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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File Number: 001-37746

 

APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

81-1567056

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

2401 4th Avenue, Suite 1050

Seattle, Washington

98121

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 838-0500

 

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

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbols(s)

 

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

APVO

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(The Nasdaq Capital Market)

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes No

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

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

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

As of November 14, 2023, the number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding was 17,616,772.

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

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

18

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

26

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

27

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

27

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

58

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

58

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

58

Item 5.

Other Information

58

Item 6.

Exhibits

59

Signatures

60

 

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “we,” “our,” “us,” “Aptevo,” and “the Company” refer to Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. and, where appropriate, its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

2


PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

19,110

 

 

$

22,635

 

Royalty and milestone receivable

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,571

 

Other current assets

 

 

649

 

 

 

744

 

Total current assets

 

 

21,126

 

 

 

27,450

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

1,462

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

 

4,992

 

 

 

5,303

 

Total assets

 

$

27,129

 

 

$

34,215

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

 

$

4,000

 

 

$

3,499

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

2,105

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

1,102

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

6,836

 

 

 

8,706

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,456

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

5,575

 

 

 

6,079

 

Total liabilities

 

 

12,411

 

 

 

16,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares
   issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock: $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 14,465,703 and
   
6,466,294 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and
   December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

56

 

 

 

48

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

232,207

 

 

 

223,962

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(217,545

)

 

 

(206,036

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

14,718

 

 

 

17,974

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

27,129

 

 

$

34,215

 

 

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

 

3


Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Royalty revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,114

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

(3,887

)

 

 

(4,477

)

 

 

(13,516

)

 

 

(13,208

)

General and administrative

 

 

(2,674

)

 

 

(3,307

)

 

 

(8,978

)

 

 

(10,863

)

Loss from operations

 

 

(6,561

)

 

 

(7,784

)

 

 

(22,494

)

 

 

(20,957

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense) from continuing operations, net

 

 

227

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

390

 

 

 

(4,048

)

Gain related to sale of non-financial asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,650

 

 

 

 

Gain on extinguishment of liability related to sale of royalties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,182

 

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(6,334

)

 

$

(7,809

)

 

$

(12,454

)

 

$

12,177

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

946

 

 

$

492

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(6,334

)

 

$

(7,644

)

 

$

(11,508

)

 

$

12,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(1.53

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

2.43

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(1.53

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

2.43

 

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(1.50

)

 

$

(1.28

)

 

$

2.52

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(1.50

)

 

$

(1.28

)

 

$

2.52

 

Shares used in calculation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

12,579,012

 

 

 

5,090,592

 

 

 

9,006,542

 

 

 

5,017,864

 

Diluted

 

 

12,579,012

 

 

 

5,090,592

 

 

 

9,006,542

 

 

 

5,019,552

 

 

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

 

4


Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(11,508

)

 

$

12,669

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,835

 

 

 

1,445

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

451

 

 

 

740

 

Non-cash interest expense and other

 

 

10

 

 

 

3,262

 

Gain on extinguishment of liability related to sale of royalties

 

 

 

 

 

(37,182

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty receivable

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

3,664

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

299

 

 

 

630

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

 

311

 

 

 

548

 

Accounts payable, accrued compensation and other liabilities

 

 

129

 

 

 

(1,383

)

Long-term operating lease liability

 

 

(504

)

 

 

524

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(6,477

)

 

 

(15,083

)

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(29

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(29

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of long-term debt, including fees

 

 

(3,467

)

 

 

(11,767

)

Repayments under liability related to sale of royalties

 

 

 

 

 

(6,779

)

Value of equity awards withheld for tax liability

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(4

)

Proceeds from milestones related to sale of royalties

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Transaction costs for milestones related to sale of royalties

 

 

 

 

 

(500

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

3,282

 

 

 

436

 

Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants

 

 

3,145

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided in (used in) financing activities

 

 

2,952

 

 

 

(8,614

)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(3,525

)

 

 

(23,726

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

22,635

 

 

 

46,303

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

19,110

 

 

$

22,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in ROU asset and lease liability from lease remeasurement

 

$

 

 

$

4,372

 

 

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

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Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share amounts, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

6,466,294

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

223,962

 

 

$

(206,036

)

 

$

17,974

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

42,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

Issuances of common stock

 

 

730,913

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,602

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

915

 

 

 

 

 

 

915

 

Net income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,773

 

 

 

