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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2020

 

 

Solid Biosciences Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38360   90-0943402

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

141 Portland Street, Fifth Floor

Cambridge, MA 02139

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 337-4680

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of exchange

on which registered

Common Stock $0.001 par value per share   SLDB   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 5, 2020, Solid Biosciences Inc. announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information provided under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits:

 

99.1    Press Release of Solid Biosciences Inc., dated November 5, 2020
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)


SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
Date: November 5, 2020     By:  

/s/ Jennifer Ziolkowski

    Name:   Jennifer Ziolkowski
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Solid Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

–IGNITE DMD clinical trial expected to resume dosing in the first quarter of 2021–

-Collaboration with Ultragenyx creates opportunities to develop additional gene therapies for Duchene muscular dystrophy-

– Enhanced cash position resulting from Ultragenyx collaboration and fund-raising activity expected to provide financial runway into the second half of 2021 –

– Conference call and webcast scheduled for 8:30 AM ET –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 5, 2020 – Solid Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: SLDB), a life sciences company focused on advancing meaningful therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided a business update.

“With the FDA’s lifting of the clinical hold on the IGNITE DMD trial, we are well underway in completing the activities necessary to resume dosing, which we expect will occur in the first quarter of 2021,” said Ilan Ganot, Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Founder of Solid Biosciences. “This important event and establishing a strategic collaboration with Ultragenyx to develop additional gene therapies for Duchenne mark important progress toward our goal of improving the lives of patients living with Duchenne. We are also increasing production of SGT-001 using our improved manufacturing process in support of dosing additional patients in 2021. Additionally, we strengthened our balance sheet with additional capital from the Ultragenyx collaboration and our recent at-the-market, or ATM, equity financing, both of which will support our planned clinical advancement of SGT-001.”

Recent Developments

 

   

In October 2020, Solid announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted the clinical hold placed on the Company’s IGNITE DMD Phase I/II clinical trial. Solid expects to resume dosing in the clinical trial in the first quarter of 2021.

 

   

Solid implemented and shared with the FDA manufacturing process changes that remove the majority of empty viral capsids. The improved process is averaging approximately 90% full capsids, allowing target dosing to be achieved with fewer viral particles.

 

   

Solid submitted data from a new, quantitative, in vitro microdystrophin expression assay that demonstrates comparability between SGT-001 manufactured by the two processes.

 

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Solid is reducing the maximum weight of the next two patients dosed to 18 kg. This reduction, in conjunction with the delivery of fewer viral particles as a result of the company’s manufacturing process improvements, will reduce patients’ total viral load while continuing dosing at the 2E14 vg/kg dose.

 

   

Solid has amended the IGNITE DMD clinical protocol to include the prophylactic use of both anti-complement inhibitor eculizumab and C1 esterase inhibitor, and an increase in prednisone dose in the first month post dosing.

 

   

Solid also provided the FDA with updated functional efficacy data (including 6-Minute Walk Test and North Star Ambulatory Assessment data) for all patients dosed to date in IGNITE DMD.

 

   

In October 2020, Solid and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (Ultragenyx) announced a strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize new gene therapies for Duchenne. The parties will collaborate to develop products that combine Solid’s differentiated microdystrophin construct and Ultragenyx’s HeLa producer cell line (PCL) manufacturing platform for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors using AAV8 variants. The goal of the collaboration is to expand the pipeline of potential gene therapies for patients living with Duchenne.

 

   

Ultragenyx made a $40 million investment in Solid at a 33% premium.

 

   

Ultragenyx has also agreed to pay up to $255 million in cumulative milestone payments per product upon achievement of specified milestone events, and tiered royalties on worldwide net sales. Upon achievement of proof-of-concept, Solid has the right to opt-in to co-fund collaboration programs in return for participation in a profit share or increased royalty payments.

 

   

Solid retains full rights to SGT-001 as well as the opportunity to establish additional partnerships around SGT-001 or the Company’s proprietary and differentiated microdystrophin construct outside of AAV8 variants.

 

   

In October 2020, Solid announced that it sold shares of its common stock pursuant to a sales agreement dated March 13, 2019, between the Company and Jefferies LLC that resulted in gross proceeds of $23.9 million (ATM Sale).

Financial Highlights

Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were $16.0 million, compared to $22.8 million for the third quarter of 2019. Research and development expenses for the first nine months of 2020 were $49.2 million, compared to $67.7 million for the first nine months of 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in personnel and facility related expenses as a result of the restructuring that occurred in January 2020, as well as lower manufacturing costs and a decrease in costs related to other product candidates as the Company focuses on advancing SGT-001.

 

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General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were $5.2 million, compared to $6.9 million for the third quarter of 2019. General and administrative expenses for the first nine months of 2020 were $16.0 million, compared to $19.3 million for the first nine months of 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased personnel costs and corporate expenses partially due to the restructuring that occurred in January 2020.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2020 was $21.2 million, compared to $29.3 million for the third quarter of 2019. Net loss for the first nine months of 2020 was $66.9 million, compared to $85.4 million for the first nine months of 2019.

Solid had $24.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020. The Company expects that its cash and cash equivalents, combined with proceeds of $40 million from the issuance and sale of shares of common stock to Ultragenyx and the net proceeds of $23.2 million from the ATM Sale will enable Solid to fund its operating expenses into the second half of 2021.

Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call to discuss Solid’s third quarter 2020 financial results and business update today, November 5, 2020, at 8:30 AM ET.

A live webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.solidbio.com under the “News & Events” tab in the Investor Relations section, or by clicking here. Participants may also access the call, by dialing 866-763-0341 for domestic callers or 703-871-3818 for international callers.

The archived webcast will be available for in the “News and Events” section of the Company’s website.

About SGT-001

Solid’s SGT-001 is a novel adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-mediated gene transfer therapy designed to address the underlying genetic cause of Duchenne. Duchenne is caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that result in the absence or near absence of dystrophin protein. SGT-001 is a systemically administered candidate that delivers a synthetic dystrophin gene, called microdystrophin, to the body. This microdystrophin encodes for a functional protein surrogate that is expressed in muscles and stabilizes essential associated proteins, including neuronal nitric oxide synthase nNOS. Data from Solid’s preclinical program suggests that SGT-001 has the potential to slow or stop the progression of Duchenne, regardless of genetic mutation or disease stage.

SGT-001 is based on pioneering research in dystrophin biology by Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain of the University of Washington and Dr. Dongsheng Duan of the University of Missouri. SGT-001 has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation, or RPDD, and Fast Track Designation in the United States and Orphan Drug Designations in both the United States and European Union.

 

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About Solid Biosciences

Solid Biosciences is a life sciences company focused on advancing transformative treatments to improve the lives of patients living with Duchenne. Disease-focused and founded by a family directly impacted by Duchenne, our mandate is simple yet comprehensive – work to address the disease at its core by correcting the underlying mutation that causes Duchenne with our lead gene therapy candidate, SGT-001. For more information, please visit www.solidbio.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the timing and ability of the Company to resume dosing and move the IGNITE DMD clinical trial forward, the safety or potential efficacy of SGT-001, the sufficiency of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents to fund its operations, potential milestone payments or royalty payments in connection with the Ultragenyx collaboration and other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “would,” “working” and similar expressions. Any forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the Company’s ability to resume and/or continue IGNITE DMD on the timeline expected or at all; obtain and maintain necessary approvals from the FDA and other regulatory authorities; obtain and maintain the necessary approvals from investigational review boards at IGNITE DMD clinical trial sites and the IGNITE DMD independent data safety monitoring board; enroll patients in IGNITE DMD; continue to advance SGT-001 in clinical trials; replicate in clinical trials positive results found in preclinical studies and earlier stages of clinical development; advance the development of its product candidates under the timelines it anticipates in current and future clinical trials; successfully optimize and scale its manufacturing process; obtain, maintain or protect intellectual property rights related to its product candidates; compete successfully with other companies that are seeking to develop DMD/Duchenne treatments and gene therapies; manage expenses; and raise the substantial additional capital needed, on the timeline necessary, to continue development of SGT-001, achieve its other business objectives and continue as a going concern. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the “Risk Factors” section, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors, in the Company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. The Company anticipates that

 

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subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

Investor Contact:

David Carey

FINN Partners

212-867-1768

David.Carey@finnpartners.com

Media Contact:

Erich Sandoval

FINN Partners

917-497-2867

Erich.Sandoval@finnpartners.com

 

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Solid Biosciences Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2020     2019     2020     2019  

Revenue

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     16,045       22,792       49,158       67,671  

General and administrative

     5,181       6,925       15,957       19,317  

Restructuring charges

     —         —         1,944       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     21,226       29,717       67,059       86,988  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (21,226     (29,717     (67,059     (86,988
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

        

Interest (expense) income

     (20     406       131       1,281  

Other income

     —         56       1       345  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

     (20     462       132       1,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (21,246   $ (29,255   $ (66,927   $ (85,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

   $ (0.44   $ (0.67   $ (1.39   $ (2.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted

     48,295,468       43,467,618       48,172,686       37,727,640  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Solid Biosciences Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2020     2019  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 24,797     $ 76,043  

Available-for-sale securities

     —         7,481  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,365       2,778  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     27,162       86,302  

Property and equipment, net

     8,869       11,645  

Operating lease, right-of-use assets

     3,951       4,988  

Other non-current assets

     209       209  

Restricted cash

     327       327  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 40,518     $ 103,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 4,083     $ 7,124  

Accrued expenses

     8,550       9,178  

Operating lease liabilities

     1,930       1,736  

Finance lease liabilities

     202       186  

Other current liabilities

     —         52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     14,765       18,276  

Operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion

     2,943       4,414  

Finance lease liabilities, excluding current portion

     579       733  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,287       23,423  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stock

     48       48  

Additional paid-in capital

     405,389       396,278  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —         1  

Accumulated deficit

     (383,206     (316,279
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     22,231       80,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 40,518     $ 103,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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