a result of stopping the Company's Phase II/III clinical trial for LJP 394. Depending on the results of the data analysis from the clinical trial of LJP 394, the Company's research and development expenses may increase significantly in the future as efforts to develop additional drug candidates are intensified, products potentially progress into and through clinical trials, and manufacturing scale-up activities are possibly increased. 8 9 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY General and administrative expenses of $717,000 for the third quarter of 1999 increased slightly from $711,000 for the same period in 1998. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, general and administrative expense was $2.4 million. The Company's general and administrative expenses may increase in the future in order to support increased research and development and, possibly, manufacturing scale-up activities. Interest income decreased to $197,000 for the third quarter of 1999 from $292,000 for the same period in 1998. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, interest income decreased to $645,000 from $943,000 for the same period in 1998. The decrease was due to lower investment balances. For the third quarter of 1999, interest expense increased slightly to $3,000 from $1,000 for the same period in 1998. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, interest expense increased to $16,000 from $6,000 for the same period in 1998. The increase was the result of increases in the Company's capital lease obligations as compared to the same period in 1998. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES As of September 30, 1999, the Company had incurred a cumulative net loss since inception of approximately $69.3 million, and had financed its operations through private and public offerings of its securities, payments under collaborative agreements, capital and operating lease transactions, and interest income on its invested cash balances. As of September 30, 1999, the Company had raised approximately $83.7 million in net proceeds since inception from sales of equity securities. At September 30, 1999, the Company had $14.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, as compared to $23.4 million at December 31, 1998. The Company's working capital at September 30, 1999 was $13.1 million, as compared to $19.9 million at December 31, 1998. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments resulted from the continued use of the Company's cash toward operating activities, restructuring charges, patent expenditures and the purchase of property and equipment. The decrease in working capital is primarily due to the use of cash for net operating expenses, restructuring charges and the addition of property and equipment under capital leases in the first nine months of 1999. The Company invests its cash in corporate and United States government-backed debt instruments. As of September 30, 1999, the Company had acquired an aggregate of $4.4 million in property and equipment, of which approximately $293,000 of total property and equipment costs remains financed under capital lease obligations. In addition, the Company leases its office and laboratory facilities and certain property and equipment under operating leases. The Company has no material commitments for the acquisition of property and equipment but anticipates increasing investment in property and equipment in connection with the enhancement of its research and development and manufacturing facilities and capabilities. The Company intends to use its financial resources to fund its research and development efforts, to fund its possible manufacturing scale-up activities and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The amounts actually expended for each purpose may vary significantly depending upon numerous factors, including the results of clinical trials, the analysis of the Phase II/III clinical trial data, the timing of any regulatory applications and approvals, and technological developments. Expenditures will also depend upon the establishment and progression of collaborative arrangements and contract research as well as the availability of other financings. There can be no assurance that these funds will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. 9 10 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY The Company anticipates that its existing capital and interest earned thereon will be sufficient to fund the Company's operations as currently planned through 2000. The Company's future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including continued scientific progress in its research and development programs, the size and complexity of these programs, the scope and results of clinical trials, the analysis of data from the Phase II/III clinical trial, the time and costs involved in applying for any regulatory approvals, the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims, competing technological and market developments, the ability of the Company to establish and maintain collaborative relationships, and the cost of possible manufacturing scale-up and effective commercialization activities and arrangements. The Company expects to incur significant net operating losses each year for at least the next several years as it continues its research and development efforts and incurs general and administrative expenses to support its research and development programs. It is possible that the Company's cash requirements will exceed current projections and that the Company will therefore need additional financing sooner than currently expected. The Company has no current means of generating cash flow from operations. Unless the Company's lead drug candidate, LJP 394, has been proven safe and effective, has received regulatory approval and has been successfully commercialized, it will not generate revenues. This process, if completed, could likely take several years. The Company's other drug candidates are much less developed than LJP 394. There can be no assurance that the Company's product development efforts with respect to any drug candidate will be successfully completed, that required regulatory approvals will be obtained, or that any product, if introduced, will be successfully marketed or achieve commercial acceptance. Accordingly, the Company must continue to rely upon outside sources of financing to meet its capital needs for the foreseeable future. The Company anticipates increasing expenditures on the development of other drug candidates and, over time, the Company's consumption of cash will necessitate additional sources of financing. Furthermore, the Company has no internal sources of liquidity, and termination of the Abbott arrangement has had an adverse effect on the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash to meet its needs. The Company will continue to seek capital through any appropriate means, including issuance of its securities and establishment of additional collaborative arrangements. However, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms and the Company's negotiating position in its capital-raising efforts may worsen as it continues to use its existing resources. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to enter into further collaborative relationships. IMPACT OF YEAR 2000 The "Year 2000 Issue" is the result of computer programs written using two digits rather than four to define the applicable year. As a result, these computer programs may be unable to distinguish 21st century dates from 20th century dates. This problem may cause systems to fail or miscalculate, causing disruptions of operations, including a temporary inability to process transactions or engage in similar normal business activities. Based on recent assessments, the Company believes that it has an effective program in place to resolve the Year 2000 Issue in a timely manner and that its total internal Year 2000 Issue costs for information technology and non-information technology systems will be less than $100,000 of which approximately $85,000 has been incurred to date in 1999. The Company's year 2000 conversion requirements are expected to be achieved through routine upgrades to its hardware and software programs and these upgrades are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1999. These costs and the expected completion date are based on management's best estimates; therefore, there can be no assurance that these estimates will be achieved and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. 10 11 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY The Company's plan to resolve the Year 2000 Issue involves the following four phases: assessment, remediation, testing and implementation. To date, the Company has completed the assessment phase for 100% of the systems that could be significantly affected by the Year 2000 Issue and has determined that the majority of the systems assessed do not require remediation to be year 2000 compliant. Approximately 90% of the systems requiring remediation are now year 2000 compliant. In addition, the Company has communicated with its significant suppliers and has found that most of these suppliers have indicated that their systems are year 2000 compliant. There can be no assurance that the systems of other companies on which the Company's systems rely will be timely converted and will not have an adverse effect on the Company's systems. The Company currently has a contingency plan in place in the event it does not complete all phases of the year 2000 program including back-up emergency generators for selected critical systems, back-up tapes of computer data and powering off all equipment, if applicable. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK The Company invests its excess cash in interest-bearing investment-grade securities that it holds for the duration of the term of the respective instrument. The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments, derivative commodity instruments or other market-risk-sensitive instruments, positions or transactions in any material fashion. Accordingly, the Company believes that, while the investment-grade securities it holds are subject to changes in the financial standing of the issuer of such securities, the Company is not subject to any material risks arising from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices or other market changes that affect market-risk-sensitive instruments. PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) EXHIBITS ================================================================================ Exhibit Number Description - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Intentionally omitted 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (1) 3.3 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1) 27 Financial Data Schedule (1) ================================================================================ - ----------------------- (1) Filed herein. (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K During the quarter ended September 30, 1999, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 14, 1999 reporting the following: that the Company had regained the rights to its experimental lupus drug, LJP 394, following termination by Abbott of a license and development agreement between the Company and Abbott; that it is restructuring operations while it is evaluating the results of a clinical trial of its experimental lupus drug, LJP 394, and that its Board of Directors had set a special meeting of stockholders, the primary purpose of which is to put forth to the stockholders a proposed one-for-five reverse split of the Company's Common Stock. 11 12 12 13 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SIGNATURE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Date: November 12, 1999 By: /s/ Steven B. Engle --------------------------------------- Steven B. Engle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Signed on behalf of the Registrant By: /s/ Gail A. Sloan ---------------------------------------- Gail A. Sloan Signed as Principal Accounting Officer 12 14 LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Exhibit - ------- ------- 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company 3.3 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company 27 Financial Data Schedule 13