2,773

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

7,239,471

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

226,470

 

 

$

(203,263

)

 

$

23,256

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

3,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Issuances of common stock

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

 

 

 

482

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

 

465

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,948

)

 

 

(7,948

)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

7,543,440

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

227,415

 

 

$

(211,211

)

 

$

16,253

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

48,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of common stock

 

 

2,221,550

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199

 

Issuances of pre-funded warrants

 

 

4,651,935

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,145

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,334

)

 

 

(6,334

)

Balance at September 30, 2023

 

 

14,465,703

 

 

$

56

 

 

$

232,207

 

 

$

(217,545

)

 

$

14,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

4,898,143

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

215,232

 

 

$

(214,063

)

 

$

1,216

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

9,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

Commitment shares issued pursuant to
   Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement

 

 

99,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

601

 

 

 

 

 

 

601

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,697

)

 

 

(7,697

)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

5,007,241

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

215,829

 

 

$

(221,760

)

 

$

(5,884

)

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

4,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of common stock

 

 

78,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

 

 

 

436

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

485

 

 

 

 

 

 

485

 

Net income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,010

 

 

 

28,010

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

5,089,852

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

216,750

 

 

 

(193,750

)

 

 

23,047

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of
   restricted stock units

 

 

792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359

 

 

 

 

 

 

359

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,644

)

 

 

(7,644

)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

 

5,090,644

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

217,109

 

 

$

(201,394

)

 

$

15,762

 

 

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

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Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization and Liquidity

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (Aptevo, we, us, or the Company) is a clinical-stage, research and development biotechnology company focused on developing novel immuno-oncology candidates for the treatment of different forms of cancer. We have developed two versatile and enabling platform technologies for rational design of precision immune modulatory drugs. Our clinical candidates, APVO436 and ALG.APV-527, and preclinical candidates, APVO603 and APVO711, were developed using our ADAPTIR™ modular protein technology platform. Our preclinical candidate APVO442 was developed using our ADAPTIR-FLEX™ modular protein technology platform.

We are currently trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “APVO.”

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes we will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $11.5 million. We had an accumulated deficit of $217.5 million as of September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in our operating activities was $6.5 million. We have suffered recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. We believe that our existing cash resources, milestone payments related to the Royalty Purchase Agreement with HealthCare Royalty Management, LLC ("HCR"), funds available under the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC ("Lincoln Park") and the Equity Distribution Agreement with Piper Sandler & Co ("Piper Sandler"), cash to be generated from future milestones related to IXINITY sales and regulatory approvals achieved by Medexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Medexus"), contingent considerations to be received from Kamada Ltd. (previously Saol), and exercise of warrants will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. On August 4, 2023, we completed a public offering related to the issuance and sale of our common stock (or pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and common warrants. Our net proceeds from the offering amounted to $4.3 million after placement agent and other fees. Subsequently, on November 9, 2023, we entered into a warrant inducement agreement (the “Inducement Agreement”) with certain holders of our Series A and Series B common warrants issued in connection with our August 2023 public offering. Pursuant to the Inducement Agreement, certain holders agreed to exercise for cash all their Series A and Series B common warrants at an exercise price of $0.233. We anticipate receiving up to $3.7 million in gross proceeds from the exercise of these warrants (see Note 12). We may choose to raise additional funds to support our operating and capital needs in the future.

We continue to face significant challenges and uncertainties and, as a result, our available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently expected due to: (a) changes we may make to the business that affect ongoing operating expenses; (b) changes we may make in our business strategy; (c) changes we may make in our research and development spending plans; (d) whether and to what extent expected milestones are received from Medexus with respect to IXINITY; (e) whether and to what extent future milestone payments are received under our Royalty Purchase Agreement; (f) macroeconomic conditions such as rising interest rates, inflation and costs; and (g) other items affecting our forecasted level of expenditures and use of cash resources. We may obtain additional funding through our existing equity Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park or our Equity Distribution Agreement with Piper Sandler, or attempt to obtain other public or private financing, collaborative or licensing arrangements with strategic partners, or through credit lines or other debt financing sources to increase the funds available to fund operations. However, we may not be able to secure such funding in a timely manner or on favorable terms, if at all. Furthermore, if we issue equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration, licensing, or other similar arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our potential products or proprietary technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. Without additional funds, we may be forced to delay, scale back, or eliminate some of our research and development activities or other operations and potentially delay product development in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue our operations. If any of these events occurs, our ability to achieve our development goals may be adversely affected. Given the continuing global economic and geopolitical climate, including rising interest rates and stock market volatility, we may experience delays or difficulties in the financing environment and raising capital due to economic uncertainty.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and changes in these estimates are recorded when known.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly owned subsidiary, Aptevo Research and Development LLC. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities in the unaudited condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, clinical accruals, useful lives of equipment, commitments and contingencies, stock-based compensation, and incremental borrowing rate (IBR) used for our lease. Given the global economic and geopolitical climate, these estimates are becoming more challenging, and actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Significant Accounting Policies

Gain Related to Sale of Nonfinancial Asset to XOMA (US) LLC

On March 29, 2023, we entered into and closed a payment interest purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with XOMA (US) LLC (“XOMA”) pursuant to which we sold to XOMA our right, title and interest in all of the deferred payments and a portion of the milestone payments from Medexus pursuant to our LLC Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we received $9.6 million at closing (the “Closing Payment”) and an additional post-closing payment of $0.05 million post-closing payment. In exchange for the Closing Payment, the Company sold to XOMA its right, title and interest to the following payments under the LLC Purchase Agreement: (i) 100% of the Company’s entitlement to receive the deferred payments that may become due and payable following March 29, 2023 (including, for avoidance of doubt, any and all payments earned during Q1 2023), (ii) 25% of the milestone payment upon receipt of a Notice of Compliance for IXINITY from Health Canada (the "Canadian Approval Milestone Payment"); and (iii) 50% of the milestone payments upon receipt of regulatory approval in each of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy (the "European Approval Milestone Payments") and when the worldwide net sales of IXINITY for a fiscal year meet or exceed $120 million (the "Net Sales Milestone Payment").

We accounted for the $9.6 million Closing Payment and the $0.05 million post-closing payment from XOMA as other income in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 610-20 Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets in the first quarter of 2023. Contractual rights sold to XOMA represent an intangible asset under ASC 610-20 Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets for which XOMA bears all benefit and Aptevo has no obligations going forward. The Company will continue to account for its portion of future milestones under our LLC Purchase Agreement with Medexus as contingent consideration under ASC 450-30 Gain Contingencies and will record income when proceeds are received.

Liability Related to Sale of Royalties and Non-Cash Interest Expense

On March 30, 2021, we entered into and closed a Royalty Purchase Agreement with HCR pursuant to which we sold to HCR the right to receive royalty payments made by Pfizer in respect of global net sales of RUXIENCE. Under the terms of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, we have received $47.5 million through September 30, 2023 ($35 million at closing and $12.5 million in milestone payments) and we are eligible to receive an additional $10 million based on the achievement of sales milestone 2023.

Through March 31, 2022, we accounted for the Royalty Purchase Agreement with HCR as a debt-like instrument, amortized under the effective interest rate method over the life of the related expected royalty stream. The liabilities related to the sale of royalties and the debt amortization were based on our estimates of royalties expected to be paid over the life of the arrangement. We received the 2021 milestone payments in the collective amount of $10 million on March 8, 2022. The proceeds from these milestone payments, net of transaction costs, were recorded as an additional liability related to the sale of royalties on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 pursuant to ASC 470-10-25, Debt – Sales of Future Revenues or Various Other Measures of Income.

On June 7, 2022, we entered into and closed an amendment to the Royalty Purchase Agreement (the "Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement") (see Note 8) which removed all restrictions related to HCR’s rate of return, and it is no longer a sale of a specified percentage of royalty revenue. The Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement was accounted for under ASC 610-20, Gains and Losses from Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets and ASC 405-20, Liabilities – Extinguishment of Liabilities and the transaction was no longer considered a debt-like financing.

As a result of the Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement, the Company recognized a gain of $37.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, which was the total balance of liability related to the sale of royalties on the closing date. Future milestone payments will be accounted for as variable consideration and recognized as other income when such milestones are earned using the most likely method in accordance with ASC 610-20 Other Income — Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets. We received

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the 2022 milestone payment of $2.5 million on February 28, 2023. The proceeds from the 2022 milestone payment were recorded as other income in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company is eligible to receive an additional milestone payment of $10 million based on achievement of sales milestone in 2023.

Royalty Revenue

We recognized revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

RUXIENCE Royalty Revenue

Aptevo’s royalty revenue was exclusively related to royalties on Pfizer’s net sales of RUXIENCE. We did not recognize royalty revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Royalty revenue for the period covered by this report reflects revenue recorded only in the first quarter of 2022 due to our Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement with HCR (see Note 8). As a result of the Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement, we ceased reporting as royalty revenue, royalties paid by Pfizer to HCR related to Pfizer’s sales of RUXIENCE.

We recognized royalty revenue under ASC 606, which provides revenue recognition constraints by requiring the recognition of revenue at the later of the following: (1) when the subsequent sale or usage occurs or (2) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based or usage-based royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). We satisfied our performance obligation prior to the period covered by this report, specifically in May 2011 when the original Collaboration and License Agreement between Trubion Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth was amended to remove the exclusivity/non-compete restrictions so that Pfizer could develop a CD20 biosimilar product in exchange for a one-time payment of $2.5 million and future royalties of 2.5% on any CD20 biosimilar product commercialized by Pfizer in the future. We do not have future performance obligations under this agreement. We applied the royalty recognition constraint required under the guidance for sales-based royalties, which requires a sales-based royalty to be recorded no sooner than the underlying sale. Therefore, royalties on sales of products commercialized by Pfizer were recognized in the quarter the product is sold.

Given the royalty revenues were based on 2.5% of global net sales of RUXIENCE, the considerations were considered variable. Pfizer generally reported sales information to us within 60 days of quarter end. Unless we received finalized sales information for the respective quarter, we estimated the expected royalty proceeds based on an analysis of historical experience, analyst expectations, interim data provided by Pfizer, including their publicly announced sales, and other publicly available information. Differences between actual and estimated royalty revenues were adjusted for in the period in which they became known, typically the following quarter. Aptevo did not record revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to our Amendment to Royalty Purchase Agreement. Revenue recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 represents actual royalty revenue given the timing of RUXIENCE sales reports received from Pfizer. There was no significant financing component to the contract.

Debt Modification

On March 29, 2023, we used a portion of the proceeds from our Purchase Agreement with XOMA to fully repay the $2.8 million outstanding principal balance of our MidCap debt, and $0.3 million in exit fees. The pre-payment was not considered an amendment to our Credit Agreement (as defined below) since we were required to fully repay the remaining principal balance if we sold our IXINITY deferred payment stream and milestones.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Our other significant accounting policies were reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 that was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023. Our other significant accounting policies have not changed materially from the policies previously reported.

Note 2. Discontinued Operations

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include discontinued operations from two separate transactions: the sale of our hyperimmune business to Saol International Limited (subsequently acquired by Kamada Ltd.) in September 2017, from which we received a payment in March 2023 related to the collection of certain accounts receivable, and the sale of our Aptevo BioTherapeutics LLC business to Medexus in February 2020. In March 2023, we sold our rights to deferred payments and a percentage of potential future milestones from Medexus to XOMA.

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The following table represents the components attributable to income from discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Deferred payment from Medexus

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

523

 

 

 

492

 

Gain on contingent consideration from release of escrow related to sale of Aptevo BioTherapeutics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

 

Gain on contingent consideration from Kamada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

946

 

 

$

492

 

 

The LLC Purchase Agreement with Medexus entitled us to future deferred payments and milestones. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we collected $0.5 million in deferred payments from Medexus related to IXINITY sales and $0.2 million related to funds released from escrow from the sale of Aptevo BioTherapeutics in 2020. Additionally, we received $0.3 million related to the sale of hyperimmune business to Saol as a result of the collection of certain accounts receivable. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we collected $0.5 million in deferred payment from Medexus related to IXINITY sales. As a result of our Purchase Agreement with XOMA, we no longer receive deferred payments from Medexus. We are still entitled to receive a percentage of future milestones based on Medexus' achievement of certain IXINITY net sales and regulatory approvals. The proceeds from the income from discontinued operations are included within net income in the operating section of the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Note 3. XOMA Transaction

On March 29, 2023, we entered into and closed a Purchase Agreement with XOMA pursuant to which we sold to XOMA our right, title and interest in and to all of the deferred payments and a portion of the milestone payments from Medexus under our 2020 LLC Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of our Purchase Agreement with XOMA, we received $9.6 million at closing (the “Closing Payment”) and an additional post-closing payment of $0.05 million (the “Post-Closing Payment”). In exchange for the Closing Payment, we sold to XOMA our right, title and interest to the following payments under the LLC Purchase Agreement: (i) 100% of the Company’s entitlement to receive the deferred payments that may become due and payable following March 29, 2023 (including, for avoidance of doubt, any and all payments earned during Q1 2023), (ii) 25% of the Company’s entitlement to receive the Canadian Approval Milestone Payment; and (iii) 50% of the Company’s entitlement to receive the European Approval Milestone Payments and Net Sales Milestone Payment.

We accounted for the $9.6 million Closing Payment and the $0.05 million post-closing payment from XOMA as other income in accordance with ASC 610-20 Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets in the first quarter of 2023. Contractual rights sold to XOMA represent an intangible asset under ASC 610-20 Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets for which XOMA bears all benefit and Aptevo has no obligations going forward. The Company will continue to account for its portion of future milestones under our LLC Purchase Agreement with Medexus as contingent consideration under ASC 450-30 Gain Contingencies and will record income when proceeds are received.
 

Note 4. Collaboration Agreements

Alligator Bioscience AB

On July 20, 2017, our wholly owned subsidiary Aptevo Research and Development LLC ("Aptevo R&D"), entered into a collaboration and option agreement (the "Collaboration Agreement") with Alligator Bioscience AB ("Alligator"), pursuant to which Aptevo and Alligator have been collaboratively developing ALG.APV-527, a bispecific antibody candidate simultaneously targeting 4-1BB (CD137), a member of the TNFR superfamily of a costimulatory receptor found on activated T cells, and 5T4, a tumor antigen widely overexpressed in a number of different types of cancer.

We assessed the arrangement in accordance with ASC 606 and concluded that the contract counterparty, Alligator, is not a customer. As such the arrangement is not in the scope of ASC 606 and is instead treated as a collaborative agreement under ASC 808 – Collaborative Arrangements (ASC 808). In accordance with ASC 808, we concluded that because the Collaboration Agreement is a cost sharing agreement, there is no revenue.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we recorded approximately $2.0 million and $0.3 million, which represent 50% of our cost share, in our research and development expense related to the Collaboration Agreement, respectively.

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Note 5. Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s estimates of fair value for financial assets and financial liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance. The framework is based on the inputs used in valuation, it gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and requires that observable inputs be used in the valuations when available. The disclosure of fair value estimates in the fair value accounting guidance hierarchy is based on whether the significant inputs into the valuation are observable. In determining the level of the hierarchy in which the estimate is disclosed, the highest priority is given to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s significant market assumptions. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is reported is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1— Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2— Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3— Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had $17.5 million and $21.6 million in Level 1 money market funds, respectively. The carrying amounts of our money market funds approximate their fair value. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 assets.

Note 6. Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company’s cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with a maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase and include time deposits and investments in money market funds.

The following table shows our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash

 

$

1,605

 

 

$

1,066

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

17,505

 

 

 

21,569

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

19,110

 

 

$

22,635

 

 

Note 7. Debt

Credit Agreement

On August 5, 2020, we entered into a Credit Agreement, with MidCap Financial (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provided us with up to $25.0 million of available borrowing capacity under a term loan facility. The full $25.0 million was drawn on the closing date of the Credit Agreement.

On March 29, 2023, we used a portion of the proceeds from our Purchase Agreement with XOMA to fully repay the $2.8 million outstanding principal of our MidCap debt, including payment of $0.3 million in exit fees. The pre-payment was not considered an amendment to our Credit Agreement since we were required to fully repay the remaining principal balance if we sold IXINITY deferred payment stream and milestones. As of September 30, 2023, we do not have any outstanding debt on the balance sheet.

Note 8. Liability Related to Sale of Royalties

On March 30, 2021, we entered into and closed a Royalty Purchase Agreement with HCR pursuant to which we sold to HCR the right to receive royalty payments made by Pfizer in respect of global net sales of RUXIENCE. Under the terms of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, we have received $47.5 million through September 30, 2023 ($35 million at closing and $12.5 million in milestone payments) and we are eligible to receive an additional $10 million based on the achievement of sales milestone in 2023.

Due to the nature of the transaction, which included a cap on HCR’s rate of return, we recorded a liability related to the proceeds received from HCR of $35.0 million, net of transaction costs of $1.1 million and the 2021 milestone payments in the collective amount of $10.0 million as an additional liability related to the sale of royalties on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 pursuant to ASC 470-10-25, Debt – Sales of Future Revenu