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UNITED STATES 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, 2013

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 001-35299

 

ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ireland

 

98-1007018

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Connaught House

1 Burlington Road

Dublin 4, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

+ 353-1-772-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area 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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files): Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes o No x

 

The number of shares of the issuer’s ordinary shares, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 28, 2013, was 136,762,382 shares.

 

 

 



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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

 

 

Page No.

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) — For the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

6

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

25

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

26

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

26

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

26

Item 5.

Other Information

26

Item 6.

Exhibits

26

Signatures

27

Exhibit Index

 

Ex-31.1 Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

Ex-31.2 Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

Ex-32.1 Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Ex-101 Instance Document

 

Ex-101 Schema Document

 

Ex-101 Calculation Linkbase Document

 

Ex-101 Labels Linkbase Document

 

Ex-101 Definition Linkbase Document

 

Ex-101 Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 



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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains and incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In some cases, these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue” or other similar words. These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition, or state trends and known uncertainties or other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) include, without limitation, statements regarding:

 

·             our expectations regarding our financial performance, including revenues, expenses, gross margins, liquidity, capital expenditures and income taxes;

 

·             our expectations regarding our products, including the development, regulatory review (including expectations about regulatory approval and regulatory timelines) and therapeutic and commercial scope and potential of such products and the costs and expenses related thereto;

 

·             our expectations regarding the initiation, timing and results of clinical trials of our products;

 

·             our expectations regarding the competitive landscape, and changes therein, related to our products;

 

·             our expectations regarding our collaborations and other significant agreements relating to our products;

 

·             our expectations regarding the impact of new accounting pronouncements;

 

·             our expectations regarding near-term changes in the nature of our market risk exposures or in management’s objectives and strategies with respect to managing such exposures; and

 

·             our expectations regarding future capital requirements and capital expenditures and our ability to finance our operations and capital requirements.

 

You are cautioned that forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Actual performance and results of operations may differ materially from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties described or discussed in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2013, as amended (“Annual Report”) (including, without limitation, in Item 1A — “Risk Factors” thereof).

 

The forward-looking statements contained and incorporated herein represent our judgment as of the date of this Form 10-Q, and we caution readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. The information contained in this Form 10-Q is provided by us as of the date of this Form 10-Q and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Note Regarding Company

 

Alkermes plc (as used in this report, together with our subsidiaries, “Alkermes”, “the Company”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) is a fully integrated, global biopharmaceutical company that applies its scientific expertise and proprietary technologies to develop innovative medicines that improve patient outcomes. We have a diversified portfolio of more than 20 commercial drug products and a substantial clinical pipeline of product candidates that address central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders such as addiction, schizophrenia and depression. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, we have a research and development (“R&D”) center in Waltham, Massachusetts; R&D and manufacturing facilities in Athlone, Ireland; and manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, Georgia and Wilmington, Ohio.

 

We leverage our formulation expertise and proprietary product platforms to develop, both with partners and on our own, innovative and competitively advantaged medications that can enhance patient outcomes in major therapeutic areas. We enter into select collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop significant new product candidates, based on existing drugs and incorporating our proprietary product platforms. In addition, we apply our innovative formulation expertise and drug development capabilities to create our own new, proprietary pharmaceutical products.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share and per
share amounts)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

173,505

 

$

96,961

 

Investments — short-term

 

165,921

 

124,391

 

Receivables

 

120,448

 

124,620

 

Inventory

 

40,708

 

43,483

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

22,998

 

19,133

 

Total current assets

 

523,580

 

408,588

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

274,377

 

288,435

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS — NET

 

550,421

 

575,993

 

GOODWILL

 

92,740

 

92,740

 

INVESTMENTS — LONG-TERM

 

55,815

 

82,827

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

15,504

 

21,708

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,512,437

 

$

1,470,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

64,282

 

$

76,910

 

Long-term debt — current

 

6,750

 

6,750

 

Deferred revenue — current

 

2,685

 

2,270

 

Total current liabilities

 

73,717

 

85,930

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

 

359,122

 

362,258

 

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

17,486

 

23,260

 

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET — LONG-TERM

 

36,014

 

37,603

 

DEFERRED REVENUE — LONG-TERM

 

9,121

 

8,866

 

Total liabilities

 

495,460

 

517,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value, $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively

 

 

 

Ordinary shares, par value, $0.01 per share; 450,000,000 shares authorized; 137,242,939 and 134,065,107 shares issued; 136,646,516 and 133,751,610 shares outstanding at September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively

 

1,369

 

1,338

 

Treasury stock, at cost (596,423 and 313,497 shares at September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively)

 

(14,404

)

(5,380

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,524,783

 

1,458,857

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

5,580

 

(2,518

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(500,351

)

(499,923

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,016,977

 

952,374

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

1,512,437

 

$

1,470,291

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and royalty revenues

 

$

118,571

 

$

107,327

 

$

238,359

 

$

245,707

 

Product sales, net

 

19,227

 

15,192

 

36,606

 

27,564

 

Research and development revenue

 

2,004

 

1,459

 

3,468

 

2,946

 

Total revenues

 

139,802

 

123,978

 

278,433

 

276,217

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods manufactured and sold

 

45,423

 

41,491

 

91,414

 

83,561

 

Research and development

 

45,947

 

35,088

 

79,409

 

72,894

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

39,454

 

31,428

 

72,387

 

61,212

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

12,856

 

10,547

 

25,572

 

20,981

 

Total expenses

 

143,680

 

118,554

 

268,782

 

238,648

 

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

 

(3,878

)

5,424

 

9,651

 

37,569

 

OTHER (EXPENSE), NET:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

295

 

216

 

456

 

515

 

Interest expense

 

(3,477

)

(22,648

)

(6,945

)

(32,818

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

(469

)

723

 

(639

)

1,646

 

Total other (expense), net

 

(3,651

)

(21,709

)

(7,128

)

(30,657

)

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(7,529

)

(16,285

)

2,523

 

6,912

 

INCOME TAX PROVISION

 

233

 

422

 

2,951

 

1,186

 

NET (LOSS) INCOME

 

$

(7,762

)

$

(16,707

)

$

(428

)

$

5,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOSS) EARNINGS PER ORDINARY SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.00

)

$

0.04

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.00

)

$

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

136,106

 

