UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Table of Contents
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PART I. |
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Item 1. |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART II. |
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Item 1. |
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Item 1A. |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Available-for-sale securities |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Restricted cash, current |
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Accounts receivable - related party |
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Total current assets |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Operating lease, right-of-use assets |
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Other non-current assets |
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Restricted cash, excluding current portion |
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Total assets |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued expenses |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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Finance lease liabilities |
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Other current liabilities |
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Deferred revenue - related party |
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Total current liabilities |
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Operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion |
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Finance lease liabilities, excluding current portion |
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Deferred revenue - related party, excluding current portion |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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Total liabilities |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Preferred stock, $ at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Common stock, $ June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; outstanding at June 30, 2021 and outstanding at December 31, 2020; June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Collaboration revenue - related party |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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General and administrative |
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Restructuring charges |
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Total operating expenses |
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Loss from operations |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest (expense) income |
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Other income |
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Total other income (expense), net |
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Net loss |
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Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
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Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Net loss |
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Other comprehensive loss: |
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Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities |
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Comprehensive loss |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance at March 31, 2021 |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Net loss |
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Vesting of restricted stock units |
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Forfeiture of restricted stock awards |
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Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 |
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Amount |
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Balance at December 31, 2020 |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs of $ |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Net loss |
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Vesting of restricted stock units |
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Forfeiture of restricted stock awards |
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Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 |
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Balance at March 31, 2020 |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Net loss |
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Forfeiture of restricted stock awards |
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Balance at June 30, 2020 |
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Balance at December 31, 2019 |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Net loss |
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Vesting of restricted stock units |
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Forfeiture of restricted stock awards |
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Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities |
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Balance at June 30, 2020 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Amortization of (discount)/premium on available-for-sale securities |
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Equity-based compensation expense |
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Depreciation expense |
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Gain on disposal of property and equipment |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets |
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Accounts receivable - related party |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued expenses and other current and non-current liabilities |
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Deferred revenue- related party, current and non-current |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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Proceeds from sale and maturities of available-for-sale securities |
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Purchases of available-for-sale securities |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
Nature of Business
Solid Biosciences Inc. was organized in March 2013 under the name SOLID Ventures Management, LLC. In October 2013, the company changed its name to Solid Ventures, LLC and in June 2015, the company changed its name to Solid Biosciences, LLC. The company operated as a Delaware limited liability company under the name Solid Biosciences, LLC until immediately prior to the effectiveness of its registration statement on Form S-1 on January 25, 2018, at which time it completed a statutory corporate conversion into a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Conversion”) and changed its name to Solid Biosciences Inc. (the “Company”). In addition, entities formed solely for the purpose of holding membership interests in the Company’s limited liability company were merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Corporate Conversion, all of the Series 1 and 2 Senior Preferred, Junior Preferred Units, Series A, B, C and D Common Units of Solid Biosciences, LLC converted into shares of common stock of Solid Biosciences Inc. on a one for
The Company’s mission is to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“Duchenne”), a genetic muscle-wasting disease predominantly affecting boys. It is caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, which result in the absence or near-absence of dystrophin protein. Dystrophin protein works to strengthen muscle fibers and protect them from daily wear and tear. Without functioning dystrophin and certain associated proteins, muscles suffer excessive damage from normal daily activities and are unable to regenerate, leading to the build-up of fibrotic, or scar, and fat tissue. The Company’s lead product candidate, SGT-001, is a gene transfer candidate under investigation for its ability to drive functional dystrophin protein expression in patients’ muscles and improve the course of the disease. SGT-001 has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Fast Track Designation in the United States and Orphan Drug Designations in both the United States and European Union. The Company filed an Investigational New Drug application (“IND”) in September 2017 and initiated a Phase I/II clinical trial for SGT-001 in the United States during the fourth quarter of 2017, which is called IGNITE DMD. In November 2019, IGNITE DMD was placed on clinical hold by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). In April 2020, the Company submitted a response to the FDA that included changes to the clinical protocol designed to enhance patient safety, as well as information related to improvements to its manufacturing process. The FDA responded by maintaining the clinical hold and requesting further data and analyses relating to this manufacturing process. In June 2020, the Company submitted a response to the FDA that provided data related to manufacturing process improvements. In July 2020, the Company announced that the FDA responded by maintaining the clinical hold and requesting further manufacturing information and updated safety and efficacy data for all patients dosed in the trial, as well as providing direction on the total viral load to be administered per patient. In October 2020, the Company announced that the FDA lifted the clinical hold placed on the Company’s IGNITE DMD Phase I/II clinical trial. In February 2021, the Company resumed treatment of patients in the IGNITE DMD clinical trial. In May 2021, the Company announced the advancement of a next-generation Duchenne microdystrophin gene transfer program, SGT-003.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on licenses, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical studies and clinical trials and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel infrastructure and extensive compliance and reporting capabilities.
The Company’s product candidates are in development. There can be no assurance that the Company’s research and development will be successfully completed, that adequate protection for the Company’s intellectual property will be obtained, that any products developed will obtain necessary government regulatory approval or that any approved products will be commercially viable. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will generate significant revenue from product sales. The Company operates in an environment of rapid change in technology and substantial competition from, among others, other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition, the Company is dependent upon the services of its employees, partners and consultants.
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Liquidity
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. Through June 30, 2021, the Company has funded its operations primarily with the proceeds from the sale of redeemable preferred units and member units, the sale of common stock and prefunded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in private placements and the sale of common stock in its initial public offering and follow-on public offering in March 2021 and sales under its at-the-market sales agreement.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $
However, the Company has based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and its operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to it. As a result, the Company could deplete its capital resources sooner than it currently expects. The Company expects to finance its future cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements. If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, preclinical and clinical testing or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Solid Biosciences Inc. and its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
In the opinion of management, the Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial statements for interim periods in accordance with GAAP. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data presented for comparative purposes was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year or for any other subsequent interim period.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s accounting policies are described in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and updated, as necessary, in this report.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, estimates related to revenue recognition, the recognition of research and development expenses and equity-based compensation. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, including clinical trials and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat its impact. The Company has made estimates of the impact of COVID-19 within its financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.
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Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at acquisition date to be cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash
The Company held restricted cash of $
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Leases
At inception of a contract, the Company determines if a contract meets the definition of a lease. A lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company determines if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time. The Company assesses throughout the period of use whether the Company has both of the following: (1) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the identified asset and (2) the right to direct the use of the identified asset. This determination is reassessed if the terms of the contract are changed. Leases are classified as operating or finance leases based on the terms of the lease agreement and certain characteristics of the identified asset. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the minimum future lease payments. The Company’s policy is to not record leases with an original term of twelve months or less on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense for these short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain lease agreements include rental payments that are adjusted periodically for inflation or other variables. In addition to rent, the leases may require the Company to pay additional amounts for taxes, insurance, maintenance and other expenses, which are generally referred to as non-lease components. Such adjustments to rental payments and variable non-lease components are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for these payments was incurred. Variable lease components and variable non-lease components are not measured as part of the right of use asset and liability. Only when lease components and their associated non-lease components are fixed are they accounted for as a single lease component and recognized as part of a right of use asset and liability. Total contract consideration is allocated to the combined fixed lease and non-lease components.
In June 2021, the Company entered into a lease with Hood Park LLC (“Landlord”), pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately
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In June 2021, the Company determined that it no longer needed a floor of office space that it was renting and terminated its lease with another landlord. As a result of the termination, the Company wrote off $
Segment Data
The Company manages its operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. The Company’s singular focus is on developing treatments through gene therapy and other means for patients with Duchenne. All of the Company’s tangible assets are held in the United States.
Related Parties
In October 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”) with Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Ultragenyx”). In connection with the Collaboration Agreement, Ultragenyx also purchased
In November 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Danforth Advisors, LLC, or Danforth, an affiliate of Stephen DiPalma, the Company’s interim chief financial officer. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, Danforth provides the Company with the chief financial officer services of Mr. DiPalma, and other services, including financial planning, offering support and accounting services, in exchange for fees payable to Danforth based on hourly rates. The Company has paid Danforth approximately $
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This new standard modifies certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. This new standard was effective for the Company on
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The standard became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021. The amendments that are related to changes in ownership of foreign equity method investments or foreign subsidiaries are to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The amendments that are related to franchise taxes that are partially based on income are to be applied on either a retrospective basis for all periods presented or a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments under this ASU are to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company adopted the guidance effective
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which was subsequently modified by several ASU’s issued in 2018 and 2019. The standard introduces a new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for measuring expected credit losses for certain types of financial instruments measured at amortized cost and replaces the incurred loss model. The CECL model requires an entity to recognize an allowance for credit losses for the difference between the amortized cost basis of a financial instrument and the amount the entity expects to collect over the instrument’s contractual life after consideration of historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The standard eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires an entity to determine whether any impairment is the result of a credit loss or other factors. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2023. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
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3. Collaborations
Ultragenyx Collaboration Agreement
Collaboration Agreement
On October 22, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. to focus on the development and commercialization of new gene therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Company granted Ultragenyx an exclusive worldwide license for any pharmaceutical product that expresses the Company’s proprietary microdystrophin construct from AAV8 and variants thereof in clade E for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and other diseases resulting from the lack of functional dystrophin (the “Licensed Products”). The Company retains exclusive rights to all other uses of its microdystrophin proteins, including under its existing SGT-001 program.
The Company will conduct certain research and development activities with respect to the development of the Licensed Products. Ultragenyx will reimburse the Company for personnel and out-of-pocket costs that the Company incurs in conducting such development activities.
In addition, Ultragenyx granted to the Company an exclusive Development Option or Income Share Option (each as defined and described below) exercisable in the Company’s sole discretion one time per Licensed Product. After the date of first achievement of clinical proof of concept, Ultragenyx will provide to the Company a data package with respect to the relevant Licensed Product. The Company will use the data package to determine whether to exercise the corresponding Development Option or Income Share Option with respect to such Licensed Product.
With respect to each Licensed Product for which the Company has not exercised the Development Option or Income Share Option the Company will be entitled to milestone payments of up to $
For each Licensed Product for which Ultragenyx decides to initiate a registrational trial in humans, the Company will have the option to fund
For each Licensed Product for which the Company exercises the Development Option, the Company may also elect to share
The Company may only exercise an Income Share Option if neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is then developing or commercializing a product that is competitive with the Licensed Product that is subject to such option. If the Company or any of its affiliates subsequently develops or commercializes a product that is competitive with a Licensed Product for which the Company has exercised an Income Share Option, then the Company and Ultragenyx will no longer share the net income and net losses on net sales of such Licensed Product and such Licensed Product will be treated as if the Company had exercised the Development Option with respect to such Licensed Product.
Following the Company’s exercise of the Development Option or Income Share Option with respect to a Licensed Product, the Company also has the right to cease participation in the sharing of development costs and sharing in net income and net losses on net sales, as applicable, for such Licensed Product by written notice to Ultragenyx. Upon such notice, the Company will no longer share in the development costs and net income and net losses on net sales of such Licensed Product, as applicable, and will be eligible to receive payments on milestones achieved after the opt-out for such Licensed Product and royalties at the rates applicable to Licensed Products for which the Company has not exercised the Development Option or Income Share Option, as described above.
The Collaboration Agreement continues on a country-by-country and Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis until the expiration of all payment obligations under the agreement. With respect to any Licensed Product for which the Company has exercised an Income Share Option, the Collaboration Agreement continues until there are no longer sales of such Licensed Product in the United States or Europe. Either party has the right to terminate the agreement if the other party has materially breached in the performance of its obligations under the agreement and such breach has not been cured within the applicable cure period. Ultragenyx may also terminate the Collaboration Agreement in its sole discretion upon
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Stock Purchase Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Collaboration Agreement, Ultragenyx and the Company also entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) on October 22, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold