UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM ~~10‑Q~~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 June 30, ~~2018~~2019
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 001-37581

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	46-0571712 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
640 Lee Road, Suite 200 Wayne, PA (Address of principal executive offices)	19087 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 324‑7933

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Title of Each Class:

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on which Registered

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value

ACRS

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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 ~~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 ☒ 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Large accelerated filer ☐		Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐		Smaller reporting company ☐☒
~~(Do not check if a 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, as of the close of business on August ~~2, 2018~~5, 2019 was ~~30,980,663.~~

41,368,224.

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ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements			2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance ~~Sheet~~Sheets as of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018			2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated ~~Statement~~Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018			3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated ~~Statement~~Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019and 2018			4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated ~~Statement~~Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018			5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			2127

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			3949

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			4049

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			4150

Item 1A. Risk Factors			4151

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			4152

Item 6. Exhibits			4252

Signatures			4353

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE ~~SHEET~~SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	46,035	$	20,202	$	31,654	$	57,019
Marketable securities		118,569		173,655		83,863		110,953
Accounts receivable, net		2,182		481		19,370		4,861
Inventory		1,026		—		185		791
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,360		5,883		2,822		5,875
Total current assets		171,172		200,221		137,894		179,499
Marketable securities		—		14,997
Property and equipment, net		4,375		2,159		4,241		4,280
Intangible assets		7,311		7,349		69,781		72,951
Goodwill		18,504		18,504		—		18,504
Other assets		457		279		5,323		332
Total assets	$	201,819	$	243,509	$	217,239	$	275,566
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	12,504	$	7,822	$	14,160	$	14,755
Accrued expenses		7,565		4,940		27,597		11,986
Current portion of lease liabilities						991		601
Total current liabilities		20,069		12,762		42,748		27,342
Other liabilities						5,120		1,703
Long-term debt						29,924		29,914
Contingent consideration		5,244		4,378		1,668		934
Other liabilities		1,754		558
Deferred tax liability		549		549		549		549
Total liabilities		27,616		18,247		80,009		60,442
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017		—		—
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 30,965,296 and 30,856,505 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		—		—
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018						—		—
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 41,278,570 and 41,210,725 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively						—		—
Additional paid‑in capital		395,273		384,943		516,836		507,366
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(188)		(246)		8		(69)
Accumulated deficit		(220,882)		(159,435)		(379,614)		(292,173)
Total stockholders’ equity		174,203		225,262		137,230		215,124
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	201,819	$	243,509	$	217,239	$	275,566

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

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ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenues:
ESKATA product sales, net	$	1,533	$	—	$	1,533	$	—
Product sales, net									$	4,979	$	1,533	$	8,757	$	1,533
Contract research		1,143		—		2,261		—		886		1,143		2,149		2,261
Other revenue		1,000		—		1,000		—		—		1,000		—		1,000
Total revenue, net		3,676		—		4,794		—		5,865		3,676		10,906		4,794
Cost of revenue		1,181		—		2,148		—
Gross profit		2,495		—		2,646		—

Operating expenses:
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excludes amortization)										2,703		1,181		5,480		2,148
Research and development		13,984		7,965		27,590		15,737		17,622		13,984		37,541		27,590
Sales and marketing		12,368		2,188		23,601		3,626		7,177		12,368		17,008		23,601
General and administrative		8,121		5,142		14,381		8,862		7,990		8,121		16,180		14,381
Total operating expenses		34,473		15,295		65,572		28,225
Goodwill impairment										18,504		—		18,504		—
Amortization of definite-lived intangible										1,660		—		3,319		—
Total costs and expenses										55,656		35,654		98,032		67,720
Loss from operations		(31,978)		(15,295)		(62,926)		(28,225)		(49,791)		(31,978)		(87,126)		(62,926)
Other income, net		760		457		1,479		828

Other income (expense), net										(85)		760		(315)		1,479
Net loss	$	(31,218)	$	(14,838)	$	(61,447)	$	(27,397)	$	(49,876)	$	(31,218)	$	(87,441)	$	(61,447)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(1.01)	$	(0.56)	$	(1.99)	$	(1.04)	$	(1.21)	$	(1.01)	$	(2.12)	$	(1.99)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted		30,944,899		26,594,854		30,915,577		26,339,250		41,274,808		30,944,899		41,261,808		30,915,577

Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax of $0	$	111	$	(4)	$	46	$	(56)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax of $0									$	30	$	111	$	64	$	46
Foreign currency translation adjustments		28		87		12		159		27		28		13		12
Total other comprehensive income		139		83		58		103		57		139		77		58
Comprehensive loss	$	(31,079)	$	(14,755)	$	(61,389)	$	(27,294)	$	(49,819)	$	(31,079)	$	(87,364)	$	(61,389)

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

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ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTS OF

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)


						Accumulated											Accumulated
	Common Stock			Additional		Other				Total		Common Stock			Additional		Other				Total
		Par		Paid‑in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Stockholders’			Par		Paid‑in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Stockholders’
	Shares	Value		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Equity		Shares	Value		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017	30,856,505	$	—	$	384,943	$	(246)	$	(159,435)	$	225,262
Balance at December 31, 2018												41,210,725	$	—	$	507,366	$	(69)	$	(292,173)	$	215,124
Vesting of RSUs												58,918		—		(188)		—		—		(188)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities												—		—		—		34		—		34
Foreign currency translation adjustment												—		—		—		(14)		—		(14)
Stock-based compensation expense												—		—		4,862		—		—		4,862
Net loss												—		—		—		—		(37,565)		(37,565)
Balance at March 31, 2019												41,269,643		—		512,040		(49)		(329,738)		182,253

Exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs	108,791		—		(62)		—		—		(62)	8,927		—		(18)		—		—		(18)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	—		—		—		46		—		46	—		—		—		30		—		30
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		12		—		12	—		—		—		27		—		27
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		10,392		—		—		10,392	—		—		4,814		—		—		4,814
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(61,447)		(61,447)	—		—		—		—		(49,876)		(49,876)
Balance at June 30, 2018	30,965,296	$	—	$	395,273	$	(188)	$	(220,882)	$	174,203
Balance at June 30, 2019												41,278,570	$	—	$	516,836	$	8	$	(379,614)	$	137,230


						Accumulated
	Common Stock			Additional		Other				Total
		Par		Paid‑in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Stockholders’
	Shares	Value		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017	30,856,505	$	—	$	384,943	$	(246)	$	(159,435)	$	225,262
Exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs	49,124		—		378		—		—		378
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	—		—		—		(65)		—		(65)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		(17)		—		(17)
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		5,143		—		—		5,143
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(30,229)		(30,229)
Balance at March 31, 2018	30,905,629		—		390,464		(328)		(189,664)		200,472

Exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs	59,667		—		(440)		—		—		(440)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	—		—		—		111		—		111
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		29		—		29
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		5,249		—		—		5,249
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(31,218)		(31,218)
Balance at June 30, 2018	30,965,296	$	—	$	395,273	$	(188)	$	(220,882)	$	174,203

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

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ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ~~STATEMENT~~STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

~~(Unaudited)~~

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Six Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(61,447)	$	(27,397)	$	(87,441)	$	(61,447)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		537		105		4,457		537
Stock-based compensation expense		10,392		6,457		9,676		10,392
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		866		—		734		866
Goodwill impairment charge						18,504		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(1,701)		—		(14,509)		(1,701)
Inventory		(1,026)		—		606		(1,026)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		2,345		(3,897)		1,973		2,345
Accounts payable		4,693		3,161		(583)		4,693
Accrued expenses		1,636		(1,168)		13,887		1,636
Net cash used in operating activities		(43,705)		(22,739)		(52,696)		(43,705)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(650)		(388)		(525)		(650)
Purchases of marketable securities		(74,246)		(41,534)		(89,407)		(74,246)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities		144,375		47,652		117,500		144,375
Net cash provided by investing activities		69,479		5,730		27,568		69,479
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the at-the-market sales agreement, net of issuance costs		—		19,311
Capital lease payments		(335)		—
Finance lease payments						(240)		(335)
Proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options		394		235		3		394
Net cash provided by financing activities		59		19,546
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		25,833		2,537
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities						(237)		59
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents						(25,365)		25,833
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,202		30,171		57,019		20,202
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	46,035	$	32,708	$	31,654	$	46,035
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Additions to property and equipment included in accounts payable	$	442	$	190	$	392	$	442
Property and equipment obtained pursuant to capital lease financing arrangements	$	1,896	$	—	$	—	$	1,896
Offering costs included in accounts payable	$	20	$	—	$	—	$	20

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

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ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

1. Organization and Nature of Business

Overview

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2012. In July 2015, Aclaris Therapeutics International Limited (“ATIL”) was established under the laws of the United Kingdom as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. In March 2016, Vixen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Vixen”) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., and in September 2018, Vixen was dissolved. In August 2017, ~~Aclaris~~Confluence Life Sciences, Inc. ~~(formerly~~(now known as ~~Confluence~~Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc.) (“Confluence”) was acquired by Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. and became a wholly-owned subsidiary ~~thereof (see Note 3).~~thereof. Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., ATIL, Vixen and Confluence are referred to collectively as the ~~“Company”.~~“Company.” The Company is a ~~dermatologist-led~~physician-led biopharmaceutical company focused on ~~identifying, developing~~immuno-inflammatory and ~~commercializing innovative therapies to address significant unmet needs~~ dermatological diseases. The Company currently has two commercial products and a diverse pipeline of drug candidates. RHOFADE (oxymetazoline hydrochloride) cream, 1% (“RHOFADE”) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in ~~medical and aesthetic dermatology and immunology.~~January 2017 for the topical treatment of persistent facial erythema (redness) associated with rosacea in adults. The Company’s ~~lead drug,~~ other commercial product, ESKATA (hydrogen peroxide) ~~Topical Solution,~~topical solution, 40% (w/w) (“ESKATA”), is a proprietary ~~high‑concentration~~ formulation of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide ~~that~~which was approved by the ~~Company is commercializing~~FDA in December 2017 as an office-based prescription treatment for raised seborrheic keratosis (“SK”), a common ~~non‑malignant~~non-malignant skin tumor. The Company launched ESKATA in the United States in May 2018. In August 2019, the Company voluntarily discontinued the commercialization of ESKATA in the United States. The Company ~~submitted a~~continues to maintain the New Drug Application (“NDA”) for ESKATA toin the ~~U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in February 2017, and it was approved in December 2017.~~United States. The Company ~~launched~~is currently seeking a strategic partner to commercialize ESKATA, both in ~~May 2018.~~ the United States and worldwide (excluding Canada).

Liquidity

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of ~~$164,604~~$115,517 and an accumulated deficit of ~~$220,882.~~$379,614. Since inception, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from its operations. Prior to the acquisition of Confluence in August 2017, ~~and the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018,~~ the Company had never generated any revenue. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, and, if achieved, will be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, development activities, clinical and preclinical testing of the Company’s drug candidates, and commercialization of the Company’s ~~products~~marketed product(s) will require significant additional financing. The future viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to generate cash from operating activities or to raise additional capital to finance its operations. The Company’s failure to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on its financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the operating parent company, Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, ATIL, Confluence and Vixen. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Based upon the combination of revenue from product sales and contract research services, the Company

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believes that gross profit does not provide a meaningful measure of profitability and, therefore, has not included a line item for gross profit on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Use of Estimates

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, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant

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estimates and assumptions reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, variable consideration included in product sales, net, research and development expenses, contingent consideration and the valuation of stock-based awards. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the condensed consolidated ~~statement~~statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, the condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and the condensed consolidated ~~statement~~statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 are unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March ~~12, 2018~~18, 2019 and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the results of its operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, its changes in stockholders’ equity for the three and ~~2017~~six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, ~~2017~~2018 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 are unaudited. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. The unaudited interim financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, ~~2017~~2018 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March ~~12, 2018.~~18, 2019.

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, ~~2017~~2018 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March ~~12, 2018.~~18, 2019. Since the date of such financial statements, there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies other than those noted below.

In February 2017, the Company paid a $2.0 million Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) fee to the FDA in conjunction with the filing of its NDA for ESKATA. The Company requested a waiver and refund of this PDUFA fee, which was approved by the FDA in December 2017, and was received by the Company in January 2018.

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC Topic 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

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To determine revenue recognition in accordance with ASC Topic 606, the Company 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) performance obligations are satisfied. At contract inception, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within a contract with a customer to identify the performance obligations, and to determine if they are distinct. The Company recognizes the revenue that is allocated to each distinct performance obligation when (or as) that

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performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only recognizes revenue when collection of the consideration it is entitled to under a contract with a customer is probable.

~~ESKATA~~ Product Sales, net

The Company sells RHOFADE, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 sold ESKATA, to ~~McKesson Specialty Care Distribution (“McKesson”~~a limited number of wholesalers in the United States (collectively, its “Customers”) ~~which resells ESKATA~~. These Customers subsequently resell the Company’s products to ~~healthcare~~pharmacies and health care providers. In addition to distribution agreements with Customers, the Company has entered and may continue to enter into arrangements with health care providers, third-party payors, pharmacy benefit managers, and/or group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) which provide for government mandated or privately negotiated rebates, chargebacks, and ~~hospitals.~~discounts with respect to the purchase of the Company’s marketed product(s). The Company discontinued selling ESKATA in August 2019.

The Company recognizes revenue from product sales at the point the Customer obtains control of the product, which generally occurs upon delivery, and includes estimates of variable consideration in the same period revenue is recognized. Components of variable consideration include trade discounts and allowances, product returns, government rebates, discounts and rebates, other incentives such as patient co-pay assistance, and other fee for service amounts. Variable consideration is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as either a reduction of accounts receivable, if payable to a Customer, or as a current liability, if payable to a third party other than a Customer. The Company considers all relevant information when estimating variable consideration such as current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. The amount of net revenue the Company can recognize is constrained by estimates of variable consideration which are included in the transaction price. Payment terms with Customers do not exceed one year and, therefore, the Company does not account for a financing component in its arrangements. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a Customer, including sales commissions, when incurred as the period of benefit is less than one year. Shipping and handling costs for product shipments to Customers are recorded as sales and marketing expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Trade Discounts and Allowances - The Company may provide Customers with trade discounts, rebates, allowances or other incentives. The Company records an estimate for these items as a reduction of revenue in the same period the revenue is recognized.

Government and Payor Rebates - The Company has ~~entered into an agreement directly with one GPO,~~contracted and may ~~enter into additional~~continue to contract with certain third-party payors, primarily health insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers and/or government programs, for the payment of rebates with respect to utilization of its marketed product(s). The Company also has agreements ~~directly~~ with ~~other~~ GPOs ~~and corporate accounts,~~ that provide for administrative fees and discounted pricing in the form of volume-based ~~rebates and chargebacks, and administrative fees.~~rebates. The Company ~~does not accept product returns.~~

is also subject to discount obligations under state Medicaid programs and Medicare. The Company ~~recognizes revenue from sales of ESKATA at the point when control has transferred to the customer, which generally occurs when McKesson takes delivery of the product. The Company includes estimates~~records an estimate for ~~variable consideration, including~~these rebates ~~chargebacks and administrative fees,~~ as a reduction of revenue ~~when it~~in the same period the revenue is recognized. ~~Estimates~~

Other Incentives - Other incentives includes the Company’s co-pay assistance program which is intended to provide financial assistance to qualified commercially-insured patients with prescription drug co-payments required by payors. The Company estimates and records an accrual for these incentives as a reduction of ~~variable consideration include reserves~~revenue in the period the revenue is recognized. The Company estimates amounts for ~~rebates, chargebacks~~co-pay assistance based upon the number of claims and ~~administrative fees related~~the cost per claim that the Company expects to ~~units remaining~~receive associated with product that has been sold to Customers but remains in the distribution channel at ~~McKesson.~~the end of each reporting period.

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Product Returns - Consistent with industry practice, the Company has a product returns policy that provides Customers a right of return for product purchased within a specified period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date. The right of return lapses upon shipment of the goods to a patient. The Company ~~considers all relevant factors when estimating variable consideration including~~records an estimate for the ~~terms~~amount of ~~current contracts, market trends,~~its products which may be returned as a reduction of revenue in the period the related revenue is recognized. The Company’s estimates for product returns are based upon available industry data and ~~forecasted buying patterns~~its own sales information, including its visibility into the inventory remaining in the distribution channel. There is no returns liability associated with sales of ESKATA as ~~available and appropriate.~~ the Company has a no returns policy for this product.

~~The Company has determined that its arrangement with McKesson, its only direct customer, does not include a financing component since payment terms under~~Product sales, net consisted of the ~~agreement do not exceed one year. The Company expenses incremental costs of contracts with direct and indirect customers, which generally include sales commissions, in the period they are incurred.~~following:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
ESKATA	$	272	$	1,533	$	344	$	1,533
RHOFADE		4,707		—		8,413		—
Total product sales, net	$	4,979	$	1,533	$	8,757	$	1,533

Contract Research

The Company earns contract research revenue from the provision of laboratory services to clients through Confluence, its wholly-owned subsidiary. ~~Laboratory service~~Contract research revenue is generally evidenced by contracts with clients which are on an agreed upon fixed-price, fee-for-service basis and are generally billed on a monthly basis in arrears for services rendered. Revenue related to these contracts is generally recognized as the laboratory services are performed, based upon the rates specified in the contracts. Under ASC Topic 606, the Company elected to apply the “right to invoice” practical expedient when recognizing ~~laboratory service~~contract research revenue. The Company recognizes ~~laboratory service~~contract research revenue in the amount to which it has the right to invoice.

The Company has also ~~receives~~received revenue from grants under the Small Business Innovation Research program of the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”). During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company ~~through Confluence, its wholly-owned subsidiary,~~ had two active grants from NIH which were related to early-stage research. There are no remaining funds available to the Company under the grants. The Company recognizes revenue related to grants as amounts become reimbursable under each grant, which is generally when research is performed, and the related costs are incurred.

Other Revenue

Licenses of Intellectual Property – The Company recognizes revenue received from non-refundable, upfront fees related to the licensing of intellectual property when the intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the license has been transferred to the customer, and the customer is able to use and benefit from the license.

Milestone Payments - At the inception of each arrangement that includes milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the amount allocated to the license of intellectual property. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company or the customer, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received.

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Inventory

Inventory includes the third-party cost of manufacturing and assembly of ~~the~~ finished product, ~~form of ESKATA,~~ quality control and other overhead costs. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or ~~market.~~net realizable value. Inventory is adjusted for short-dated, unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. The Company had ~~$1,026~~$185 and $0$791 of inventory as of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, which was comprised ~~solely~~primarily of finished goods.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include both finite-lived and indefinite-lived assets. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life based on the pattern over which the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up. If that pattern cannot be reliably determined, the straight-line method of amortization is used. Finite-lived intangible assets consist of a research technology platform the Company acquired through the acquisition of Confluence and the intellectual property rights related to RHOFADE. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of an in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) drug candidate acquired through the acquisition of Confluence. IPR&D assets are considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The cost of IPR&D assets is either amortized over their estimated useful life beginning when the underlying drug candidate is approved and launched commercially, or expensed immediately if development of the drug candidate is abandoned.

Finite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually, which the Company performs during the fourth quarter, or when indicators of an impairment are present. The Company recognizes impairment losses when and to the extent that the estimated fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value.

Goodwill

Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is subject to testing for impairment at least annually, which the Company performs during the fourth quarter, or when indicators of an impairment are present. The Company considers each of its operating segments, dermatology therapeutics and contract research, to be a reporting unit since this is the lowest level for which discrete financial information is available. The Company attributed the full amount of the goodwill acquired with Confluence, or $18,504, to the dermatology therapeutics segment. The annual impairment test performed by the Company is a qualitative assessment based upon current facts and circumstances related to operations of the dermatology therapeutics segment. If the qualitative assessment indicates an impairment may be present, the Company would perform the required quantitative analysis and an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. However, any loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company performed an interim impairment analysis due to the decline in its stock price, which was considered a triggering event to evaluate goodwill for impairment. The Company’s impairment analysis, using a market approach, noted that its stock price, including a reasonable control premium, resulted in a fair value for the dermatology therapeutics reporting unit which was less than its carrying value. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $18,504, the full balance of goodwill, in the three months ended June 30, 2019.

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Leases

Leases represent a company’s right to use an underlying asset and a corresponding obligation to make payments to a lessor for the right to use those assets. The Company evaluates leases at their inception to determine if they are an operating lease or a finance lease. A lease is accounted for as a finance lease if it meets one of the following five criteria: the lease has a purchase option that is reasonably certain of being exercised, the present value of the future cash flows are substantially all of the fair market value of the underlying asset, the lease term is for a significant portion of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, the title to the underlying asset transfers at the end of the lease term, or if the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative uses to the lessor at the end of the term. Leases that do not meet the finance lease criteria are accounted for as an operating lease.

The Company recognizes assets and liabilities for leases at their inception based upon the present value of all payments due under the lease. The Company uses an implicit interest rate to determine the present value of finance leases, and its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of operating leases. The Company determines incremental borrowing rates by referencing collateralized borrowing rates for debt instruments with terms similar to the respective lease. The Company recognizes expense for operating and finance leases on a straight-line basis over the term of each lease, and interest expense related to finance leases is recognized over the lease term based on the effective interest method. The Company includes estimates for any residual value guarantee obligations under its leases in lease liabilities recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Right-of-use assets are included in other assets and property and equipment, net on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet for operating and finance leases, respectively. Obligations for lease payments are included in current portion of lease liabilities and other liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet for both operating and finance leases.

Contingent Consideration

The Company initially recorded the contingent consideration related to future potential payments based upon the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial milestones, resulting from the acquisition of Confluence, at its estimated fair value on the date of acquisition. Changes in fair value reflect new information about the likelihood of the payment of the contingent consideration and the passage of time. For example, if the timing of the development of an acquired drug candidate, or the size of potential commercial opportunities related to an acquired drug, differ from the Company’s assumptions, then the fair value of contingent consideration would be adjusted accordingly. Future changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration, if any, will be recorded as income or expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Concentration of Credit Risk and of Significant Customers and Suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company holds all cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances at one accredited financial institution, in amounts that exceed federally insured limits. The Company does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.

The Company’s top five customers represented 94% of aggregate gross revenues from product sales and contract research revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The Company’s top five customers represented 87% of aggregate gross revenues from product sales and contract research revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The Company currently relies on Allergan Sales, LLC (“Allergan”) to distribute RHOFADE on its behalf pursuant to the terms of a transition services agreement. Accounts receivable, net as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 included $18,532 and $4,298, respectively, related to amounts invoiced by Allergan for sales of RHOFADE pursuant to the terms of the transition services agreement.

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The Company is dependent on third-party manufacturers to supply products for commercial distribution, as well as for research and development activities, including preclinical and clinical testing. These activities could be adversely affected by a significant interruption in the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and other components.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In ~~June~~November 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction Between Topic 808 and Topic 606, which, among other things, provides guidance on how to assess whether certain collaborative arrangement transactions should be accounted for under Topic 606. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-18 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). ASU 2018-15 requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within such fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-15 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). The FASB developed the amendments to ASC 820 as part of its broader disclosure framework project, which aims to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by focusing on requirements that clearly communicate the most important information to users of the financial statements. This update eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements for all entities, requires public entities to disclose certain new information and modifies some of the existing disclosure requirements. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within such fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, ~~Compensation-Stock~~Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The amendments in this ASU expand the scope of Topic 718 to include stock-based compensation arrangements with nonemployees except for specific guidance on option pricing model inputs and cost attribution. ASU 2018-07 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2018, including interim periods within that ~~year, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-07 on its consolidated financial statements.~~

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations-Clarifying the Definition of a Business (Topic 805). The amendments in this ASU provide a screen to determine when a set of acquired assets and/or activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired, or disposed of, is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. The amendments in this ASU will reduce the number of transactions that meet the definition of a business. ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years, and early adoption will be permitted.year. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard on January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, the impact of which on its consolidated financial statements was not significant.

In ~~May 2014,~~February 2016, the FASB issued ASU ~~2014-09, Revenue from Contracts~~2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, and 2018-11, Targeted Improvements, which included a number of technical corrections and improvements, including additional options for transition. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with ~~Customers (Topic 606). Under this~~terms longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU ~~entities should recognize revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which they expect to be entitled to in exchange for goods and services provided. ASU 2014-09~~2016-02 is effective for annual ~~reporting~~ periods beginning after December 15, ~~2017.~~ 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in ASU 2016-02 must be applied to all leases existing at the date a company initially applies the standard.

The Company adopted the ~~provisions of this~~new standard on January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, using the effective date as the date of its initial application, and used the modified retrospective transition method. The Company did not recognize any transition adjustments as a result of adopting ASU 2014-09 and, accordingly, comparative information has not been restated for the periods reported.

~~3. Acquisition of Confluence~~

In August 2017, the Company acquired Confluence, at which time, Confluence became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company gave aggregate consideration with a fair value of $24,322 to the equity holders of Confluence. The Company also agreed to pay the Confluence equity holders contingent consideration of up to $80,000, based upon the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial milestones, including $2,500 of which may be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock upon the achievement of a specified development milestone.approach. In addition, the Company ~~has agreed~~elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard which, among other things, allowed the Company to ~~pay~~carry forward the ~~Confluence equity holders specified future royalty payments calculated~~historical lease identification and classification. The Company also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components, as well as the short-term lease practical expedient which allowed the Company to not capitalize leases with terms less than 12 months that do not contain a low single-digit percentage of annual net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, until the date that all of the patent rights for that product have expired, as determined on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis or, in specified circumstances, ten years from the first commercial sale of such product.

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~~The following table summarizes~~Company’s consolidated financial statements have not been restated, and disclosures required by the ~~fair value of total consideration given to the Confluence equity holders in connection with the acquisition:~~

Cash consideration paid

$
10,269
Aclaris common stock issued

9,675
Contingent consideration

4,378
Total fair value of consideration to Confluence equity holders

$
24,322

~~The Company accounted~~new standard have not been provided, for the acquisition of Confluence as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this transaction were recorded at their respective fair values on the date of acquisition using assumptions that are subject to change. The Company finalized the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Confluence in the second quarter of 2018.periods before January 1, 2019.

The ~~following supplemental unaudited pro forma information presents the Company’s financial results, for the periods presented, as if the acquisition~~adoption of ~~Confluence had occurred~~ASU 2016-02 resulted in recording additional assets and liabilities of $2,132 and $2,317, respectively upon adoption on January 1, ~~2017. This supplemental unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared for comparative purposes only, and is~~2019. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not ~~necessarily indicative~~have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of ~~what actual results would have been had the acquisition of Confluence occurred on January 1, 2017, nor is this information indicative of future results.~~

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,


2018

2017

2018

2017
Revenue

$
3,676

$
1,067

$
4,794

$
2,303
Gross profit

995

243

1,146

805
Total operating expenses

32,973

16,133

64,072

29,449
Net loss

(31,218)

(15,432)

(61,447)

(28,106)

The supplemental unaudited pro forma financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 include adjustments to exclude $370 and $670, respectively, of revenue billed to the Company by Confluence. The supplemental unaudited pro forma financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 also include an adjustment for amortization expense related to the other intangible asset acquired. operations or cash flows.

3. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities ~~which~~that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values:


	June 30, 2018								June 30, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	33,722	$	11,182	$	—	$	44,904	$	20,226	$	—	$	—	$	20,226
Marketable securities		—		118,569		—		118,569		—		83,863		—		83,863
Total Assets	$	33,722	$	129,751	$	—	$	163,473
Total assets									$	20,226	$	83,863	$	—	$	104,089


Liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	5,244	$	5,244	$	—	$	—	$	1,668	$	1,668
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	5,244	$	5,244	$	—	$	—	$	1,668	$	1,668

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	December 31, 2017								December 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	19,339	$	—	$	—	$	19,339	$	49,766	$	4,992	$	—	$	54,758
Marketable securities		—		188,652		—		188,652		—		110,953		—		110,953
Total Assets	$	19,339	$	188,652	$	—	$	207,991
Total assets									$	49,766	$	115,945	$	—	$	165,711


Liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	4,378	$	4,378	$	—	$	—	$	934	$	934
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	4,378	$	4,378	$	—	$	—	$	934	$	934

As of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, the Company’s cash equivalents consisted of investments with maturities of less than three months and included a money market fund and commercial paper, which ~~was~~were valued based upon Level 1 ~~inputs,~~inputs. The Company’s marketable securities consisted of investments with maturities of more than three months and included commercial paper, corporate debt and government obligations, which ~~was~~were valued based upon Level 2 inputs. In determining the fair value of its Level 2 investments the Company relied on quoted prices for identical securities in markets that are not active. These quoted prices were obtained by the Company with the assistance of a third-party pricing service based on available trade, bid and other observable market data for identical securities. On a quarterly basis, the Company compares the quoted prices obtained from the third-party pricing service to other available independent pricing information to validate the reasonableness of those quoted prices. The Company evaluates whether adjustments to third-party pricing is necessary and, historically, the Company has not made adjustments to the quoted prices obtained from the third-party pricing service. During the ~~three and~~ six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and the year ended December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. The change in acquisition-related contingent consideration

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related to ~~acquisition of~~ Confluence of ~~$866 during the six months ended June 30, 2018~~$734 was the result of updates to the Company’s assumptions ~~related to drug discovery research on~~as a result of the ~~soft-JAK inhibitors, which progressed more quickly than originally planned.~~filing of an Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) for ATI-450 during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s available for sale marketable securities by type of security:


	June 30, 2018								June 30, 2019
			Gross		Gross						Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gain		Loss		Value		Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities	$	18,084	$	—	$	(59)	$	18,025	$	16,872	$	20	$	—	$	16,892
Commercial paper		53,626		—		—		53,626		25,834		—		—		25,834
Asset-backed securities		22,021		—		(16)		22,005		18,646		9		—		18,655
U.S. government agency debt securities		24,962		1		(50)		24,913		22,472		10		—		22,482
Total marketable securities	$	118,693	$	1	$	(125)	$	118,569	$	83,824	$	39	$	—	$	83,863


	December 31, 2017								December 31, 2018
			Gross		Gross						Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gain		Loss		Value		Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities	$	37,401	$	—	$	(68)	$	37,333	$	5,030	$	—	$	(14)	$	5,016
Commercial paper		85,202		—		—		85,202		67,159		—		—		67,159
Asset-backed securities		16,708		—		(13)		16,695		21,745		—		(8)		21,737
U.S. government agency debt securities		49,511		—		(89)		49,422		17,044		—		(3)		17,041
Total marketable securities	$	188,822	$	—	$	(170)	$	188,652	$	110,978	$	—	$	(25)	$	110,953

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5.4. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:


		June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
Computer equipment	$	1,276	$	650	$	1,360	$	1,292
Fleet vehicles		1,896		—		—		2,131
Finance lease right-of-use assets						2,557		—
Manufacturing equipment		562		511		607		604
Lab equipment		838		721		994		1,068
Furniture and fixtures		523		327		852		524
Leasehold improvements		259		430		336		332
Property and equipment, gross		5,354		2,639		6,706		5,951
Accumulated depreciation		(979)		(480)		(2,465)		(1,671)
Property and equipment, net	$	4,375	$	2,159	$	4,241	$	4,280

Depreciation expense was ~~$296~~$394 and ~~$55~~$296 for the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, and ~~$499~~was $795 and ~~$105~~$499 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following:


		Gross Cost				Accumulated Amortization
	Remaining		June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	Life (years)	2019		2018		2019		2018
RHOFADE product rights	9.4	$	66,415	$	66,229	$	3,871	$	552
Other intangible assets	8.1		751		751		143		106
Total definite-lived intangible assets			67,166		66,980		4,014		658
IPR&D	na		6,629		6,629		—		—
Total intangible assets, net		$	73,795	$	73,609	$	4,014	$	658

Amortization expense was $1,679 and ~~2017,~~$0 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was $3,356 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As of June 30, 2019, estimated future amortization expenses are as follows:


Year Ending December 31,
2019	$	3,360
2020		6,717
2021		6,718
2022		6,717
2023		6,718
Thereafter		32,922
Total	$	63,152

6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:


		June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
Employee compensation expenses	$	3,922	$	3,010	$	3,660	$	5,293
Sales and marketing expenses		1,237		39
Sales discounts and allowances						18,415		2,650
Selling and marketing expenses						741		453
Research and development expenses		938		627		2,036		1,437
Capital leases, current portion		552		142
Professional fees		389		108		407		1,123
Payable to NST		—		590
Other		527		424		2,338		1,030
Total accrued expenses	$	7,565	$	4,940	$	27,597	$	11,986

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7. Debt

Loan and Security Agreement – Oxford Finance LLC

In October 2018, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Oxford Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oxford”). The Loan Agreement provided for up to $65,000 in term loans (the “Term Loan Facility”). Of the $65,000, the Company borrowed $30,000 in October 2018, all of which was outstanding as of June 30, 2019, and did not draw the remaining $35,000 that was available until March 31, 2019 under the Loan Agreement.

The Loan Agreement provides for interest only payments through November 2021, followed by 24 consecutive equal monthly payments of principal and interest in arrears starting on November 2021 and continuing through the maturity date of October 2023. All unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable on the maturity date. The Loan Agreement provides for an annual interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.35% and (ii) the 30-day U.S. LIBOR rate plus 6.25%. The Loan Agreement also provides for a final payment fee equal to 5.75% of the original principal amount of the term loans drawn under the Term Loan Facility, which final payment is due on October 1, 2023 or upon the prepayment of the facility or the acceleration of amounts due under the facility as a result of an event of default.

The Company has the option to prepay the outstanding balance of the term loans in full, subject to a prepayment fee of (i) 3% of the original principal amount of the aggregate term loans drawn for any prepayment prior to the first anniversary of the date such term loan was funded, (ii) 2% of the original principal amount of the aggregate term loans drawn for any prepayment between the first and second anniversaries of the date such term loan was funded or (iii) 1% of the original principal amount of the aggregate term loans drawn for any prepayment after the second anniversary of the funding date but before October 1, 2023. The Company also has the option to prepay the term loans in part, once in a three-month period, of an amount of $2,000 or greater, subject to the same prepayment fees and other specified limitations.

The Term Loan Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets, except that the collateral does not include the Company’s intellectual property, and the Company has agreed not to encumber any of its intellectual property. The Loan Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. The Loan Agreement also contains specified financial covenants related to minimum consolidated future revenues of the Company.

The carrying value of the Loan Agreement approximates fair value because the interest is a floating rate based on the 30-day U.S. LIBOR rate, and is therefore reflective of market rates.

8. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

As of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorized the Company to issue 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. No shares of preferred stock were outstanding as of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 or December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Common Stock

As of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorized the Company to issue 100,000,000 shares of $0.00001 par value common stock.

Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Common stockholders are entitled to receive dividends, as may be declared by the board of directors, if any,

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2019.

~~At-The-Market Equity Offering~~

In November 2016, the Company entered into an at-the-market sales agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC to sell the Company’s securities under a shelf registration statement filed in November 2016. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock under the at-the-market sales agreement. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had issued and sold an aggregate of 635,000 shares of common stock under the at-the-market sales agreement at a weighted average price per share of $31.50, for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,003. The Company has incurred expenses of $691 in connection with the shares issued under the at-the-market sales agreement.

~~Public Offering of Common Stock~~

In August 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement pursuant to which the Company issued and sold 3,747,602 shares of common stock under a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Public Offering”), including the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional shares. The shares of common stock were sold to the public at a price of $23.02 per share, for gross proceeds of $86,270.

The Company paid underwriting discounts and commissions of $5,176 to the underwriters in connection with the Public Offering. In addition, the Company incurred expenses of $176 in connection with the Public Offering. The net offering proceeds received by the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were $80,918.

8.9. Stock‑Based Awards

2017 Inducement Plan

In July 2017, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2017 Inducement Plan (the “2017 Inducement Plan”). The 2017 Inducement Plan is a non-shareholder approved stock plan adopted pursuant to the “inducement exception” provided under Nasdaq listing rules. The only employees eligible to receive grants of awards under the 2017 Inducement Plan are individuals who satisfy the standards for inducement grants under Nasdaq listing rules, generally including individuals who were not previously an employee or director of the Company. Under the terms of the 2017 Inducement Plan, ~~upon adoption, the Company may grant~~ up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock were available for issuance pursuant to nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, and other stock awards. ~~The~~All shares of common stock that were eligible for issuance under the 2017 Inducement Plan after October 1, 2018, including any shares underlying any awards that expire or are otherwise terminated, reacquired to satisfy tax withholding obligations, settled in cash or repurchased by the Company in the future that would have been eligible for re-issuance under the 2017 Inducement Plan, ~~will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2017 Inducement Plan. As of June 30, 2018, 112,224 shares of common stock~~ were ~~available for grant under the 2017 Inducement Plan.~~retired.

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

In September 2015, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), and ~~on September 16, 2015,~~ the Company’s stockholders approved the 2015 Plan. The 2015 Plan became effective in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in October 2015. Beginning at the time the 2015 Plan became effective, no further grants may be made under the Company’s 2012 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the “2012 Plan”). The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance stock awards, cash-based awards and other stock-based awards. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan was 1,643,872 shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year ~~beginning on January 1, 2016 and~~ ending on January 1, 2025, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 4.0% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year or (ii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that

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expire, are otherwise terminated, settled in cash or repurchased by the Company under the 2015 Plan and the 2012 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2015 Plan. As of January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan was automatically increased by ~~1,234,260~~1,648,429 shares. As of June 30, ~~2018, 1,671,239~~2019, 1,975,820 shares remained available for grant under the 2015 Plan.

2012 Equity Compensation Plan

Upon the 2015 Plan becoming effective, no further grants can be made under the 2012 Plan. The Company granted stock options to purchase a total of 1,140,524 shares under the 2012 Plan, of which ~~957,013~~945,200 and ~~984,720~~948,761 were outstanding as of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. Stock options granted under the 2012 Plan vest over four years and expire after ten years. As required, the exercise price for the stock options granted under the 2012 Plan was not less than the fair value of the shares of common stock underlying the awards as determined by the Company as of the date of grant.

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Stock Option Valuation

The weighted average assumptions the Company used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted were as follows:


	Six Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
Risk-free interest rate	2.63	%	1.93	%	2.53	%	2.63	%
Expected term (in years)	6.3		6.0		6.3		6.3
Expected volatility	95.78	%	94.09	%	101.70	%	95.78	%
Expected dividend yield	0	%	0	%	0	%	0	%

The Company recognizes compensation expense for awards over their vesting period. Compensation expense for awards includes the impact of forfeitures in the period when they occur.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity from January 1, ~~2018~~2019 through June 30, ~~2018:~~2019:

Weighted


Weighted

Average

Average

Remaining

Aggregate

Number

Exercise

Contractual

Intrinsic

of Shares

Price

Term

Value

(in years)

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017

3,328,757

$
20.69

8.28

$
19,812

Granted

1,215,000

21.70

Exercised

(46,700)

8.43

Forfeited and cancelled

(181,115)

24.79

Outstanding as of June 30, 2018

4,315,942

$
20.93

8.34

$
13,650

Options vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2018

4,315,942

$
20.93

8.34

$
13,650

Options exercisable as of June 30, 2018

1,377,080
(1)
$
15.25

7.21

$
10,725


					Weighted
			Weighted		Average
			Average		Remaining	Aggregate
	Number		Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
	of Shares		Price		Term	Value
					(in years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018	4,282,081		$	20.53	7.91	$	2,404
Granted	28,500			7.66
Exercised	(1,800)			1.52
Forfeited and cancelled	(298,358)			24.08
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019	4,010,423		$	20.18	7.23	$	345
Options vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2019	4,010,423		$	20.18	7.23	$	345
Options exercisable as of June 30, 2019	2,207,189	(1)	$	17.54	6.46	$	345

(1)

All options granted under the 2012 Plan are exercisable immediately, subject to a repurchase right in the Company’s favor that lapses as the ~~option vests.~~options vest. This amount reflects the number of shares under options that were vested, as opposed to ~~exercisable, as of June 30, 2018.~~exercisable.

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The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$17.04~~$6.22 per share.

The intrinsic value of a stock option is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock option and the fair value of the underlying common stock, and cannot be less than zero.

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Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity from January 1, ~~2018~~2019 through June 30, ~~2018:~~2019:


		Weighted			Weighted
		Average			Average
		Grant Date			Grant Date
	Number	Fair Value		Number	Fair Value
	of Shares	Per Share		of Shares	Per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	283,553	$	27.02

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018				626,407	$	20.30
Granted	357,360		21.62	1,517,042		6.27
Vested	(87,357)		27.13	(96,252)		22.02
Forfeited and cancelled	(20,800)		23.70	(87,610)		13.37
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018	532,756	$	23.51
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019				1,959,587	$	9.67

Stock‑Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock‑based compensation expense recorded by the Company:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Cost of revenue	$	190	$	—	$	366	$	—	$	223	$	190	$	429	$	366
Research and development		1,756		1,304		3,483		2,521		1,721		1,756		3,315		3,483
Sales and marketing		1,020		400		1,927		780		216		1,020		806		1,927
General and administrative		2,283		1,600		4,616		3,156		2,654		2,283		5,126		4,616
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	5,249	$	3,304	$	10,392	$	6,457	$	4,814	$	5,249	$	9,676	$	10,392

As of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had unrecognized stock‑based compensation expense for stock options and RSUs of ~~$45,446~~$24,719 and ~~$10,760,~~$15,151, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over weighted average periods of ~~2.88~~2.15 years and ~~3.25~~3.10 years, respectively.

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10. Net Loss per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share is summarized in the following table:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(31,218)	$	(14,838)	$	(61,447)	$	(27,397)	$	(49,876)	$	(31,218)	$	(87,441)	$	(61,447)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		30,944,899		26,594,854		30,915,577		26,339,250		41,274,808		30,944,899		41,261,808		30,915,577
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(1.01)	$	(0.56)	$	(1.99)	$	(1.04)	$	(1.21)	$	(1.01)	$	(2.12)	$	(1.99)

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which included stock options and RSUs, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share since the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share is the same. The following table presents potential shares of common stock excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018. All share amounts presented in the table below represent the total number outstanding as of June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018.



	June 30,		June 30,
	2018	2017	2019	2018
Options to purchase common stock	4,315,942	2,773,066	4,010,423	4,315,942
Restricted stock unit awards	532,756	222,886	1,959,587	532,756
Total potential shares of common stock	4,848,698	2,995,952	5,970,010	4,848,698

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11. Leases

The Company has operating leases for office space and ~~Contingencies~~laboratory facilities, and finance leases for fleet vehicles leased for its sales force and laboratory equipment. The components of lease expense were as follows:


	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019
Operating lease expense	$	302

Finance Leases:
Amortization of right-to-use assets	$	313
Interest expense		67
Total finance lease expenses	$	380

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company recorded $201 and $478, respectively, of rent expense which was recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

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Operating Leases

Agreements for Office Space

In November 2017, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, LLC (the “Sublandlord”) pursuant to which it subleases 33,019 square feet of office space for its headquarters in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Subject to the consent of Chesterbrook Partners, LP (“Landlord”) as set forth in the lease by and between them and Sublandlord, the sublease has a term that runs through October 2023. If for any reason the lease between the Landlord and Sublandlord is terminated or expires prior to October 2023, the Company’s sublease will automatically terminate.

In ~~November 2016,~~February 2019, the Company entered into a ~~lease~~sublease agreement with a third party for ~~additional office space in Malvern, Pennsylvania with a term ending in November 2019. The Company also occupies~~21,056 square feet of office and laboratory space in St. Louis, Missouri ~~under~~with total future total rent payments of $3,538. The Company has also agreed to pay $1,472 of the ~~terms~~total renovation and improvement costs incurred by the landlord, which is collateralized by a standby letter of ~~an agreement which it entered into~~credit held by the Company. The lease commenced in ~~January 2018~~June 2019 and ~~which expires in December 2018.~~has a term that runs through June 2029.

Rent expense was $201 and $90 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and was $478 and $174 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and has accrued for rent expense incurred but not yet paid.Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases is as follows:


		June 30,
Operating Leases:	2019
Gross cost	$	5,207
Accumulated amortization		(177)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	5,030

Other current liabilities	$	488
Other liabilities		3,794
Total operating lease liabilities	$	4,282

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~~Capital~~Finance Leases

Laboratory Equipment

The Company leases laboratory equipment which is used in its laboratory space in St. Louis, Missouri under two ~~capital~~ lease financing arrangements which the Company entered into in August 2017 and October 2017, respectively. The ~~capital~~ leases have terms which end in October 2020 and December 2020, respectively.

Fleet Vehicles

The Company leases automobiles for its sales force and other field-based employees under the terms of a master lease agreement with a third party. The lease term for each automobile begins on the date the Company takes delivery and continues for a period of four years. ~~The Company has accounted for the automobile leases as capital leases in its condensed consolidated financial statements.~~

Table of ~~June 30, 2018, future minimum payments under~~Contents

Supplemental balance sheet information related to finance leases is as follows:


		June 30,
Finance Leases:	2019
Property and equipment, gross	$	2,557
Accumulated depreciation		(763)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,794

Other current liabilities	$	503
Other liabilities		1,173
Total finance lease liabilities	$	1,676

Supplemental information related to operating and ~~capital lease agreements were~~finance leases is as follows:

Year Ending December 31,

2018

$
603

2019

1,061

2020

998

2021

1,015

2022

765

Thereafter

533

Total

$
4,975


	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
Supplemental Cash Flow Lease Information:	2019
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	309
Operating cash flows from finance leases		61
Financing cash flows from finance leases		240

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	3,060


Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term (in years):
Operating leases		7.19
Finance leases		2.74

Weighted-Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases		10.10	%
Finance leases		6.94	%

Future maturities of lease liabilities under operating and finance leases as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:


			Operating		Finance
Year Ending December 31,	��		Leases		Leases
2019		$	419	$	295
2020			909		567
2021			934		448
2022			959		180
2023			877		—
Thereafter			2,024		—
Total undiscounted lease payments			6,122		1,490
Less: unrecognized interest			(1,840)		(187)
Plus: residual value guarantees			—		373
Total lease liability		$	4,282	$	1,676

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The undiscounted lease payments presented in the table above are consistent with the future minimum lease payments disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019 under the prior lease guidance.

~~11.~~12. Related Party Transactions

Sublease

In August 2013, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with NeXeption, Inc. ("NeXeption"), which was subsequently assigned to NST Consulting, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NST, LLC. In November 2017, the Company terminated the sublease with NST Consulting, LLC effective March 31, 2018. The Company paid $590 to NST Consulting, LLC, which amount represented accelerated rent payments. Total payments made under the sublease during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $0 and ~~2017 were~~ $570, ~~and $124,~~ respectively.

In February 2014, the Company entered into a services agreement with NST, LLC (the “NST Services Agreement”), pursuant to which NST, LLC provided certain pharmaceutical development, management and other administrative services to the Company. Under the same agreement, the Company also provided services to another company under common control with the Company and NST, LLC and was reimbursed by NST, LLC for those services. In November 2017, the Company terminated the NST Services Agreement effective December 31, 2017.

Mr. Stephen Tullman, the former chairman of the Company’s board of directors, was an executive officer of NeXeption and is also the manager of NST Consulting, LLC and NST, LLC, and three of the Company’s executive officers are and have been members of entities affiliated with NST, LLC.

The Company had no amounts payable to NST Consulting, LLC as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Asset Purchase Agreement with Allergan

In November 2018, the Company closed the acquisition of RHOFADE, which includes an exclusive license to certain intellectual property for RHOFADE, as well as additional intellectual property, from Allergan pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 15, 2018 (as amended, the “Asset Purchase Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to assume the obligation to pay specified royalties and milestone payments under agreements with Aspect Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Vicept Therapeutics, Inc. Members of the Company’s management team, including Neal Walker, Frank Ruffo and Stuart Shanler, as well as Anand Mehra, a member of the Company’s board of directors, are former stockholders of Vicept Therapeutics, Inc., and Dr. Shanler is also a current member of Aspect Pharmaceuticals, LLC. In their capacities as current or former holders of equity interests in these entities, these individuals may be entitled to receive a portion of the potential future payments payable by the Company.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company incurred an expense of $379 and $0 related to royalties and milestones earned by Aspect Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Vicept Therapeutics, Inc., respectively, under those agreements.

13.Agreements Related to Intellectual Property

Asset Purchase Agreement – Allergan Sales, LLC

In November 2018, the Company closed the acquisition of RHOFADE from Allergan pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (see Note 12). The Company is obligated to pay Allergan specified royalties, ranging from a mid-single digit percentage to a mid-teen percentage of net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, on a country-by-country basis until the date that the patent rights related to RHOFADE have expired or, if later, November 30, 2028. The Company incurred royalties earned by Allergan under the Asset Purchase Agreement of $471 and $0 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $842 and $0 during the six months

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~~During the three and six months~~ ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, ~~and 2017, amounts included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the NST Services Agreement are summarized in the following table:~~

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,


2018

2017

2018

2017

Services provided by NST Consulting, LLC

$
—

$
56

$
—

$
112

Services provided to NST Consulting, LLC

—

(7)

—

(18)

General and administrative expense, net

$
—

$
49

$
—

$
94

Net payments made to NST Consulting, LLC

$
—

$
47

$
—

$
182

respectively. The Company ~~had~~also agreed to pay Allergan a ~~net amount payable~~one-time payment of ~~$0 and $570~~$5,000 upon the achievement of a specified development milestone related to ~~NST Consulting, LLC under~~ the ~~NST Services Agreement as~~potential development of ~~June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.~~

~~12.Agreements Related to Intellectual Property~~an additional dermatology product.

License, Development and Commercialization Agreement – Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In April 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Cipher”) for the rights to obtain regulatory approval of and commercialize A-101 40% Topical Solution, which the Company markets under the brand name ESKATA in the United States, in Canada for the treatment of SK. Under the agreement, Cipher is responsible for obtaining marketing approval in Canada for A-101 40% Topical Solution. The Company will supply Cipher with finished product under a supply agreement, and, if ~~approved,~~regulatory approval is obtained, Cipher will be responsible for distribution and commercialization of A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada. Additionally, Cipher is responsible for all expenses related to regulatory and commercial activities for A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada. ~~The~~In April 2018, the Company received an ~~up-front~~upfront payment of $1,000 upon signing of the agreement ~~with Cipher, which is included~~and in ~~revenue on~~October 2018, the ~~Company’s condensed consolidated statement~~Company received $500 upon the achievement of ~~operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.~~a specified regulatory milestone. The Company can earn ~~aggregate payments~~a remaining payment of ~~$1,000~~$500 upon the achievement of a specified ~~development milestones,~~regulatory milestone, and aggregate payments of $1,750 upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones under the terms of the agreement with Cipher. Cipher will also be required to pay the Company a low double-digit percentage royalty on net sales of A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada. The term of the agreement expires on the later of the expiration of applicable patents in Canada or the 15th anniversary of the first commercial sale of licensed product in Canada. Cipher submitted a New Drug Submission for A-101 40% Topical Solution for the treatment of raised SKs, which was accepted for review by Health Canada in December 2018.

Assignment Agreement – Estate of Mickey Miller and

Finder’s Services Agreement – KPT Consulting, LLC

In August 2012, the Company entered into an assignment agreement with the Estate of Mickey Miller (the “Miller Estate”), under which the Company acquired some of the intellectual property rights covering ~~A-101.~~ESKATA and A-101 45% Topical Solution. In connection with obtaining the assignment of the intellectual property from the Miller Estate, the Company also entered into a separate finder’s services agreement with KPT Consulting, LLC. Under the terms of the finder’s services agreement, the Company made a milestone payment of $1,000 upon the achievement of a specified regulatory ~~milestones~~milestone in April 2017 and a milestone payment of $1,500 upon the achievement of a specified commercial ~~milestones~~milestone in May 2018. The payments were recorded as general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Under the finder’s services agreement, the Company is obligated to make an additional milestone ~~payments~~payment of ~~up to~~ $3,000 upon the achievement of a specified commercial ~~milestones.~~milestone. Under each of the assignment agreement and the finder’s services agreement, the Company is also obligated to pay royalties on sales of ~~A-101 or~~ESKATA and any related products, at low single-digit percentages of net sales, subject to reduction in specified circumstances. ~~The~~During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company ~~has not made any~~incurred an aggregate expense of $14 and $0, respectively, related to royalty payments ~~to date~~ under ~~either agreement.~~these agreements. Both agreements will terminate upon the expiration of the last pending,

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viable patent claim of the patents acquired under the assignment agreement, but no sooner than 15 years from the effective date of the agreements.

~~13.~~

14. Income Taxes

The Company did not record a federal or state income tax benefit for losses incurred during the ~~three and~~ six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 due to the Company’s conclusion that a valuation allowance was required for those periods.

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15. Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments, dermatology therapeutics and contract research. The dermatology therapeutics segment is focused on identifying, developing and commercializing innovative therapies to address significant unmet needs for immuno-inflammatory and dermatological diseases. The Company currently markets and sells RHOFADE, which is a topical treatment for persistent facial erythema, or redness, associated with rosacea in ~~medical~~adults. The Company sells RHOFADE to a limited number of wholesalers in the United States. These wholesalers subsequently resell RHOFADE to pharmacies and ~~aesthetic dermatology~~health care providers. The Company sold and ~~immunology. The Company’s lead drug,~~marketed ESKATA in the United States during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and subsequently discontinued sales and marketing of ESKATA in August 2019. ESKATA is a proprietary formulation of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide topical solution that the Company ~~is commercializing~~was marketing as an office-based prescription treatment for raised ~~SKs, a common non-malignant skin tumor, and which is distributed by a wholesaler.~~ SKs.

The contract research segment earns revenue from the provision of laboratory services to clients through Confluence, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. ~~Laboratory service~~Contract research revenue is generally evidenced by contracts with clients which are on an agreed upon fixed-price, fee-for-service basis. Corporate and other includes general and administrative expenses as well as eliminations of intercompany transactions. The Company does not report balance sheet information by segment since it is not reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, and all of the Company’s tangible assets are held in the United States.

The Company’s results of operations by segment for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 are summarized in the tables below:


									Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019									Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net									$	4,979	$	3,807	$	(2,921)	$	5,865
Cost of revenue (excludes amortization)										1,709		3,819		(2,825)		2,703
Research and development										17,718		—		(96)		17,622
Sales and marketing										7,164		13		—		7,177
General and administrative										—		600		7,390		7,990
Goodwill impairment										18,504		—		—		18,504
Amortization of definite-lived intangible										1,660		—		—		1,660
Loss from operations									$	(41,776)	$	(625)	$	(7,390)	$	(49,791)


	Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total		Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018	Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company		Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net	$	2,533	$	3,053	$	(1,910)	$	3,676	$	2,533	$	3,053	$	(1,910)	$	3,676
Cost of revenue		152		2,621		(1,592)		1,181		152		2,621		(1,592)		1,181
Research and development		13,984		—		—		13,984		13,984		—		—		13,984
Sales and marketing		12,360		8		—		12,368		12,360		8		—		12,368
General and administrative		—		521		7,600		8,121		—		521		7,600		8,121
Loss from operations	$	(23,963)	$	(97)	$	(7,918)	$	(31,978)	$	(23,963)	$	(97)	$	(7,918)	$	(31,978)


	Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017	Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cost of revenue		—		—		—		—
Research and development		7,965		—		—		7,965
Sales and marketing		2,188		—		—		2,188
General and administrative		58		—		5,084		5,142
Loss from operations	$	(10,211)	$	—	$	(5,084)	$	(15,295)

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									Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019									Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net									$	8,757	$	8,995	$	(6,846)	$	10,906
Cost of revenue (excludes amortization)										3,279		8,856		(6,655)		5,480
Research and development										37,732		—		(191)		37,541
Sales and marketing										16,976		32		—		17,008
General and administrative										—		1,113		15,067		16,180
Goodwill impairment										18,504		—		—		18,504
Amortization of definite-lived intangible										3,319		—		—		3,319
Loss from operations									$	(71,053)	$	(1,006)	$	(15,067)	$	(87,126)


	Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total		Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018	Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company		Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net	$	2,533	$	5,554	$	(3,293)	$	4,794	$	2,533	$	5,554	$	(3,293)	$	4,794
Cost of revenue		152		4,740		(2,744)		2,148		152		4,740		(2,744)		2,148
Research and development		27,590		—		—		27,590		27,590		—		—		27,590
Sales and marketing		23,581		20		—		23,601		23,581		20		—		23,601
General and administrative		—		992		13,389		14,381		—		992		13,389		14,381
Loss from operations	$	(48,790)	$	(198)	$	(13,938)	$	(62,926)	$	(48,790)	$	(198)	$	(13,938)	$	(62,926)


	Dermatology		Contract		Corporate		Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017	Therapeutics		Research		and Other		Company
Revenue, net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cost of revenue		—		—		—		—
Research and development		15,737		—		—		15,737
Sales and marketing		3,626		—		—		3,626
General and administrative		151		—		8,711		8,862
Loss from operations	$	(19,514)	$	—	$	(8,711)	$	(28,225)

~~Foreign Subsidiary~~

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ATIL, was formed and operates in the United Kingdom. ATIL is utilized for research and development, regulatory and administrative functions and had $77 and $175 of net assets, composed principally of cash, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Intersegment Revenue

Revenue for the contract research segment ~~includes~~included $2,921 and $1,910 ~~and $3,293~~ for services performed on behalf of the dermatology therapeutics segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $6,846 and $3,293 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. ~~The Company did not generate any revenue in the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.~~ All intersegment revenue has been eliminated in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

16. Subsequent Events

Linda Rosi v. Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. et al. On July 30, 2019, plaintiff Linda Rosi (the “Plaintiff”) filed a purported class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and certain of its executive officers (the “Defendants”), alleging violations by the Defendants of certain federal securities laws. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants made misleading statements to investors about the Company’s business, operations and prospects and failed to disclose an alleged likelihood that regulators would scrutinize advertising materials related to ESKATA and find that the materials minimized the risks or overstated the efficacy of the product. Plaintiff is seeking unspecified compensatory damages on behalf of herself and all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities between May 8, 2018, and June 20, 2019. Defendants dispute the Plaintiff’s claims and intend to defend the matter vigorously. The Company is unable to determine any potential liability or financial exposure which may be associated with this matter at this time.

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

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words or phrases “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions, or the negative of such words or phrases, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements.” We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in Part II – Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Statements made herein are as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q with the SEC and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, which are included in our ~~2017~~ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March ~~12, 2018.~~18, 2019.

Overview

We are a ~~dermatologist-led~~physician-led biopharmaceutical company focused on ~~identifying, developing~~immuno-inflammatory and ~~commercializing innovative therapies~~dermatological diseases. We currently have two commercial products and a diverse pipeline of drug candidates. In August 2019, we announced that we are undertaking a strategic business review of our commercial and research and development portfolio of assets to ~~address significant unmet needs~~ determine how to optimally deploy capital and maximize shareholder return.

RHOFADE (oxymetazoline hydrochloride) cream, 1%, or RHOFADE, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in ~~medical and aesthetic dermatology and immunology.~~ January 2017 for the topical treatment of persistent facial erythema (redness) associated with rosacea in adults. Persistent facial redness is the most common sign of rosacea in most skin types. We acquired RHOFADE, which includes an exclusive license to certain intellectual property for RHOFADE, as well as additional intellectual property, from Allergan Sales, LLC, or Allergan, in November 2018. We currently rely on Allergan to distribute RHOFADE on our behalf pursuant to the terms of a transition services agreement.

Our ~~lead~~other commercial product, ESKATA (hydrogen peroxide) topical solution, 40% (w/w), or ESKATA, is a proprietary formulation of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide ~~topical solution that has been~~which was approved by the ~~U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or~~ FDA in December 2017 as an office-based prescription treatment for raised seborrheic keratosis, or SK, a common non-malignant skin tumor. ~~The FDA approved our~~ We launched ESKATA in the United States in May 2018. We have also received marketing authorizations for this product in select countries outside of the United States.In August 2019, we voluntarily discontinued the commercialization of ESKATA in the United States and withdrew the marketing authorizations we had previously received for the product in all countries outside of the United States. We continue to maintain the New Drug Application, or NDA, for ESKATA ~~for the treatment of raised SKs in December 2017.~~ W~~e also submitted a Marketing Authorization Application, or MAA, for ESKATA in select countries~~ in the ~~European Union in July 2017.~~United States. We are ~~also~~currently seeking a strategic partner to commercialize ESKATA, both in the United States and worldwide (excluding Canada). We made this decision due to the fact that revenues from product sales were insufficient for us to sustain continued commercialization as a result of the product not achieving sufficient market acceptance by physicians and patients, and not for efficacy or safety reasons.

We are developing another high-concentration formulation of hydrogen peroxide, A-101 45% Topical Solution, as a potential prescription treatment for common warts, also known as verruca vulgaris. ~~Additionally,~~On an annual basis, approximately 2.0 million people in the United States are diagnosed with common warts. In our Phase 2 clinical trials, subjects treated

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with A-101 45% Topical Solution achieved clinically and statistically significant outcomes for the primary and secondary endpoints of each of the trials. Based on the results from our Phase 2 clinical trials and our end of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA, we are evaluating a twice-weekly dosing regimen in our two Phase 3 pivotal clinical trials, which we refer to as THWART-1 and THWART-2, of A-101 45% Topical Solution as a potential treatment for common warts, which we initiated in September 2018. We completed enrollment of more than 1,000 patients in these two trials. We expect to report data from both of these trials in the second half of 2019. In addition, in February 2019, we commenced an open-label safety extension trial investigating A-101 45% Topical Solution as a potential treatment for common warts, for which we completed enrollment of 425 patients in May 2019.

In 2015, we in-licensed exclusive, worldwide rights from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Rigel, to certain inhibitors of the Janus kinase, or JAK, family of enzymes, which we refer to as ATI-501 and ATI-502, an oral and topical formulation, respectively, for specified dermatological conditions, including alopecia areata, or AA, ~~vitiligo and~~ androgenetic alopecia, or AGA, also known as male or female pattern ~~baldness.~~baldness, vitiligo and atopic dermatitis. The following summarizes the status of our Phase 2 clinical trials of ATI-501 and ATI-502:

AA-201 Topical – This Phase 2 randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group, vehicle-controlled trial evaluated the safety, efficacy and dose response of two concentrations of ATI-502 on the regrowth of hair in 129 patients with AA. In June 2019, we announced that ATI-502 did not achieve statistical superiority at the primary or secondary endpoints in this trial due to high rates of disease resolution in vehicle-treated patients. We currently intend to seek a strategic partner to further develop ATI-502 for this indication.

AGA-201 Topical – This ongoing Phase 2 open-label uncontrolled clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of ATI-502 on the regrowth of hair in 31 patients with AGA. 6-month data were reported in June 2019 and 12-month data are expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. If the 12-month data from this trial are positive, we currently intend to seek a strategic partner to further develop ATI-502 for this indication.

VITI-201 Topical – This ongoing Phase 2 open-label uncontrolled clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of ATI-502 on the repigmentation of facial skin in 34 patients with vitiligo. Although an interim analysis at 6 months demonstrated evidence of repigmentation in some patients, the response rate has been slow and not sufficient to be clinically meaningful. ATI-502 has been observed to be generally well-tolerated and no treatment-related serious adverse events, or SAEs, have been reported to date. Based on this interim analysis, we have decided to discontinue the further development of ATI-502 for this indication.

AD-201 Topical – This Phase 2 open-label uncontrolled clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of ATI-502 in 22 adult subjects with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (i.e., subjects who had a Physician’s Global Assessment, or PGA, score of 3 or 4 on a 5 point scale). The primary objective was the assessment of safety and tolerability of ATI-502. In this trial, ATI-502 was observed to be generally well-tolerated and no treatment-related SAEs were reported. 7 of the 17 evaluable subjects, or 41%, met the secondary endpoint of achieving a PGA score of less than or equal to 1, with at least a two point change in the PGA score.

AUAT-201 Oral–This Phase 2 randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the safety, efficacy and dose response of three doses of ATI-501 on the regrowth of hair in 87 subjects with AA. In July 2019, we announced that ATI-501 achieved statistically significant improvement over placebo in several measures of hair growth, including the primary endpoint and certain secondary endpoints of this trial. ATI-501 was observed to be generally well-tolerated at all doses. There were no SAEs reported. All adverse events, or AEs, were mild or moderate in severity and rates of AEs were similar across all groups. No thromboembolic events were observed in the trial. The most common AEs across all groups were: nasopharyngitis, influenza, upper respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, acne, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, and sinusitis. Two subjects in each of the placebo and 400 mg groups and one subject in the 600 mg group had AEs leading to discontinuation of study drug, with no such AEs in the 800 mg group. We currently intend to seek a strategic partner to further develop ATI-501 for this indication.

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In 2016, in connection with our acquisition of Vixen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Vixen, we acquired additional intellectual property rights for the development and commercialization of certain JAK inhibitors for specified dermatological conditions. ~~We intend to continue to in-license or acquire additional drug candidates and technologies to build a fully integrated dermatology company.~~

We have been developing our sales, marketing and product distribution capabilities for ESKATA in order to support our commercial launch in the United States, which occurred in May 2018. We have also hired a targeted field sales force of 50 sales representatives which we believe will allow us to reach the approximately 6,000 health care providers in the United States with the highest potential for using ESKATA. In April 2018, we licensed the rights to commercialize A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada for the treatment of SK to Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc., or Cipher. Under the terms of the license agreement, we received an up-front payment of $1.0 million, and may receive additional milestone payments upon the achievement of specified regulatory and commercial milestones, and royalties from the sale of A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada. Cipher is responsible for all expenses related to regulatory and commercial activities for A-101 40% Topical Solution in Canada.

We are developing A-101 45% Topical Solution for the treatment of common warts. In June 2017, we commenced two Phase 2 clinical trials, WART-202 and WART-203, of A-101 45% topical solution to assess the dose frequency in adult and pediatric patients with common warts. Both trials evaluated the safety and efficacy of A-101 45%

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Topical Solution as compared to placebo, or vehicle. The two randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trials were designed to evaluate the effects of dose frequency and to explore additional clinical endpoints that will be further evaluated in a planned Phase 3 development program. We enrolled a total of 316 patients at 34 investigational centers in the United States across both trials. In January 2018, we reported top line results from these two Phase 2 clinical trials of A-101 45% Topical Solution. In March 2018, we reported final results, which included a 3-month drug-free follow-up phase, from the WART-203 clinical trial. In addition, in April 2018, we concluded the WART-202 clinical trial, in which we evaluated a different dosing regimen from the one used in the WART-203 clinical trial. In both of these clinical trials, patients treated with A-101 45% Topical Solution achieved clinically and statistically significant outcomes for the primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints of the trial. Based on the results from these clinical trials, we held an end of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and we plan to use a twice-weekly dosing regimen in our Phase 3 clinical trials of A-101 45% Topical Solution for the treatment of common warts, which we expect to initiate in the second half of 2018. We expect to report data from these Phase 3 clinical trials in the second half of 2019 and, if those results are positive, to submit an NDA to the FDA thereafter.

We are developing our JAK inhibitor drug candidate ATI-501, which we licensed from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Rigel, as an oral treatment for AA. AA is an autoimmune dermatologic condition typically characterized by patchy non-scarring hair loss on the scalp and body. More severe forms of AA include total scalp hair loss, known as alopecia totalis, or AT, and total hair loss on the scalp and body, known as alopecia universalis, or AU. We submitted an investigational new drug application, or IND, to the FDA for ATI-501 for the treatment of AA in October 2016. Since the filing of the IND, we have conducted several Phase 1 clinical trials to evaluate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic, or PK/PD, properties of various formulations of ATI-501. Based on the results from these clinical trials, we selected an oral suspension and have initiated a Phase 2 dose-response clinical trial of ATI-501.

We are developing ATI-502, which we also licensed from Rigel, as a topical treatment for AA, vitiligo and AGA. We submitted an IND to the FDA for ATI-502 for the treatment of AA in July 2017. The following table summarizes the status of our ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials of ATI-501 and ATI-502, including their indications, trial objectives and expected timing for initiation and receipt of preliminary results:

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					~~Results~~
~~Study~~	~~Indication~~	~~Objective~~	~~Patients~~	~~Initiation~~	~~Expected~~

~~ATI-501~~
~~AUAT-201~~	AA	~~Dose-ranging~~	80	~~Initiated~~	~~2H 2019~~

~~ATI-502~~
~~AA-201~~	AA	~~Dose-ranging~~	~~120~~	~~Initiated~~	~~1H 2019~~
~~AA-202~~	AA	~~PK/PD~~	11	~~Initiated~~	~~1H 2018~~1
~~AUATB-201~~	~~AA (Eyebrow)~~	~~Open-label study~~	12	~~Initiated~~	~~2H 2018~~
~~VITI-201~~	~~Vitiligo~~	~~Open-label study~~	24	~~Initiated~~	~~1H 2019~~
~~AGA-201~~	~~AGA~~	~~Open-label study~~	24	~~Initiated~~	~~1H 2019~~
~~AD-201~~	~~Atopic Dermatitis~~	~~Open-label study~~	30	~~Initiated~~	~~Mid-2019~~

~~(1) AA-202 Interim data reported in June 2018.~~

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~~In August~~ 2017, we acquired ~~Aclaris~~Confluence Life Sciences, Inc. ~~(formerly~~(now known as ~~Confluence~~Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc.), or Confluence. The acquisition of Confluence added small molecule drug discovery and preclinical development capabilities that ~~allow~~allowed us to bring early-stage research and development activities in-house that we previously outsourced to third parties. ~~Through the acquisition~~We intend to leverage our proprietary drug discovery platform, called KINect, to identify potential drug candidates that we may develop either independently or in collaboration with third parties. We also earn revenue from Confluence’s provision of ~~Confluence, we~~contract research services to third parties. We also acquired several preclinical drug candidates, including additional topical JAK inhibitors known as ~~“soft” JAK~~soft-JAK inhibitors, inhibitors of the ~~MK-2~~ mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2, or MK2, signaling pathway and inhibitors of interleukin-2-inducible T cell kinase, or ITK.

We submitted an Investigational New Drug Application, or IND, in April 2019 for ATI-450, an investigational compound and oral, novel, small molecule selective MK2 inhibitor, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, which was allowed by the FDA in May 2019. MK2 is a key regulator of pro-inflammatory mediators including TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and other essential pathogenic signals in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as in cancer. As an oral drug candidate, ATI-450 is being developed as a potential alternative to injectable anti-TNF/anti-IL-1 biologics for treating immuno-inflammatory diseases.

We initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial for ATI-450 in approximately 60 patients in August 2019. If we successfully complete the Phase 1 clinical trial, we expect to advance ATI-450 into two Phase 2 clinical trials: one in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and one in an additional inflammatory indication, which may include psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), or pyoderma gangrenosum.

We expect to submit an IND to the FDA for ~~ATI-450,~~ATI-1777, an ~~MK-2~~investigational compound and soft-JAK inhibitor, for the treatment of atopic dermatitis by the end of the first half of 2020. Soft-JAK inhibitors are designed to be topically applied and active in ~~mid-2019,~~the skin, but rapidly metabolized and ~~for our soft JAK inhibitors and ITK inhibitors~~inactivated when they enter the bloodstream, which may result in low systemic exposure. If the IND is allowed by the FDA, we expect to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in the second half of ~~2019.~~2020. We are considering developing ~~ATI-450~~ATI-1777 as a potential treatment for the treatment of psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome, and pyoderma gangrenosum. We are considering developing our soft-JAK inhibitors for the treatment of dermatological conditions. moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

We are considering developing our ITK inhibitors as a potential treatment for ~~the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.~~

We have also been issued a U.S. patent with claims directed to methods of treating SK in a human by topically administering 40% hydrogen peroxide containing certain stabilizers, including ESKATA, which is scheduled to expire in 2035.

Since our inception in July 2012, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital, developing ESKATA for the treatment of raised SKs, building our intellectual property portfolio, developing our supply chain and engaging in other discovery and clinical activities in dermatology. We have financed our operations with sales of our convertible preferred stock, as well as net proceeds from our initial public offering,psoriasis, inflammatory dermatoses, or IPO, in October 2015, a private placement of our common stock in June 2016, public offerings of our common stock in November 2016 and August 2017, and an at-the-market facility with Cowen and Company LLC, or Cowen, that we entered into in November 2016. inflammatory bowel disease.

Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. Our net loss was ~~$61.4~~$87.4 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~$68.5~~$132.7 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. As of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, we had an accumulated deficit of ~~$220.9~~$379.6 million. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses related to product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution ~~over~~in the ~~next several years~~near term as we continue to commercialize ~~ESKATA.~~our marketed product(s). In addition, ~~ESKATA,~~our marketed product(s), and our drug candidates if approved, may not achieve commercial success. ~~Though we have launched ESKATA, we do not expect to generate substantial revenue from sales of ESKATA in the near term, if at all.~~ We also expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we advance our drug candidates from discovery through preclinical development and clinical trials. In addition, if we obtain marketing approval for any of our drug candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution. ~~We may also incur expenses in connection with the in-license or acquisition of additional drug candidates.~~ Furthermore, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs associated with operating as a public company, including legal, accounting, investor relations and other expenses. As a result, we will need substantial additional funding to support our continuing operations and pursue our growth strategy.

We have historically financed our operations primarily with sales of our convertible preferred stock, as well as net proceeds from our initial public offering, or IPO, in October 2015, and subsequent public offerings of, and a private placement of, our common stock. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. We may be unable to raise additional funds or enter

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into such other agreements or arrangements when needed on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as, and when, needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development ~~and~~and/or commercialization of one or more of our marketed product(s) or drug ~~candidates or delay our pursuit of potential in-licenses or acquisitions.~~candidates.

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Components of Our Results of Operations

Revenue

~~ESKATA~~ Product Sales, net

We began commercializing RHOFADE in the United States in December 2018. We currently rely on Allergan to distribute RHOFADE on our behalf pursuant to the terms of a transition services agreement. We sell RHOFADE to wholesalers in the United States, which, in turn, distribute it to pharmacies that will ultimately fill patient prescriptions. We may also enter into arrangements with health care providers, pharmacy benefit managers, third-party payors, and/or group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, which provide for government mandated or privately negotiated rebates, chargebacks, and discounts with respect to the purchase of RHOFADE. We have no sales of RHOFADE in countries outside of the United States.

We discontinued sales of ESKATA in the United Stated in August 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we sold ESKATA to one wholesaler, McKesson Specialty Care Distribution, or McKesson, which ~~resells~~in turn resold ESKATA to ~~healthcare providers, group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, and hospitals.~~health care providers. We ~~have~~also entered into ~~an agreement directly~~agreements with ~~one GPO,~~two GPOs that provided for administrative fees and ~~may enter into additional agreements directly with other GPOs and corporate accounts, that provide for~~ discounted pricing in the form of volume-based rebates and ~~chargebacks, and administrative fees.~~chargebacks. We ~~do not accept product returns.~~

~~We recognize revenue from sales of~~have never sold ESKATA ~~at the point when control has transferred to the customer, which generally occurs when McKesson takes delivery~~outside of the product. We include estimates for variable consideration, including rebates, chargebacks and administrative fees, as a reduction of revenue when it is recognized. Estimates of variable consideration include reserves for rebates, chargebacks and administrative fees related to units remaining in the distribution channel at McKesson. We consider all relevant factors when estimating variable consideration including the terms of current contracts, market trends, industry data and forecasted buying patterns as available and appropriate.

We determined that our arrangement with McKesson, our only customer, does not include a financing component since payment terms under the agreement do not exceed one year. We expense incremental costs of contracts with direct and indirect customers, which generally includes sales commissions, in the period they are incurred.United States.

Contract Research

We ~~also~~ earn revenue from the provision of laboratory services to clients through Confluence, our wholly-owned subsidiary. ~~Laboratory service~~Contract research revenue is generally evidenced by contracts with clients which are on an agreed upon fixed-price, fee-for-service basis and are generally billed on a monthly basis in arrears for services rendered. Revenue related to these contracts is generally recognized as the laboratory services are performed, based upon the rates specified in the contracts. Under ASC Topic 606, we elected to apply the “right to invoice” practical expedient when recognizing laboratory service revenue. We recognize laboratory service revenue in the amount to which we have the right to invoice.

We have also ~~receive~~received revenue from grants under the Small Business Innovation Research program of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. ~~Through our Confluence subsidiary,~~During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we had two active grants from NIH which were related to early-stage ~~research which were active during~~research. There are no remaining funds available to us under the six months ended June 30, 2018. We recognize revenue related to grants as amounts become reimbursable under each grant, which is generally when research is performed, and the related costs are incurred.grants.

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Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists of the cost of manufacturing the finished product ~~form~~forms of ESKATA and RHOFADE, as well as costs incurred in connection with the provision of contract research services to our clients through Confluence. Cost of revenue primarily includes:

~~ESKATA~~ Product ~~Sales~~sales

third-party cost of manufacturing and assembly of finished product ~~form~~forms of ~~ESKATA;~~ESKATA and RHOFADE;

depreciation of manufacturing equipment;

product release and stability testing;

warehousing and insurance costs;

transition service costs payable to Allergan;

royalty payments;

Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, fees;

non-cash charge to adjust the carrying-value of inventory to net realizable value;

non-cash charge related to the fair value step-up of acquired RHOFADE inventory; and

~~royalty payments.~~non-cash amortization of the intangible asset related to RHOFADE intellectual property.

Contract ~~Research~~research

employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation;

outsourced professional scientific services;

depreciation of laboratory equipment;

facility-related costs; and

laboratory materials and supplies used to support the services provided.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in connection with the discovery and development of our drug candidates. These expenses primarily include:

expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations, or CROs, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct our clinical trials and preclinical studies;

manufacturing scale-up expenses and the cost of acquiring and manufacturing preclinical and clinical trial materials and commercial materials, including manufacturing validation batches;

outsourced professional scientific development services;

medical affairs expenses related ~~expenses;~~to our drug candidates, including investigator-initiated studies;

employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation;

depreciation of manufacturing equipment;

payments made under agreements with third parties under which we have acquired or licensed intellectual property;

expenses relating to regulatory activities, including filing fees paid to regulatory agencies; and

laboratory materials and supplies used to support our research activities.

Research and development activities are central to our business model. Drug candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. We expect ~~our~~to continue to incur research and development expenses ~~to increase significantly over~~in the ~~next several years~~near term as we ~~increase personnel costs, including stock-based compensation,~~ continue ~~to conduct~~the clinical ~~trials~~development of A-101 45% Topical Solution as a potential treatment

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for ~~the treatment of~~ common warts and ~~conduct clinical trials~~ATI-450 as a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and ~~prepare regulatory filings for~~other inflammatory conditions, continue the development of our ~~other~~preclinical compounds, and continue to identify, research and develop additional drug candidates. We expense research and development costs as incurred. Our direct research and development expenses primarily consist of external costs including fees paid to CROs, consultants, investigator sites, regulatory agencies and third parties that manufacture our preclinical and clinical trial materials, and are

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tracked on a program-by-program basis. We do not allocate personnel costs, facilities or other indirect expenses, to specific research and development programs.

The successful development of our drug candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the remainder of the development of, or when, if ever, material net cash inflows may commence from any of our drug candidates. This uncertainty is due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the duration and cost of clinical trials, which vary significantly over the life of a project as a result of many factors, including:

the number of clinical sites included in the trials;

the length of time required to enroll suitable ~~patients;~~subjects;

the number of ~~patients~~subjects that ultimately participate in the trials;

the number of doses ~~patients~~subjects receive;

the duration of ~~patient~~subject follow-up; and

the results of our clinical trials.

Our expenditures are subject to additional uncertainties, including the terms and timing of marketing approvals, and the expense of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims or other intellectual property rights. We may never succeed in achieving marketing approval for any of our drug candidates. We may obtain unexpected results from our clinical trials. We may elect to discontinue, delay or modify clinical trials of some drug candidates or focus on others. A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of a drug candidate could mean a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that drug candidate. For example, if the FDA or other regulatory authorities were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we currently anticipate, or if we experience significant delays in enrollment in any of our clinical trials, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and related costs for our field sales force, as well as personnel in our marketing and sales operations functions, including stock-based compensation, travel expenses, expenses related to leasing a fleet of vehicles for our field-based sales force, and recruiting expenses. Sales and marketing expenses also include costs of content development, advertising, sponsorships and attendance at dermatology conferences, ~~as well as~~and costs ~~related to developing our direct-to-consumer advertising campaign, which we expect to launch in~~incurred under the ~~fourth quarter of 2018.~~ transition services agreement with Allergan.

~~Additionally, we~~We anticipate ~~significant increases in our~~continuing to incur sales and marketing expenses in the near term as ~~a result of~~we commercialize our marketed product(s) in the ~~commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018.~~ United States.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive, administrative, finance, investor relations and legal functions, including stock-based compensation, travel expenses and recruiting expenses. General and administrative expenses also include facility-related costs, patent filing and prosecution costs, professional fees for legal, auditing and tax services, insurance costs, costs incurred under the transition services agreement with Allergan, medical affairs activity related to marketed products, as well as payments made under ~~our~~a terminated related party ~~services~~sublease agreement and milestone payments under our finder’s services ~~agreement with KPT Consulting, LLC, or KPT, or Finder’s Services Agreement.~~agreement. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as a result of increased personnel costs, including

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Other Income, Net

Other income, net consists of interest earned on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, interest expense, and gains and losses on transactions denominated in foreign currencies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with ~~GAAP.~~generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our condensed consolidated financial statements. ~~On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued expenses, contingent consideration and stock-based compensation.~~ We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. ~~Actual~~We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Except as described below, we believe there have been no material changes to our ~~critical~~significant accounting policies and use of estimates as disclosed in the footnotes to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, ~~2017~~2018 included in our ~~2017~~ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March ~~12, 2018.~~18, 2019.

Revenue Recognition

We account for revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC Topic 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

To determine revenue recognition in accordance with ASC Topic 606, we perform 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) performance obligations are satisfied. We recognize revenue when collection of the consideration we are entitled to under a contract with a customer is probable. At contract inception, we assess the goods or services promised within a contract with a customer to identify the performance obligations, and to determine if they are distinct. We recognize revenue that is allocated to each distinct performance obligation when (or as) that performance obligation is satisfied.

Product Sales, net

We recognize revenue from product sales at the point the customer obtains control, which generally occurs upon delivery, and also include estimates of variable consideration in the same period revenue is recognized. Components of variable consideration include trade discounts and allowances, product returns, government rebates, discounts and rebates, other incentives such as patient co-pay assistance, and other fee for service amounts. Variable consideration is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as either a reduction of accounts receivable, if payable to a customer, or as a current liability, if payable to a third party other than a customer. We consider all relevant information when estimating variable consideration such as current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. The amount of net revenue we can recognize is constrained by estimates of variable consideration which are included in the transaction price. Payment terms with

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customers do not exceed one year and, therefore, we do not account for a financing component in our arrangements. We expense incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer, including sales commissions, when incurred as the period of benefit is less than one year. Shipping and handling costs for product shipments to customers are recorded as sales and marketing expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Trade Discounts and Allowances - We may provide customers with trade discounts, rebates, allowances or other incentives. We record an estimate for these items as a reduction of revenue in the same period the revenue is recognized.

Government and Payor Rebates – We have contracted and may continue to contract with certain third-party payors, primarily health insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers and/or government programs, for the payment of rebates with respect to utilization of our products. We also have agreements with GPOs that provide for administrative fees and discounted pricing in the form of volume-based rebates. We are also subject to discount obligations under state Medicaid programs and Medicare. We record an estimate for these rebates as a reduction of revenue in the same period the revenue is recognized.

Other Incentives - Other incentives includes our co-pay assistance program which is intended to provide financial assistance to qualified commercially-insured patients with prescription drug co-payments required by payors. We estimate and record an accrual for these incentives as a reduction of revenue in the period the revenue is recognized. Our estimated amounts for co-pay assistance are based upon the number of claims and the cost per claim that we expect to receive associated with product that has been sold to customers but remains in the distribution channel at the end of each reporting period.

Product Returns - Consistent with industry practice, we have a product returns policy which may provide customers a right of return for product purchased within a specified period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date. The right of return lapses upon shipment of the goods to a patient. We record an estimate for the amount of product which may be returned as a reduction of revenue in the period the related revenue is recognized. Our estimates for product returns are based upon available industry data and our own sales information, including visibility into the inventory remaining in the distribution channel. There is no returns liability associated with sales of ESKATA as we have a no returns policy for ESKATA.

Contract Research

Revenue related to laboratory services is generally recognized as the laboratory services are performed, based upon the rates specified in the contracts. Under ASC Topic 606, we elected to apply the “right to invoice” practical expedient when recognizing contract research revenue. We recognize contract research revenue in the amount to which we have the right to invoice.

We recognize revenue related to grants as amounts become reimbursable under each grant, which is generally when research is performed, and the related costs are incurred.

Inventory

Inventory includes the third-party cost of manufacturing and assembly of the finished product ~~form~~forms of ESKATA and RHOFADE, quality control and other overhead costs. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or ~~market.~~net realizable value. Inventory is adjusted for short-dated, unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Our inventory is comprised ~~solely~~primarily of finished goods.

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Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include both finite-lived and indefinite-lived assets. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life based on the pattern over which the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up. If that pattern cannot be reliably determined, the straight-line method of amortization is used. Our finite-lived intangible assets consist of a research technology platform acquired through the acquisition of Confluence and the intellectual property rights related to RHOFADE. Our indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of an in-process research and development, or IPR&D, drug candidate acquired through the acquisition of Confluence. IPR&D assets are considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The cost of IPR&D assets is either amortized over their estimated useful life beginning when the underlying drug candidate is approved and launched commercially, or expensed immediately if development of the drug candidate is abandoned.

Finite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually, which we perform during the fourth quarter, or when indicators of an impairment are present. We recognize an impairment loss when and to the extent that the estimated fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value.

Goodwill

Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is subject to testing for impairment at least annually, which we perform during the fourth quarter, or when indicators of an impairment are present. We consider each of our operating segments, dermatology therapeutics and contract research, to be a reporting unit since this is the lowest level for which discrete financial information is available. We attributed the full amount of the goodwill in connection with the acquisition of Confluence, or $18.5 million, to our dermatology therapeutics segment. We perform an impairment test annually which is a qualitative assessment based upon current facts and circumstances related to operations of the dermatology therapeutics segment. If our qualitative assessment indicates an impairment may be present, we would perform the required quantitative analysis and an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. However, any loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we performed an interim impairment analysis due to the decline in our stock price, which was considered a triggering event to evaluate goodwill for impairment. Our impairment analysis, using a market approach, noted that our stock price, including a reasonable control premium, resulted in a fair value for the dermatology therapeutics reporting unit which was less than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $18.5 million, the full balance of goodwill, in the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Leases

Leases represent a company’s right to use an underlying asset and a corresponding obligation to make payments to a lessor for the right to use those assets. We evaluate leases at their inception to determine if they are an operating lease or a finance lease. A lease is accounted for as a finance lease if it meets one of the following five criteria: the lease has a purchase option that is reasonably certain of being exercised, the present value of the future cash flows are substantially all of the fair market value of the underlying asset, the lease term is for a significant portion of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, the title to the underlying asset transfers at the end of the lease term, or if the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative uses to the lessor at the end of the term. Leases that do not meet the finance lease criteria are accounted for as an operating lease.

We recognize assets and liabilities for leases at their inception based upon the present value of all payments due under the lease. We use an implicit interest rate to determine the present value of finance leases, and our incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of operating leases. We determine incremental borrowing rates by

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referencing collateralized borrowing rates for debt instruments with terms similar to the respective lease. We recognize expense for operating and finance leases on a straight-line basis over the term of each lease, and interest expense related to finance leases is recognized over the lease term based on the effective interest method. We include estimates for any residual value guarantee obligations under our leases in lease liabilities recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Right-of-use assets are included in other assets and property and equipment, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheet for operating and finance leases, respectively. Obligations for lease payments are included in current portion of lease liabilities and other liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet for both operating and finance leases.

Contingent Consideration

We initially recorded the contingent consideration related to future potential payments based upon the achievement of ~~certain~~specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones, resulting from the acquisition of Confluence, at its estimated fair value on the date of acquisition. Changes in fair value reflect new information about the likelihood of the payment of the contingent consideration and the passage of time. For example, if the timing of the development of an acquired drug candidate, or the size of potential commercial opportunities related to an acquired drug, differ from our assumptions, then the fair value of contingent consideration would be adjusted accordingly. Future changes in the fair

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value of the contingent consideration, if any, will be recorded as income or expense in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we updated our assumptions for contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Confluence as a result of the filing of an IND for ATI-450, which resulted in a charge of $0.7 million.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In ~~June~~November 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction Between Topic 808 and Topic 606, which, among other things, provides guidance on how to assess whether certain collaborative arrangement transactions should be accounted for under Topic 606. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-18 on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). ASU 2018-15 requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within such fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-15 on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). The FASB developed the amendments to ASC 820 as part of its broader disclosure framework project, which aims to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements by focusing on requirements that clearly communicate the most important information to users of the financial statements. This update eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements for all entities, requires public entities to disclose certain new information and modifies some of the existing disclosure requirements. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within such fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-13 on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB, issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The amendments in this ASU expand the scope of Topic 718 to include stock-based compensation arrangements with non-employees except for specific guidance on option pricing model inputs and cost attribution. ASU 2018-07 iswas effective

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for annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2018, including interim periods within that ~~year, and early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-07 on our consolidated financial statements.~~

~~In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations-Clarifying the Definition of a Business (Topic 805)~~. The amendments in this ASU provide a screen to determine when a set of acquired assets and/or activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired, or disposed of, is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. The amendments in this ASU will reduce the number of transactions that meet the definition of a business. ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years, and early adoption will be permitted.year. We adopted this standard as of January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, the impact of which on our consolidated financial statements was not significant.

In ~~May 2014,~~February 2016, the FASB issued ASU ~~2014-09, Revenue from Contracts~~2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, and ASU 2018-11, Targeted Improvements, both of which included a number of technical corrections and improvements, including additional options for transition. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with ~~Customers (Topic 606). Under this~~terms longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU ~~entities should recognize revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which they expect to be entitled to in exchange for goods and services provided. ASU 2014-09~~2016-02 is effective for annual ~~reporting~~ periods beginning after December 15, ~~2017.~~ 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in ASU 2016-02 must be applied to all leases existing at the date a company initially applies the standard.

We adopted the ~~provisions of this~~new standard on January 1, ~~2018,~~2019, using the effective date as the date of initial application, and we used the modified retrospective approach. In addition, we elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition ~~method.~~guidance within the new standard, which, among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease identification and classification. We also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components, as well as the short-term lease exemption which allowed us to not capitalize leases with terms less than 12 months that do not contain a reasonably certain purchase option. Our consolidated financial statements have not been updated, and disclosures required by the new standard have not been provided, for periods before January 1, 2019.

The adoption of ASU 2016-02 resulted in recording additional assets and liabilities of $2,132 and $2,317, respectively upon adoption on January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not ~~recognize any transition adjustments as~~have a ~~result~~material impact on our consolidated statement of ~~adopting ASU 2014-09 and, accordingly, comparative information has not been restated for the periods reported.~~operations or cash flows.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
ESKATA product sales, net	$	1,533	$	—	$	1,533
Product sales, net							$	4,979	$	1,533	$	3,446
Contract research		1,143		—		1,143		886		1,143		(257)
Other revenue		1,000		—		1,000		—		1,000		(1,000)
Total revenue, net		3,676		—		3,676		5,865		3,676		2,189
Cost of revenue		1,181		—		1,181
Gross profit		2,495		—		2,495
Operating expenses:

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excludes amortization)								2,703		1,181		1,522
Research and development		13,984		7,965		6,019		17,622		13,984		3,638
Sales and marketing		12,368		2,188		10,180		7,177		12,368		(5,191)
General and administrative		8,121		5,142		2,979		7,990		8,121		(131)
Total operating expenses		34,473		15,295		19,178
Goodwill impairment								18,504		—		18,504
Amortization of definite-lived intangible								1,660		—		1,660
Total costs and expenses								55,656		35,654		20,002
Loss from operations		(31,978)		(15,295)		(16,683)		(49,791)		(31,978)		(17,813)
Other income, net		760		457		303

Other income (expense), net								(85)		760		(845)
Net loss	$	(31,218)	$	(14,838)	$	(16,380)	$	(49,876)	$	(31,218)	$	(18,658)

Revenue

Revenue was $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, ~~2018, and we did not generate any revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2017. ESKATA product~~2018. Product sales, net included ~~$1.6~~$4.7 million ~~of gross revenue~~and $0.3 million from sales of ~~product to McKesson, our only customer,~~RHOFADE and ESKATA, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, ~~2018, offset by $0.1~~2019. Product sales, net included $1.5 million from sales of ~~deductions for distribution and credit card fees.~~ESKATA during the three months ended June 30, 2018. We acquired RHOFADE in November 2018. Contract research revenue ofwas $0.9 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was comprised primarily of fees earned from the provision of laboratory services to clients through ~~Confluence, which we acquired in August 2017.~~Confluence. Other revenue ~~included~~consisted of an up-front payment of $1.0 million we received upon signing of ~~the~~a license agreement with Cipher in April 2018.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue was $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included $1.0 million and $0.7 million of costs related to RHOFADE and ESKATA product sales, net, respectively, of which $0.7 million represented royalties on sales of RHOFADE, and $0.4 million related to a non-cash charge for the write-down of ESKATA finished inventory. We also incurred $1.0 million of costs related to providing laboratory services to our clients through Confluence. Cost of revenue was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and was comprised of $0.2 million of costs related to ESKATA product sales, net, and $1.0 million of costs incurred to provide laboratory services to our clients through ~~Confluence, which we acquired in August 2017. We did not incur any cost of revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2017.~~Confluence.

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Research and Development Expenses

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses:


	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
ESKATA	$	563	$	1,243	$	(680)
A-101 45% Topical Solution		507		675		(168)	$	4,403	$	507	$	3,896
JAK inhibitors		6,434		2,331		4,103		5,418		6,434		(1,016)
MK2 inhibitors								1,184		798		386
ESKATA								102		563		(461)
Personnel expenses		2,378		1,552		826		2,363		2,378		(15)
Change in contingent consideration								734		—		734
Other research and development expenses		2,346		860		1,486		1,697		1,548		149
Stock-based compensation		1,756		1,304		452		1,721		1,756		(35)
Total research and development expenses	$	13,984	$	7,965	$	6,019	$	17,622	$	13,984	$	3,638

~~The decrease in expenses associated with the development of ESKATA resulted primarily from the filing of our NDA in February 2017 following the completion of clinical trials.~~ Expenses related to A-101 45% Topical Solution ~~decreased~~increased primarily due to our ongoing Phase 23 clinical trials for the treatment of common warts which ~~were~~we initiated ~~in June 2017 and concluded~~ during the ~~first~~third quarter of 2018. Development expenses ~~for~~related to our JAK inhibitors ~~increased due to continued growth in both preclinical and clinical trial expenses~~decreased primarily as ~~we continue to conduct multiple~~a result of several Phase 2 clinical trials of ATI-501 and ~~ATI-502.~~ATI-502 which were at or near completion during the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in ~~personnel~~ expenses ~~was~~for our MK2 inhibitors resulted primarily ~~the result of increased headcount. The increase in stock-based compensation expense was primarily the result of new awards granted after June 30, 2017.~~from preclinical development activities as we prepared to file an IND for ATI-450 and initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial. Other research and development expenses primarily included expenses ~~related to~~for medical affairs activities ~~and expenses~~ related to RHOFADE and ESKATA as well as drug ~~discovery performed by Confluence, which we acquired~~discovery. The change in ~~August 2017; therefore, we did not incur similar expenses in~~contingent consideration during the three months ended June 30, ~~2017.~~2019 was the result of updates to our assumptions as a result of the filing of an IND for ATI-450. The increase in other research and development expenses was primarily driven by drug discovery research related to our ITK inhibitors.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The following table summarizes our sales and marketing expenses:


	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Direct marketing and professional fees	$	4,651	$	1,183	$	3,468	$	1,604	$	4,651	$	(3,047)
Personnel expenses		3,786		466		3,320		3,000		3,786		(786)
Other sales and marketing expenses		2,911		139		2,772		2,357		2,911		(554)
Stock-based compensation		1,020		400		620		216		1,020		(804)
Total sales and marketing expenses	$	12,368	$	2,188	$	10,180	$	7,177	$	12,368	$	(5,191)

Direct marketing and professional fees ~~as well as other sales~~decreased primarily due to expenses we incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2018 preparing for and ~~marketing expenses, increased as we prepared for the commercial launch of~~commercially launching ESKATA which ~~occurred~~were not present in ~~May 2018.~~the current year period. Personnel ~~and stock-based compensation~~ expenses ~~have increased~~decreased primarily due to ~~increased headcount, including~~higher recruiting and incentive compensation costs included in the three months ended June 30, 2018 which resulted from the hiring of our field sales force, ~~of 50~~as well as turnover in our sales ~~representatives in 2018.~~force during the three months ended June 30, 2019. Other sales and marketing expenses included sales operations, travel costs, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses. The ~~increase~~decrease in other sales and marketing expenses was primarily the result of costs related to our national ~~launch~~sales meeting, employee training and samples fulfillment resulting from ~~the commercial~~our launch ~~of ESKATA in May 2018.~~

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of ESKATA in 2018. The decrease in stock-based compensation was primarily driven by forfeitures of equity awards as the result of turnover in our sales force.

General and Administrative Expenses

The following table summarizes our general and administrative expenses:


	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Personnel expenses	$	1,756	$	903	$	853	$	2,136	$	1,756	$	380
Professional and legal fees		1,566		1,106		460		2,077		1,566		511
Facility and support services		571		313		258		652		571		81
Milestone payments		1,500		1,000		500
Milestone payment								—		1,500		(1,500)
Other general and administrative expenses		445		220		225		471		445		26
Stock-based compensation		2,283		1,600		683		2,654		2,283		371
Total general and administrative expenses	$	8,121	$	5,142	$	2,979	$	7,990	$	8,121	$	(131)

Personnel and stock-based compensation expenses ~~have~~ increased due to increased headcount. Professional and legal fees included accounting, legal, ~~and~~medical affairs, costs incurred under the transition services agreement with Allergan, investor relations costs, ~~associated with being a public company,~~ as well as legal fees related to patents. The increase in professional and legal fees was primarily related to ~~legal and consulting expenses~~costs incurred as a result of the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018. The milestone payment of $1.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018, was made upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones under the ~~terms of the Finder’s Services Agreement~~transition services agreement with ~~KPT. The milestone payment of $1.0 million~~Allergan related to RHOFADE, which we acquired in ~~the three months ended June 30, 2017 was made upon the achievement of specified regulatory milestones pursuant to the Finder’s Services Agreement with KPT.~~November 2018, as well as medical affairs activities. Facility and support services included general office expenses and information technology costs, which have risen due to our increased headcount. We incurred a one-time milestone payment of $1.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2018 upon the achievement of a milestone as specified in the finder’s services agreement with KPT Consulting, LLC.

Goodwill Impairment

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we performed an interim impairment analysis due to the decline in our stock price. Our impairment analysis noted that our stock price, including a reasonable control premium, resulted in a fair value for the dermatology therapeutics reporting unit which was less than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $18.5 million writing off the full balance of goodwill.

Amortization of Definite-Lived Intangible

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $1.7 million of non-cash amortization expense related to the intangible asset for RHOFADE intellectual property we acquired in November 2018.

Other Income ~~Net~~(Expense), net

The ~~$0.3~~$0.8 million ~~increase~~decrease in other income (expense), net was primarily due to ~~higher invested balances of marketable securities as a result of funds received from~~interest expense incurred on our ~~financing transactions~~debt which we borrowed in ~~2017, as well as higher yields on those invested balances.~~

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Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018


	Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
ESKATA product sales, net	$	1,533	$	—	$	1,533
Product sales, net							$	8,757	$	1,533	$	7,224
Contract research		2,261		—		2,261		2,149		2,261		(112)
Other revenue		1,000		—		1,000		—		1,000		(1,000)
Total revenue, net		4,794		—		4,794		10,906		4,794		6,112
Cost of revenue		2,148		—		2,148
Gross profit		2,646		—		2,646
Operating expenses:

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excludes amortization)								5,480		2,148		3,332
Research and development		27,590		15,737		11,853		37,541		27,590		9,951
Sales and marketing		23,601		3,626		19,975		17,008		23,601		(6,593)
General and administrative		14,381		8,862		5,519		16,180		14,381		1,799
Total operating expenses		65,572		28,225		37,347
Goodwill impairment								18,504		—		18,504
Amortization of definite-lived intangible								3,319		—		3,319
Total costs and expenses								98,032		67,720		30,312
Loss from operations		(62,926)		(28,225)		(34,701)		(87,126)		(62,926)		(24,200)
Other income, net		1,479		828		651

Other income (expense), net								(315)		1,479		(1,794)
Net loss	$	(61,447)	$	(27,397)	$	(34,050)	$	(87,441)	$	(61,447)	$	(25,994)

Revenue

Revenue was $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018, and we did not generate any revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2017. ESKATA product~~2018. Product sales, net included ~~$1.6~~$8.5 million and $0.3 million of ~~gross~~net revenue from sales of ~~product to McKesson, our only customer,~~RHOFADE and ESKATA, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018, offset by $0.1~~2019. Product sales, net included $1.5 million from sales of ~~deductions for distribution and credit card fees.~~ESKATA during the six months ended June 30, 2018. We acquired RHOFADE in November 2018. Contract research revenue ofwas $2.1 million and $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was comprised primarily of fees earned from the provision of laboratory services to clients through ~~Confluence, which we acquired in August 2017.~~Confluence. Other revenue ~~included~~consisted of an up-front payment of $1.0 million we received upon signing of ~~the~~a license agreement with Cipher in April 2018.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue was $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and included $2.3 million and $1.0 million of costs related to RHOFADE and ESKATA product sales, net, respectively, of which $1.2 million represented royalties on sales of RHOFADE, and $0.4 million related to a non-cash charge for the write-down of ESKATA finished inventory. We also incurred $2.2 million of costs related to providing laboratory services to our clients through Confluence. Cost of revenue was $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and was comprised of $0.2 million of costs related to ESKATA product sales, net, and $1.9 million of costs incurred to provide laboratory services to our clients through ~~Confluence, which we acquired in August 2017. We did not incur any cost of revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2017.~~Confluence.

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Research and Development Expenses

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses:


	Six Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
ESKATA	$	1,248	$	2,410	$	(1,162)
A-101 45% Topical Solution		1,526		871		655	$	9,863	$	1,526	$	8,337
JAK inhibitors		11,715		4,887		6,828		11,063		11,715		(652)
MK2 inhibitors								3,419		1,435		1,984
ESKATA								390		1,248		(858)
Personnel expenses		4,345		2,814		1,531		4,874		4,345		529
Change in contingent consideration		866		—		866		734		866		(132)
Other research and development expenses		4,407		2,234		2,173		3,883		2,972		911
Stock-based compensation		3,483		2,521		962		3,315		3,483		(168)
Total research and development expenses	$	27,590	$	15,737	$	11,853	$	37,541	$	27,590	$	9,951

~~The decrease in costs associated with the development of ESKATA resulted primarily from the filing of our NDA in February 2017 following the completion of clinical trials.~~ Expenses related to A-101 45% Topical Solution ~~decreased~~increased primarily due to our ongoing Phase 23 clinical trials for the treatment of common warts which ~~were~~we initiated ~~in June 2017 and concluded~~ during the ~~first~~third quarter of 2018. Development expenses ~~for~~related to our JAK inhibitors ~~increased due to continued growth in both preclinical and clinical trial expenses~~decreased primarily as ~~we continue to conduct multiple~~a result of several Phase 2 clinical trials of ATI-501 and ~~ATI-502.~~ATI-502 which were at or near completion during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in ~~personnel~~expenses for our MK2 inhibitors resulted primarily from preclinical development activities as we prepared to file an IND for ATI-450 and initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial. Personnel expenses increased due to increased headcount. Other research and development expenses primarily included expenses for medical affairs activities related to RHOFADE and ESKATA as well as drug discovery. The increase in other research and development expenses was primarily ~~the result of increased headcount. The increase in stock-based compensation expense was primarily the result of new awards granted after June 30, 2017.~~driven by drug discovery research related to our ITK inhibitors. The change in contingent consideration during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was the result of updates to our assumptions as a result of the filing of an IND for ATI-450. The change in contingent consideration during the six months ended June 30, 2018 was the result of updates to our assumptions related to drug discovery research on our soft-JAK inhibitors, which progressed more quickly than we had originally planned. ~~Other research and development expenses~~The decrease in stock-based compensation was primarily ~~included expenses related to medical affairs activities, and expenses related to drug discovery performed~~driven by ~~Confluence, which we acquired in August 2017; therefore, we did not incur similar expenses in~~ the ~~six~~timing of the issuance of the equity awards during the twelve months ~~ended~~preceding June 30, ~~2017.~~2019, as well as the relatively lower fair value of those awards.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The following table summarizes our sales and marketing expenses:


	Six Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Direct marketing and professional fees	$	9,010	$	1,812	$	7,198	$	4,797	$	9,010	$	(4,213)
Personnel expenses		7,658		825		6,833		6,549		7,658		(1,109)
Other sales and marketing expenses		5,006		209		4,797		4,856		5,006		(150)
Stock-based compensation		1,927		780		1,147		806		1,927		(1,121)
Total sales and marketing expenses	$	23,601	$	3,626	$	19,975	$	17,008	$	23,601	$	(6,593)

Direct marketing and professional fees ~~as well as other sales~~decreased primarily due to expenses we incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2018 preparing for and ~~marketing expenses, increased as we prepared for the commercial launch of~~commercially launching ESKATA which ~~occurred~~were not present in ~~May 2018.~~the current year period. Personnel ~~and stock-based compensation~~ expenses ~~have increased~~decreased primarily due to ~~increased headcount, including~~higher recruiting and incentive compensation costs included in the six months ended June 30, 2018 which resulted from the hiring of our field sales force, as well as turnover in our sales force

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during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018.~~2019. Other sales and marketing expenses included sales operations, travel costs, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses. The ~~increase~~decrease in ~~other sales and marketing expenses~~stock-based compensation was primarily driven by forfeitures of equity awards as the result of ~~costs related to~~turnover in our ~~national launch meeting, employee training and samples fulfillment resulting from the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018.~~sales force.

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General and Administrative Expenses

The following table summarizes our general and administrative expenses:


	Six Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2019		2018		Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Personnel expenses	$	3,553	$	1,851	$	1,702	$	4,590	$	3,553	$	1,037
Professional and legal fees		2,685		1,810		875		4,179		2,685		1,494
Facility and support services		1,208		605		603		1,356		1,208		148
Milestone payments		1,500		1,000		500
Milestone payment								—		1,500		(1,500)
Other general and administrative expenses		819		440		379		928		819		109
Stock-based compensation		4,616		3,156		1,460		5,127		4,616		511
Total general and administrative expenses	$	14,381	$	8,862	$	5,519	$	16,180	$	14,381	$	1,799

Personnel and stock-based compensation expenses ~~have~~ increased due to increased headcount. Professional and legal fees included accounting, legal, ~~and~~medical affairs, costs incurred under the transition services agreement with Allergan, investor relations costs, ~~associated with being a public company,~~ as well as legal fees related to patents. The increase in professional and legal fees was primarily related to ~~legal and consulting expenses~~costs incurred as a result of the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018. The milestone payment of $1.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018, was made upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones under the ~~terms of the Finder’s Services Agreement~~transition services agreement with ~~KPT. The milestone payment of $1.0 million~~Allergan related to RHOFADE, which we acquired in ~~the six months ended June 30, 2017 was made upon the achievement of specified regulatory milestones pursuant to the Finder’s Services Agreement with KPT.~~November 2018, as well as medical affairs activities. Facility and support services included general office expenses and information technology costs, which have risen due to our increased headcount. We incurred a one-time milestone payment of $1.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018 upon the achievement of a milestone as specified in the finder’s services Agreement with KPT Consulting, LLC.

Goodwill Impairment

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we performed an interim impairment analysis due to the decline in our stock price. Our impairment analysis noted that our stock price, including a reasonable control premium, resulted in a fair value for the dermatology therapeutics reporting unit which was less than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $18.5 million writing off the full balance of goodwill.

Amortization of Definite-Lived Intangible

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $3.3 million of non-cash amortization expense related to the intangible asset for RHOFADE intellectual property we acquired in November 2018.

Other Income ~~Net~~(Expense), net

The ~~$0.7~~$1.8 million ~~increase~~decrease in other income (expense), net was primarily due to ~~higher invested balances of marketable securities as a result of funds received from~~interest expense incurred on our ~~financing transactions~~debt which we borrowed in ~~2017, as well as higher yields on those invested balances.~~October 2018.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from our operations. Prior to our acquisition of Confluence in August 2017, we did not generate any revenue. We have financed our operations ~~since inception~~over the last several years primarily through sales of our ~~convertible preferred stock, as well as net proceeds from the sale of our common stock~~equity securities in public offerings and a private placement transaction. As described below, in October 2018 we also entered into a loan facility with an institutional lender.

As of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of ~~$164.6~~$115.5 million. Cash in excess of immediate requirements is invested in accordance with our investment policy, primarily with a view towards liquidity and capital preservation.

We currently have no ongoing material financing commitments, such as lines of credit or guarantees, that are expected to affect our liquidity over the next five years, other than our debt financing obligation, sublease obligations, capital lease obligations and contingent obligations under acquisition and intellectual property licensing agreements, which are summarized below under “Contractual Obligations and ~~Commitments.~~Commitments.”

~~At-The-Market Facility~~

Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford

In ~~April 2017,~~October 2018, we ~~sold 635,000 shares of our common stock at~~entered into a ~~weighted average price per share of $31.50,~~loan and security agreement, or the Loan and Security Agreement, with Oxford Finance LLC, or Oxford. The agreement provided for ~~aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20.0 million. We paid underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.6 million, and we also incurred expenses of $0.1~~up to $65.0 million in ~~connection with this sale.~~term loans. Of the $65.0 million, we borrowed $30.0 million in October 2018, and did not draw the remaining $35.0 million that was available until March 31, 2019 under the agreement. The ~~shares were sold~~Loan and Security Agreement provides for interest only payments through ~~Cowen pursuant~~the payment date immediately prior to November 1, 2021, followed by 24 consecutive equal monthly payments of principal and interest in arrears starting on November 1, 2021 and continuing through the maturity date of October 1, 2023. All unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable on the maturity date. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for an annual interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.35% and (ii) the 30-day U.S. LIBOR rate reported in The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the month that immediately precedes the month in which the interest will accrue plus 6.25%. The Loan and Security Agreement also provides for a final payment equal to 5.75% of the original principal amount of the term loans drawn, which final payment is due on October 1, 2023 or upon the prepayment of the facility or the acceleration of amounts due under the facility as a result of an event of default.

We have the option to prepay the outstanding balance of the term loans in full, subject to a ~~sales agreement with them dated November 2, 2016. Following these sales, we may offer and sell additional shares~~prepayment fee of ~~our common stock having an~~(i) 3% of the original principal amount of the aggregate ~~offering price of up to approximately $55.0 million from time to time through Cowen pursuant~~term loans drawn for any prepayment prior to the ~~sales agreement.~~first anniversary of the applicable funding date, (ii) 2% of the original principal amount of the aggregate term loans drawn for any prepayment between the first and second anniversaries of the applicable funding date or (iii) 1% of the original principal amount of the aggregate term loans drawn for any prepayment after the second anniversary of the applicable funding date but before October 1, 2023. We also have the option to prepay the term loans in part, once in a three-month period, of an amount of $2.0 million or greater, subject to the same prepayment fees and other specified limitations.

~~August 2017 Public Offering~~

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for each of the periods presented:


	Six Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2019		2018
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(43,705)	$	(22,739)	$	(52,696)	$	(43,705)
Net cash provided by investing activities		69,479		5,730		27,568		69,479
Net cash provided by financing activities		59		19,546
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	25,833	$	2,537
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities						(237)		59
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					$	(25,365)	$	25,833

Operating Activities

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~~Operating Activities~~cash primarily resulting from our net loss of $87.4 million, partially offset by non-cash adjustments of $33.4 million. Net cash provided by changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 consisted of a $13.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and a $2.9 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, which were partially offset by a $14.5 million increase in accounts receivable. The increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily driven by expenses incurred, but not yet paid, as of June 30, 2019, as well as the timing of vendor invoicing and payments. Expenses incurred, but not yet paid, as of June 30, 2019 primarily included sales discounts and allowances related to sales of RHOFADE, as well as expenses related to our Phase 3 clinical trials for A-101 45% Topical Solution, our Phase 2 clinical trials for ATI-501 and ATI-502 and pre-clinical development activities for ATI-450. The decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets was due to research and development activities primarily related to pre-clinical development activities for ATI-450 and ATI-502 which concluded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and sales and marketing expenses related to our national sales meeting which was held during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in accounts receivable was primarily the result of sales of RHOFADE. Non-cash expenses of $33.4 million were composed of a goodwill impairment charge of $18.5 million, stock-based compensation expense of $9.7 million, a charge of $0.7 million related to the change in contingent consideration and depreciation and amortization expense of $4.5 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, operating activities used $43.7 million of cash primarily resulting from our net loss of $61.4 million, partially offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $5.9 million, and non-cash adjustments of $11.8 million. Net cash provided by changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted of a $2.3 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets and a $6.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which were partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in accounts receivable and a $1.0 million increase in inventory. The decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to a $2.0 million ~~Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or~~ PDUFA fee paid to the FDA in conjunction with the filing of the NDA for ESKATA, for which we received a refund during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily driven by expenses incurred, but not yet paid, as of June 30, 2018, as well as the timing of vendor invoicing and payments. Expenses incurred, but not yet paid, as of June 30, 2018 primarily included sales and marketing expenses related to the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018, as well as expenses related to our Phase 2 clinical trials for A-101 45% Topical Solution, ATI-501 and ATI-502. The increases in accounts receivable and inventory were the result of the commercial launch of ESKATA in May 2018. Non-cash expenses of $11.8 million were primarily composed of stock-based compensation expense.

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Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, ~~2017, operating~~2019, investing activities ~~used $22.7~~provided $27.6 million of cash, ~~primarily resulting~~consisting of proceeds from ~~our net loss~~sales and maturities of ~~$27.4 million and by cash used by changes in our operating assets and liabilities~~marketable securities of ~~$1.9~~$117.5 million, partially offset by ~~non-cash adjustments~~purchases of ~~$6.6~~marketable securities of $89.4 million, and purchases of equipment of $0.5 million. Net cash used by changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2017 consisted of a $3.9 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses. The increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to a $2.0 million PDUFA fee paid to the FDA in conjunction with the filing of the NDA for ESKATA, as well as deposits made for clinical supplies and development activities which were incurred during the second half of 2017. The increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily due to deposits and expenses incurred, but not yet paid, in connection with the commencement of our Phase 2 clinical trials for A-101 45% Topical Solution, ATI-501 and ATI-502, as well as the timing of vendor invoicing and payments. Non-cash expenses of $6.6 million were primarily composed of stock-based compensation expense.

~~Investing Activities~~

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, investing activities provided $69.5 million of cash, consisting of proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities of $144.4 million, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $74.2 million, and purchases of equipment of $0.7 million.

Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, ~~2017, investing~~2019, financing activities ~~provided $5.7~~used $0.2 million of cash consisting of proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities of $47.7 million, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $41.5 million and purchases of equipment of $0.4 million.

~~Financing Activities~~primarily related to finance lease payments.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, financing activities provided $0.1 million of cash and included $0.4 million from the exercise of employee stock options, partially offset by $0.3 million of capital lease payments.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, financing activities provided $19.3 million of net proceeds from the sale of 635,000 shares of our common stock in April 2017 pursuant to a sales agreement with Cowen dated November 2, 2016, and $0.2 million of cash from the exercise of employee stock options.

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Funding Requirements

~~We plan to focus in the near term on the commercialization of ESKATA for the treatment of raised SKs and the clinical development of our drug candidates.~~ We anticipate we will incur net losses ~~for~~in the ~~next several years~~near term as we continue to commercialize ~~ESKATA,~~our marketed product(s), continue the clinical development of A-101 45% Topical Solution ~~for the~~as a potential treatment offor common warts and ATI-450 as a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, continue the development of our preclinical compounds, and continue to identify, research and development of ATI-501 and ATI-502 for the treatment of AA, and potentially for other dermatological conditions, as well as the identification, research and development of other compounds. We plan to continue to invest in discovery efforts to exploredevelop additional drug ~~candidates, build commercial capabilities and expand our corporate infrastructure.~~candidates. We may not be able to complete the development and initiate commercialization of these programs if, among other things, our clinical trials are not successful or if the FDA does not approve our drug candidates currently in clinical trials when we expect, or at all.

Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue in the near term to be, compensation and related expenses, clinical costs, external research and development services, laboratory and related supplies, sales, marketing and ~~direct-to-consumer~~ advertising costs, legal and other regulatory expenses, and administrative and overhead costs. In addition, we are investing in a new research facility for our drug discovery operations. Our future funding requirements will be heavily determined by the resources needed to support the commercialization of ~~ESKATA and~~our marketed product(s), as well as the development of our drug candidates.

As a publicly traded company, we have incurred and will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we were not required to incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules adopted by the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, requires public companies to implement specified corporate governance practices that were not applicable to us prior to our IPO. We expect ongoing compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and ~~costly.~~costly, in particular after we cease to be an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act.

We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are sufficient to fund our operating and capital expenditure requirements for a period greater than 12 months from the date of issuance of our ~~unaudited condensed~~ consolidated financial statements that appear in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q based on our current operating assumptions including the commercialization of ESKATA, initiation of Phase 3 clinical trials for A-101 45% Topical Solution for the treatment of common warts, the continued development of ATI-501 and ATI-502 as potential treatments for AA and other indications, and the development of ATI-450 as a potential treatment for psoriasis and other dermatologic conditions.assumptions. These assumptions may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we expect. We expect that we will require additional capital to ~~complete the clinical development and, if approved,~~ commercialize A-101 45% Topical Solution for the treatment of common warts, if approved, to complete the clinical development of ~~ATI-501 and ATI-502, to support our discovery efforts,~~ATI-450, to develop our preclinical compounds, and to pursue in-licenses or acquisitions of other drug candidates. We also expect to incur significant expenses related to the commercialization of ESKATA, including product manufacturing, sales, marketing, direct-to-consumer advertising and distribution costs.support our discovery efforts. Additional funds may not be available on a timely basis, on commercially acceptable terms, or at all, and such funds, if raised, may not be sufficient to enable us to continue to implement our long-term business strategy.

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If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, we may need to substantially curtail our planned operations and the pursuit of our growth strategy.

We may raise additional capital through the sale of equity or ~~convertible~~ debt securities. In such an event, your ownership will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of a holder of our common stock.

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs, we are unable to estimate the exact amount of our working capital requirements. Our ~~future~~ funding requirements in the near term will depend on many factors, including:

the number and ~~characteristics~~development requirements of the drug candidates that we may pursue;

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the scope, progress, results and costs of ~~researching~~preclinical development, laboratory testing and ~~developing~~conducting pre-clinical and clinical trials for our drug ~~candidates, and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials;~~candidates;

the costs, timing and outcome of ~~and the costs involved in, obtaining marketing approvals for~~regulatory review of our drug candidates;

the cost of commercializing our marketed product(s) and the costs and timing of future commercialization activities, including drug manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution, for any of our drug candidates for which we receive marketing approval;

the revenue received from commercial ~~quantities~~sales of ~~ESKATA~~our marketed product(s) and any of our drug candidates for which we ~~successfully commercialize;~~receive marketing approval;

our ability to establish collaborations to commercialize our products within and ~~maintain strategic collaborations, licensing or other arrangements and~~outside the ~~financial terms of such agreements;~~United States;

the costs ~~involved in~~and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining ~~defending~~ and enforcing ~~patent claims, including litigation costs~~our intellectual property rights and ~~the outcome of such litigation;~~defending any intellectual property-related claims; and

the timing, receipt and amount of sales of, or milestone payments related to or royalties on, our current or future products or drug candidates, if ~~any.~~any, as a result of licenses to, or partnership or collaborations with, third parties.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We occupy space for our headquarters in Wayne, Pennsylvania under a sublease agreement ~~that~~which has a term through October 2023. We terminated our lease for office space in Malvern, Pennsylvania ~~under an operating lease agreement that has a term through November~~in June 2019. We occupy office and laboratory space in St. Louis, Missouri under an operating lease agreement which has a term through ~~December 2018.~~June 2029.

We lease laboratory equipment used in our laboratory space in St. Louis, Missouri under two capital lease financing arrangements which have terms through October 2020 and December 2020, respectively.

We lease a fleet of automobiles for our sales force and other field-based employees under the terms of a master lease agreement. The lease term for each automobile begins on the date we take delivery and continues for a period of four years.

In October 2018, we borrowed $30.0 million under the Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford. Amounts borrowed under the Loan and Security Agreement are subject to interest only through October 2021, after which we will be required to make principal and interest payments through the maturity date of October 2023.

Under various agreements, we ~~will~~may be required to make milestone payments and pay royalties and other amounts to third parties.

Under the assignment agreement with the Estate of Mickey Miller pursuant to which we acquired intellectual property, we have agreed to pay royalties on sales of ESKATA or other related products at rates ranging in low single-digit percentages of net sales, as defined in the agreement. Under the related ~~Finder’s Services Agreement,~~finder’s services agreement with KPT Consulting, LLC, we have agreed to make ~~aggregate~~a remaining ~~payments~~payment of ~~up to~~ $3.0 million upon the achievement of a specified

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commercial ~~milestones.~~milestone. In addition, we have agreed to pay royalties on sales of ESKATA or other related products at a low single-digit percentage of net sales, as defined in the agreement.

Under a commercial supply agreement with a third party, we have agreed to pay a termination fee of up to $0.4 million in the event we terminate the agreement without cause or the third party terminates the agreement for cause.

~~Under a~~ license agreement with Rigel, ~~that we entered into in August 2015,~~ we have agreed to make aggregate payments of up to $80.0 million upon the achievement of specified pre-commercialization milestones, such as clinical trials and regulatory approvals. Further, we have agreed to pay up to an additional $10.0 million to Rigel upon the achievement of a second set of development milestones. With respect to any products we commercialize under the agreement, we will pay Rigel quarterly tiered royalties on our annual net sales of each product developed using the licensed JAK inhibitors at a high ~~single-digit~~single digit percentage of annual net sales, subject to specified reductions.

Under a stock purchase agreement with the selling stockholders of Vixen~~Vixen,~~, we are obligated to make aggregate payments of up to $18.0 million upon the achievement of specified pre-commercialization milestones for three products covered by the Vixen patent rights in the United States, the European Union and Japan, and aggregate payments of up to $22.5 million upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones for products covered by the Vixen patent rights.

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We are also obligated to make aan annual payment of $0.1 million ~~on March 24th of each year,~~ through March ~~24,~~ 2022, which amounts are creditable against any specified future payments that may be paid under the ~~stock purchase~~ agreement. With respect to any covered products that we commercialize under the agreement, we are obligated to pay a low single-digit percentage of annual net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, until the date that all of the patent rights for that product have expired, as determined on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis or, in specified circumstances, ten years from the first commercial sale of such product. If we sublicense any of the patent rights and know-how acquired pursuant to the ~~stock purchase~~ agreement, we will be obligated to pay a portion of any consideration we receive from such sublicenses in specified circumstances.

Under a license agreement with The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, or Columbia, we are obligated to pay an annual license fee of $10,000, subject to specified adjustments for patent expenses incurred by Columbia and creditable against any royalties that may be paid under the license agreement. We are also obligated to pay up to an aggregate of $11.6 million upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones, including specified levels of net sales of products covered by Columbia patent rights and/or know-how, and royalties at a sub-single-digit percentage of annual net sales of products covered by Columbia patent rights and/or know-how, subject to specified adjustments. If we sublicense any of Columbia’s patent rights and know-how acquired pursuant to the ~~license~~ agreement, we will be obligated to pay Columbia a portion of any consideration ~~received~~we receive from such sublicenses in specified circumstances.

Under a merger agreement with Confluence, we are obligated to make remaining aggregate payments of up to ~~$80.0~~$75.0 million upon the achievement of specified ~~development,~~ regulatory and commercialization milestones. With respect to any covered products we commercialize, we are obligated to pay a low single-digit percentage of annual net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, until the date that all of the patent rights for that product have expired, as determined on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis or, in specified circumstances, ten years from the first commercial sale of such product. If we sublicense any of the patent rights and know-how acquired pursuant to the ~~merger~~agreement,, we will be obligated to pay a portion of any consideration we receive from such sublicenses in specified circumstances.

Under the Asset Purchase Agreement with Allergan pursuant to which we acquired intellectual property, we have agreed to pay Allergan royalties on net sales of RHOFADE ranging from a mid-single digit percentage to a mid-teen percentage of net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, on a country-by-country basis until the date that the patent rights related to a particular product, such as RHOFADE, have expired or, if later, November 30, 2028. In addition, we have agreed to assume the obligation to pay specified royalties and milestone payments under agreements with Aspect Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Vicept Therapeutics, Inc. We have also agreed to pay Allergan a one-time payment of $5.0 million upon the achievement of a specified development milestone related to the potential development of an additional dermatology product.

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We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with CROs for clinical trials, preclinical research studies and testing, manufacturing and other services and products for operating purposes. These contracts generally provide for termination upon notice, and therefore we believe that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The ~~Jumpstart Our Business Startups~~JOBS Act ~~of 2012~~ permits an “emerging growth company” such as us to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to “opt out” of this provision and, as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards when they are required to be adopted by public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. Our cash equivalents and marketable securities consist of money market funds, asset-backed securities, commercial paper, corporate debt securities and government agency debt. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general

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level of U.S. interest rates. Our marketable securities are subject to interest rate risk and will fall in value if market interest rates increase. However, due to the short-term nature and risk profile of our investment portfolio, we do not expect that an immediate 10% change in market interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our investment portfolio. We have the ability to hold our marketable securities until maturity, and therefore we do not expect our operating results or cash flows to be affected significantly by the effect of a change in market interest rates on our investments.

The Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford provides for an annual interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.35% and (ii) the 30-day U.S. LIBOR rate plus 6.25%. To the extent that any present or future credit facilities that we enter into are based on a floating interest rate, we will be subject to risks relating to changes in market interest rates. In periods of rising interest rates when we have such debt outstanding, our interest expense would increase. Based upon our debt outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement of $30.0 million as of June 30, 2019, a 100 basis-point increase in the interest rate on our loan with Oxford would result in approximately $304,000 of additional interest expense on an annualized basis.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, refers to controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to a company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date at the reasonable assurance level.

Management’s assessment of disclosure controls and procedures excluded consideration of ~~Confluence’s~~ internal ~~control~~controls over financial reporting related to RHOFADE, which was acquired ~~during the third quarter of 2017.~~in November 2018. This exclusion is consistent with guidance provided by the staff of the SEC that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from management’s report on internal control over financial reporting for up to one year from the date of acquisition, subject to specified conditions. ~~Confluence’s total assets~~Net revenues from sales of RHOFADE were ~~$2.0~~$4.7 million ~~as of June 30, 2018~~ and ~~Confluence’s total revenues were $2.3~~$8.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2018.~~2019, respectively.

(b)Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. ~~As a result of our~~In connection with the acquisition of ~~Confluence, we are~~RHOFADE, management is in the process of ~~designing~~analyzing and ~~implementing controls~~evaluating our internal control over ~~intangible assets.~~ financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

~~From~~Linda Rosi v. Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. et al. On July 30, 2019, plaintiff Linda Rosi (the “Plaintiff”) filed a purported class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against us and certain of our executive officers (the “Defendants”), alleging violations by the Defendants of certain federal securities laws. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants made misleading statements to investors about our business, operations and prospects and failed to disclose an alleged likelihood that regulators would scrutinize advertising materials related to ESKATA and find that the materials minimized the risks or overstated the efficacy of the product. Plaintiff is seeking unspecified compensatory damages on behalf of herself and all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired our securities between May 8, 2018, and June 20, 2019. Defendants dispute the Plaintiff’s claims and intend to defend the matter vigorously.

In addition, from time to time, we ~~may be~~are subject to litigation and claims arising in the ordinary course of ~~business. We~~business but, except as stated above, we are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings and we are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business is subject to risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our securities. ~~Our~~Except as noted below, our risk factors have not changed materially from those described in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, filed with the SEC on March ~~12, 2018.~~ 18, 2019.

If we fail to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Global Market, we may be delisted and the price of our common stock and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively impacted.

Our common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Global Market. To maintain the listing of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market, we are required to meet certain listing requirements, including, among others, either: (i) a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, a market value of publicly held shares (excluding shares held by our executive officers, directors and 10% or more stockholders) of at least $5 million and stockholders’ equity of at least $10 million; or (ii) a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, a market value of publicly held shares (excluding shares held by our executive officers, directors, affiliates and 10% or more stockholders) of at least $15 million and a total market value of listed securities of at least $50.0 million.

We may fail to satisfy one or more Nasdaq Global Market requirements for continued listing of our common stock in the future. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in maintaining the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, or, if transferred, on the Nasdaq Capital Market. This could impair the liquidity and market price of our common stock. In addition, the delisting of our common stock from a national exchange could have a material adverse effect on our access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of our common stock as a result of that delisting could adversely affect our ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Further, our obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford are subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of specified events of default, including the delisting of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market.

The trading price of the shares of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be volatile.

Since our initial public offering, our stock price has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. The stock market in general and the market for biotechnology companies in particular have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the price paid for the shares. The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:

the commencement, enrollment or results of any clinical trials we may conduct, or changes in the development status of our drug candidates;

any delay in our regulatory filings for any of our drug candidates and any adverse development or perceived adverse development with respect to the applicable regulatory authority’s review of such filings, including without limitation the FDA’s issuance of a “refusal to file” letter or a request for additional information;

adverse results from, delays in or termination of clinical trials;

adverse regulatory decisions, including failure to receive marketing approval of our drug candidates;

unanticipated serious safety concerns related to the use of ESKATA, RHOFADE or any drug candidate;

changes in financial estimates by us or by any securities analysts who might cover our stock;

conditions or trends in our industry;

changes in the structure of health care payment systems;

changes in the market valuations of similar companies;

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stock market price and volume fluctuations of comparable companies and, in particular, those that operate in the biotechnology industry;

publication of research reports about us or our industry or positive or negative recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts;

announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or divestitures;

announcements of investigations or regulatory scrutiny of our operations or lawsuits filed against us;

investors’ general perception of our company and our business;

recruitment or departure of key personnel;

overall performance of the equity markets;

trading volume of our common stock;

disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters and our ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies;

significant lawsuits, including patent or stockholder litigation;

general political and economic conditions; and

other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.

In addition, in the past, stockholders have initiated class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies following periods of volatility in the market prices of these companies’ stock. On July 30, 2019, one purported class action complaint was filed against us and certain of our executive officers alleging violations of certain federal securities laws. Defendants dispute the plaintiff’s claims and intend to defend the matter vigorously. This case, and additional litigation, if instituted against us, could cause us to incur substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources from our business.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Document

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37581), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2015).

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37581), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2015).

~~10.1*+~~		~~Distribution Agreement, by and between the Registrant and McKesson Specialty Care Distribution Corporation, dated as of October 13, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 6, 2018.~~

~~10.2*+~~		~~First Amendment to License Agreement, by and between The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York and the Registrant, dated as of June 27, 2018.~~

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.1**		Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

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101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


*	Filed herewith.
**	These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
+	~~Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to portions of this exhibit, indicated by asterisks, which has been filed separately with the SEC.~~

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: August ~~3, 2018~~8, 2019	By:	/s/ Neal Walker
		Neal Walker
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(On behalf of the Registrant)


Date: August ~~3, 2018~~8, 2019	By:	/s/ Frank Ruffo
		Frank Ruffo
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

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Cash consideration paid	$	10,269
Aclaris common stock issued		9,675
Contingent consideration		4,378
Total fair value of consideration to Confluence equity holders	$	24,322