131,067

 

135,358

 

130,753

 

Diluted

 

136,106

 

131,067

 

135,358

 

135,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(7,762

)

$

(16,707

)

$

(428

)

$

5,726

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities

 

8,506

 

(463

)

8,099

 

(604

)

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative contracts

 

 

594

 

 

522

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

744

 

$

(16,576

)

$

7,671

 

$

5,644

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(428

)

$

5,726

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

47,401

 

36,829

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

23,018

 

18,609

 

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

 

(8,456

)

(387

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,516

)

(944

)

Loss on debt refinancing transaction

 

 

12,129

 

Prepayment penalty in connection with debt refinancing

 

 

(2,800

)

Principal payments on long-term debt attributable to original issue discount

 

 

(2,657

)

Other non-cash charges

 

1,773

 

4,385

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

4,172

 

(5,617

)

Inventory, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(3,706

)

(3,111

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(7,727

)

(17,422

)

Deferred revenue

 

670

 

(2,060

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

(1,086

)

2,368

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

54,115

 

45,048

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions of property, plant and equipment

 

(9,198

)

(11,206

)

Proceeds from the sale of equipment

 

6

 

17

 

Investment in Civitas

 

(1,191

)

 

Purchases of investments

 

(54,088

)

(99,218

)

Sales and maturities of investments

 

56,400

 

185,392

 

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(8,071

)

74,985

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares under share-based compensation arrangements

 

33,943

 

9,731

 

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

 

8,456

 

387

 

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt

 

 

368,557

 

Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(8,524

)

(3,323

)

Principal payments of long-term debt

 

(3,375

)

(446,568

)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

 

30,500

 

(71,216

)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

76,544

 

48,817

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of period

 

96,961

 

83,601

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of period

 

$

173,505

 

$

132,418

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

1,184

 

$

834

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Unaudited)

 

1. THE COMPANY

 

Alkermes plc is a fully integrated, global biopharmaceutical company that applies its scientific expertise and proprietary technologies to develop innovative medicines that improve patient outcomes. The Company has a diversified portfolio of more than 20 commercial drug products and a substantial clinical pipeline of product candidates that address CNS disorders such as addiction, schizophrenia and depression. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes has an R&D center in Waltham, Massachusetts; R&D and manufacturing facilities in Athlone, Ireland; and manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, Georgia and Wilmington, Ohio.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis substantially consistent with the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2013. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) (commonly referred to as “GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the reported periods.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto of Alkermes, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

 

In May 2013, the Company announced that it was changing its fiscal year-end from March 31 to December 31, effective within the year-ended December 31, 2013.  The Company will file the report for the transition period ending December 31, 2013 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alkermes plc and its wholly owned subsidiaries as disclosed in Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within Part II Items of our annual report.  Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments and methodologies, including those related to revenue recognition and related allowances, its collaborative relationships, clinical trial expenses, the valuation of inventory, impairment and amortization of intangibles and long-lived assets, share-based compensation, income taxes including the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of investments and derivative instruments, litigation and restructuring charges. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Segment Information

 

The Company operates as one business segment, which is the business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines designed to yield better therapeutic outcomes and improve the lives of patients with serious diseases. The Company’s chief decision maker, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, reviews the Company’s operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating unit.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard-setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

3. INVESTMENTS

 

Investments consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

 

Less than

 

Greater than

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

One Year

 

One Year

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

$

132,502

 

$

84

 

$

(15

)

$

 

$

132,571

 

Corporate debt securities

 

18,641

 

44

 

 

 

18,685

 

International government agency debt securities

 

13,455

 

11

 

(2

)

 

13,464

 

 

 

164,598

 

139

 

(17

)

 

164,720

 

Money market funds

 

1,201

 

 

 

 

1,201

 

Total short-term investments

 

165,799

 

139

 

(17

)

 

165,921

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

17,207

 

 

(31

)

(145

)

17,031

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

14,799

 

 

(26

)

(11

)

14,762

 

Equity securities

 

8,732

 

8,051

 

 

 

16,783

 

International government agency debt securities

 

6,043

 

 

(4

)

 

6,039

 

 

 

46,781

 

8,051

 

(61

)

(156

)

54,615

 

Held-to-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

1,200

 

 

 

 

1,200

 

Total long-term investments

 

47,981

 

8,051

 

(61

)

(156

)

55,815

 

Total investments

 

$

213,780

 

$

8,190

 

$

(78

)

$

(156

)

$

221,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

$

102,093

 

$

29

 

$

(1

)

$

 

$

102,121

 

Corporate debt securities

 

10,946

 

27

 

 

 

10,973

 

International government agency debt securities

 

10,089

 

8

 

(1

)

 

10,096

 

 

 

123,128

 

64

 

(2

)

 

123,190

 

Money market funds

 

1,201

 

 

 

 

1,201

 

Total short-term investments

 

124,329

 

64

 

(2

)

 

124,391

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

60,047

 

 

(17

)

 

60,030

 

Corporate debt securities

 

18,725

 

 

(26

)

(162

)

18,537

 

International government agency debt securities

 

3,060

 

 

 

 

3,060

 

 

 

81,832

 

 

(43

)

(162

)

81,627

 

Held-to-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

1,200

 

 

 

 

1,200

 

Total long-term investments

 

83,032

 

 

(43

)

(162

)

82,827

 

Total investments

 

$

207,361

 

$

64

 

$

(45

)

$

(162

)

$

207,218

 

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable securities, which were primarily reinvested and resulted in realized gains and losses, were as follows:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

Proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

$

56,400

 

$

185,392

 

Realized gains

 

$

15

 

$

273

 

Realized losses

 

$

 

$

 

 

The Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at September 30, 2013 had contractual maturities in the following periods:

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

Held-to-maturity

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Estimated

 

Amortized

 

Estimated

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Within 1 year

 

$

86,899

 

$

86,938

 

$

1,200

 

$

1,200

 

After 1 year through 5 years

 

115,748

 

115,613

 

 

 

Total

 

$

202,647

 

$

202,551

 

$

1,200

 

$

1,200

 

 

At September 30, 2013, the Company believed that the unrealized losses on its available-for-sale investments were temporary. The investments with unrealized losses consisted primarily of U.S. government and agency debt securities and corporate debt securities. In making the determination that the decline in fair value of these securities was temporary, the Company considered various factors, including but not limited to: the length of time each security was in an unrealized loss position; the extent to which fair value was less than cost; financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers; and the Company’s intent not to sell these securities and the assessment that it is more likely than not that the Company would not be required to sell these securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

 

The Company’s equity securities at September 30, 2013 include common stock and warrants in Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (“Acceleron”), which the Company accounts for as an available-for-sale marketable security. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, Acceleron announced their closing of their initial public offering (“IPO”) and their registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on September 18, 2013. Prior to the IPO, the Company’s investment in Acceleron, consisting of preferred stock and warrants, was accounted for under the cost method as Acceleron, until September 2013, was a privately-held company over which the Company did not exercise significant influence. In connection with the IPO, the Company’s investment in preferred stock was converted to common stock.

 

The Company’s investment in Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. (“Civitas”) was $2.6 million and $0.8 million at September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively, which was recorded within “Other assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In September 2013, the Company invested an additional $1.2 million and converted a promissory note in the amount of $1.2 million into 844,415 shares of Civitas Series B preferred stock. The Company is accounting for its investment in Civitas Series B preferred stock under the cost method of accounting as the Series B preferred stock is not considered to be “in-substance” common stock. The Company is accounting for its investment in Civitas’ Series A preferred stock under the equity method as the Series A preferred stock is considered to be “in-substance” common stock, the Company had approximate 11% ownership position in Civitas, has a seat on the board of directors and believes it may be able to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Civitas. During the six months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a reduction in its investment in Civitas of $0.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, which represented the Company’s proportionate share of Civitas’ net losses for these periods. The Company will continue to record its proportionate share of Civitas’ net income or loss in future periods.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

1,201

 

$

1,201

 

$

 

$

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

147,332

 

63,420

 

83,912

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

35,716

 

 

35,716

 

 

International government agency debt securities

 

19,503

 

 

19,503

 

 

Equity securities

 

16,783

 

15,976

 

 

807

 

Total

 

$

220,535

 

$

80,597

 

$

139,131

 

$

807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contract

 

$

(366

)

$

 

$

(366

)

$

 

Total

 

$

(366

)

$

 

$

(366

)

$

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

1,201

 

$

1,201

 

$

 

$

 

U.S. government and agency debt securities

 

162,151

 

75,025

 

87,126

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

29,510

 

 

29,510

 

 

International government agency debt securities

 

13,156

 

 

13,156

 

 

Total

 

$

206,018

 

$

76,226

 

$

129,792

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contract

 

$

(541

)

$

 

$

(541

)

$

 

Total

 

$

(541

)

$

 

$

(541

)

$

 

 

The Company transfers its financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, between the fair value hierarchies at the end of each reporting period.

 

There were no transfers of any securities from Level 1 to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 1 during the six months ended September 30, 2013.  The following table is a rollforward of the fair value of the Company’s investments whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs at September 30, 2013:

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

Balance, April 1, 2013

 

$

 

Conversion of investment from cost method to available-for-sale

 

807

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

 

$

807

 

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2013, our Level 3 investments consisted of warrants to purchase the common stock of Acceleron. The Company used a Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of these warrants. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model included estimates for expected life, interest rates and for the volatility of Acceleron’s common stock.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

A third-party pricing service was used to determine the estimated fair value of the Company’s debt securities. The third-party pricing service develops its estimates of fair value through a proprietary model using variables including reportable trades and last trade date, bids and offers, trading frequency, benchmark yields, credit spreads and other industry and economic events. The Company validates the prices provided by its third-party pricing service by reviewing their pricing methods and matrices, obtaining market values from other pricing sources, analyzing pricing data in certain instances and confirming the activity in the relevant markets. After completing its validation procedures, the Company did not adjust or override any fair value measurements provided by its pricing service at September 30, 2013.

 

The Company’s investments in U.S. government and agency debt securities, international government agency debt securities and corporate debt securities classified as Level 2 were initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, utilizing market-observable data. The market-observable data include reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events. The Company validates the prices developed using the market-observable data by obtaining market values from other pricing sources, analyzing pricing data in certain instances and confirming that the relevant markets are active.

 

The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement in September 2011 and interest rate cap agreement in December 2011. These agreements are described in greater detail in Note 11, Derivative Instruments. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate cap and interest rate swap agreements were based on an income approach, which excludes accrued interest, and takes into consideration then-current interest rates and the then-current creditworthiness of the Company or the counterparty, as applicable.

 

The carrying amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the remaining financial instruments not currently recognized at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets consists of the $300.0 million, seven-year term loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75% (“Term Loan B-1”) and the $75.0 million, four-year term loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%, with no LIBOR floor (“Term Loan B-2”). The estimated fair value of these term loans, which was based on quoted market price indications (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) and may not be representative of actual values that could have been or will be realized in the future at September 30, 2013, was as follows:

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

(In thousands)

 

Value

 

Fair Value

 

Term Loan B-1

 

$

294,743

 

$

296,629

 

Term Loan B-2

 

$

71,129

 

$

71,606

 

 

5. INVENTORY

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Inventory consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2013

 

Raw materials

 

$

14,771

 

$

13,506

 

Work in process

 

13,059

 

13,842

 

Finished goods(1)

 

12,878

 

16,135

 

Total inventory

 

$

40,708

 

$

43,483

 

 


(1)         At September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company had $1.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of VIVITROL finished goods inventory located at its third-party warehouse and shipping service provider.

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2013

 

Land

 

$

8,457

 

$

8,357

 

Building and improvements

 

147,836

 

141,092

 

Furniture, fixture and equipment

 

216,025

 

197,743

 

Leasehold improvements

 

23,960

 

24,137

 

Construction in progress

 

21,713

 

39,399

 

Subtotal

 

417,991

 

410,728

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(143,614

)

(122,293

)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

274,377

 

$

288,435

 

 

7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Net

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortizable Life

 

Carrying Amount

 

Amortization

 

Carrying Amount

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

$

 

92,740

 

$

 

$

92,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finite-lived intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration agreements

 

12

 

$

 

499,700

 

$

(70,447

)

$

 

429,253

 

NanoCrystal technology

 

13

 

74,600

 

(7,458

)

67,142

 

OCR technology

 

12

 

66,300

 

(12,274

)

54,026

 

Total

 

 

 

$

 

640,600

 

$

(90,179

)

$

 

550,421

 

 

The Company recorded $25.6 million of amortization expense related to its finite-lived intangible assets during the six months ended September 30, 2013. Based on the Company’s most recent analysis, amortization of intangible assets included within its condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2013 is expected to be approximately $40.0 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2013, and $60.0 million, $65.0 million, $70.0 million and $70.0 million in the years ending December 31, 2014 through 2017, respectively.  Although the Company believes such available information and assumptions are reasonable, given the inherent risks and uncertainties underlying its expectations regarding such future revenues, there is the potential for the Company’s actual results to vary significantly from such expectations. If revenues are projected to change, the related amortization of the intangible assets will change in proportion to the change in revenues.

 

8. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2013

 

Accounts payable

 

$

12,124

 

$

18,282

 

Accrued compensation

 

17,727

 

30,432

 

Accrued interest

 

934

 

970

 

Accrued other

 

33,497

 

27,226

 

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

64,282

 

$

76,910

 

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded a $1.0 million out-of-period adjustment to correct an over-accrued liability from the prior year. The Company believes the impact of this out-of-period adjustment is immaterial to both the previously issued and current period financial statements.

 

9. RESTRUCTURING

 

On April 4, 2013, the Company approved a restructuring plan at its Athlone, Ireland manufacturing facility consistent with the evolution of the Company’s product portfolio and designed to improve operational performance for the future. The restructuring plan calls for the Company to terminate manufacturing services for certain older products that are expected to no longer be economically practicable to produce due to decreasing demand from its customers resulting from generic competition. The Company expects to continue to generate revenues from the manufacturing of these products during the nine months ending December 31, 2013 and, for certain of these products, into the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

As a result of the termination of these services, it was contemplated that the Company will also implement a corresponding reduction in headcount of up to 130 employees. In connection with this restructuring plan, during the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $12.3 million, which consisted of severance and outplacement services. At September 30, 2013, the Company had paid in cash $1.2 million in connection with this restructuring plan and recorded an adjustment to the restructuring accrual due to changes in foreign currency of $0.3 million. Restructuring activity during the six months ended September 30, 2013 was as follows:

 

 

 

Severance and

 

(In thousands)

 

Outplacement Services

 

Balance, April 1, 2013

 

$

12,300

 

Payments

 

(1,239

)

Adjustments

 

335

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

 

$

11,396

 

 

At September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, $3.1 million and none, respectively, of the restructuring accrual was included within “Accounts payable and accrued expenses,” and $8.3 million and $12.3 million, respectively, was included within “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

10. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2013

 

Term Loan B-1, due September 25, 2019

 

$

294,743

 

$

296,029

 

Term Loan B-2, due September 25, 2016

 

71,129

 

72,979

 

Total

 

365,872

 

369,008

 

Less: current portion

 

(6,750

)

(6,750

)

Long-term debt

 

$

359,122

 

$

362,258

 

 

11. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

In December 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate cap agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC (“MSCS”) at a cost of $0.1 million to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in the three-month LIBOR rate at which the Company’s long-term debt bears interest. The interest rate cap agreement expires in December 2013, has a notional value of $160.0 million and is not designated as a hedging instrument. The Company recorded an immaterial amount of loss as “Other (expense) income, net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) due to the decrease in value of this contract during the six months ended September 30, 2013. At September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, this contract had an immaterial balance included within “Other assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

In September 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with MSCS to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in the three-month LIBOR rate at which the Company’s long-term debt bear interest. The interest rate swap agreement became effective in

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

December 2012, expires in December 2014, has a notional value of $65.0 million and is not designated as a hedging instrument. Included within “Interest expense” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) is $0.2 million related to income for the increase in value of this contract during the six months ended September 30, 2013. At September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, this contract had a fair value of $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and is included within “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

12. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Share-based compensation expense consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Cost of goods manufactured and sold

 

$

1,149

 

$

1,223

 

$

2,152

 

$

2,304

 

Research and development

 

2,825

 

2,348

 

4,990

 

4,658

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

10,235

 

6,876

 

15,876

 

11,647

 

Total share-based compensation expense

 

$

14,209

 

$

10,447

 

$

23,018

 

$

18,609

 

 

At September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, $0.6 million of share-based compensation cost was capitalized and recorded as “Inventory” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

13. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic (loss) earnings per ordinary share is calculated based upon net (loss) income available to holders of ordinary shares divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. For the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per ordinary share, the Company uses the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, as adjusted for the effect of potential outstanding shares, including stock options and restricted stock units.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(7,762

)

$

(16,707

)

$

(428

)

$

5,726

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

 

136,106

 

131,067

 

135,358

 

130,753

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

 

 

3,604

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

1,232

 

Dilutive ordinary share equivalents

 

 

 

 

4,836

 

Shares used in calculating diluted (loss) earnings per share

 

136,106

 

131,067

 

135,358

 

135,589

 

 

The following potential ordinary equivalent shares have not been included in the net (loss) income per ordinary share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Stock options

 

9,241

 

9,986

 

8,883

 

6,472

 

Restricted stock units

 

1,229

 

1,238

 

1,338

 

 

Total

 

10,470

 

11,224

 

10,221

 

6,472

 

 

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ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

14. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $3.0 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and an income tax provision of $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The income tax provision in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 primarily relates to U.S. Federal and state taxes on income offset by a discrete benefit of $3.0 million from the settlement of uncertain tax benefits. The tax provision in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012 primarily related to foreign taxes on income and was prepared on a discrete quarterly and year-to-date basis, respectively, as the yearly effective tax rate was not considered a reliable estimate for the current quarter and year-to-date provision.

 

The Company records a deferred tax asset or liability based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of its assets and liabilities, as measured by enacted jurisdictional tax rates assumed to be in effect when these differences reverse. At September 30, 2013, the Company determined, based on the weight of all available positive and negative evidence, on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, that it is more likely than not that a significant portion of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized, and a valuation allowance has been recorded. However, if the Company demonstrates consistent profitability in the future, the evaluation of the recoverability of the deferred tax asset could change and the valuation allowance could be released in part or in whole.

 

The Company resolved substantially all of its uncertain tax positions during the three months ended June 30, 2013, resulting in the discrete benefit of $3.0 million.

 

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. For example, the Company is currently involved in various Paragraph IV litigation in the U.S. The Company is not aware of any current proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes beginning on page 4 of this Form 10-Q, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report, which has been filed with the SEC.

 

Executive Summary

 

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $7.8 million, or $0.06 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, as compared to a net loss of $16.7 million, or $0.13 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, for the three months ended September 30, 2012. Net loss for the six months ended September 30, 2013 was $0.4 million, or $0.00 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, as compared to net income of $5.7 million, or $0.04 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, for the six months ended September 30, 2012.

 

During the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded total revenues of $139.8 million and $278.4 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded total revenues of $124.0 million and $276.2 million, respectively. Revenues from our five key commercial products, as summarized below, accounted for 73% and 72% of our total revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to 59% and 56% in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Included in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012 was $20.0 million of intellectual property license revenue unrelated to key development programs.

 

COMMERCIAL PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

 

Our primary commercial products are described in the table below, including, among other things, the territory in which the marketer has the right to sell the product and the source of revenues for us:

 

Product

 

Indication

 

Technology

 

Territory

 

Revenue Source

 

Marketer

RISPERDAL®

CONSTA®

 

 

Schizophrenia Bipolar I Disorder

 

Extended-release microsphere

 

Worldwide

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica International, a division of Cilag International AG (“Janssen”)

INVEGA®

SUSTENNA®/

 

Schizophrenia

 

NanoCrystal®

 

United States (U.S.)

 

 

Royalty

 

Janssen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XEPLION®

 

 

 

 

 

ROW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMPYRA®/

 

 

Treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (“MS”), as demonstrated by an increase in walking speed

 

Oral Controlled Release (“OCR”) Matrix Drug Absorption System (MXDAS®)

 

U.S.

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acorda”)

FAMPYRA®

 

 

 

 

 

ROW

 

 

 

Biogen Idec International GmbH (“Biogen Idec”), under sublicense from Acorda

BYDUREON®

 

Type 2 diabetes

 

Extended-release microsphere

 

Worldwide

 

Royalty

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“Bristol-Myers”) and AstraZeneca PLC (“Astra Zeneca”)

VIVITROL®

 

Alcohol dependence
Opioid dependence

 

Extended-release microsphere

 

U.S.

 

Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”)

 

Product sales

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Alkermes plc

 

Janssen (Cilag)

TRICOR®

LIPANTHYL®

LIPIDIL

SUPRALIP (and other trade names under which fenofibrate 145 mg is sold)

 

Cholesterol lowering

 

NanoCrystal

 

Worldwide

 

Royalty

 

AbbVie Inc.

Abbott Laboratories

ZANAFLEX®

CAPSULES®

ZANAFLEX®

TABLETS

TIZANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (AB Rated to ZANAFLEX

 

Muscle spasticity

 

OCR

Spheroidal Oral Drug Absorption System (SODAS®)

 

U.S.

 

Manufacturing (capsules only) and Royalty

 

Acorda; Actavis, Inc. (formerly Watson Pharmaceutical)

 

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CAPSULES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVINZA®

 

Chronic moderate to severe pain

 

OCR

(SODAS)

 

U.S.

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”)

EMEND®

 

Nausea associated with chemotherapy and surgery

 

NanoCrystal

 

Worldwide

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Merck & Co. Inc. (“Merck”)

FOCALIN® XR

RITALIN LA®

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

OCR

(SODAS)

 

Worldwide

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Novartis AG (“Novartis”)

MEGACE® ES

 

Anorexia, Cachexia associated with AIDS

 

NanoCrystal

 

U.S.

 

Royalty

 

Strativa Pharmaceuticals (a business division of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.)

LUVOX CR®

 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

OCR

(SODAS)

 

U.S.

 

Manufacturing and Royalty

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (“Jazz”)

RAPAMUNE®

 

Prevention of renal transplant rejection

 

NanoCrystal

 

Worldwide

 

Manufacturing

 

Pfizer

NAPRELAN®

 

Various mild to moderate pain indications

 

OCR

Intestinal Protective Drug Absorption System (IPDAS®)

 

U.S.

 

Canada

 

Manufacturing

 

Shionogi

 

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc.

VERAPAMIL SR

VERELAN®

VERELAN® PM

VERAPAMIL PM

VERECAPS®

UNIVER

 

Hypertension

 

OCR

(SODAS)

 

Licensed on country/region basis throughout the world

 

Manufacturing and Royalty (on select formulations)

 

UCB

Kremers-Urban;

Cephalon;

Aspen Pharma;

Orient Europharma;

Actavis, Inc.

DILZEM

DILZEM SR

DILZEM XL

DILTELAN

ACALIX CD

DINISOR

TILAZEM CR

CARDIZEM® CD

 

Hypertension and/or Angina

 

OCR

(SODAS)

 

Licensed on country/region basis throughout the world

 

Manufacturing and Royalty (for CARDIZEM CD only)

 

Cephalon;

Pfizer;

Kun Wha;

Orient Europharma;

Sanofi;

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

AFEDitab® CR

(AB Rated to Adalat CC®)

 

Hypertension

 

OCR

(MXDAS)

 

U.S.

 

Manufacturing

 

Actavis, Inc.

 

KEY COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

 

The following five products in our commercial product portfolio are expected to contribute meaningfully to our revenues.

 

RISPERDAL CONSTA and INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION

 

RISPERDAL CONSTA (risperidone long-acting injection) and INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION (paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension) are long-acting atypical antipsychotics that incorporate our proprietary technologies. They are products of Janssen.

 

RISPERDAL CONSTA uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology to deliver and maintain therapeutic medication levels in the body through just one injection every two weeks. RISPERDAL CONSTA is exclusively manufactured by us and is marketed and sold by Janssen worldwide. It was first approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in the U.S. in 2003 and in countries in Europe in 2002. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved RISPERDAL CONSTA as both monotherapy and adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate in the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder in May 2009. RISPERDAL CONSTA is also approved for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder in many countries outside of the U.S.

 

INVEGA SUSTENNA uses our nanoparticle injectable extended-release technology to increase the rate of dissolution and enable the formulation of an aqueous suspension for once-monthly intramuscular administration. INVEGA SUSTENNA was approved by the FDA for

 

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the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults in the U.S. in 2009. Paliperidone palmitate extended-release for injectable suspension is also approved in the EU and other countries worldwide, and is marketed and sold in the EU under the trade name XEPLION. INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION is manufactured and commercialized worldwide by Janssen.

 

AMPYRA/FAMPYRA

 

Dalfampridine extended-release tablets are marketed and sold in the U.S. under the trade name AMPYRA by Acorda. Prolonged-release fampridine tablets are marketed and sold outside the U.S. under the trade name FAMPYRA by Biogen Idec. AMPYRA was approved by the FDA as a treatment to improve walking in patients with MS as demonstrated by an increase in walking speed in January 2010 and received conditional approval in the EU in July 2011. Efficacy was shown in people with all four major types of MS (relapsing remitting, secondary progressive, progressive relapsing and primary progressive). It is the first and, currently, only product to be approved for this indication. The product incorporates our OCR technology. AMPYRA and FAMPYRA are manufactured by us.

 

BYDUREON

 

We collaborated with Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol-Myers, on the development of a once-weekly formulation of exenatide, BYDUREON, which was approved by the FDA in January 2012 and received marketing authorization in the EU in June 2011 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. BYDUREON, a once-weekly formulation of exenatide, the active ingredient in BYETTA® (exenatide), uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology. Through their diabetes collaboration, Bristol-Myers and AstraZeneca co-develop and market Amylin’s portfolio of products, including BYDUREON. BYDUREON is manufactured by Bristol-Myers.

 

VIVITROL

 

VIVITROL is the first and only once-monthly injectable medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of alcohol dependence and the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification. The FDA approved VIVITROL for the treatment of alcohol dependence in April 2006 and for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification, in October 2010. The medication uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology to deliver and maintain therapeutic medication levels in the body through just one injection every four weeks. We developed, and currently market and sell, VIVITROL in the U.S., and Cilag sells VIVITROL in Russia and the CIS, where it was approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence in 2008 and for opioid dependence in 2011. VIVITROL is manufactured by us.

 

Other Commercial Products

 

We expect that revenues from our other commercial products will decrease in the future due to existing and expected competition from generic manufacturers, as discussed in greater detail herein and within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report, which has been filed with the SEC.

 

KEY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

 

We also have several proprietary and partnered product candidates in various stages of development.

 

We are studying aripiprazole lauroxil for the treatment of schizophrenia. Aripiprazole lauroxil is designed to provide once-monthly dosing of a medication that converts in vivo into aripiprazole, a molecule that is commercially available under the name ABILIFY®. Aripiprazole lauroxil is our first product candidate to leverage our proprietary LinkeRx® product platform. In October 2013, we announced completion of patient enrollment in our phase 3 study designed to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of aripiprazole lauroxil in patients experiencing acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. The clinical data from this study, expected in the first half of calendar-year 2014, may form the basis of a New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the FDA for aripiprazole lauroxil for the treatment of schizophrenia.

 

ALKS 33 is an oral opioid modulator characterized by limited hepatic metabolism and durable pharmacologic activity in modulating brain opioid receptors. ALKS 33 has completed a phase 2 study in alcohol dependence and is currently being evaluated as a component of both ALKS 5461 and ALKS 3831.

 

ALKS 5461 is a combination of ALKS 33 and buprenorphine that we are developing to be a non-addictive therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (“MDD”) in patients who have an inadequate response to standard antidepressant therapies. In April 2013, we announced positive results from a phase 2 study conducted in patients with MDD and inadequate response to standard therapies. In the phase 2 study, ALKS 5461 met its primary endpoint, met key secondary endpoints and demonstrated significant reduction in depressive symptoms versus placebo. In October 2013, we announced that we have successfully completed our end-of-phase 2 interactions with the FDA, and the FDA granted ALKS 5461 Fast Track status, which is a process designed to facilitate the development, and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions with the potential to address an unmet medical need. We plan to advance ALKS 5461 into phase 3 development in early calendar-year 2014. We expect to conduct three core efficacy studies that will include approximately 400 patients each and that will feature elements similar to those utilized in our phase 2 study, including sequential parallel comparison design.

 

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ZOHYDRO ER™ (hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsule), which utilizes our OCR technology, is a novel, oral, single-entity (without acetaminophen), controlled-release formulation of hydrocodone in development by Zogenix, Inc. (“Zogenix”) for the U.S. market. In October 2013, Zogenix announced that ZOHYDRO ER was approved by the FDA for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are ineffective. We have also entered into a license and distribution agreement with Paladin Labs Inc. in respect of ZOHYDRO ER in Canada.  We maintain all rights to the product in territories outside the U.S. and Canada and intend to explore commercial partnerships to develop and license the product in those territories.

 

ALKS 3831 is a proprietary investigational medicine designed as a broad spectrum treatment for schizophrenia. ALKS 3831 is composed of ALKS 33, a novel potent mu-opioid antagonist, in combination with the established antipsychotic drug olanzapine, generally available under the name ZYPREXA®. ALKS 3831 is designed to attenuate olanzapine-induced metabolic side effects, including weight gain, and to have utility in patients suffering from schizophrenia with alcohol use. In July 2013, we announced the initiation of a double-blind, active-controlled, dose-ranging phase 2 study of ALKS 3831 in approximately 400 patients with schizophrenia. In addition to safety and tolerability, the phase 2 study is designed to evaluate the impact of ALKS 3831 on weight and other metabolic factors in patients and to confirm the attenuation of olanzapine-induced weight gain observed in the phase 1 study of ALKS 3831. We expect to provide topline results from the study in the first half of calendar-year 2015. A second, planned phase 2 study will investigate the potential utility of ALKS 3831 for the large number of patients suffering from schizophrenia with alcohol use, a group representing as many as 50% of patients with schizophrenia. This study is planned to start in calendar-year 2014 following a planned meeting with the FDA.

 

We have an MMF program that has resulted in novel, small-molecule prodrugs of monomethyl fumarate (“MMF”) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Our MMF prodrugs are designed to rapidly and efficiently convert to MMF in the body and to offer advantages over the currently marketed dimethyl fumarate prodrug, TECFIDERA®. We expect to file an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application and initiate a phase 1 study in mid calendar-year 2014.

 

ALKS 7106 is our novel, small-molecule drug candidate derived from our opioid modulator platform. ALKS 7106 is a potent oral opioid analgesic designed for the treatment of pain with intrinsically low potential for abuse and overdose death, two liabilities associated with other opioid medicines. In July 2013, we presented preclinical data showing that ALKS 7106 had more potent analgesic properties than morphine and was well tolerated at doses far in excess of those required for analgesic action. Additional preclinical data for ALKS 7106 demonstrated a ceiling effect on neurotransmitter release over a broad concentration range, suggesting low potential for abuse and overdose death.We expect to file an IND and initiate a phase 1 study in mid calendar-year 2014.

 

In July 2013, we presented preclinical data showing that RDB 1419, a novel biologic cancer immunotherapy candidate based on interleukin-2 and its receptors, preferentially expanded the number of tumor-killing cells involved in immunotherapeutic effects on cancer. Additional preclinical data demonstrated that RDB 1419 inhibited lung metastases in a model of lung cancer. RDB 1419 was engineered using our proprietary fusion protein technology platform to modulate the natural mechanism of action of a biologic and to provide safety and tolerability advantages over existing therapies. We expect to conduct IND-enabling activities for RDB 1419 in calendar-year 2014.

 

A three-month formulation of INVEGA SUSTENNA is in development by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Two phase 3 studies are underway with approximately 1,800 patients with schizophrenia to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the three-month injectable formulation. Janssen is expected to submit a NDA to the FDA in calendar-year 2014 and an application with the European Medicines Agency in calendar-year 2015.  The investigational product is being developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV, licensee to our proprietary technology for nanoparticles.

 

Line extensions for BYDUREON are in development by Bristol-Myers. These line extensions include a dual-chamber pen device, which Bristol-Myers expects to be on the market by mid calendar-year 2014, and weekly and monthly suspension formulations using our proprietary technology for extended-release microspheres.

 

Results of Operations

 

Manufacturing and Royalty Revenues

 

Manufacturing fees are earned for the manufacture of products under arrangements with our collaborators when product is shipped to them at an agreed upon price. Royalties are earned on our collaborators’ sales of products that incorporate our technologies. Royalties are generally recognized in the period the products are sold by our collaborators. The following table compares manufacturing and royalty revenues earned in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Change

 

Six Months Ended

 

Change

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

(In millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

Manufacturing and royalty revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISPERDAL CONSTA

 

$

33.4

 

$

34.0

 

$

(0.6

)

$

67.9

 

$

70.8

 

$

(2.9

)

INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION

 

29.2

 

16.3

 

12.9

 

51.0

 

28.1

 

22.9

 

AMPYRA/FAMPYRA

 

12.6

 

5.0

 

7.6

 

32.5

 

22.2

 

10.3

 

RITALIN LA/FOCALIN XR

 

9.2

 

9.1

 

0.1

 

20.4

 

20.0

 

0.4

 

BYDUREON

 

7.0

 

3.3

 

3.7

 

12.4

 

6.3

 

6.1

 

TRICOR 145

 

3.5

 

12.5

 

(9.0

)

7.6

 

24.5

 

(16.9

)

Other

 

23.7

 

27.1

 

(3.4

)

46.5

 

73.8

 

(27.3

)

Manufacturing and royalty revenues

 

$

118.6

 

$

107.3

 

$

11.3

 

$

238.3

 

$

245.7

 

$

(7.4

)

 

The increase in INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION royalty revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was due to an increase in Janssen’s end-market sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, Janssen’s end-market sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION were $326.0 million and $616.0 million, respectively, as compared to $212.0 million and $408.0 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The increase in Janssen’s end-market sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION also resulted in our achieving a higher royalty rate earlier in the six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. Under our INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION agreement with Janssen, we earn royalty revenues on end-market net sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION of 5% up to the first $250 million in calendar-year net sales; 7% on calendar-year net sales of between $250 million and $500 million; and 9% on calendar-year net sales exceeding $500 million. The royalty rate resets at the beginning of each calendar-year to 5%.

 

The increase in AMPYRA/FAMPYRA manufacturing and royalty revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to a 96% and 55% increase in the number of units shipped in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012 and an increase in royalties earned on end-market sales. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, our estimate of Acorda’s and Biogen’s end-market sales of AMPYRA/FAMPYRA were $99.8 million and $194.4 million, as compared to $82.0 million and $168.0 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012.

 

The increase in BYDUREON royalty revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to an increase in end-market sales of BYDUREON by Bristol-Myers. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, our estimate of Bristol-Myers end-market sales of BYDUREON were $87.5 million and $154.4 million, respectively, as compared to $46.1 million and $80.8 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

The decrease in TRICOR 145 royalty revenue in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was due to a decrease in end-market net sales of TRICOR 145 by Abbott due to the introduction of a generic version of this product in November 2012.

 

The decrease in our other manufacturing and royalty revenues in the six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to the sale of intellectual property license revenue, unrelated to our key development programs, of $20.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012.

 

We expect revenues from RISPERDAL CONSTA and INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION, our long acting antipsychotic franchise, to continue to grow, as INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION is launched around the world.  We expect AMPYRA/FAMPYRA sales to continue to grow as Acorda continues to penetrate the U.S. market with AMPYRA and Biogen Idec continues to launch FAMPYRA in the rest of the world. We anticipate manufacturing and royalty revenue erosion in the RITALIN LA/FOCALIN XR and TRICOR 145 franchises for the foreseeable future due to the entry of a generic version of TRICOR 145 in November 2012 and the potential entry of a generic version of certain doses of FOCALIN XR, which could occur at any time.

 

Product Sales, net

 

Our product sales, net consist of sales of VIVITROL in the U.S. to wholesalers, specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies. The following table presents the adjustments deducted from VIVITROL product sales, gross to arrive at VIVITROL product sales, net for sales of VIVITROL in the U.S. during the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(In millions)

 

2013

 

% of Sales

 

2012

 

% of Sales

 

2013

 

% of Sales

 

2012

 

% of Sales

 

Product sales, gross

 

$

26.3

 

100.0

%

$

18.9

 

100.0

%

$

50.6

 

100.0

%

$

36.6

 

100.0

%

Adjustments to product sales, gross:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicaid rebates

 

(2.0

)

(7.6

)%

(1.4

)

(7.4

)%

(3.7

)

(7.3

)%

(2.6

)

(7.1

)%

Chargebacks

 

(1.7

)

(6.5

)%

(1.4

)

(7.4

)%

(3.4

)

(6.7

)%

(2.7

)

(7.4

)%

Co-pay assistance

 

(1.2

)

(4.6

)%

(0.7

)

(3.7

)%

(2.5

)

(4.9

)%

(1.4

)

(3.8

)%

Other

 

(2.2

)

(8.4

)%

(0.2

)

(1.1

)%

(4.4

)

(8.7

)%

(2.3

)

(6.3

)%

Total adjustments

 

(7.1

)

(27.1

)%

(3.7

)

(19.6

)%

(14.0

)

(27.7

)%

(9.0

)

(24.6

)%

Product sales, net

 

$

19.2

 

72.9

%

$

15.2

 

80.4

%

$

36.6

 

72.3

%

$

27.6

 

75.4

%

 

The increase in product sales, gross for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was due to a 41% and 39% increase in the number of units sold, respectively. The increase in Medicaid rebates, chargebacks and co-pay assistance are all primarily due to the increase in VIVITROL gross product sales. We expect VIVITROL sales to continue to grow as we continue to penetrate the opioid dependence indication market in the U.S.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

Cost of Goods Manufactured and Sold

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Change

 

Six Months Ended

 

Change

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

(In millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

Cost of goods manufactured and sold

 

$

45.4

 

$

41.5

 

$

(3.9

)

$

91.4

 

$

83.6

 

$

(7.8

)

 

The increase in cost of goods manufactured and sold in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to a charge of $1.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for depreciation expense, and an increase in the cost of goods manufactured for RISPERDAL CONSTA of $1.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively, primarily due to an increase in standard costs, as compared to the prior periods. The charge for depreciation expense is due to the acceleration of depreciation of certain of our manufacturing assets at our Athlone manufacturing facility that will have no future use at the completion of our restructuring plan in the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

Research and Development Expense

 

For each of our R&D programs, we incur both external and internal expenses. External R&D expenses include costs related to clinical and non-clinical activities performed by contract research organizations, consulting fees, laboratory services, purchases of drug product materials and third-party manufacturing development costs. Internal R&D expenses include employee-related expenses, occupancy costs, depreciation and general overhead. We track external R&D expenses for each of our development programs, however, internal R&D expenses are not tracked by individual program as they benefit multiple programs or our technologies in general.

 

The following table sets forth our external R&D expenses relating to our individual key development programs and all other development programs, and our internal R&D expenses by the nature of such expenses:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Change

 

Six Months Ended

 

Change

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

(In millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

External R&D Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key development programs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aripiprazole lauroxil

 

$

17.6

 

$

9.5

 

$

(8.1

)

$

22.3

 

$

21.2

 

$

(1.1

)

ALKS 3831

 

2.3

 

 

(2.3

)

4.6

 

 

(4.6

)

ALKS 5461

 

1.2

 

2.4

 

1.2

 

3.0

 

4.0

 

1.0

 

ALKS 37

 

 

0.7

 

0.7

 

 

3.1

 

3.1

 

Other development programs

 

4.2

 

3.8

 

(0.4

)

9.4

 

7.5

 

(1.9

)

Total external R&D expenses

 

25.3

 

16.4

 

(8.9

)

39.3

 

35.8

 

(3.5

)

Internal R&D expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee-related

 

14.4

 

12.5

 

(1.9

)

27.8

 

25.3

 

(2.5

)

Occupancy

 

2.2

 

1.3

 

(0.9

)

4.5

 

2.5

 

(2.0

)

Depreciation

 

2.1

 

1.5

 

(0.6

)

4.3

 

2.9

 

(1.4

)

Other

 

1.9

 

3.4

 

1.5

 

3.5

 

6.4

 

2.9

 

Total internal R&D expenses

 

20.6

 

18.7

 

(1.9

)

40.1

 

37.1

 

(3.0

)

Research and development expenses

 

$

45.9

 

$

35.1

 

$

(10.8

)

$

79.4

 

$

72.9

 

$

(6.5

)

 

These amounts are not necessarily predictive of future R&D expenditures. In an effort to allocate our spending most effectively, we continually evaluate the products under development, based on the performance of such products in preclinical and/or clinical trials, our expectations regarding the likelihood of their regulatory approval and our view of their commercial viability, among other factors.

 

The increase in expense related to the aripiprazole lauroxil program in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to the timing of patient enrollments in our phase 3 study, which began in December 2011 and the start of an extension study in the three months ended September 30, 2013, to assess the long-term safety and durability of effect of aripiprazole lauroxil in subjects with stable schizophrenia.

 

The increase in expense related to the ALKS 3831 program in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was due to the timing of studies related to the program. We announced positive topline results from a phase 1 study in January 2013 and, in July 2013, we announced the initiation of a phase 2 study of ALKS 3831 to assess the safety, tolerability and impact of ALKS 3831 on weight and other metabolic factors in patients with schizophrenia.  We did not incur material external R&D expenses related to our MMF, ALKS 7106 or RDB 1419 programs during the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.

 

We expect R&D expenses to increase in calendar-year 2014 as more late-stage clinical trials get underway for our products.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Change

 

Six Months Ended

 

Change

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

September 30,

 

Favorable/

 

(In millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

2013

 

2012

 

(Unfavorable)

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

39.5

 

$

31.4

 

$

(8.1

)

$

72.4

 

$

61.2

 

$

(11.2

)

 

The increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the three and six months ended September 30, 2012, was primarily due to a $5.9 million and $8.0 million increase in employee-related expenses, respectively. The increase in employee-related expenses was primarily due to an increase in share-based compensation of $3.4 million and $4.2 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, resulting from an increase in our stock price and an increase in headcount. Additionally, during the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, there was a $3.2 million and $3.4 million increase in professional service fees and marketing expenses, which are primarily due to an increase in activity related to the anticipated launch of the aripiprazole lauroxil program and activities related to the VIVITROL label update. We expect SG&A expenses to increase in calendar-year 2014 as launch planning activities accelerate for aripiprazole lauroxil.

 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets