UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20172019

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: 001-37785

 

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

DELAWAREDelaware

 

11-3651945

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

2801 Gateway Dr, Suite 1505320 Legacy Drive
Irving,Plano, Texas

 

7506375024

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(972) 865-2219

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 865-2219code)

2801 Gateway Drive, Suite 150

Irving, Texas 75063

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share

RETA

NASDAQ Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes      No 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

  

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

  (Do not check if a small reporting company)☐  

  

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

As of November 9, 2017,7, 2019, the registrant had 19,842,13424,765,410 shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 6,272,3355,506,495 shares of Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

1

DEFINED TERMS

3

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

4

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsStockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

6

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

78

Item 2.

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

1516

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

3335

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

3435

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

3536

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

3536

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

3536

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

3536

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

3536

Item 5.

Other Information

3536

Item 6.

Exhibits

37

Signatures

38

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKINGFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.  We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws.  All statements, other than statements of historical or present facts, contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position,condition, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.  The words “anticipate,”In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “goals,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “model,” “expect,” “intend,“will,” “may,” “might,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “model,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,“expect,” “predict,” “project,“could,” “seek,” “should,“goals,“target,” “will,” “would,“potential,” and similar terms or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions.  These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

our expectations regarding the timing, costs, conduct, and outcome of our clinical trials, including statements regarding the timing of the initiation and availability of data from such trials;

our expectations regarding the timing, costs, conduct, and outcome of our clinical trials, including statements regarding the timing of the initiation and availability of data from such trials;

the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for our product candidates;

the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for our product candidates;

our expectations regarding the potential market size and the size of the patient populations for our product candidates, if approved for commercial use, and the potential market opportunities for commercializing our product candidates;

our ability to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to complete further development and commercialization of our product candidates;

our expectations related to the use of our available cash;

our plans to research, develop, and commercialize our product candidates;

estimates of our expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and our needs for additional financing;

the commercialization of our product candidates, if approved;

our ability to develop, acquire, and advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates;

the initiation, timing, progress, and results of future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;

our expectations regarding the potential market size and the size of the patient populations for our product candidates, if approved for commercial use, and the potential market opportunities for commercializing our product candidates;

the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates;

the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;

our ability to maintain and establish collaborations or obtain additional funding;

our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates;

our ability to maintain and establish relationships with third parties, such as contract research organizations, suppliers, and distributors;

the ability to license additional intellectual property relating to our product candidates and to comply with our existing license agreements;

our expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act;

our ability to maintain and establish relationships with third parties, such as contract research organizations, suppliers, and distributors;

our ability to establish and maintain arrangements for manufacture of our product candidates;

our ability to maintain and establish collaborators with development, regulatory, and commercialization expertise;

our ability to attract collaborators with development, regulatory, and commercialization expertise;

our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel;

the impact of governmental laws and regulations;

our ability to grow our organization and increase the size of our facilities to meet our anticipated growth;

developments and projections relating to our competitors and our industry; and

the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and needs for additional financing;

our expectations related to the use of our available cash;

other risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2017, as supplemented by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017.

our ability to develop, acquire, and advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

the initiation, timing, progress, and results of future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;

the impact of governmental laws and regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

developments and projections relating to our competitors and our industry; and


other risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019, as supplemented by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2019.

Any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our current views with respect to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A, of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.  Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.


DEFINED TERMS

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Reata,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries.  We also have used several other terms in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, most of which are explained or defined below.

 

Abbreviated Term

Defined Term

6MWD

6-minute walk distance

AbbVie

AbbVie Inc.

ADPKD

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

ASU

Accounting Standards Update

Bardoxolone

Bardoxolone methyl

CKD

Chronic kidney disease

CRO

Contract research organization

CTD-PAH

Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease

DSMB

Data safety monitoring board

EGC

Emerging growth company

eGFR

Estimated glomerular filtration rate

ESKD

End stage kidney disease

Exchange Act

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

FA

Friedreich’s ataxia

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration

FSGS

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

GFR

Glomerular filtration rate

IgAN

IgA nephropathy

I-PAH

Idiopathic form of PAH

IPO

Initial public offering

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

JOBS Act

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012

KKC

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (formerly KHK or Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.)

mFARS

Modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale

NDA

New Drug Application

PAH

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Retained eGFR

eGFR change after a four-week withdrawal of drug

SAE

Serious adverse event

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

T1D CKD

Type 1 diabetic CKD

T2D CKD

Type 2 diabetic CKD

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PART I - FINANCIALFINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

September 30,

2017

(unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

154,600

 

 

$

84,732

 

 

$

240,149

 

 

$

337,790

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

3,246

 

 

 

2,551

 

 

 

6,382

 

 

 

4,483

 

Total current assets

 

 

157,846

 

 

 

87,283

 

 

 

246,531

 

 

 

342,273

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

774

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

2,859

 

 

 

1,445

 

Other assets

 

 

1,760

 

 

 

991

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

1,490

 

Total assets

 

$

160,380

 

 

$

89,093

 

 

$

259,123

 

 

$

345,208

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,527

 

 

$

3,830

 

 

 

3,582

 

 

 

4,473

 

Accrued direct research liabilities

 

 

10,014

 

 

 

6,151

 

 

 

19,848

 

 

 

15,416

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

6,474

 

 

 

3,047

 

 

 

14,398

 

 

 

4,696

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net of debt issuance cost

 

 

5,313

 

 

 

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

 

30,588

 

 

 

46,603

 

 

 

31,421

 

 

 

31,335

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

49,603

 

 

 

59,631

 

 

 

74,562

 

 

 

55,920

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

7

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

6,198

 

 

 

524

 

Term loan, net of discounts and debt issuance costs

 

 

19,833

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion and debt issuance cost

 

 

74,923

 

 

 

79,219

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

223,359

 

 

 

244,438

 

 

 

170,863

 

 

 

194,386

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

 

243,199

 

 

 

244,510

 

 

 

251,984

 

 

 

274,129

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock A, $0.001 par value:

500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 18,630,799 and

11,687,974 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

 

19

 

 

 

12

 

Common stock B, $0.001 par value:

150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 7,483,670 and

10,656,920 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

 

7

 

 

 

11

 

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock A, $0.001 par value:

500,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 24,525,768 and

24,000,683 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

 

 

25

 

 

 

24

 

Common stock B, $0.001 par value:

150,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 5,598,731

and 5,728,175 shares at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

188,030

 

 

 

74,298

 

 

 

456,097

 

 

 

435,452

 

Shareholder notes receivable

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(15

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(320,463

)

 

 

(289,354

)

 

 

(523,551

)

 

 

(420,323

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

 

(132,422

)

 

 

(215,048

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

160,380

 

 

$

89,093

 

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(67,423

)

 

 

15,159

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

$

259,123

 

 

$

345,208

 

 

See accompanying notes.


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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Three Months ended

 

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

12,501

 

 

$

12,500

 

 

$

37,594

 

 

$

37,230

 

 

$

7,898

 

 

$

4,766

 

 

$

23,437

 

 

$

44,452

 

Other revenue

 

 

56

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

685

 

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

12,557

 

 

 

12,551

 

 

 

38,094

 

 

 

37,355

 

 

 

8,242

 

 

 

5,175

 

 

 

23,846

 

 

 

45,137

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

18,326

 

 

 

9,300

 

 

 

50,830

 

 

 

27,681

 

 

 

32,279

 

 

 

27,144

 

 

 

87,948

 

 

 

71,979

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,151

 

 

 

4,039

 

 

 

17,312

 

 

 

11,783

 

 

 

14,283

 

 

 

7,486

 

 

 

36,027

 

 

 

24,802

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

98

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

537

 

Depreciation

 

 

258

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

659

 

 

 

311

 

Total expenses

 

 

24,575

 

 

 

13,509

 

 

 

68,478

 

 

 

40,001

 

 

 

46,820

 

 

 

34,735

 

 

 

124,634

 

 

 

97,092

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

198

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

4,812

 

 

 

1,787

 

Interest expense

 

 

(484

)

 

 

 

 

 

(956

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,389

)

 

 

(2,360

)

 

 

(7,199

)

 

 

(3,773

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,007

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(289

)

 

 

62

 

 

 

(607

)

 

 

113

 

 

 

(1,078

)

 

 

(1,266

)

 

 

(2,380

)

 

 

(2,993

)

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(12,307

)

 

 

(896

)

 

 

(30,991

)

 

 

(2,533

)

 

 

(39,656

)

 

 

(30,826

)

 

 

(103,168

)

 

 

(54,948

)

Provision (benefit) for taxes on income

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(442

)

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

38

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

15

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,308

)

 

$

(897

)

 

$

(30,993

)

 

$

(2,091

)

 

$

(39,694

)

 

$

(30,835

)

 

$

(103,228

)

 

$

(54,963

)

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.34

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(1.32

)

 

$

(1.07

)

 

$

(3.44

)

 

$

(2.03

)

Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss

per share basic and diluted

 

 

24,845,364

 

 

 

22,324,374

 

 

 

23,196,293

 

 

 

18,970,128

 

 

 

30,110,391

 

 

 

28,704,853

 

 

 

30,004,211

 

 

 

27,022,269

 

 

See accompanying notes.


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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Shareholder

Notes

 

 

Total

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Receivable

 

 

Deficit

 

 

(Deficit) Equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

 

24,466,407

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

5,631,527

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

450,354

 

 

$

 

 

$

(483,857

)

 

$

(33,473

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39,694

)

 

 

(39,694

)

Compensation expense

   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,380

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

363

 

Conversion of common stock

   Class B to Class A

 

 

59,361

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(59,361

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

 

24,525,768

 

 

$

25

 

 

 

5,598,731

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

456,097

 

 

$

 

 

$

(523,551

)

 

$

(67,423

)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Shareholder

Notes

 

 

Total

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Receivable

 

 

Deficit

 

 

(Deficit) Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 

24,000,683

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

5,728,175

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

435,452

 

 

$

 

 

$

(420,323

)

 

$

15,159

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

(103,228

)

 

 

(103,228

)

Compensation expense

   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,090

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

395,641

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,448

 

Conversion of common stock

   Class B to Class A

 

 

525,085

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(525,085

)

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Other shareholder

   transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

 

24,525,768

 

 

$

25

 

 

 

5,598,731

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

456,097

 

 

$

 

 

$

(523,551

)

 

$

(67,423

)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Shareholder

Notes

 

 

Total

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Receivable

 

 

Deficit

 

 

(Deficit) Equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

 

20,244,675

 

 

$

20

 

 

 

5,961,183

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

196,013

 

 

$

 

 

$

(363,913

)

 

$

(167,874

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,835

)

 

 

(30,835

)

Compensation expense

   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

2,735

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

672

 

Public offering of common stock, net of offering costs

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,847

 

Conversion of common stock

   Class B to Class A

 

 

189,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

(189,290

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

 

23,883,965

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

5,813,565

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

432,273

 

 

$

 

 

$

(394,758

)

 

$

37,545

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Common Stock A

 

 

Common Stock B

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Shareholder

Notes

 

 

Total

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Receivable

 

 

Deficit

 

 

(Deficit) Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

19,975,340

 

 

$

20

 

 

 

6,166,166

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

190,145

 

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(337,143

)

 

$

(146,973

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54,963

)

 

 

(54,963

)

Compensation expense

   related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

7,763

 

Exercise of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,498

 

Proceeds from payments of

   shareholder promissory

    notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Public offering of common stock, net of offering costs

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,847

 

Conversion of common stock

   Class B to Class A

 

 

458,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

(458,625

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Adoption of new accounting

   guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,634

)

 

 

(2,634

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

 

23,883,965

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

5,813,565

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

432,273

 

 

$

 

 

$

(394,758

)

 

$

37,545

 


Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(30,993

)

 

$

(2,091

)

 

$

(103,228

)

 

$

(54,963

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

414

 

 

 

537

 

Depreciation

 

 

659

 

 

 

311

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

549

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

4,730

 

 

 

1,451

 

 

 

14,090

 

 

 

7,783

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,007

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(695

)

 

 

(2,899

)

 

 

(1,899

)

 

 

(1,304

)

Other assets

 

 

(769

)

 

 

(451

)

 

 

20

 

 

 

14

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(1,409

)

 

 

(2,235

)

 

 

(440

)

 

 

2,933

 

Accrued direct research and other current liabilities

 

 

7,355

 

 

 

2,869

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(65

)

 

 

 

Federal income tax receivable/payable

 

 

 

 

 

31,926

 

Accrued direct research and other current and long-term liabilities

 

 

11,442

 

 

 

10,836

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(37,094

)

 

 

(37,230

)

 

 

(23,437

)

 

 

(13,452

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(58,523

)

 

 

(8,123

)

 

 

(101,776

)

 

 

(46,286

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(281

)

 

 

(2,420

)

 

 

(370

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(281

)

 

 

(2,420

)

 

 

(370

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

108,910

 

 

 

64,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,846

 

Payments on deferred offering costs

 

 

(386

)

 

 

(2,531

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

Payments on deferred discount and issuance costs

 

 

(251

)

 

 

 

Payments on deferred issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(2,289

)

Exercise of options

 

 

371

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

6,448

 

 

 

1,504

 

Payment of capital lease obligation

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(45

)

Other shareholder transactions

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

128,599

 

 

 

62,056

 

 

 

6,555

 

 

 

292,061

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

69,868

 

 

 

53,652

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(97,641

)

 

 

245,405

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

84,732

 

 

 

42,008

 

 

 

337,790

 

 

 

129,780

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

154,600

 

 

$

95,660

 

 

$

240,149

 

 

$

375,185

 

Supplemental disclosures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

727

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,226

 

 

$

2,715

 

Purchases of equipment in accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

$

106

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

31

 

Accrued deferred offering costs

 

$

18

 

 

$

348

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

 

 

$

18

 

Accrued deferred offering cost

 

$

 

 

$

22

 

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

$

8,262

 

 

$

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 


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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

1. Description of Business

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company)The Company’s mission is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company located in Irving, Texas focusedto identify, develop, and commercialize innovative therapies that change patients’ lives for the better.  The Company focuses on identifying, developing, and commercializing product candidates to address serious andsmall-molecule therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of severe, life-threatening diseases with few or no approved therapies by targeting molecular pathways that regulate cellular metabolismtherapies.  The Company’s lead programs are in rare forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and inflammation.  The Company operates as a single segmentrare forms of business.

neurological diseases.  The Company’s lead product candidates, bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone) in CKD and omaveloxolone in neurological diseases, activate the important transcription factor Nrf2 to restorenormalize mitochondrial function, reducerestore redox balance, and resolve inflammation.  Because mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and resolve inflammation.inflammation are features of many diseases, the Company believes bardoxolone and omaveloxolone have many potential clinical applications.

The Company has reported top-line efficacy and safety Year 1 results from its registrational CARDINAL Phase 3 clinical trial of bardoxolone in CKD caused by Alport syndrome.  Alport syndrome is a rare and serious hereditary disease with no approved therapy.  The trial met its primary and key secondary Year 1 endpoints.  CARDINAL demonstrated a statistically significant change in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) relative to placebo after 48 weeks of treatment and in retained eGFR, which is the change in eGFR after 48 weeks of treatment and a four-week withdrawal period. Subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, the Company plans to proceed with the submission of regulatory filings for marketing approval in the United States and internationally.

The Company has reported top-line efficacy and safety results from its registrational part 2 portion of the MOXIe Phase 2 trial of omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).  FA is a rare, inherited, debilitating, and degenerative neuromuscular disorder with no approved therapy.  The trial demonstrated statistically significant evidence of efficacy for its primary endpoint of change in the modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale (mFARS) relative to placebo after 48 weeks of treatment. Subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, the Company plans to proceed with the submission of regulatory filings for marketing approval in the United States and internationally.

The Company is currentlyalso conducting three Phase 3 or other potentiallytwo additional registrational trials.  Bardoxolone methyl is being studiedtrials:  FALCON, studying bardoxolone in a single, pivotal Phase 2/3 trial, known as CARDINAL, for the treatment of chronicpatients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (CKD) caused by Alport syndrome(ADPKD), and CATALYST, studying bardoxolone in patients with a Phase 3 trial, known as CATALYST, for the treatmentrare and serious form of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with(PAH) caused by connective tissue disease (CTD-PAH).  The Company began enrolling patientsinitiated enrollment of FALCON in the Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL in August 2017, after having announced preliminary results from the trial.  On November 3, 2017,May 2019, and the Company announced primary endpoint and other 12 weekexpects to have top-line data from the ongoing Phase 2 portion of CARDINAL.  Omaveloxolone is being studiedCATALYST in a two-part Phase 2 trial, known as MOXIe, for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.  The Company announced data from part 1 of MOXIe in June 2017 and began enrolling patients in October 2017 in part 2 of the trial, which is potentially registrational.

The Company is also currently conducting trials in four other areas.  In October 2017, we began activating sites in a Phase 2 trial, known as PHOENIX, to test bardoxolone methyl in the treatment of other rare kidney diseases.  Bardoxolone methyl is currently being studied in a Phase 2 trial, known as LARIAT, for the treatment of PAH and pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).  Omaveloxolone is being studied in a two-part Phase 2 trial for the treatment of mitochondrial myopathies, known as MOTOR, and a Phase 1b/2 trial for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, known as REVEAL.  

In addition to these ongoing trials, the Company conducted a Phase 1 trial of RTA 901 in healthy volunteers, with no safety or tolerability issues, and is evaluating various options in the design and timing of a Phase 2 trial.  Beyond its clinical programs, the Company has additional promising preclinical development programs.  The Company believes its product candidates and preclinical programs have the potential to improve clinical outcomes in numerous underserved patient populations.mid-2020.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated.subsidiaries.  Accordingly, the Company’s share of net earnings and losses from these subsidiaries is included in the consolidated statements of operations.  Intercompany profits, transactions, and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

On May 25, 2016, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-208843) relating to its initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  The shares began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market on May 26, 2016.  The public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $11.00 per share.  The IPO closed on June 1, 2016, for 6,325,000 shares of its Class A common stock, which included 825,000 shares of its Class A common stock issued pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.  The Company received total proceeds from the offering of $60.9 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

On August 1, 2017, the Company closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 3,737,500 shares of its Class A common stock, which included 487,500 shares of its Class A common stock issued pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters, for gross proceeds of $115.9 million.  The Company received total proceeds from the offering of $108.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.2019.  The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016,2018, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  For further information, refer to the annual consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto of the Company.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenuesignificant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of Notes to date has been generated primarily through collaborative licensing agreements with AbbVie Ltd. (AbbVie) and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (KHK)Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (2018 Annual Report


on Form 10-K).  Revenues for periods shown consistDuring the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). As a result of the recognitionadoption of deferred revenue from upfront payments and milestone payments received in 2012 and prior years.  TheTopic 842, the Company has not generated any revenue basedupdated its Leases accounting policies. There were no other changes to its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its 2018 Annual Report on the saleForm 10-K.

Liquidity

As of products.

In June 2013, the Company entered into a research collaboration with a disease advocacy organization.  Under the agreement, the Company may be provided milestone payments to fund research and development activities.  The Company recorded collaboration revenue totaling $500,000 related to milestone payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Research and Development Costs

AbbVie is not currently participating in the development of bardoxolone methyl for the treatment of CKD caused by Alport syndrome, PAH, PH-ILD, or other rare kidney diseases, and we are therefore incurring all costs for this program.  With respect to its omaveloxolone programs and its collaboration agreement with AbbVie, the Company was responsible for a certain initial amount in early development costs before AbbVie began sharing development costs equally.  As of April 2016,2019, the Company had incurred allcash and cash equivalents of these initial costs, after which payments from AbbVie with respect to research and development costs incurred by the Company were recorded as a reduction in research and development expenses.

In September 2016, the Company and AbbVie mutually agreed that the Company would continue unilateral development of omaveloxolone.  Therefore, AbbVie no longer co-funds the exploratory development costs of this program, but retains the right to opt back in at certain points in development. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, no payments related to shared research and developments costs were received.

The Company bases its expense accruals related to clinical trials on its estimates of the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions and contract research organizations that conduct and manage clinical trials on its behalf.  The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows.  Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones.  In accruing costs, the Company estimates the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period.  If the Company does not identify costs that it has begun to incur or if the Company underestimates or overestimates the level of services performed or the costs of these services, its actual expenses could differ from its estimates.

To date, the Company has not experienced significant changes in its estimates of accrued research and development expenses after a reporting period.  However, due to the nature of estimates, the Company cannot assure that it will not make changes to its estimates in the future as the Company becomes aware of additional information about the status or conduct of its clinical trials and other research activities.

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Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its equity-based compensation awards in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification ASC 718 Compensation—Stock Compensation (ASC 718).  ASC 718 requires companies to recognize compensation expense using a fair value based method for costs related to stock-based payments, including stock options.  The expense is measured based on the grant date fair value of the awards that are expected to vest, and the expense is recorded over the applicable requisite service period.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards, which takes into consideration various factors, including the exercise price of the award, the expected term of the award, the current price of the underlying shares, the expected volatility of the underlying share price based on peer companies, and the risk-free interest rate.  The Company accounts for forfeitures of share-based awards when they occur.

Prior to the Company’s IPO of its common stock, the fair values of the shares of common stock underlying the Company’s share-based awards were estimated on each grant date using a probability-weighted expected return method.  Following the close of its IPO in June 2016, the fair values of its common stock underlying its share-based awards were estimated using observable market prices.

Risks and Uncertainties

$240,149,000. The Company has experienced losses and negative operating cash flows for many years since inception and has no marketed drug or other products. The Company’s ability to generate future revenue depends upon the results of its development programs, the success of which cannot be guaranteed.

The Company will needexpects its current cash and its access to raise additional equity or debt capitalfunding will enable it to meet its current obligations through December 31, 2020. See Note 9, Subsequent Events.

Leases

At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present in that arrangement. Lease assets represent the future in orderCompany’s right to fund its operations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires managementuse an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make estimateslease payments arising from the lease. These assets and assumptions that affectliabilities are initially recognized at the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s stockholder notes receivable were approximately $34,000 and $28,000 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  The fair value was calculated using an income approach to estimatelease commencement date based on the present value of expected future cash flowslease payments over the lease term calculated using its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement unless the implicit rate is readily determinable.  Lease assets also include upfront lease payments, lease incentives paid, and direct costs incurred and exclude lease incentives received.  The lease term used to be received undercalculate the notes.  The measurement is considered to be based primarily on Level 3 inputs used inlease assets and related lease liabilities includes the calculation, including the discount rate applied and the estimate of future cash flows.

Net Loss per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per common share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents.  The Company’s potentially dilutive shares, which include unvested restricted stock and options to purchase common stock, are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included inextend or terminate the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per sharelease when their effectit is dilutive.  For periods in whichreasonably certain that the Company reportswill exercise those options. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a net loss attributable to common stockholders, diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersstraight-line basis over the expected lease term as an operating expense while the expense for finance leases is recognized as depreciation expense over the same as basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effectexpected lease term unless there is anti-dilutive.a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise.

The Company useswill account for each lease component separately from the two-class method to compute net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders because the Company has issued securities, other than Class Anonlease components.  The depreciable life of lease assets and Class B common stock, that contractually entitle the holders to participate in dividends and earnings of the Company.  The two-class method requires earnings for the period to be allocated between common stock and participating securities based upon their respective rights to receive distributed and undistributed earnings.  Holders of restricted common stock are entitled to the dividend amount paid to common stockholders on an as-if-converted-to-common stock basis when declaredleasehold improvements is limited by the Company’s Boardexpected lease term unless there is a transfer of Directors.  As a result, all restricted common stock are considered to be participating securities.

9


Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.title or purchase option reasonably certain of its exercise.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs, which primarily consist of direct incremental accounting, legal, and printing fees relating to the IPO and a follow-on underwritten public offering, were initially capitalized.  The deferred offering costs totaling $3,489,000 and $386,000 were subsequently offset against total proceeds from the IPO and the follow-on offering upon the completion of the offerings on June 1, 2016 and August 1, 2017, respectively.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company defers costs related to debt issuance and amortizes these costs to interest expense over theLeases with an initial term of the debt, using the effective interest method.  Debt issuance costs12 months or less are presented innot recorded on the balance sheet, asand the expenses for these short-term leases and operating leases are recognized on a deduction fromstraight-line basis over the carrying amount of the debt liability.lease term.

RecentRecently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company is an “emergingemerging growth company (EGC), as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act).Act.  Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies.  The Company has irrevocably elected not to avail itself of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards, and, therefore, will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as public companies that are not emerging growth companies.  The Company will remain an EGC until December 31, 2019.

In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with CustomersTopic 842, amended by ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 606) (ASU 2014-09), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition842): Targeted Improvements. The FASB has subsequently issuednew guidance requires a numberlessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of amendmentsmore than 12 months and provide additional disclosures. Topic 842 requires adoption using a modified retrospective transition approach with either 1) transition provisions at the beginning of the earliest comparative period records its cumulative adjustment to ASU 2014-09.  The new standard, as amended, provides a single comprehensive model based onretained earnings at the principle that revenue is recognized to depictbeginning of the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  To achieve this principle, ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process, which may include more judgment and estimates than are required under existing GAAP, including identifying performance obligations in a contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each performance obligation.

The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early application for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, permitted, and allows two methods of adoption: the full retrospective method, which requires the standard to be applied to each priorearliest period presented or 2) a cumulative-effect adjustment recognized to the modified retrospective method, which requires the cumulative effectopening balance of adoption to be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings on the adoption.  We adopted this standard on January 1, 2019 using the cumulative-effect adjustment approach. We elected the package of practical expedients in transition for leases that commenced prior to January 1, 2019 whereby these contracts were not reassessed or reclassified from their previous assessment as of December 31, 2018.

As a result of implementing Topic 842, the periodCompany recognized an operating lease right-of-use asset of adoption.  

The Company has completed$1,544,000 and an initialoperating lease liability of $1,659,000 on January 1, 2019, with no impact assessment of the potential changes from adopting ASU No. 2014-09. The impact assessment consisted of a review of contracts, discussions with key stakeholders, and a cataloging of potential impacts on its financialbeginning retained earnings, consolidated statements accounting policies, financial control, and operations. The Company anticipates that the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will have an impact on contract revenues generated by collaboration agreements.

The Company has not yet completed its final review of the impact of this guidance; however, the Company anticipates applying the modified retrospective method when implementing this guidance. The Company plans to adopt the new standard effective January 1, 2018. The Company continues to monitor additional changes, modifications, clarificationsoperations, or interpretations being undertaken by the FASB, which may impact its current conclusions.cash flows.  See Note 5, Leases, for further details.


In April 2015,July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (ASU 2015-03), which requires2018-09, Codification Improvements (ASU 2018-09).  This ASU provided various minor codification updates and improvements to address comments that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 as of January 1, 2017.  The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs were not affected by the amendments in ASU No. 2015-03.  In March 2017, upon entering into a loan and security agreement, $91,000 of debt issuance costs was netted against the principal balance of our outstanding term loan of $20,000,000.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02), which supersedes ASC 840, Leases.  ASU 2016-02 requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases previously classified as operating leases.had received regarding unclear or vague accounting guidance.  The standardguidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company will apply the guidance and disclosure provisions of the new

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standard upon adoption.  The Company is currently evaluating this standard and has not yet determined what, if any, effect ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated operations or financial position but anticipates the recognition of additional assets and corresponding liabilities related to leases on its balance sheet.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718) (ASU 2016-09) which modifies U.S. GAAP by requiring the following, among others: (1) all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit on the income statement (excess tax benefits are recognized regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period); (2) excess tax benefits are to be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows; (3) in the area of forfeitures, an entity can still follow the current U.S. GAAP practice of making an entity-wide accounting policy election to estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or may instead account for forfeitures when they occur; and (4) classification as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows of cash paid by an employer to the taxing authorities when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes.  ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 as of January 1, 2017, which resulted in an adjustment to retained earnings of $110,000 related to the cumulative effect of the accounting policy election to account for forfeitures of share-based awards when they occur, and an adjustment of $115,000 to recognize excess tax benefits as a component of the provision for income taxes on a prospective basis.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the effect on the provision for income taxes included in the consolidated statement of operations was not significant.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230) (ASU 2016-15).  This update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice.  The ASU is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and2018, including interim reporting periods within thosethat fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017.year.  The Company is currently evaluating this standard and has not yet determined what, if any, effect ASU 2016-15 will have on its consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-03, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) (ASU 2017-03).  This ASU amends the disclosure requirements for ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This ASU states that if a registrant does not know or cannot reasonably estimate the impact that the adoption of the above ASUs is expected to have on the financial statements, then in addition to making a statement to that effect, the registrant should consider additional qualitative financial statement disclosures to assist the reader in assessing the significance of the impact that the standard will have on the financial statements of the registrant when adopted.  ASU 2017-03 was effective upon issuance.  The adoptionthis guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’sour financial statements.position, results of operations or disclosures.

In May 2017, July 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation 2019-07, Codification Updates to SEC Sections. The ASU clarifies or improves the disclosure and presentation requirements of a variety of codification topics by aligning them with the SEC’s regulations, thereby eliminating redundancies and making the codification easier to apply.  The guidance is effective upon issuance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s reported consolidated financial results.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 718)808) (ASU 2017-09)2018-18).  This ASUupdate provides clarification on the interaction between Revenue Recognition (Topic 606) and Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808) including the alignment of unit of account guidance about which changes tobetween the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718.  ASU 2017-09two topics.  This update is effective forin fiscal years, including interim and annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early2020, and early adoption is permitted.  We have adoptedThe Company is evaluating the standard as of June 30, 2017.  The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’sits financial statements.statements of adopting this guidance.

3. Collaboration Agreements

AbbVie

3. Term Loan

On March 31, 2017,In December 2011, the Company entered into a loancollaboration agreement with AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie) (the Collaboration Agreement) to jointly research, develop, and securitycommercialize the Company’s portfolio of second and later generation oral Nrf2 activators.  The terms of the Collaboration Agreement include payment to the Company of a nonrefundable, up-front payment of $400,000,000. The Company is also participating with AbbVie on joint steering committees.  

The up-front payment and the Company’s collaboration on research, development, and commercialization are accounted for as a single unit of accounting.  Revenue is being recognized ratably through December 2026, which is the estimated minimum period that is needed to complete the performance obligations under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement.  The Company began recognizing revenue related to the up-front payment upon execution of the Collaboration Agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized approximately $6,717,000, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, recognized $19,931,000, as collaboration revenue.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company recorded deferred revenue totaling approximately $191,714,000 of which approximately $26,720,000 is reflected as the current portion of deferred revenue.

On October 9, 2019, the Company and AbbVie entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the Amended AbbVie Agreement) pursuant to which the Company reacquired the development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights concerning its proprietary Nrf2 activator product platform originally licensed to AbbVie in the License Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2010, which the Company entered into with AbbVie (the License Agreement), and the Collaboration Agreement. See Note 9, Subsequent Events.

KKC

In December 2009, the Company entered a license agreement (Loanwith Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (KKC) (the KKC Agreement), which granted KKC an exclusive license to develop and commercialize bardoxolone in the licensed territory.  The Company received a nonrefundable, up-front license fee of $35,000,000 in 2009 and regulatory milestones totaling $45,000,000 in 2010, 2012, and 2018 and could receive additional regulatory milestones of $52,000,000 and commercial milestones of $140,000,000, as well as tiered royalties ranging from the low teens to the low 20 percent range, depending on the country of sale and the amount of annual net sales, on net sales by KKC in the licensed territory.  

The up-front payment and regulatory milestones are accounted for as a single unit of accounting.  Revenue is being recognized ratably through December 2021, which is the estimated minimum period that is needed to


complete the deliverables under the terms of the KKC Agreement.  The Company began recognizing revenue related to the up-front payment upon execution of the KKC Agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized approximately $1,181,000 and $(2,951,000), respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, recognized $3,506,000 and $23,521,000, respectively, as collaboration revenue.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company recorded deferred revenue totaling approximately $10,570,000 of which approximately $4,701,000 is reflected as the current portion of deferred revenue.

4. Term Loan

On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the Restated Loan Agreement) with Oxford Finance LLC and Silicon Valley Bank (collectively, the Lenders), under which amended and restated the Loan and Security Agreement entered into among Reata and the Lenders agreed to lend the Company up to $35,000,000, issuable in two separate term loans of $20,000,000 (Term A Loan) and $15,000,000 (Term B Loan).  Onon March 31, 2017, as amended on November 3, 2017 (the Loan Agreement).

Under the Company borrowed $20,000,000 fromRestated Loan Agreement, the Term A Loan.

On November 3, 2017, the Company amended the Loan Agreement (Amended Loan Agreement)was increased to increase$80,000,000, and the Term B Loan amountavailability was increased to either $20,000,000 or $25,000,000 and$45,000,000, available to extend the interest only period by six months if the Term B Loan is drawn.  The Company may, at its sole discretion, borrow $20,000,000 under Term B Loan.    An additional $5,000,000 will be available under the Term B Loan for a total of $25,000,000 upondrawn within 30 days, but no later than December 31, 2019, after the achievement of one of two milestones.  TheIf the Company may borrowis entitled to draw the Term B Loan by the earlier of 90 days after the achievement of a milestone or June 29, 2018.

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The Company paid an amendment fee of $250,000 on November 8, 2017, upon the execution of the Amended Loan Agreement.  If the Companybut does not draw the Term B Loan by December 31, 2019, the Company wouldis obligated to pay an unused linea non-utilization fee of $1,000,000.$450,000.

All outstanding Term Loans will mature on MarchJune 1, 2022.2023.  Under the Term A Loan, the Company will make interest-only payments for 1824 months through OctoberJune 1, 2018;2020; however, if the Company draws the Term B Loan, the Company will make interest-only payments for 3036 months through OctoberJune 1, 2019.2021.  The interest-only payment period will be followed by 4136 equal monthly payments, or 2924 equal monthly payments if the Company draws the Term B Loan, of principal and interest payments. The Term Loans will bear interest at a floating per annum rate calculated as 7.40%7.79% plus the greater of the 30-day U.S. Dollar 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 or 0.75%1.91%, with a minimum rate of 8.15%9.7% and maximum rate of 10.15%12.29%.

The Company has the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the borrowed amounts, provided that the Company will be obligated to pay a prepayment fee equal to (a) 3.0%the aggregate amount of interest that the Company would have paid through the maturity date if prepayment is made on or before the first anniversary of the applicable funding date of the Term Loan, (b) 4.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the applicable Term Loan if prepayment is made prior toafter the first anniversary of the applicable funding date of the Term Loan, (b) 2.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the applicable Term Loan if prepayment is made byand on or before the second anniversary of the applicable funding date, of the Term Loan, or (c) 1.0%3.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the applicable Term Loan if prepayment is made after the second anniversary date and on or before the third anniversary of the applicable funding date, or (d) 1.5% of the outstanding principal balance of the applicable Term Loan.Loan if prepayment is made after the third anniversary date and on or before the fourth anniversary of the applicable funding date.  The Company will also be required to make a final exit fee payment of 2.95%6.5% of the principal balance of allthe Term Loans outstanding,A Loan and 4.0% of the Term B Loan, payable on the earliest of the prepayment of the Term Loans, acceleration of any Term Loan, or at maturity of the Term Loans.  As of September 30, 2019, the Term A Loan has an effective interest rate of 10.71% before debt issuance costs and final exit fee and 13.26% including debt issuance costs and final exit fee.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Restated Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2019.

The Company may use the proceeds from the Term Loans for working capital and to fund its general business requirements.  The Company’s obligations under the Restated Loan Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of its current and future assets, other thanincluding its owned intellectual property.  The Company has also agreed not to encumber its intellectual property assets, except as permitted by the Loan Agreement.


As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $20,000,000 outstanding under the Term A Loan which was recorded at its initial carrying value of $20,000,000, less discount and debtunamortized issuance costs totaling approximately $251,000.  In connection with the Term A Loan, the discount and debt issuance costs were recordedcost balance are as a reduction to debt on its balance sheet and are being accreted to interest expense over the life of the Term A Loan.  Additionally, the final exit fee of approximately $590,000 is being accrued over the life of the Term A Loan through interest expense.  The Term A Loan has a current effective interest rate of 10.4%.  The Company is in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2017.follows:

 

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current portion of long-term debt1

 

$

6,667

 

$

 

Less current portion of unamortized issuance cost

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

Total current portion of long-term debt, net of debt issuance cost

 

 

5,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

80,000

 

 

80,000

 

Exit Fee

 

 

5,200

 

 

5,200

 

Less long-term unamortized issuance cost

 

 

3,610

 

 

5,981

 

Less current portion of long-term debt

 

 

6,667

 

$

 

Total long-term debt, net of current portion and debt issuance cost

 

$

74,923

 

$

79,219

 

1 Current portion of principal payments reflects the interest-only payment period under the Term A Loan. If the Company draws the Term B Loan, the interest-only period will extend through June 1, 2021, and the current portion will be $0 until July 1, 2020.

 

The future principal payments by fiscal year for the Company’s Term A Loan:

 

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2019 (remaining three months)

 

$

 

2020

 

 

15,555

 

2021

 

 

26,667

 

2022

 

 

26,667

 

2023

 

 

11,111

 

 

 

$

80,000

 

On October 9, 2019, the Company entered into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan asand Security Agreement (the Amendment) with the Lenders, which amended the Restated Loan Agreement. See Note 9, Subsequent Events.

5. Leases

The Company has offices located in Irving, Texas, where it leases approximately 34,890 square feet of office and laboratory space, and in Plano, Texas, where it leases approximately 122,000 square feet of office space.

The Company’s leases have remaining contractual terms of up to approximately 33 months, which includes the options to extend the leases for up to one year.  Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

At September 30, 2017 are2019, the weighted average incremental borrowing rate and the weighted average remaining lease term for the operating leases held by the Company were 8.3% and 2.5 years, respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash paid for amounts included for the measurement of lease liabilities was $1,667,000. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company recorded operating lease expense of $911,000 and $2,489,000, respectively.  The Company has elected to net the amortization of the right-of-use assets and the reduction of the lease liabilities principal in accrued direct research and other current and long-term liabilities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (in thousands):follows:

 

2017

 

$

 

2018

 

 

975

 

2019

 

 

5,854

 

2020

 

 

5,854

 

2021

 

 

5,854

 

2022

 

 

1,463

 

 

 

$

20,000

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Non-current right-of-use assets

 

Other assets

 

$

8,262

 

Current lease liabilities

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

2,941

 

Non-current lease liabilities

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

6,198

 


Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s operating leases:

 

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2019 (remaining three months)

 

$

718

 

2020

 

 

3,999

 

2021

 

 

4,090

 

2022

 

 

1,178

 

Total lease payments

 

 

9,985

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

(846

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

9,139

 

 

On October 15, 2019, the Company entered into a lease agreement, relating to the lease of approximately 327,400 square feet of office and laboratory space located in Plano, Texas (Lease Agreement).  See Note 9, Subsequent Events.

4.6. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate varies with the statutory rate due primarily to the impact of nondeductible stock-based compensation and the changes in valuation allowance related to certain deferred tax assets generated or utilized in the applicable period.  The Company’s deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance at September 30, 2017,2019, and the Company expects to maintain this valuation allowance until there is sufficient evidence that future earnings can be achieved, which is uncertain at this time.

The IRS examination team has completed its examination of the Company’s 2013, 2014, and 2015 U.S. tax returns and proposed adjustments with respect to certain items that were reported by the Company for the 2013 tax year.  In June 2018, the Company received the Revenue Agent Report from the IRS.  The Company believes that it has accurately reported all amounts in its tax returns and has submitted an administrative protest with the IRS contesting the examination team’s proposed adjustments.  The Company intends to vigorously defend its reported positions and believes the ultimate resolution of the adjustments proposed by the IRS examination team will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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5.7. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense reflected in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):operations:

 

 

Three Months ended

 

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

587

 

 

$

375

 

 

$

1,729

 

 

$

725

 

 

$

1,885

 

 

$

988

 

 

$

5,235

 

 

$

2,924

 

General and administrative

 

 

958

 

 

 

341

 

 

 

3,001

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

3,495

 

 

 

1,757

 

 

 

8,855

 

 

 

4,859

 

 

$

1,545

 

 

$

716

 

 

$

4,730

 

 

$

1,451

 

 

$

5,380

 

 

$

2,745

 

 

$

14,090

 

 

$

7,783

 

 


The following table summarizes stock option activity as of September 30, 2017,2019, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, under the 2007Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the 2007 LTIP) and standalone option agreements:

 

 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

 

 

2,311,146

 

 

 

17.18

 

Granted

 

 

121,698

 

 

 

26.47

 

Exercised

 

 

(32,075

)

 

 

11.54

 

Forfeited

 

 

(3,805

)

 

 

16.08

 

Expired

 

 

(66

)

 

 

25.21

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

 

 

2,396,898

 

 

 

17.72

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2017

 

 

831,620

 

 

 

16.90

 

 

 

Number of Options

 

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

 

3,320,571

 

 

 

21.20

 

Granted

 

 

1,624,133

 

 

 

64.94

 

Exercised

 

 

(395,641

)

 

 

16.30

 

Forfeited

 

 

(276,306

)

 

 

34.42

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

 

4,272,757

 

 

 

37.51

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2019

 

 

1,743,886

 

 

 

22.56

 

 

The total intrinsic value of all outstanding options and exercisable options at September 30, 20172019 was $32,803,000$184,473,000 and $12,541,000,$100,782,000, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

As of September 30, 2019, the Company granted 50,000 RSUs under a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. As the awards granted are performance-based, there was $3,635,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to these RSUs.

 

 

 

Number Performance Based RSUs

 

 

Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

72.70

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

72.70

 

 

6. Related-Party Transactions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company did not have any related party transactions.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company paid approximately $306,000 to AbbVie, a greater than 10% shareholder of the Company at that time, for manufacturing services.  The payments were recorded in research and development expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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7.8. Net Loss per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

Three Months ended

 

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (in thousands)

 

$

(12,308

)

 

$

(897

)

 

$

(30,993

)

 

$

(2,091

)

Net loss

 

$

(39,694

)

 

$

(30,835

)

 

$

(103,228

)

 

$

(54,963

)

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares used in

net loss per share – basic

 

 

24,845,364

 

 

 

22,324,374

 

 

 

23,196,293

 

 

 

18,970,128

 

 

 

30,110,391

 

 

 

28,704,853

 

 

 

30,004,211

 

 

 

27,022,269

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares used in

net loss per share – diluted

 

 

24,845,364

 

 

 

22,324,374

 

 

 

23,196,293

 

 

 

18,970,128

 

 

 

30,110,391

 

 

 

28,704,853

 

 

 

30,004,211

 

 

 

27,022,269

 

Net loss per share – basic

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.34

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(1.32

)

 

$

(1.07

)

 

$

(3.44

)

 

$

(2.03

)

Net loss per share – diluted

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.34

)

 

$

(0.11

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$

(1.32

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$

(1.07

)

 

$

(3.44

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$

(2.03

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The number of weighted average options that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive represented 2,396,8984,272,757 and 1,474,8933,337,262 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.


8.9. Subsequent events

Events

On November 3, 2017,October 9, 2019, the Company amendedand AbbVie entered into the LoanAmended AbbVie Agreement pursuant to which the Company reacquired the development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights concerning its proprietary Nrf2 activator product platform originally licensed to AbbVie in the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in the Amended AbbVie Agreement, the other provisions of the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement have been terminated. Under the Amended AbbVie Agreement, certain licenses granted to AbbVie will continue, for which AbbVie has granted exclusive sublicenses to the Company, resulting in its reacquiring worldwide rights to bardoxolone, excluding certain Asian countries that the Company previously licensed to KKC, and worldwide rights to omaveloxolone and the other second-generation Nrf2 activators (the Second-Generation Activators), in each case that the Company had licensed to AbbVie under the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement.  In exchange, the Company will pay AbbVie $330,000,000, of which $75,000,000 is payable on December 8, 2019, $150,000,000 is payable on June 30, 2020, and $105,000,000 is payable on November 30, 2021.  If the Company raises cash proceeds of $200,000,000 or more in one or more equity offerings, it is required to prepay AbbVie $25,000,000, which prepayment will reduce the amount payable to AbbVie on November 30, 2021, from $105,000,000 to $80,000,000.  The Company also will pay AbbVie an escalating, low single-digit royalty on worldwide net sales, on a product-by-product basis, of omaveloxolone and an identified list of existing Second-Generation Activators. By reacquiring its rights, the Company was relieved from its obligations under the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement.  

On October 9, 2019, the Company entered into the Amendment with the Lenders, which is further discussed in Note 3.amended the Restated Loan Agreement entered into among Reata and the Lenders on June 14, 2018.  Under the Amendment, the Term B Loan availability was increased from $45,000,000 to $75,000,000 and the availability period was increased from within 30 days to 60 days after the achievement of the one of two milestones. As one of the milestones was achieved on October 14, 2019, the availability period will end on December 13, 2019.  

Under the Restated Loan Agreement, the Company has significantly increased its current obligations, but the Company believes that its current cash, along with its access to additional equity or debt funding, will enable the Company to meet its current obligations through December 31, 2020.  

On November 9, 2017, the Company amended the lease agreement for its principal executive offices in Irving, Texas to extend its lease term by 24 months for an expiration date of October 2020.

On November 9, 2017,15, 2019, the Company entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreementthe Lease Agreement, relating to the lease of approximately 327,400 square feet of office and laboratory space located in Plano, Texas. The term of the Lease is estimated to commence mid-2022, when construction is completed, and continue for 16 years, with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, that established a program pursuant to which it may offer and sell up to $50,000,00010 years of its Class A common stock from timeextension at the Company’s option. The initial annual base rent will be determined based on the project cost, subject to timean initial annual cap of approximately $13,344,000, which may increase in at-the-market transactions.  As ofcertain circumstances.  Beginning in the filing date of this Form 10-Q, there have been no shares soldthird lease year, the base rent will increase 1.95% per annum each year.  In addition to the annual base rent, the Company will pay for taxes, insurance, utilities, operating expenses, assessments under this program.private covenants, maintenance and repairs, certain capital repairs and replacements, and building management fees.

 


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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, operations, and product candidates, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those described under the heading “Risk Factors” and discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, and commercializing product candidates to address serious andinnovative therapies that change patients’ lives for the better.  We concentrate on small-molecule therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of severe, life-threatening diseases with few or no approved therapies by targeting molecular pathways that regulate cellular metabolismtherapies.  Our lead programs are in rare forms of CKD and inflammation.  Ourrare forms of neurological disease.  The Company’s lead product candidates, bardoxolone methylin CKD and omaveloxolone in neurological disease, activate the important transcription factor Nrf2 to restorenormalize mitochondrial function, reducerestore redox balance, and resolve inflammation.  Because mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and resolve inflammation.inflammation are features of many diseases, we believe bardoxolone and omaveloxolone have many potential clinical applications.

We are currently conducting threeOn November 11, 2019, we announced that the Phase 3 or other potentiallyportion of the CARDINAL study of bardoxolone in patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome met its primary and key secondary Year 1 endpoints.  After 48 weeks of treatment, patients treated with bardoxolone had a statistically significant improvement compared to placebo in mean eGFR of 9.50 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.0001).  After 48 weeks of treatment and a four-week withdrawal period, patients treated with bardoxolone had a statistically significant improvement compared to placebo in mean retained eGFR of 5.14 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p=0.0012).  Bardoxolone treatment was generally reported to be well-tolerated and showed a similar safety profile to the Phase 2 portion of the CARDINAL study.  Based on these positive results, and subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, the Company plans to proceed with the submission of regulatory filings for marketing approval in the United States and internationally.

On October 14, 2019, we announced that the registrational trials.  Bardoxolone methyl is being studiedPart 2 portion of the MOXIe Phase 2 trial of omaveloxolone in patients with FA met its primary endpoint of change in mFARS relative to placebo after 48 weeks of treatment.  Patients treated with omaveloxolone (150 mg/day) demonstrated a single, pivotal Phase 2/3 trial, known as CARDINAL,statistically significant, placebo-corrected 2.40 point mean improvement (decrease) in mFARS after 48 weeks of treatment (p=0.014).  Omaveloxolone treatment was generally reported to be well-tolerated.  Based on these positive results, and subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, the Company plans to proceed with the submission of regulatory filings for marketing approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) caused by Alport syndromeFA in the United States and internationally.

We are also conducting two additional registrational trials:  FALCON, studying bardoxolone in patients with ADPKD, and CATALYST, studying bardoxolone in patients with a Phase 3 trial, known asrare and serious form of CTD-PAH.  We initiated enrollment in FALCON in May 2019.  We completed enrollment of CATALYST and expect to have top-line data in mid-2020.  We have received orphan drug designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for bardoxolone for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension associatedAlport syndrome, PAH, and ADPKD and for omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA.


The chart below is a summary of our current registrational programs:

Program

Current Registrational Trial

Next Expected Milestone

  CKD caused by Alport syndrome

CARDINAL

Regulatory Filings

Bardoxolone

  FA

MOXIe

Regulatory Filings

Omaveloxolone

  ADPKD

FALCON

Completion of Enrollment

Bardoxolone

  CTD-PAH

CATALYST

Phase 3 Data

Bardoxolone

Programs in CKD

We are developing bardoxolone for the treatment of patients with connective tissuethe following rare forms of CKD:  

Alport syndrome in our registrational CARDINAL study;

ADPKD in our registrational FALCON study; and

three other rare forms of CKD in our Phase 2 PHOENIX study.  

In addition, KKC, our strategic collaborator in CKD, is currently conducting its registrational trial of bardoxolone in diabetic (type 1 and 2) CKD in Japan.  KKC completed patient enrollment in this trial in June 2019 and expects to have topline data in the first half of 2022.

CKD is characterized by a progressive worsening in the rate at which the kidney filters waste products from the blood, called the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).  When GFR gets too low, patients develop end-stage kidney disease (CTD-PAH)(ESKD) and require dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.  Dialysis leads to a reduced quality of life and increases the likelihood of serious and life-threatening complications.  The five-year survival rate for hemodialysis patients is only approximately 42%.  

eGFR is an estimate of GFR that nephrologists use to track the decline in kidney function and progression of CKD.  In 11 separate CKD clinical trials, bardoxolone has been shown to improve eGFR in patients with diverse etiologies of CKD.  We began enrollingbelieve that bardoxolone treatment has the potential to delay or prevent GFR declines that cause the need for dialysis or a transplant in patients with Alport syndrome, ADPKD, and other rare forms of CKD.  

Bardoxolone in CKD Caused by Alport Syndrome

Alport syndrome is a rare and serious hereditary disease that can manifest as early as the first decade of life, causes average annual declines in eGFR of approximately 3 to 4 mL/min/1.73 m2, and affects approximately 30,000 to 60,000 patients in the United States.  In patients with the most severe forms of the disease, approximately 50% of patients progress to dialysis by age 25, 90% by age 40, and nearly 100% by age 60.  There are no approved therapies for Alport syndrome anywhere in the world.  

On November 11, 2019, we announced the topline, Year 1 results from the Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL studying bardoxolone in August 2017, after having announced preliminary results fromAlport syndrome patients.  The Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL is an international, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized registrational trial that enrolled 157 patients with Alport syndrome at approximately 50 study sites in the trial.  On November 3, 2017, we announcedUnited States, Europe, Japan, and Australia.  Pediatric patients represented approximately 15% of enrolled patients.  Patients were randomized one-to-one to bardoxolone or placebo.  The primary endpoint for the study was the change in eGFR, an important measure of the ability of the kidney to filter waste products out of the blood, after 48 weeks of treatment.  The key secondary endpoint for the study was the change in retained eGFR after 48 weeks of treatment and other 12 week datawithdrawal of drug for four weeks.  After 52 weeks, patients who completed the first 48 weeks of treatment are restarted on study drug with their original treatment assignments and continue on study drug for a second year.  The second-year on-treatment eGFR will be measured after 100 weeks of treatment and the retained eGFR will be measured at Week 104 after withdrawal of drug for four weeks.  Additionally, patients who complete the study and meet eligibility requirements can participate in the open-label extension.  The FDA has provided us with written guidance that, in patients with CKD caused by


Alport syndrome, an analysis of retained eGFR demonstrating an improvement versus placebo after one year of bardoxolone treatment may support a NDA submission for accelerated approval and an improvement versus placebo after two years of treatment may support full approval.

After 48 weeks of treatment, patients treated with bardoxolone had a statistically significant improvement compared to placebo in mean eGFR of 9.50 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.0001).  Patients treated with bardoxolone experienced a statistically significant increase from baseline in mean eGFR of 4.72 mL/min/1.73 m2(p<0.0004), while patients treated with placebo experienced a statistically significant decline from baseline in mean eGFR of -4.78 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.0002).  Patients’ retained eGFR was also assessed at Week 52, after 48 weeks of treatment and four weeks of drug withdrawal.  At Week 52, patients treated with bardoxolone had a statistically significant improvement compared to placebo in mean retained eGFR of 5.14 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p=0.0012).  Patients treated with bardoxolone experienced a nonsignificant decline from baseline in mean retained eGFR of -0.96 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p=0.45), while patients treated with placebo experienced a statistically significant decline from baseline in mean retained eGFR of -6.11 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.0001).  Similar efficacy at Week 48 and Week 52 was observed across multiple subgroups, including among pediatric patients.

Bardoxolone was generally reported to be well tolerated in this study and showed a similar safety profile to the ongoing Phase 2 portion of CARDINAL.  Omaveloxolonethe CARDINAL study.  Seventy-five patients (97%) receiving bardoxolone and 73 patients (91%) receiving placebo experienced an adverse event (AE).  Nine patients (12%) receiving bardoxolone and four patients (5%) receiving placebo discontinued study drug due to an AE, and no individual AE contributed to more than two discontinuations in either group.

Four patients (5%) receiving bardoxolone and 10 patients (13%) receiving placebo experienced a treatment-emergent serious adverse event (SAE).  No fluid overload or major adverse cardiac events were reported in patients treated with bardoxolone.  Blood pressure was reduced relative to baseline in the bardoxolone group but was not significantly different between the two groups.  The reported AEs were generally mild to moderate in intensity, and the most common AEs observed more frequently in patients treated with bardoxolone compared to patients treated with placebo were increases in aminotransferases and muscle spasms.  Increases in aminotransferases are a pharmacological effect of bardoxolone, which increases production of aminotransferases in vitro. The aminotransferase increases observed in CARDINAL were associated with improvements (reductions) in total bilirubin and were not associated with liver injury, and we believe they are related to restoration of mitochondrial function.  Laboratory markers associated with pharmacodynamic activity, including urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and aminotransferases, were unchanged relative to placebo at Week 52 after a four week withdrawal.

Bardoxolone in ADPKD

ADPKD is being studiedan inherited, rare form of CKD caused by a genetic defect in PKD1 or PKD2 and is characterized by formation of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys.  Inflammation appears to play a two-partrole in cyst growth and is associated with disease progression in ADPKD.  PKD1 is the most common mutation, causing about 85% of ADPKD cases, and patients generally progress to ESKD, on average, by age 54.  ADPKD is the most common single-gene disorder of the kidneys, and there are an estimated 400,000 patients in the United States, with approximately 140,000 diagnosed.  The only therapy approved for ADPKD is tolvaptan, which was approved in the United States in 2018.

We have initiated a registrational Phase 23 trial known as MOXIe,called FALCON in patients with ADPKD.  FALCON is an international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in approximately 300 patients with ADPKD randomized one-to-one to active drug or placebo.  We began enrollment in FALCON in May 2019.  The FDA has provided us with guidance that, in patients with ADPKD, an analysis of retained eGFR, demonstrating an improvement versus placebo after one year of bardoxolone treatment, may support an NDA submission for accelerated approval of bardoxolone for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA)ADPKD, and data demonstrating an improvement versus placebo in retained eGFR after two years of treatment may support full approval.  We will measure the retained eGFR benefit versus placebo at 52 weeks after treatment on study drug for 48 weeks and a four-week withdrawal of drug.  After 52 weeks, patients will resume study drug and will continue on study drug for a second year.  The second-year retained eGFR benefit will be measured at Week 104.


Bardoxolone in Other Rare Forms of CKD

PHOENIX was an open-label, multi-center Phase 2 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with ADPKD, IgA nephropathy (IgAN), type 1 diabetic CKD (T1D CKD), and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).  In aggregate, the prevalence of these diseases exceeds 700,000 patients in the United States, representing a meaningful market for bardoxolone in rare forms of CKD.  A total of 103 patients were enrolled in the trial in four separate cohorts, including 31 patients with ADPKD, 26 with IgAN, 28 with T1D CKD, and 18 with FSGS.  Patients were treated with bardoxolone for 12 weeks in all four cohorts, and each cohort showed statistically significant increases in mean eGFR, with the change in mean eGFR from baseline across all four cohorts of 7.8 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n=103; p<0.0001).  Of the patients that reached Week 12, 88% experienced increases in eGFR at Week 12.  We observed that bardoxolone significantly reduced mean systolic blood pressure by 3.8 mmHg (n=103; p=0.002) and mean diastolic blood pressure by 2.8 mmHg (n=103; p=0.0009).  Urinary albumin excretion was low upon study entry and remained unchanged by bardoxolone treatment (n=103; p=0.6).  The most commonly reported AE across all cohorts was muscle spasms, which were not associated with clinical signs or symptoms of muscle injury.  The overall rate of SAEs was low, with three patients reporting SAEs while they received trial drug, none of which were reported as related to bardoxolone.

Based on the eGFR improvements observed in PHOENIX patients, we plan to pursue IgAN, T1D CKD, and FSGS as commercial indications.  We believe that registrational clinical trials similar to the design of the Phase 3 CARDINAL and FALCON trials, with a two-year duration and a retained eGFR benefit endpoint after one and two years of treatment, would be sufficient to form the basis of an NDA submission to the FDA seeking approval of bardoxolone for the treatment of these forms of CKD.

Historical Development of Bardoxolone

Prior to our CARDINAL Phase 3 trial, bardoxolone has been evaluated in multiple clinical trials enrolling over 2,000 patients exposed to active drug and has demonstrated consistent, clinically meaningful improvement in kidney function across several disease states as measured by eGFR and other markers of kidney function.  Specifically, we have observed statistically significant increases in eGFR in all Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials in seven distinct patient populations treated with bardoxolone, including patients with PAH and CKD caused by type 2 diabetes (T2D CKD), Alport syndrome, ADPKD, IgAN, T1D CKD, and FSGS.  

We believe these data, in addition to the CARDINAL Phase 3 data, support the potential for bardoxolone to delay or prevent dialysis, kidney transplant, and death in patients with Alport syndrome and other rare forms of CKD.  Additional observations from the prior clinical trials of bardoxolone include the following:

Statistically significant increases in directly-measured GFR using the “gold standard” inulin clearance method, improvements in creatinine clearance, and reduction in the levels of blood waste products filtered by the kidney.  

Statistically significant improvements in eGFR versus baseline or placebo in six different types of CKD, including Alport syndrome, ADPKD, IgAN, T1D CKD, T2D CKD, and FSGS.

Sustained improvement in kidney function in long-term trials:  

o

In the Phase 2 portion of CARDINAL, bardoxolone treatment produced a statistically significant increase from baseline in mean eGFR of 10.4 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.0001) after 48 weeks of treatment, which, based on historical data available for 22 of the patients prior to enrolling in the trial, represents a recovery of over two years of average decline in kidney function.

o

In two large, placebo-controlled clinical studies (BEAM and BEACON) in patients with T2D CKD, statistically significant increases in mean eGFR of 14.9 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.001) and 5.6 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p<0.001), respectively, were sustained for at least one year.

Reduction in risk of adverse kidney outcomes, suggesting that bardoxolone treatment preserves kidney function and may delay the onset of kidney failure in patients with T2D and stage 4 CKD:

o

In BEACON, patients randomized to bardoxolone were significantly less likely to experience adverse kidney outcomes as defined by a composite endpoint consisting of ≥30% decline from baseline in eGFR, eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m2, or ESKD events (HR=0.48, p<0.0001).  


o

In BEACON, bardoxolone treatment resulted in a decreased number of kidney-related SAEs and ESKD events.  

Statistically significant improvement in retained eGFR, which is the eGFR change after a four-week withdrawal of drug, above baseline in BEAM, BEACON, and the Phase 2 portion of CARDINAL.  To our knowledge, bardoxolone is the first therapy to produce a retained eGFR benefit that is above baseline in a long-term CKD trial.  

o

The FDA has provided guidance to us and other sponsors that clinical trials with a retained eGFR benefit versus placebo may support approval in certain rare forms of CKD.  The FDA has provided guidance to us that, in patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome or ADPKD, a retained eGFR benefit versus placebo after one year of bardoxolone treatment may support accelerated approval and after two years of bardoxolone treatment may support full approval.

o

We believe the retained eGFR benefit observed in these clinical trials demonstrates that bardoxolone treatment improved the structure of the kidney, modified the course of the disease, and may prevent or delay kidney failure and the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant.

Recently, the mechanism underlying the regulation of GFR by the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway was investigated in the laboratory of Dr. Naoki Kashihara at the Kawasaki Medical School in Japan.  RTA dh404 (10 mg/kg/day) increased single nephron GFR in the control group but not in mice lacking the Nrf2 gene (p<0.05).  The glomerular afferent/efferent arteriole ratio was not significantly altered in any group, indicating that activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway increases GFR by increasing glomerular effective filtration area without affecting the afferent/efferent arteriole ratio.

Programs in Neurological Diseases

We are developing omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with FA and recently announced the results of our registrational Phase 2 MOXIe trial in patients with FA.  In addition, we have studied omaveloxolone and other Nrf2 activators in preclinical models of Huntington’s disease, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, and we plan to pursue the development of omaveloxolone and our other Nrf2 activators for one or more of these diseases.  We are also developing RTA 901 in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection indications.

Omaveloxolone in FA

We are developing omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with FA, an inherited, debilitating, and degenerative neuromuscular disorder that is usually diagnosed during adolescence and can ultimately lead to premature death.  Patients with FA experience progressive loss of coordination, muscle weakness, and fatigue, which commonly progress to motor incapacitation and wheelchair reliance.  Symptoms generally occur in children, with patients requiring a wheelchair by their teens or early 20s.  Based on literature and proprietary research, we believe FA affects approximately 5,000 children and adults in the United States and 22,000 globally.  There are no approved therapies for the treatment of FA anywhere in the world.  

Our Phase 2 trial, called MOXIe, was a two-part, international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled registrational trial that studied the safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone in patients with FA.  Additionally, patients who completed the study and meet eligibility requirements can participate in the open-label extension.  Part 1 of MOXIe was a dose-ranging study designed to assess safety and identify an optimal dose of omaveloxolone to test in the registrational part 2 portion of the study. A dose of 150 mg per day was selected for part 2, and no safety concerns were noted by the data safety monitoring board (DSMB) that oversaw the trial and reviewed all safety data.  

Based on data from part 1 of MOXIe, in June 2017we designed and began enrolling patients in October 2017 inpowered part 2 of the trial, which is potentially registrational.

We are also currently conducting trials in four other areas.  In October 2017, we began activating sites in aMOXIe, an international, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized registrational Phase 2 trial, known as PHOENIX,that enrolled 103 patients with FA at 11 trial sites in the United States, Europe, and Australia.  Part 2 of MOXIe is the largest global, interventional trial ever conducted in FA.  Patients were randomized one-to-one to test bardoxolone methylomaveloxolone or placebo.  The primary analysis population included patients without pes cavus (n=82), a musculoskeletal foot deformity that may interfere with the patient’s ability to perform some components of the neurological exam used to score the primary endpoint of the study.  Safety analyses were evaluated in the all randomized population (n=103).


The primary endpoint for the trial was the change in the mFARS score relative to placebo after 48 weeks of treatment.  The mFARS is a physician-assessed neurological rating scale used to measure FA disease progression.  The FDA has indicated that mFARS is an acceptable primary endpoint to evaluate the effect of omaveloxolone for the treatment of other rare kidney diseases,patients with FA.  Omaveloxolone treatment demonstrated statistically significant evidence of efficacy for the primary endpoint of the trial, producing a placebo-corrected 2.40 point mean improvement (decrease) in mFARS (n=82; p=0.014).  Patients treated with omaveloxolone experienced a mean improvement (decrease) in mFARS of 1.55 points from baseline, while patients treated with placebo experienced a mean worsening (increase) in mFARS of 0.85 points from baseline.  

Further, the observed placebo-corrected improvements in mFARS were time-dependent, increasing over the course of treatment with the largest improvement observed after 48 weeks of treatment.  Omaveloxolone treatment also demonstrated statistically significant evidence of efficacy in mFARS at Week 48 when the pes cavus patients were included in the analysis (the all randomized population).  In the all randomized population, omaveloxolone treatment produced a statistically significant, placebo-corrected 1.93 point mean improvement (decrease) in mFARS (n=103; p=0.034).  Omaveloxolone treatment also improved several secondary endpoints included in the trial.

Omaveloxolone was reported to be generally well-tolerated in this trial.  Four (8%) omaveloxolone patients and bardoxolone methyltwo (4%) placebo patients discontinued trial drug due to an AE.  The reported AEs were generally mild to moderate in intensity, and the most common AEs (i.e., reported in > 20% of patients in either treatment group) observed more frequently in omaveloxolone compared to placebo were headache, nausea, increased aminotransferases, fatigue, and abdominal pain.  Increases in aminotransferases are a pharmacological effect of omaveloxolone, which increases production of aminotransferases in vitro, which we believe are related to restoration of mitochondrial function.  In MOXIe, the aminotransferase increases were associated with improvements (reductions) in total bilirubin and were not associated with liver injury.  

The overall rate of SAEs was low, with three patients on omaveloxolone and three patients on placebo reporting SAEs while on treatment.  Two additional omaveloxolone-treated patients reported SAEs approximately two weeks after receiving their final dose.  No new safety signals were identified, and the reported SAEs were sporadic and generally expected in FA patients.  In the three omaveloxolone patients who reported SAEs while receiving omaveloxolone, none led to discontinuation.  Atrial fibrillation was balanced and reported in one omaveloxolone and one placebo patient.  One omaveloxolone patient reported anemia that was due to a complication of a procedure and was considered unrelated to omaveloxolone.  One omaveloxolone patient reported multiple SAEs, including viral upper respiratory tract infection and laryngitis, along with palpitations, non-cardiac chest pain, and sinus tachycardia.  While several of these SAEs were considered possibly related to omaveloxolone, no imbalances in infection or arrhythmia adverse events were observed overall in the trial.

Based on the positive MOXIe results, and subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, we plan to proceed with the submission of regulatory filings for marketing approval in the United States and internationally.

RTA 901 in Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection Diseases

RTA 901 is currently being studiedthe lead product candidate from our Hsp90 modulator program, which includes highly potent and selective C-terminal modulators of Hsp90.  We have observed favorable activity of RTA 901 in a range of preclinical models of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection, including models of diabetic neuropathy, neural inflammation, and neuropathic pain.  RTA 901, administered orally once-daily, has been observed to rescue existing nerve function, restore thermal and mechanical sensitivity, and improve nerve conductance velocity and mitochondrial function in rodent disease models.  We have completed a Phase 1 trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of RTA 901 in healthy adult volunteers.  No safety or tolerability concerns were reported.  We are the exclusive licensee of RTA 901 and have worldwide commercial rights.

Other Programs

In addition to our lead programs in rare forms of CKD and rare forms of neurological diseases, we are exploring additional clinical and preclinical programs.  We believe bardoxolone has many potential clinical applications, and we are studying bardoxolone in CTD-PAH in our registrational Phase 3 CATALYST trial.  RTA 1701 is the lead product candidate from our proprietary series of RORγt inhibitors for the potential treatment of a broad range of autoimmune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases.  We have completed a Phase 1 trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of RTA 1701 in healthy adult volunteers.  


Bardoxolone in CTD-PAH

We are studying bardoxolone in CTD-PAH, which is a late and often fatal manifestation of many types of autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, and others.  CTD-PAH is a subset of PAH, which results in a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance, ultimately leading to right ventricular heart failure and death.  Based on literature and proprietary research, we believe there are approximately 12,000 patients with CTD-PAH in the United States and 50,000 worldwide.

In comparison to patients with the idiopathic form of PAH (I-PAH), patients with CTD-PAH generally have a worse prognosis and experience a higher occurrence of small vessel fibrosis and pulmonary veno-obstructive diseases.  CTD-PAH represents approximately 30% of the overall PAH population and approximately 10 to 15% of patients with scleroderma or lupus erythematosus. Patients with CTD-PAH are less responsive to existing vasodilator therapies than patients with I-PAH and have a five-year survival rate of approximately 44%, in contrast with a five-year survival rate of approximately 68% for patients with I-PAH.  Currently approved therapies, all systemic vasodilators, are used to treat all etiologies of PAH.  A meta-analysis of 11 registrational trials comprised of more than 2,700 patients demonstrated that the currently approved therapies are less beneficial for patients with CTD-PAH compared to patients with I-PAH as measured by 6-minute walk distance (6MWD).  Patients with CTD-PAH experienced improvement in their 6MWD of only 9.6 meters, or approximately one-third, compared to the improvements observed in patients with I-PAH of 30 meters.  Bardoxolone is an Nrf2 activator, not a systemic vasodilator, and directly targets the bioenergetic and inflammatory components of PAH.  Additionally, because bardoxolone does not have systemic hemodynamic effects or cause drug-drug interactions in patients with PAH, it may be used in combination with other therapies to a greater incremental effect than an additional vasodilator.

Initial results from our Phase 2 LARIAT trial known as LARIAT,in patients with PAH showed that bardoxolone provided the greatest improvement in 6MWD to patients with CTD-PAH.  Patients with CTD-PAH treated with bardoxolone demonstrated a statistically significant increase in mean 6MWD of 38.2 meters (p<0.001) compared to baseline and a placebo-corrected change in 6MWD of 28.4 meters (p=0.07).  Further analysis of data from patients with CTD-PAH who would be eligible for inclusion in our Phase 3 trial, CATALYST, demonstrated a statistically significant increase in mean 6MWD of 42.7 meters (p<0.001) compared to baseline and a placebo-corrected change in 6MWD of 48.5 meters (p=0.005).

We are currently conducting CATALYST, an international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial that studies the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone in patients with CTD-PAH when added to standard-of-care therapy.  The trial has been fully enrolled with 202 patients with CTD-PAH, and we expect to have top-line data from the CATALYST trial in mid-2020.  Data from CATALYST demonstrating an improvement in 6MWD versus placebo may support an NDA submission for approval of bardoxolone for the treatment of PAH and pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).  OmaveloxoloneCTD-PAH.  No safety concerns have been reported by the DSMB.

RTA 1701 in Autoimmune Diseases

RTA 1701 is being studied in a two-part Phase 2 trialthe lead product candidate from our proprietary series of RORγt inhibitors for the potential treatment of mitochondrial myopathies (MM), known as MOTOR,a broad range of autoimmune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases.  RTA 1701 is an orally-bioavailable, RORγt-selective allosteric inhibitor that suppresses Th17 differentiation in vitro and demonstrates strong efficacy in rodent disease models of autoimmune disease.  RTA 1701 also potently suppresses production of IL-17A, a Phase 1b/2 trial for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, known as REVEAL.

In additionclinically important cytokine, in human immune cells and when dosed orally to these ongoing trials with our Nrf2 activators, wenon-human primates.  We have conducted a Phase 1 trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of RTA 9011701 in healthy volunteers, with noadult volunteers.  No safety or tolerability issues,concerns were reported, and we observed an acceptable pharmacokinetic profile.  We retain all rights to our RORγt inhibitors, which are evaluating various options in the design and timing of a Phase 2 trial.not subject to any existing commercial collaborations.

Beyond our clinical programs, we have additional promising preclinical development programs.  We believe that our product candidates and preclinical programs have the potential to improve clinical outcomes in numerous underserved patient populations.Financial Operations Overview

To date, we have focused most of our efforts and resources on developing our product candidates and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials.  We have historically financed our operations primarily through revenue generated from our collaborations with AbbVie and KHK, fromKKC, sales of our securities, and from secured loans.  We have not received any payments or revenue from collaborations other than nonrefundable upfront, milestone, and cost sharing payments from our collaborations with AbbVie and KHKKKC and reimbursements of expenses under the


terms of our agreement with KHK.KKC.  We have incurred losses in each year since our inception, other than in 2014.  As of September 30, 2017,2019, we had approximately $154.6$240.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and an accumulated deficit of $320.5$523.6 million.  

On October 9, 2019, we and AbbVie entered into the Amended AbbVie Agreement pursuant to which we reacquired the development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights concerning its proprietary Nrf2 activator product platform originally licensed to AbbVie in the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in the Amended AbbVie Agreement, the other provisions of the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement have been terminated. Under the Amended AbbVie Agreement, certain licenses granted to AbbVie will continue, for which AbbVie has granted exclusive sublicenses to us, resulting in our reacquiring worldwide rights to bardoxolone, excluding certain Asian countries that we previously licensed to KKC, and worldwide rights to omaveloxolone and the Second-Generation Activators, in each case that we had licensed to AbbVie under the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement.  In exchange, we will pay AbbVie $330 million, of which $75 million is payable on December 8, 2019, $150 million is payable on June 30, 2020, and $105 million is payable on November 30, 2021. If we raise cash proceeds of $200 million or more in one or more equity offerings, we are required to prepay AbbVie $25 million, which prepayment will reduce the amount payable to AbbVie on November 30, 2021, from $105 million to $80 million. We also will pay AbbVie an escalating, low single-digit royalty on worldwide net sales, on a product-by-product basis, of omaveloxolone and an identified list of existing Second-Generation Activators.  By reacquiring its rights, we were relieved from our obligations under the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement.  

We continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related to our ongoing operations.  Despite contractual product development commitments and the potential to receive future paymentspayment from our collaborators,KKC, we anticipate that without taking into account deferred revenue, we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future, and we anticipate that our losses will increase as we continue our development of, and seek regulatory approval for, our product candidates.  If we do not successfully develop and obtain regulatory approval of our existing product candidates or any future product candidates and effectively manufacture, market, and sell any products that are approved, we may never generate revenue from product sales.  Furthermore, even if we do generate revenue from product sales, we may never again achieve or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.  Our prior losses, combined with expected future losses, have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity and working capital.  Our failure to become and remain profitable could depress the market price of our Class A common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, diversify our product offerings, or continue our operations.

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On August 1, 2017, we closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 3,737,500 shares of our Class A common stock, which included 487,500 shares of Class A common stock issued pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters, for gross proceeds of $115.9 million.  The Company received total proceeds from the offering of $108.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.  We intend to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, which include, but are not limited to, advancing the development of bardoxolone methyl through a Phase 2/3 program in CKD caused by Alport syndrome, Phase 2 programs in additional kidney indications, and Phase 2 programs in PH-ILD and the development of omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s ataxia and mitochondrial myopathies.

The probability of success for each of our product candidates and clinical programs and our ability to generate product revenue and become profitable depend upon a variety of factors, including the quality of the product candidate, clinical results, investment in the program, competition, manufacturing capability, commercial viability, and our collaborators’ ability to successfully execute our development and commercialization plans.  We will also require additional capital through equity or debt financings in order to fund our operations and execute on our business plans, and there is no assurance that such financing will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all.  For a description of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development and raising additional capital, see “Risk Factors” included in this Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Lead Product Candidates

Bardoxolone Methyl

Bardoxolone methyl activates molecular pathways that promote the resolution of inflammation by restoring mitochondrial function, reducing oxidative stress, and inhibiting pro-inflammatory signaling.  Bardoxolone methyl binds to Keap1 and consequently activates Nrf2, a transcription factor that promotes normal mitochondrial function by making reducing equivalents available for ATP production, and increases cellular antioxidant content.  This reduces mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and ROS-mediated activation of inflammatory signaling complexes.  Binding to Keap1 and activation of Nrf2 also inhibit NF-κB, the primary transcription factor producing proteins that promote inflammation and the production of ROS.  Bardoxolone methyl is currently being tested in a single, pivotal Phase 2/3 trial in CKD caused by Alport syndrome, a Phase 3 trial in CTD-PAH, and a Phase 2 trial in several forms of PH-ILD and PAH and will be tested in a Phase 2 trial being initiated in other rare kidney diseases.

CKD caused by Alport syndrome and CTD-PAH are our most advanced indications with bardoxolone methyl.  Although Alport syndrome and CTD-PAH have different causes and inflammatory stimuli at a molecular level, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, proliferative signaling, fibrosis, and tissue remodeling are common to the pathophysiology of both diseases.  The anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties of bardoxolone methyl may therefore have the potential to affect structural alterations and fibrosis of the glomerulus in the kidney in Alport syndrome as well as pathologic remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature in CTD-PAH.

Omaveloxolone

Omaveloxolone is a close structural analog of bardoxolone methyl that was developed to improve tissue distribution, including blood-brain barrier penetration.  Omaveloxolone is being studied in part 2 of a two-part potentially registrational Phase 2 trial in FA, in part 1 of a two-part Phase 2 trial in MM, and in the Phase 1b portion of a Phase 1b/2 trial in metastatic melanoma.  Omaveloxolone was also administered topically to patients receiving cataract surgery and to breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy and suffering from radiation dermatitis.  We believe that an omaveloxolone-induced increase in mitochondrial energy production could have beneficial effects on multiple organ systems, with the most profound effects being in skeletal muscle, the brain, and other tissues with a high energy demand.

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Phase 3 or Other Potentially Registrational Programs

The chart below is a summary of our current Phase 3 or other potentially registrational programs:

Phase 3 or Other Potentially Registrational Programs

Program

Next Expected Milestone

Timing of Milestone

  CKD caused by Alport Syndrome

Phase 3 Data

2H 2019

Bardoxolone methyl

  Friedreich’s Ataxia

Pivotal Phase 2 Part 2 Data

2H 2019

Omaveloxolone

  CTD-PAH

Phase 3 Data

2H 2018

Bardoxolone methyl

Bardoxolone Methyl in Chronic Kidney Disease Caused by Alport Syndrome

Alport syndrome is a rare and serious hereditary disease that is caused by mutations in the genes encoding type IV collagen, a major structural component of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) in the kidney.  The expression of abnormal type IV collagen causes loss of GBM integrity, abnormal leakage of proteins through the GBM, and excessive reabsorption of protein in the proximal tubules of the kidney.  As in other forms of CKD, excessive reabsorption of protein in the tubules induces oxidative stress, renal interstitial inflammation, and fibrosis.

Patients with Alport syndrome are normally diagnosed with the disease in childhood to early adulthood and have average glomerular filtration rate (GFR) declines of 4.0 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year.  The progressive decline of GFR in Alport syndrome leads to kidney failure and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), with a median survival of approximately 55 years.  Fifty percent of males with the most prevalent subtype of Alport syndrome require dialysis or kidney transplant by age 25.  The incidence of kidney failure in these patients increases to 90% by age 40 and nearly 100% by age 60.  Similar to patients with other forms of CKD, Alport syndrome patients receiving dialysis are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and infections, which are the most common causes of death in these patients.

Bardoxolone methyl has the potential to address the causes of GFR loss in Alport syndrome patients because it activates molecular pathways that promote the resolution of inflammation by restoring mitochondrial function, reducing oxidative stress, and inhibiting ROS-mediated pro-inflammatory signaling.  Bardoxolone methyl binds to Keap1 and consequently activates Nrf2, a transcription factor that increases cellular antioxidant content and promotes normal mitochondrial function by making reducing equivalents available for ATP production.  This reduces mitochondrial ROS production and ROS-mediated activation of inflammatory signaling complexes.  Through these effects, bardoxolone methyl restores mitochondrial production of ATP, increases production of antioxidants, reduces oxidative stress, and reduces pro-inflammatory signaling and fibrotic processes.

There are no currently approved therapies for the treatment of CKD caused by Alport syndrome.  The goal of current disease management is to slow the progression of CKD, beginning with anti-hypertensives, such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, aldosterone, and diuretics, all of which are intended to reduce the levels of protein found in patient urine.  Once patients reach ESRD, they require dialysis or kidney transplantation.

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Phase 2/3 CARDINAL Trial

On November 3, 2017, we announced primary endpoint and other 12 week data from the ongoing open-label Phase 2 portion of CARDINAL.  The Phase 2 portion of the trial enrolled 30 patients, and available data demonstrate that bardoxolone methyl significantly increased kidney function in Alport syndrome patients as measured by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

From a mean baseline eGFR of 54 mL/min/1.73 m2, data from patients showed a mean increase of 13.4 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Week 12 (p<0.000000001).  All patients demonstrated increases in eGFR at Week 12, with 87% of patients demonstrating a clinically meaningful increase in eGFR of at least 4.0 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 63% of patients demonstrating an increase in eGFR of at least 10.0 mL/min/1.73 m2. Additionally, 73% of patients had an improvement in CKD stage, and none worsened.

 

Change from Baseline in eGFR

  

Week 1

Week 4

Week 8

Week 12

N

30

30

30

30

 Mean ± SE

3.0 ± 0.7

6.7 ± 1.3

8.9 ± 1.3

13.4 ± 1.4

95% CI

(1.6, 4.4)

(4.1, 9.3)

(6.2, 11.6)

(10.5, 16.3)

 p-value

0.0001

<0.0001

<0.000001

<0.000000001

LS mean eGFR change from baseline at each visit is compared to zero using a mixed-model repeated measures analysis using baseline eGFR and log-transformed ACR as continuous covariates.  

A result is considered to be statistically significant when the probability of the result occurring by random chance, rather than from the efficacy of the treatment, is sufficiently low.  The conventional method for measuring the statistical significance of a result is known as the “p-value,” which represents the probability that random chance caused the result.  For example, a p-value of 0.001 means that there is a 0.1% or less probability that the difference between the control group and the treatment group is purely due to random chance.  A p-value of 0.05 is a commonly used criterion for statistical significance, and may be supportive of a finding of efficacy by regulatory authorities.  However, regulatory authorities, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), do not rely on strict statistical significance thresholds as criteria for marketing approval and maintain the flexibility to evaluate the overall risks and benefits of a treatment.  Accordingly, treatments may receive marketing approval from the FDA even if the p-value of the primary endpoint is greater than 0.05, or may fail to receive marketing approval from the FDA even if the p-value of the primary endpoint is less than 0.05.

The table below shows clinically meaningful increases in eGFR were demonstrated across multiple subgroups, with activity in both earlier and later stages of disease.

 

 

 

 

Week 12 Mean ΔeGFR

  Baseline

  Characteristic

  Subgroup

N

Baseline

Change ± SD

% Change

  eGFR

≥ 60

12

81.3 ± 7.5

18.4 ± 7.7

23%

< 60

18

36.1 ± 9.3

10.0 ± 6.6

30%

  UACR

Non-macro

18

62.5 ± 22.2

16.0 ± 8.6

29%

Macro

12

41.7 ± 22.0

9.4 ± 5.5

24%

  Gender

Male

12

50.5 ± 25.1

14.0 ± 8.3

30%

Female

18

56.6 ± 23.8

12.9 ± 8.1

25%

  Age

< 18

2

86.1 ± 9.1

26.1 ± 10.8

31%

≤ 45

11

48.4 ± 24.8

10.1 ± 9.5

20%

> 45

19

57.5 ± 23.7

15.3 ± 6.7

31%

As of the 12-week primary endpoint visit for the Phase 2 portion, no discontinuations or serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported, and reported adverse events (AEs) were generally mild to moderate in intensity.  Consistent with prior studies, the most common AEs that were reported in more than two patients were muscle spasms (15/30; 50%), headache (4/30; 13%), nausea (4/30; 13%), fatigue (4/30; 13%), and hyperkalemia (3/30; 10%).  Muscle spasms were generally transient and were associated with reductions of creatine kinase, which is evidence of improved energy metabolism.

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On November 4, 2017, our partner, KHK, presented results of its trial, TSUBAKI, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial in Japan.  In TSUBAKI, bardoxolone methyl demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful increases in directly-measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD using the “gold standard” inulin clearance method.  The observed increase in GFR demonstrates that historical increases in eGFR produced by bardoxolone methyl in various forms of CKD, including Alport syndrome, reflect a true increase in kidney function.  Bardoxolone methyl demonstrated a favorable safety profile with no effect on blood pressure, urinary volume or sodium retention, and no evidence of overt fluid overload or cardiac toxicity.

In August 2017, after having announced preliminary results from the CARDINAL Phase 2 trial, we began enrolling patients in the Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, international trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome.  The trial will enroll approximately 150 patients randomized evenly to either bardoxolone methyl or placebo.  The eGFR change will be measured after 48 weeks while the patient is on treatment, or on-treatment eGFR, and again after 52 weeks after the patient has stopped taking study drug for a four-week withdrawal period, or retained eGFR.  Based on guidance from the FDA, the year one retained eGFR benefit data may support accelerated approval under subpart H.  Data from year one of CARDINAL are expected to be available in the second half of 2019.  After withdrawal, patients will be restarted on study drug with their original treatment assignments and will continue on study for a second year.  The second year on-treatment eGFR change will be measured after 100 weeks and the retained eGFR benefit will be measured after withdrawal of drug for four weeks at week 104.  Based upon guidance from the FDA, the year two retained eGFR benefit data may support full approval.  In July 2017, we received orphan drug designation for bardoxolone methyl for the treatment of Alport syndrome.

We have observed no significant tolerability issues in CARDINAL to date.  The trial is being overseen by a data monitoring committee (DMC) that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, on an unblinded basis, to assess safety.  The DMC has not reported any safety concerns to date.

Omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s Ataxia

Friedreich’s ataxia is an inherited, debilitating, and degenerative neuromuscular disorder, caused by a mutation in the frataxin gene, which is typically diagnosed during adolescence and can ultimately lead to early death.  Deficiency of frataxin in cells leads to a mitochondrial iron overload and poor cellular iron regulation, increased sensitivity to oxidative stress, and impaired mitochondrial ATP production.  Patients with FA experience progressive loss of coordination, muscle weakness, and fatigue, which commonly progresses to motor incapacitation and wheelchair reliance.  FA patients may also experience visual impairment, hearing loss, diabetes, and cardiomyopathy.  Childhood-onset FA can occur as early as age five, is more common than later-onset FA, and typically involves more rapid disease progression.  The majority of FA patients have disease onset by approximately 13 to 15 years of age, and thereafter have a mean duration until wheelchair use of 10 to 15 years.  The median age of death is in the mid-30s.

There are no currently approved therapies for the treatment of FA.  Patients are usually given guidelines around certain lifestyle habits.  They are recommended to follow a diet that is low in iron and encouraged to take vitamins and supplements.  Idebenone was previously approved as a treatment for FA in Canada, but it was withdrawn five years after it was launched primarily because no evidence could be provided for its efficacy.

Because impaired ATP production in FA patients likely accounts for the decreased coordination, progressive muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, and fatigue observed in these patients, as well as other disease manifestations, we believe that omaveloxolone may be effective in treating this indication.  In FA patients, mitochondrial function is correlated with measures of neurologic function.  Further, data demonstrate that Nrf2 signaling is significantly impaired in FA patients, resulting in impairment of antioxidant defense mechanisms, while silencing of frataxin gene expression has been linked to decreases in expression of Nrf2.  Additionally, omaveloxolone has been shown in vitro to restore mitochondrial activity in fibroblasts isolated from FA patients.  Accordingly, we believe that Nrf2 activation through omaveloxolone may result in a clinical benefit to FA patients.

In June 2017, we announced data from part 1 of MOXIe, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, international Phase 2 trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of omaveloxolone in patients with FA.  Data from the trial showed that in 52 FA patients, and across all doses, omaveloxolone improved modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale (mFARS) by 2.5 points from baseline (p<0.0001) and by 1.1 points relative to placebo (not statistically significant).  The maximum effect on mFARS was observed at the 160 mg dose level, which was administered to a total of 12 patients, with an improvement in mFARS of 3.8 points versus baseline (p=0.0001) and of 2.3 points relative to placebo (approached statistical significance, p=0.06).

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We observed that omaveloxolone produced greater improvements in mFARS in patients that did not have a preexisting musculoskeletal foot deformity that causes high arched feet, called pes cavus.  As seen in the graph below, in patients without pes cavus, maximum effect on mFARS was also observed at the 160 mg dose level, with an improvement in mFARS at Week 12 of 6.0 points versus baseline (p<0.0001) and of 4.4 points relative to placebo (p=0.01).  Observed improvement in mFARS at Week 12 for the 7 placebo patients without pes cavus of 1.6 points was similar to that observed in all 17 placebo patients of 1.4 points.

The trial is being overseen by a data safety monitoring board (DSMB) that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, on an unblinded basis to assess safety.  No safety concerns were identified by the DSMB in part 1 of MOXIe.  Only two SAEs were reported, and both events occurred in placebo-treated patients.  The most common AEs in excess to placebo in the omaveloxolone group were upper respiratory tract infections and nasopharyngitis, which were generally mild in severity.  Omaveloxolone was reported to be well-tolerated with only a single discontinuation in a 40 mg patient who developed a skin rash.  One placebo patient discontinued prematurely due to withdrawal of consent.

We began enrolling patients in part 2 of MOXIe in October 2017.  During August 2017, the FDA confirmed that mFARS was acceptable as the primary endpoint for part 2 of MOXIe.  The FDA communication was made in response to the Company’s request that the FDA confirm its prior guidance that, depending on MOXIe results, mFARS could be appropriate to support approval of omaveloxolone for FA under Subpart H.  In the recent communication, FDA indicated that it may consider either accelerated or full approval based on the overall results of the trial and strength of the data.  FDA recommended that the Company extend the treatment duration of the study and add a straightforward patient-reported or performance-based outcome endpoint to the study.

The trial will enroll approximately 100 FA patients randomized evenly to either 150 mg of omaveloxolone or placebo.  The primary endpoint of the trial will be the change from baseline in mFARS in patients treated with omaveloxolone compared to placebo at 48 weeks.  Additional endpoints will include the change from baseline in peak work during maximal exercise testing, Patient Global Impression of Change, and Clinical Global Impression of Change.  In June 2017, we received orphan drug designation for omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA.

We have observed no significant tolerability issues in MOXIe to date.  The DSMB has not reported any safety concerns to date.

Bardoxolone Methyl in CTD-PAH

CTD-PAH, which represents approximately 30% of the overall PAH population, is a late and often fatal manifestation of many types of autoimmune disease, including systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, and others.  Patients with CTD-PAH are generally less responsive to existing therapies and have a worse prognosis than patients with other forms of PAH.  In comparison to patients with idiopathic PAH (I-PAH), patients with CTD-PAH have a higher occurrence of small vessel fibrosis and greater incidence of pulmonary veno-obstructive diseases.  In the United States, the five-year survival rate for CTD-PAH patients is approximately 44% while I-PAH patients have a 68% five-year survival rate.

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Currently approved therapies to treat PAH include endothelin receptor antagonists, nitric oxide pathway modulators, and prostacyclin pathway agonists, all of which are systemic vasodilators that directly modulate vasoconstrictive and vasodilatory pathways.  The effects of these existing therapies are not specific to the pulmonary vasculature, so they also have systemic hemodynamic effects.  These systemic hemodynamic effects can result in hypotension and syncope (fainting), which generally limits their clinical effectiveness.  These hemodynamic effects can be exacerbated when a patient is prescribed multiple vasodilators.  In addition, clinically significant drug-drug interactions have been observed that can further limit the ability to deliver effective drug combinations.

A meta-analysis of the response of CTD-PAH patients to vasodilator therapy in 11 registrational trials comprised of more than 2,700 PAH patients published in the November 2015 issue of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine demonstrated that CTD-PAH patients respond less well than I-PAH patients to approved vasodilator therapies in both clinical worsening and improvements in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) from baseline, with a response in CTD-PAH patients (9.6 meters) of approximately one-third of the response in I-PAH patients (30 meters).  The meta-analysis also demonstrated that I-PAH patients were more hemodynamically impaired than CTD-PAH patients, which likely explains why vasodilator therapy is more effective in I-PAH patients.  This difference also explains why CTD-PAH patients respond less well to vasodilator therapy, as their disease process is less hemodynamic and involves systemic fibrotic processes caused by the patients’ underlying autoimmune diseases, such as scleroderma, lupus, or mixed connective tissue disease.

Bardoxolone methyl directly targets the bioenergetic and inflammatory components of PAH.  PAH patients experience mitochondrial dysfunction, increased activation of NF-κB and related inflammatory pathways involved in ROS-mediated signaling, cellular proliferation, and fibrosis.  Bardoxolone methyl, through the combined effect of Nrf2 activation and NF-κB suppression, has the potential to inhibit inflammatory and proliferative signaling, suppress ROS production and signaling, reduce the production of proteins related to fibrosis and tissue remodeling, and increase cellular respiration and ATP production.  Bardoxolone methyl targets multiple cell types relevant to PAH, including endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages.  Additionally, unlike current therapies, bardoxolone methyl does not have systemic hemodynamic effects or drug-drug interactions in PAH patients.  Therefore, by addressing a novel pathway in PAH, we believe that bardoxolone methyl may provide additional benefits beyond current PAH therapies, including increased functional capacity, potential effects beyond functional improvements and potential as a combination therapy with other current therapies.

Phase 3 CATALYST Trial

In October 2016, we began enrolling patients in CATALYST, an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial examining the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients with CTD-PAH when added to standard-of-care vasodilator therapy.  Patients will be on up to two background therapies and will be randomized evenly to either bardoxolone methyl or placebo, and the study drug will be administered once daily for 24 weeks.  Patients randomized to bardoxolone methyl will start at 5 mg and will dose-escalate to 10 mg at Week 4 unless contraindicated clinically.  The primary endpoint of the study is the change from baseline in 6MWD relative to placebo at Week 24.  Secondary endpoints include time to first clinical improvement as measured by improvement in World Health Organization/New York Heart Association, functional class, increase from baseline in 6MWD by at least 10%, or decrease from baseline in creatine kinase, which is a surrogate biomarker for muscle injury and inflammation, by at least 10%.  The trial will enroll between 130 and 200 patients, with the final sample size determined by a pre-specified, blinded sample size re-calculation based on 6MWD variability and baseline characteristics of the first 100 patients enrolled in the trial.  All patients who complete the treatment period are eligible to continue into an extension trial to evaluate the intermediate and long-term safety of bardoxolone methyl.  Those patients who had been receiving placebo will be converted to bardoxolone methyl in the extension trial.  Data from CATALYST are expected to be available during the second half of 2018.  In 2015, the FDA granted our request for orphan drug designation for the treatment of PAH.

CATALYST was designed based on previous data from the LARIAT Phase 2 trial which enrolled a total of 22 patients with CTD-PAH.  Based on findings in LARIAT, patients with moderate to severe anemia, which represent a small percentage of the patient population, are being excluded from CATALYST because data demonstrated that treatment with iron supplementation or erythropoietin can affect 6MWD values independent of study drug effect.  The primary endpoint in CATALYST, which will be analyzed using the mixed-model repeated measures (MMRM) statistical analysis method, is the placebo-corrected change in 6MWD from baseline to the end-of-treatment at 24 weeks.  As part of the planning to determine sample size for CATALYST, we performed an analysis applying the MMRM statistical analysis method for CATALYST to the available end-of-treatment change in 6MWD data from CTD-PAH patients in LARIAT.  The summary of our analysis using the change at the end of treatment period on all patients and patients without anemia is shown in the table below.

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Summary of End-of-Treatment 6MWD Changes for CTD-PAH Patients in LARIAT

 

 

All Patients

 

Patients Without Anemia

  Treatment

N

Change from Baseline (m)

Placebo-corrected (m)

N

Change from

Baseline

Placebo-corrected

  Placebo

7

9.8

p=0.44

5

-5.8

p=0.68

  Bardoxolone Methyl

15

38.2

p <0.001

28.4

p=0.07

14

42.7

p < 0.001

48.5

p=0.005

CATALYST is designed to detect a minimum treatment effect of 12.5 meters versus placebo assuming a standard deviation of 50 meters.  The observed treatment effect in the LARIAT CTD-PAH subgroup analyses, both with and without the anemic patients included, is meaningfully larger than the minimally detectable treatment effect in CATALYST.  The standard deviation observed in LARIAT of 37 meters is lower than the estimated standard deviation of 50 meters in CATALYST.

CTD-PAH is a serious progressive disease that ultimately leads to right ventricular heart failure and death.  Patients with CTD-PAH can develop serious comorbidities, such as syncope, chest pain, palpitations, fluid retention, and hypoxemia.  CATALYST is overseen by a DSMB that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, on an unblinded basis to assess safety.  The DSMB has not reported any safety concerns to date.

Other Programs

The chart below is a summary of our current other clinical programs:

Other Programs

Program

Next Expected Milestone

Timing of Milestone

Rare Kidney Diseases

Phase 2 Data

2H 2018

Bardoxolone methyl

Pulmonary Hypertension (ILD)

Phase 2 Data

1Q 2018

Bardoxolone methyl

Mitochondrial Myopathies

Phase 2 Part 1 Data

1Q 2018

Omaveloxolone

Melanoma

Phase 1b Data

2H 2017

Omaveloxolone

Neurological Indications

Initiation of Phase 2

TBD

RTA 901

Bardoxolone Methyl in Other Rare Kidney Diseases

We began activating sites in October 2017 for PHOENIX, a Phase 2 trial of bardoxolone methyl in various rare forms of CKD, including autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, type 1 diabetic CKD, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.  Bardoxolone methyl has demonstrated clinically significant increased kidney function in clinical trials in patients with CKD caused by Alport syndrome and type 2 diabetic CKD.  We believe bardoxolone methyl suppresses the fibrosis, remodeling, and inflammation that drive losses in kidney function in these diseases.  The CKD that arises in the four indications being studied in PHOENIX is caused by different initial insults, but the processes of fibrosis, remodeling, and inflammation are central to the loss of kidney function in each.  PHOENIX will be an open-label trial of bardoxolone methyl orally-administered once-daily for 12 weeks, with a primary efficacy endpoint of change from baseline in eGFR.

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Bardoxolone Methyl in PAH and PH-ILD

ILD patients experience extensive pulmonary vascular remodeling, which ultimately leads to PH-ILD.  Recent studies have demonstrated that mitochondrial abnormalities are contributors to PH-ILD.  Because bardoxolone methyl was active in patients with CTD-PAH, a fibrotic disease, we believe that bardoxolone methyl may be effective in PH-ILD patients.  We are studying bardoxolone methyl in LARIAT, an international, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalation Phase 2 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of once daily, orally administered bardoxolone methyl in patients with PAH or PH-ILD, including PH-ILD caused by sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.  The primary endpoint of LARIAT is change in 6MWD during a 16 week treatment period.  All patients who complete the treatment period are eligible to continue into an extension trial to evaluate the intermediate and long-term safety of bardoxolone methyl.  Those patients who had been receiving placebo are converted to bardoxolone methyl in the extension trial.  Data have not been presented for any of the PH-ILD groups.  We completed enrollment of PH-ILD patients in the third quarter of 2017 and anticipate that data will be available in the first quarter of 2018.

We have observed no significant tolerability issues in LARIAT to date.  The trial utilizes a protocol safety review committee (PSRC) that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, on an unblinded basis to assess safety.  The PSRC has not reported any safety concerns to date.

Omaveloxolone in Mitochondrial Myopathies

MM are a multi-systemic group of myopathies associated with mitochondrial dysfunction that are caused by over 200 different genetic mutations.  Patients with MM present a complex array of symptoms that can vary widely in severity, with main symptoms including muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, and fatigue.  We are studying omaveloxolone in MOTOR, a two-part randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalation Phase 2 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone in patients with MM.  The protocol for the trial allows up to 100 patients with MM under the Investigational New Drug application (IND) that we sponsored and filed in July 2014.  In 2014, we met with the FDA to discuss our MM program.  Based on discussions with the FDA, we designed a two-part trial with evaluation of a broad dose range in part 1 and confirmatory evaluation of safety and efficacy in part 2.  Part 1 focuses on the evaluation of safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone doses ranging from 2.5 mg to 160 mg.  Data for multiple endpoints are being collected, with the primary efficacy endpoint being the change in peak work, as measured by exercise testing on a recumbent bicycle.  The key secondary endpoint is the change from baseline in patients’ 6MWD.  Part 2 is designed to provide additional efficacy and safety data and it has the potential to be used for registration.  We completed patient enrollment in part 1 in the third quarter of 2017, and data are expected in the first quarter of 2018.  We expect to evaluate the data and, if successful, make any changes needed to the protocol and then initiate part 2 of MOTOR.

We have observed no significant tolerability issues in MOTOR to date.  The trial is being overseen by a DSMB that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, on an unblinded basis to assess safety.  The DSMB has not reported any safety concerns to date.  We intend to submit a request to the FDA for orphan drug designation for omaveloxolone for the treatment of MM once we have in vivo or human clinical data to support this application.

Omaveloxolone in Melanoma

We are studying omaveloxolone in REVEAL, an open-label, multi-center, dose-escalation Phase 1b/2 trial evaluating the safety, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of omaveloxolone, in combination with existing immunotherapies, in up to 102 patients with metastatic melanoma.  In REVEAL, patients receive omaveloxolone monotherapy for one week, followed by omaveloxolone in combination with the labeled treatment course of either Yervoy® or Opdivo®.  We have observed no significant tolerability issues in REVEAL to date.  The trial is being overseen by a PSRC that reviews all data, including SAE and AE data, to assess safety.  The PSRC has not reported any safety concerns to date.  Data from the 1b dose escalation portion of REVEAL are expected during the second half of 2017.  In September 2017, we received orphan drug designation for omaveloxolone for the treatment of Stage IIb through IV malignant melanoma.

RTA 901 for the Treatment of Neurological Indications

Our Hsp90 modulators, including RTA 901, are highly potent and selective C-terminal modulators of Hsp90.  Modulation of Hsp90 may induce expression of Hsp70, a molecular chaperone that plays a critical role in the process through which a protein assumes its functional shape and that serves as a central gatekeeper for mitochondrial protein import.  Mitochondria rely on Hsp70-dependent protein import mechanisms for almost all of their activity, including the production of ATP.  There are also indications that Hsp70 may play a profound role in neuroprotection since nerve cells are high consumers of ATP and rely on Hsp70-dependent protein import for proper mitochondrial function.

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We have conducted a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of RTA 901 in healthy adult volunteers.  The trial was designed in two parts, part 1 with single ascending doses, and part 2 with multiple ascending doses.  In part 1, 48 healthy subjects in 6 groups of 8 subjects each were randomized in a 3:1 ratio to receive a single dose of RTA 901 or placebo, respectively.  In part 2, 30 healthy subjects in 3 groups of 10 subjects each were randomized in a 4:1 ratio to receive 14 daily doses of RTA 901 or placebo, respectively.  We encountered no safety or tolerability issues, observed an acceptable pharmacokinetic profile in the trial, and are currently evaluating various options in the design and timing of a Phase 2 trial.

Preclinical Programs

RORγT Inhibitors

We are pursuing preclinical development of novel, small-molecule, orally bioavailable RORγT inhibitors.  RORγT is the master regulator of human T Helper 17 (Th17) cellular differentiation, function, and cytokine production, and represents a compelling target for a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.  Th17 cells produce cytokines, including IL-17, that play a critical role in driving immune-mediated inflammation and are implicated in the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases.  The efficacy of suppressing IL-17 as a means of treating these conditions has been demonstrated both in animal models and in humans.  We have selected and are advancing a single RORγT development candidate into Good Laboratory Practices toxicology studies.

Additional Nrf2 Activator Indications

If beneficial effects are demonstrated in our ongoing CKD caused by Alport syndrome, CTD-PAH, FA, MM, and PH-ILD trials, this could indicate that our Nrf2 activator pharmacology may also provide therapeutic benefit for patients suffering from other diseases where mitochondrial dysfunction or chronic inflammation is implicated.  In addition, if therapeutic benefits are demonstrated in CKD caused by Alport syndrome, the Nrf2 activator pharmacology may also provide therapeutic benefit in other kidney diseases.  Some of these diseases may be treated by our current lead product candidates, bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone.

Additional Hsp90 Modulator Indications

If beneficial neuroprotective and bioenergetic effects are demonstrated in our future Phase 2 trials, this could indicate that our Hsp90 modulator pharmacology may also provide therapeutic benefit for patients suffering from other diseases where neurodegeneration and mitochondrial dysfunction are implicated.

Financial Operations Overview

Revenue

Our revenue to date has been generated primarily from licensing fees received under our collaborative license agreements and reimbursements for expenses.  We currently have no approved products and have not generated any revenue from the sale of products to date.  In the future, we may generate revenue from product sales, royalties on product sales, reimbursements for collaboration services under our current collaboration agreements,the KKC Agreement, or license fees, milestones, or other upfront payments if we enter into any new collaborations or license agreements.  We expect that our future revenue will fluctuate from quarter to quarter for many reasons, including the uncertain timing and amount of any such payments and sales.

Our license and milestone revenue has been generated primarily from our collaborative licensing agreementsthe KKC Agreement, the License Agreement with AbbVie, and KHKthe Collaboration Agreement with AbbVie and consists of upfront payments and milestone payments.  License revenue recorded with respect to the KKC Agreement, the License Agreement, and the Collaboration Agreement consists solely of the recognition of deferred revenue.  Under our revenue recognition policy, licensecollaboration revenue associated with upfront, non-refundable license payments received under theour license and collaboration agreements with AbbVieare deferred and KHK are recognized ratably over the expected term of the performance obligations under each agreement.  The License Agreement and the agreements, which extend through various periods beginningCollaboration Agreement with AbbVie were terminated under the Amended AbbVie Agreement.  The related remaining balance of deferred revenue for the License Agreement was fully recognized in 2017 and, ending in 2026.  License revenue recorded with respectas discussed below, the remaining deferred balance of $191.7 million related to the Collaboration Agreement will be terminated in the fourth quarter of 2019.  Based on existing collaboration agreements, with AbbVie consists solely ofwe only expect to recognize revenue under the recognition of deferred revenue.  License revenue recorded with respect to the collaboration agreements with KHK consists of the recognition of deferred revenue and reimbursement of KHK clinical drug supply costs.

We also have other license revenue,KKC Agreement, which consists of milestone payments from a disease advocacy organization in 2017, and other revenue, which consists of reimbursements from KHK for expenses incurred to obtain KHK clinical drug supplies.extends through 2021.


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Research and Development Expenses

The largest component of our total operating expenses has historically been our investment in research and development activities, including the clinical development of our product candidates.  From our inception through September 30, 2017,2019, we have incurred a total of $529.0$734.7 million in research and development expense, athe majority of which relates to the development of bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone.  We expect our research and development expense to continue to increase in the future as we advance our product candidates through clinical trials and expand our product candidate portfolio.  The process of conducting the necessary clinical research to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time-consuming, and we consider the active management and development of our clinical pipeline to be crucial to our long-term success.  The actual probability of success for each product candidate and preclinical program may be affected by a variety of factors, including the safety and efficacy data for product candidates, investment in the program, competition, manufacturing capability, and commercial viability.

Research and development expenses include:

expenses incurred under agreements with clinical trial sites that conduct research and development activities on our behalf;

expenses incurred under agreements with clinical trial sites that conduct research and development activities on our behalf;

expenses incurred under contract research agreements and other agreements with third parties;

expenses incurred under contract research agreements and other agreements with third parties;

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

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

laboratory and vendor expenses related to the execution of preclinical and non-clinical studies and clinical trials;

laboratory and vendor expenses related to the execution of preclinical and non-clinical studies and clinical trials;

the cost of acquiring, developing, manufacturing, and distributing clinical trial materials; and

the cost of acquiring, developing, manufacturing, and distributing clinical trial materials;

the cost of development, scale up, and process validation activities to support product registration; and

facilities, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance, and other supply costs.

facilities, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance, and other supply costs.

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.  Costs for certain development activities such as clinical trials are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information and data provided to us by our vendors and our clinical sites.

We base our expense accruals related to clinical trials on our estimates of the services received and efforts expended underpursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions and contract research organizations (CROs) that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf.  The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows.  Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones.  In accruing costs, we estimate the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period.  If we do not identify costs that we have begun to incur or if we underestimate or overestimate the level of services performed or the costs of these services, our actual expenses could differ from our estimates.

To date, we have not experienced significant changes in our estimates of accrued research and development expenses after a reporting period.  However, due to the nature of estimates, we cannot assure you that we will not make changes to our estimates in the future as we become aware of additional information about the status or conduct of our clinical trials and other research activities.

Currently, AbbVieKKC is not participating in the development of bardoxolone methylin CTD-PAH, ADPKD, or other rare kidney diseases but is reimbursing us the majority of the costs for the treatment ofour registrational trial in CKD caused by Alport syndrome PAH, or PH-ILD,in Japan and we are therefore incurring allis responsible for the costs for this program.  With respect to our omaveloxolone programs and our collaboration agreement with AbbVie, weregistrational trial in ADPKD in Japan.  Our expenses were responsiblereduced by $0.5 million for a certain initial amount in early developmentKKC’s share of the study costs before AbbVie began sharing development costs equally.  In April 2016, we had incurred all of these initial costs, after which payments from AbbVie with respect to research and development costs incurred by us were recorded as a reduction in research and development expenses.

In September 2016, we and AbbVie mutually agreed that we would continue unilateral development of omaveloxolone.  Therefore, AbbVie no longer co-fundsfor the exploratory development costs of this program, but retains the right to opt back in at certain points in development.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, no payments related to shared research and development costs were received.2019.  


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The following table summarizes our research and development expenses incurred:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

Bardoxolone methyl

 

$

8,857

 

 

$

4,508

 

 

$

25,312

 

 

$

11,725

 

 

$

12,511

 

 

$

11,281

 

 

$

31,904

 

 

$

32,337

 

Omaveloxolone

 

$

3,289

 

 

 

725

 

 

$

7,015

 

 

 

3,539

 

 

$

5,999

 

 

 

6,817

 

 

 

17,478

 

 

 

14,105

 

RTA 901

 

$

398

 

 

 

303

 

 

$

1,772

 

 

 

1,880

 

 

$

560

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

328

 

RTA 1701

 

$

452

 

 

 

621

 

 

 

1,433

 

 

 

2,125

 

Other research and development expenses

 

$

5,782

 

 

 

3,764

 

 

$

16,731

 

 

 

10,537

 

 

$

12,757

 

 

 

8,363

 

 

 

35,517

 

 

 

23,084

 

Total research and development expenses

 

$

18,326

 

 

$

9,300

 

 

$

50,830

 

 

$

27,681

 

 

$

32,279

 

 

$

27,144

 

 

$

87,948

 

 

$

71,979

 

 

The program-specific expenses summarized in the table above include costs that we directly allocate to our product candidates.  Our other research and development expenses include employee-related expenses for research and development salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation,functions and preclinical, research, and discovery costs, which we do not allocate on a program-specific basis.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses for executive, operational, finance, legal, compliance, and human resource functions.  Other general and administrative expenses include facility-related costs, professional fees, accounting and legal services, depreciation expense, other external services, and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining our intellectual property rights.

We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we increase our headcount to support our continued research and development and potential commercialization of our product candidates.  We have also incurred, and anticipate incurring in the future, increased expenses associated with being a public company, including exchange listing and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance premiums,premium, legal, audit, and tax fees, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, regulatory compliance programs, and investor relations costs.  Additionally, ifBased on positive results from CARDINAL and whenMOXIe, and subject to discussions with regulatory authorities, we believeplan to proceed with the firstsubmission of regulatory filings for marketing approval of one of our product candidates appears likely,in the United States and internationally. Accordingly, we have increased and anticipate an increasecontinued increases in payroll and related expenses as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, especially for the sales and marketing of our product candidates.

InvestmentOther Income

InvestmentOther income represents interest and gains earned on our cash and cash equivalents, which include money market funds.

Interest expense

Commencing in March 2017, interest expense is primarily attributable to interest charges associated with borrowings under our Loan Agreement.

Provision for Taxes on Income

Provision for taxes on income consists of net loss, taxed at federal tax rates and adjusted for certain permanent differences.  We maintain a full valuation allowance against the majority of our net deferred tax assets.  Changes in this valuation allowance also affect the tax provision.

 


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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months endedThree Months Ended September 30, 20172019 and 20162018 (unaudited)

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended September 30:

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change

$

 

 

Change

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Change $

 

 

Change %

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands, except percentage data)

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

12,501

 

 

$

12,500

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,898

 

 

$

4,766

 

 

$

3,132

 

 

 

66

 

Other revenue

 

 

56

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(16

)

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

12,557

 

 

 

12,551

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,242

 

 

 

5,175

 

 

 

3,067

 

 

 

59

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

18,326

 

 

 

9,300

 

 

 

9,026

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

32,279

 

 

 

27,144

 

 

 

5,135

 

 

 

19

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,151

 

 

 

4,039

 

 

 

2,112

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

14,283

 

 

 

7,486

 

 

 

6,797

 

 

 

91

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

98

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

(42

)

Depreciation

 

 

258

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

146

 

Total expenses

 

 

24,575

 

 

 

13,509

 

 

 

11,066

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

46,820

 

 

 

34,735

 

 

 

12,085

 

 

 

35

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

198

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

219

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

20

 

Interest expense

 

 

(484

)

 

 

 

 

 

(484

)

 

 

(100

)

 

 

(2,389

)

 

 

(2,360

)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(1

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(100

)

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(289

)

 

 

62

 

 

 

(351

)

 

 

(566

)

 

 

(1,078

)

 

 

(1,266

)

 

 

188

 

 

 

15

 

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(12,307

)

 

 

(896

)

 

 

(11,411

)

 

 

(1,274

)

 

 

(39,656

)

 

 

(30,826

)

 

 

(8,830

)

 

 

(29

)

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

322

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,308

)

 

$

(897

)

 

$

(11,411

)

 

 

(1,272

)

 

$

(39,694

)

 

$

(30,835

)

 

$

(8,859

)

 

 

(29

)

 

Collaboration Revenue

License and milestone revenue totaled $12.5 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017represented approximately 96% and 2016.  License revenue represented 100%92% of total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016.2018, respectively.  License and milestone revenue increased by $3.1 million or 66% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018.  A reduction in revenue related to an adjustment in the calculation of a regulatory milestone revenue included as variable consideration in the transaction price under the KKC Agreement was recognized in the prior year period. Since we did not have a similar event in the current period, the revenue increased by comparison.

Other revenue was immaterial for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table summarizes the sources of our revenue for the three months ended September 30:

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

License and milestone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie license agreement

 

$

5,397

 

 

$

5,396

 

AbbVie collaboration agreement

 

 

6,717

 

 

 

6,717

 

KHK agreement

 

 

387

 

 

 

387

 

Collaboration Agreement

 

$

6,717

 

 

$

6,717

 

KKC Agreement

 

 

1,181

 

 

 

(2,951

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Total license and milestone

 

 

12,501

 

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

7,898

 

 

 

4,766

 

Other revenue

 

 

56

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

409

 

Total collaboration revenue

 

$

12,557

 

 

$

12,551

 

 

$

8,242

 

 

$

5,175

 

 


Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased by $9.0$5.1 million, or 97%19%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016.2018.  The increase was primarily due to $4.3$3.3 million in increased clinicalpersonnel and equity compensation expenses to support growth of our development activities, $0.9 million in increased medical affairs and other research activities, and $0.7 million caused by two components: increased manufacturing to support product registration and startup activities primarily for CARDINAL, CATALYST,FALCON and the extension trialtrials for CATALYSTour registrational programs, which were offset by decreased clinical expenses due to fully enrolled and LARIAT patients (trials that were initiated or began enrolling in the fourth quarter of 2016), $1.8 million in manufacturing activities for part 2 of MOXIecompleted studies.

Research and REVEAL, $0.8 million reduction in co-funding from AbbViedevelopment expenses, as a resultpercentage of total expenses, was 69% and 78% for the agreement for Reatathree months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The decrease of 9% was primarily due to continue development of omaveloxolone unilaterally, $0.8 milliona proportionately larger increase in preclinicalgeneral and manufacturing activities in our RORγT program, $0.7 million inadministrative expenses such as personnel expenseand equity compensation expenses and rent and office expenses to support growth in our development activities, and $0.2 million in stock compensation expense related to award issuances in December 2016 and additional issuances to new employees.

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activities.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $2.1$6.8 million, or 52%91%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016.  2018.  The increase was primarily due to $0.8$3.3 million in increased personnel expenseand equity compensation expenses, $1.7 million in increased rent and office expenses to support growth in the organization and expandedour development activities, $0.4 million in license fees, $0.6 million in stock compensation expense related to award issuances in December 2016 and additional issuances to new employees, and $0.2$0.3 million in increased commercial research activities.professional fees related to audit, legal, and tax-related services, and $0.9 million in increase patent fees.

Investment Income

Investment incomeGeneral and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was immaterial for the three months ended September 30, 201731% and 2016.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased by $0.5 million, or 100%22%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2019 and 2018, respectively.  The increase of 9% was primarily due to a proportionately larger increase in general and administrative expenses, compared to research and development expenses.

Depreciation

Depreciation was increased by $0.2 million, or 146%, for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, due to increases in property and equipment related to growth in personnel and office space.

Investment Income

Investment income increased by $0.2 million, or 20%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018, due to investment and interest income earned on higher average balances of cash and cash equivalents.

Interest Expenses

Interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was attributable to interest charges associatedconsistent with borrowings under our Loan Agreement entered in March 2017.the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Provision for Taxes on Income

BenefitProvision for taxes on income was immaterial for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016.2018.


Comparison of the nine months endedNine Months Ended September 30, 20172019 and 20162018 (unaudited)

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30:

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change

$

 

 

Change

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Change $

 

 

Change %

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands, except percentage data)

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone

 

$

37,594

 

 

$

37,230

 

 

$

364

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

23,437

 

 

$

44,452

 

 

$

(21,015

)

 

 

(47

)

Other revenue

 

 

500

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

(276

)

 

 

(40

)

Total collaboration revenue

 

 

38,094

 

 

 

37,355

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

23,846

 

 

 

45,137

 

 

 

(21,291

)

 

 

(47

)

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

50,830

 

 

 

27,681

 

 

 

23,149

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

87,948

 

 

 

71,979

 

 

 

15,969

 

 

 

22

 

General and administrative

 

 

17,312

 

 

 

11,783

 

 

 

5,529

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

36,027

 

 

 

24,802

 

 

 

11,225

 

 

 

45

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

336

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

(201

)

 

 

(37

)

Depreciation

 

 

659

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

348

 

 

 

112

 

Total expenses

 

 

68,478

 

 

 

40,001

 

 

 

28,477

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

124,634

 

 

 

97,092

 

 

 

27,542

 

 

 

28

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

352

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

4,812

 

 

 

1,787

 

 

 

3,025

 

 

 

169

 

Interest expense

 

 

(956

)

 

 

 

 

 

(956

)

 

 

(100

)

 

 

(7,199

)

 

 

(3,773

)

 

 

(3,426

)

 

 

(91

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(1,007

)

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

100

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(100

)

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

100

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(607

)

 

 

113

 

 

 

(720

)

 

 

(637

)

 

 

(2,380

)

 

 

(2,993

)

 

 

613

 

 

 

20

 

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

(30,991

)

 

 

(2,533

)

 

 

(28,458

)

 

 

(1,123

)

 

 

(103,168

)

 

 

(54,948

)

 

 

(48,220

)

 

 

(88

)

Provision (benefit) for taxes on income

 

 

2

 

 

 

(442

)

 

 

444

 

 

 

100

 

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

60

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

300

 

Net loss

 

$

(30,993

)

 

$

(2,091

)

 

$

(28,902

)

 

 

(1,382

)

 

$

(103,228

)

 

$

(54,963

)

 

$

(48,265

)

 

 

(88

)

 

Collaboration Revenue

License and milestone revenue increasedrepresented approximately 98% of total revenue for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  License and milestone revenue decreased by $0.4$21.0 million, or 1%47%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase2018.  Additional revenue related to variable consideration that was primarily due toincluded in the achievement oftransaction price under the KKC Agreement was recognized in the prior year period.  Since we did not have a $0.5similar event in the current period, the revenue decreased by comparison.

Other revenue decreased by $0.3 million milestone from a research collaboration with a disease advocacy organization in March 2017.  License revenue represented 99% and 100% of total revenue foror 40%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Other revenue increased by $0.4 million, or 300%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase was2018, primarily due to a decrease in reimbursements of expenses from KHKKKC for KHK clinical drug costsexpenses incurred.

The following table summarizes the sources of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30:

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

License and milestone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie license agreement

 

$

16,014

 

 

$

16,073

 

AbbVie collaboration agreement

 

 

19,931

 

 

 

20,004

 

KHK agreement

 

 

1,149

 

 

 

1,153

 

Collaboration Agreement

 

$

19,931

 

 

$

19,931

 

KKC Agreement

 

 

3,506

 

 

 

23,521

 

Other

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Total license and milestone

 

 

37,594

 

 

 

37,230

 

 

 

23,437

 

 

 

44,452

 

Other revenue

 

 

500

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

685

 

Total collaboration revenue

 

$

38,094

 

 

$

37,355

 

 

$

23,846

 

 

$

45,137

 

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased by $23.1$16.0 million, or 84%22%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  2018.  The increase was primarily due to $13.6$8.6 million in increased clinicalpersonnel and equity compensation expenses to support growth of our development


activities, $3.3 million in increased medical affairs and other research activitiesto support our registrational trials, and $3.6 million caused by two components: increased manufacturing to support product registration and startup activities which include start-up costs, for CARDINAL, CATALYST,FALCON and the extension trialtrials for CATALYSTour registrational programs, which were offset by decreased clinical expenses due to fully enrolled and LARIAT patients (trials that were initiated or began enrollingcompleted studies.

Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 71% and 74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease of 3% is primarily due to a proportionately larger increase in the fourth quarter of 2016), $2.2 million ingeneral and administrative expenses such as personnel expenseand equity compensation expenses and rent and office expenses to support growth in our development activities, $2.1 million in clinical and manufacturing activities, which include start-up costs, for part 2 of MOXIe, MOTOR, and REVEAL, $1.9 million in preclinical and manufacturing activities in our RORγT program, $1.4 million reduction in co-funding from AbbVie as a result of the agreement for Reata to continue development of omaveloxolone unilaterally, $1.0 million in stock compensation expense related to award issuances in December 2016 and additional issuances to new employees, and $0.7 million in increased medical affairs activities.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $5.5$11.2 million, or 47%45%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  2018.  The increase was primarily due to $1.3$8.4 million in increased personnel expenseand equity compensation expenses, $3.8 million in increased rent and office expenses to support growth in the organization and expandedour development activities, $2.3 million in stock compensation expense related to award issuances in December 2016 and additional issuances to new employees, $0.5$0.9 million in increased commercial research activities, $0.8professional fees related to audit, legal, and tax-related services, which were offset by a decrease in sublicense fees of $2.5 million and other expenses related to the achievement of a KKC milestone in intellectual property costs2018.

General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total expenses, was 29% and 26%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 3% increase was primarily due to additional validation of patents, new applications, national stage filings,a proportionately larger increase in general and license fees,administrative expenses, compared to research and $0.4development expenses.

Depreciation

Depreciation was increased by $0.3 million, increased legal, insurance,or 112%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to increases in property and consulting costsequipment related to growth in connection with being a public company.personnel and office space.

Investment Income

Investment income increased by $3.0 million, or 169%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to investment and interest income earned on higher average balances of cash and cash equivalents.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased by $3.4 million, or 91%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to additional borrowings under our Restated Loan Agreement entered in June 2018.

Provision for Taxes on Income

Provision for taxes on income was immaterial for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016.2018.

Interest ExpenseCash-based Operating Expenses (non-GAAP) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)

Interest expense increased by $1.0Total expenses (GAAP) were $46.8 million or 100%,and $124.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, respectively, compared to $34.7 million and $97.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase was attributable to interest charges associated with borrowings under our Loan Agreement entered in March 2017.

Provision2018, respectively. Our cash-based operating expenses (a non-GAAP measure calculated as total expenses, less stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense) were $41.2 million and $109.9 million for Taxes on Income

Benefit for taxes on income decreased by $0.4 million, or 100%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, respectively, compared to $31.9 million and $89.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, due2018, respectively.


We expect our cash-based operating expenses to differences generated and changescontinue to increase in the valuation allowances.future as we advance bardoxolone and omaveloxolone through ongoing and future clinical trials, scale manufacturing for registrational and validation purposes, advance other product candidates into mid and later stage clinical trials, expand our product candidate portfolio, increase both our research and development and administrative personnel, and plan for commercialization of our product candidates.  

We believe cash-based operating expenses, in addition to GAAP financial measures, provides a meaningful measure of our ongoing business and operating performance, by allowing investors to analyze our financial results similarly to how management analyzes our financial results by viewing period expense totals more indicative of effort directly expended to advance the business and our product candidates. The table below reconciles cash-based operating expenses to total expenses as reported on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total expenses - GAAP

$

46,820

 

 

$

34,735

 

 

$

124,634

 

 

$

97,092

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

(5,380

)

 

 

(2,745

)

 

 

(14,090

)

 

 

(7,783

)

Depreciation

 

(258

)

 

 

(105

)

 

 

(659

)

 

 

(311

)

Cash-based operating expenses - Non-GAAP

$

41,182

 

 

$

31,885

 

 

$

109,885

 

 

$

88,998

 

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For additional information about our non-GAAP financial measure, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measure”.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily through collaboration and license agreements, the sale of preferred and common stock, and secured loans.  To date,Through September 30, 2019, we have raised gross cash proceeds of $476.6 million through the sale of convertible preferred stock and received $750$780.0 million from payments under license and collaboration agreements, $169.8agreements. We also obtained $402.3 million in net proceeds from our initial public offeringIPO and follow-on offeringofferings of our Class A common stock, and $19.7$77.2 million in net proceeds from our Restated Loan Agreement in March 2017.Agreement.  We have not generated any revenue from the sale of any products.  As of September 30, 2017,2019, we had available cash and cash equivalents of approximately $154.6$240.1 million.  Our cash and cash equivalents are invested in accordance with our investment policy, primarily with a view to liquidity and capital preservation.

On August 1, 2017, we closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 3,737,500 shares of our Class A common stock, which included 487,500 shares of our Class A common stock issued pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters, for gross proceeds of $115.9 million.  The Company received total proceeds from the offering of $108.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

On March 31, 2017, we entered into a Loan Agreement, which was amended on November 3, 2017 (Amended Loan Agreement).  Under the Amended Loan Agreement, our Lenders agreed to lend us up to $45.0 million, issuable in two separate tranches of $20.0 million (Term A Loan) and either $20.0 million or $25.0 million (Term B Loan).  On March 31, 2017, we borrowed $20.0 million from the Term A Loan.  We may, at our sole discretion, borrow $20.0 million under the Term B Loan.  An additional $5.0 million will be available under the Term B Loan, providing a total of $25.0 million, upon the achievement of one of two milestones.  We may borrow the Term B Loan by the earlier of 90 days after the achievement of a milestone or June 29, 2018.

All outstanding Term Loans will mature on March 1, 2022.  We will make interest-only payments through October 1, 2018; however, if we draw the Term B Loan, we will make interest-only payments through October 1, 2019.  The interest-only payment period will be followed by principal and interest payments thereafter and through maturity.  The Term A Loan bears interest at a floating per annum rate between a minimum of 8.15% and a maximum of 10.15%.  The interest rate is calculated as 7.40% plus the greater of the 30-day U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate reported in The Wall Street Journal or 0.75%.

We paid an amendment fee of $250,000 on November 8, 2017, upon execution of the amendment to the Loan Agreement.  If we do not draw the Term B Loan, we will pay an unused line fee of $1 million.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash for each of the nine months ended September 30 set forth below:(unaudited):

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

(58,523

)

 

$

(8,123

)

 

$

(101,776

)

 

$

(46,286

)

Investing activities

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(281

)

 

 

(2,420

)

 

 

(370

)

Financing activities

 

 

128,599

 

 

 

62,056

 

 

 

6,555

 

 

 

292,061

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

69,868

 

 

$

53,652

 

 

$

(97,641

)

 

$

245,405

 

 


Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $58.5$101.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, consisting primarily of a net loss of $31.0$103.2 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $4.7$14.1 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.4$1.7 million, and a net decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $32.6$14.4 million.  The significant items in the change in operating assets and liabilitiesthat impacted our use of cash in operations include an increase of prepaid expenses, other current assets, and other assets of $1.5 million due to clinical trial prepayments and reimbursements due from KHK, a decrease in account payable of $1.4 million due to timing of vendor payments, an increaseincreases in accrued direct research and other current and long-term liabilities of $7.4$11.4 million primarily due to activities directly related to our clinical trials and other activities to support our registrational trials, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1.9 million due clinical trial activities,to increases in prepaid subscriptions and a decreaseinsurance premiums, and decreases in amounts earned or due from collaboration agreements and deferred revenue of $37.1$23.4 million.  The decrease in deferred revenue relatesis due to the timing of upfront payments and ratable recognition of revenue over the expected term of the performance obligations under our collaboration agreements with AbbVie and KHK, resultingKKC, which resulted in recognition of $37.1$23.4 million of license and milestone revenue.

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Net cash used in operating activities was $8.1$46.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 2018, consisting primarily of a net loss of $2.1$55.0 million adjusted for non-cash items including stock-based compensation expense of $1.5$7.8 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.5$0.9 million, loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.0 million, and a net decreaseincrease in operating assets and liabilities of $8.0$1.0 million.  The significant items in the change in operating assets and liabilities include an increase ofin prepaid expenses, other current assets, and other assets of $1.3 million primarily due to receivables from KKC related to reimbursement for expenses incurred, an increase in accrued direct research and other current assetsand long-term liabilities of $2.9$10.8 million due to clinical trial prepayments and reimbursements due from KHK and AbbVie, a decrease in income tax receivable of $31.9 million due to tax refunds received,activities, and a decrease in deferred revenue of $37.2$13.5 million.  The decrease in deferred revenue relatesis due to the timing of upfront payments and ratable recognition of revenue over the expected term of the performance obligations under our collaboration agreements with AbbVie and KHK, resultingKKC, which resulted in recognition of $37.2$43.5 million of license and milestone revenue, offset by the achievement of the regulatory milestone of $30 million related to the KKC Agreement, which was recognized as deferred revenue.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities consisted of purchases$2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily due to capital expenditures in connection with an expansion of our office space and salespurchases of property and equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 20162018 was not significant.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $128.6of $6.6 million primarily due to net proceeds of $108.5 million from follow-on public offering and $19.7 million from our Loan Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2019 were primarily due to stock option exercises.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $62.1of $292.1 million primarily due to net proceeds of $62.2 million from the close of our initial public offering for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2018 were primarily due to net proceeds of $232.8 million from our follow-on public offering and $57.7 million from our Restated Loan Agreement.

Operating Capital Requirements

To date, we have not generated any revenue from product sales.  We do not know when or whether we will generate any revenue from product sales.  We do not expect to generate significant revenue from product sales unless and until we obtain regulatory approval of and commercialize one or more of our current or future product candidates.  We anticipate that we will continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future, and we expect the losses to increase as we continue the development of, and seek regulatory approvals for, our product candidates, and begin to commercialize any approved products.  We are subject to all the risks related to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays, and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business.  We continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.  We anticipate that we will need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations.


On October 15, 2019, we entered into a Lease Agreement, relating to the lease of approximately 327,400 square feet of office and laboratory space located in Plano, Texas. The term of the Lease is estimated to commence mid-2022, when construction is completed, and continue for 16 years, with up to 10 years of extension at our option. The initial annual base rent will be determined based on the project cost, subject to an initial annual cap of approximately $13.3 million, which may increase in certain circumstances.  Beginning in the third lease year, the base rent will increase 1.95% per annum each year.  In addition to the annual base rent, we will pay for taxes, insurance, utilities, operating expenses, assessments under private covenants, maintenance and repairs, certain capital repairs and replacements, and building management fees.

On October 9, 2019, we and AbbVie entered into the Amended AbbVie Agreement pursuant to which we reacquired the development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights concerning its proprietary Nrf2 activator product platform originally licensed to AbbVie in the License Agreement and the Collaboration Agreement. In exchange, we will pay AbbVie $330 million, of which $75 million is payable on December 8, 2019, $150 million is payable on June 30, 2020, and $105 million is payable on November 30, 2021. If we raise cash proceeds of $200 million or more in one or more equity offerings, we are required to prepay AbbVie $25 million, which prepayment will reduce the amount payable to AbbVie on November 30, 2021, from $105 million to $80 million. We also will pay AbbVie an escalating, low single-digit royalty on worldwide net sales, on a product-by-product basis, of omaveloxolone and an identified list of existing Second-Generation Activators.  As a result of entering into the Amended AbbVie Agreement, while we are finalizing our assessment of the accounting for the transaction, we anticipate that we will recognize a charge in the fourth quarter of 2019, which will reflect the repurchase of the rights and the termination of the future obligations on which the Company has deferred revenue recorded as of September 30, 2019. The termination of our deferred revenue balance will not have an impact on our cash flow.

On October 9, 2019, we entered into the Amendment with the Lenders, which amended the Restated Loan Agreement entered into among us and the Lenders on June 14, 2018.  Under the Amendment, the Term B Loan availability was increased from $45 million to $75 million and the availability period was increased from within 30 days to 60 days after the achievement of the one of two milestones. As one of the milestones was achieved on October 14, 2019, the availability period will end on December 13, 2019.  If we borrow under the Term B Loan, we expect to incur additional related interest expense.  As of September 30, 2019, the current portion of the loan is $5.3 million, which is based on the interest-only payment period under the Term A Loan. If we draw the Term B Loan, the interest-only period will extend through June 1, 2021, and the current portion of the loan will be $0 until July 1, 2020.

On July 10, 2017,27, 2018, we filedclosed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 14, 2017, on which we registered for sale up to $250.0 million of any combination of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, purchase contracts and/or units from time to time and at prices and on terms that we may determine.  After the closing of our follow-on underwritten public offering on August 1, 2017,of 3,450,000 shares of its Class A common stock for gross proceeds of $248.4 million.  Net proceeds to us from the offering were approximately $134.1$232.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

On June 14, 2018, we amended and restated our Loan Agreement.  Under our Restated Loan Agreement, the Term A Loan was increased from $20.0 million to $80.0 million, of securities remains available for issuancewhich Reata borrowed an additional $60.0 million on June 14, 2018, which resulted in an outstanding principal balance of $80.0 million under this shelf registration.  This shelf registration statement will remain in effect for up to three years from the date it was declared effective.  We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, not including proceeds from the follow-on offering or expected receipts from our collaborations, will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements forTerm A Loan at least the next 12 months.June 14, 2018.  

OnIn November 9, 2017, we entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, that established a program pursuant to which wethey may offer and sell up to $50$50.0 million of our Class A common stock from time to time in at-the-market transactions under our existing shelf registration statement.  Asas stated in the prospectus supplement filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5), dated as of the filingNovember 9, 2017.  To date, of this Form 10-Q, thereno sales have been no shares soldmade under thisthe at-the-market offering program.

Under the Amended AbbVie Agreement, we have significantly increased our current obligations, but we believe that our current cash, along with our access to additional equity or debt funding, will enable us to meet our current obligations through December 31, 2020.  Our longer term liquidity requirements will require us to raise additional capital, such as through additional equity or debt financings.capital.  Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the receipt of milestones under our current collaboration agreementsthe KKC Agreement and the timing of our expenditures related to clinical trials.  We anticipate opportunistically raising additional capital before that time through equity offerings, collaboration or license agreements, additional debt, or royalty financings in order to maintain adequate capital reserves.  In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital at any time for the further development of our existing product candidates and may also need to raise additional funds sooner to pursue other development activities related to additional product candidates.  Decisions about the timing or nature of any financing will relybe based on, among other things, our


perception of our liquidity and of the market opportunity to raise equity or debt.  Additional securities may include common stock, preferred stock, or debt securities.

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  We may explore strategic collaborations or license arrangements for certain of our earlier stage assets, including RTA 901 and RTA 1701.  If we do explore any arrangements, there can be no assurance that any agreement will be reached, and we may determine to cease exploring a potential transaction for any or all of the assets at any time.  If an agreement is reached, there can be no assurance that any such transaction would provide us with a material amount of additional capital resources.

Until we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue from our product candidates, if ever, we expect to finance future cash needs through public or private equity or debt offerings.offerings, commercial loans, collaboration or license transactions, and royalty financings.  Additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all.  If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we may have to significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the development or commercialization of one or more of our product candidates.  If we raise additional funds through the issuance of additional equity or debt securities, it could result in dilution to our existing stockholders or increased fixed payment obligations, and any such securities may have rights senior to those of our common stock.  If we incur additional indebtedness, we could become subject to additional covenants that could furtherwould restrict our operations and potentially impair our competitiveness, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell, or license intellectual property rights, and other operating restrictions that could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business, and any such debt could be secured by some or all of our owned intellectual property, in additionassets.  If we sell royalty interests, we may be required to assets which currently secure our debt.make significant royalty payments for an extended period of time. Any of these events could significantly harm our business, financial condition, and prospects.  For a description of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development and raising additional capital, see “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Our forecast of the period through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement and involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary due toas a result of a number of factors.  We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect.  Our future funding requirements, both near- and long-term, will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

the scope, rate of progress, results and cost of our clinical trials, preclinical testing, and other activities related to the development of our product candidates;

the scope, rate of progress, results, and cost of our clinical trials, preclinical testing, and other activities related to the development of our product candidates;

the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue;

the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue;

the costs of development efforts for our product candidates that are not subject to reimbursement from our collaborators;

the costs of development efforts for our product candidates that are not subject to reimbursement from our collaborator;

the costs necessary to obtain regulatory approvals, if any, for our product candidates in the United States and other jurisdictions, and the costs of post-marketing studies that could be required by regulatory authorities in jurisdictions where approval is obtained;

the costs necessary to obtain regulatory approvals, if any, for our product candidates in the United States and other jurisdictions, and the costs of post-marketing studies that could be required by regulatory authorities in jurisdictions where approval is obtained;

the continuation of our existing collaborations and entry into new collaborations and the receipt of any collaboration payments;

the continuation of our existing collaboration with KKC and entry into new collaborations and the receipt of any collaboration payments;

the time and unreimbursed costs necessary to commercialize products in territories in which our product candidates are approved for sale;

the time and unreimbursed costs necessary to commercialize products in territories in which our product candidates are approved for sale;

the revenue from any future sales of our products for which we are entitled to a profit share, royalties, and milestones;

the revenue from any future sales of our products for which we are entitled to a profit share, royalties, and milestones;

the level of reimbursement or third-party payor pricing available to our products;

the level of reimbursement or third-party payor pricing available to our products;

the costs of obtaining third-party commercial supplies of our products, if any, manufactured in accordance with regulatory requirements;

the costs of obtaining third-party commercial supplies of our products, if any, manufactured in accordance with regulatory requirements;

the costs associated with being a public company; and

the costs associated with any potential loss or corruption of our information or data in a cyberattack on our computer system;

the costs associated with being a public company; and

the costs we incur in the filing, prosecution, maintenance, and defense of our extensive patent portfolio and other intellectual property rights.


the costs we incur in the filing, prosecution, maintenance, and defense of our patent portfolio and other intellectual property rights.

If we cannot expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities because we lack sufficient capital, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

As of September 30, 2017,2019, there have been no material changes, outside of the ordinary course of business, in our outstanding contractual obligations from those disclosed within "Management's“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"Operations”, as contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2016, other than the following:

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2018.

AsBelow are our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2017, our contractual obligations were as follows:2019 (unaudited):

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

Less than

1 year

 

 

1 to 3

years

 

 

4 to 5

years

 

 

Total

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Less than

1 year

 

 

1 to 3

years

 

 

4 to 5

years

 

 

Total

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating lease obligations

 

$

609

 

 

$

51

 

 

$

 

 

$

660

 

 

$

3,336

 

 

$

2,424

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,760

 

Outstanding secured term loan

 

 

 

 

 

11,220

 

 

$

9,370

 

 

$

20,590

 

 

 

6,666

 

 

 

55,556

 

 

 

17,778

 

 

 

80,000

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

609

 

 

$

11,271

 

 

$

9,370

 

 

$

21,250

 

 

$

10,002

 

 

$

57,980

 

 

$

17,778

 

 

$

85,760

 

 

On November 9, 2017, we amended the lease agreement for our principal executive offices in Irving, TX to extend the lease term by 24 months for an expiration date of October 2020.

Clinical Trials

As of September 30, 2017,2019, we have several ongoingon-going clinical trials in various stages.  Under agreements with various CROs and clinical trial sites, we incur expenses related to clinical trials.trials of our product candidates and potential other clinical candidates.  The timing and amounts of these disbursements are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones, patient enrollment, and services rendered or as expenses are incurred by the CROs or clinical trial sites.  Therefore, we cannot estimate the potential timing and amount of these payments and they have been excluded from the table above.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S.United States generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements.  On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses, income taxes, 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 results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  There have been no

Our significant and material changes in our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to those disclosedare described in “Management’s DiscussionNote 2 of Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Criticalin Part I, Item 7, “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.2018.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2019 we adopted Topic 842.  As a result of this adoption, we updated our Leases policies.  There have been no other changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Since our inception, we have not had any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements, and we have not engaged in any other off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, please see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the U.S. GAAP financial measures, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes cash-based operating expenses, a non-GAAP financial measure, which the Company defines as total expenses excluding stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense.  A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure is included in “—Results of Operations—Cash-based Operating Expenses (non-GAAP) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited)” above.  

Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not in isolation or as a substitute for, U.S. GAAP financial measures.  In addition, our non-GAAP financial measure may differ from similarly named measures used by other companies.  You should carefully evaluate our non-GAAP financial measure, the adjustments included in our non-GAAP financial measure, and the reasons we consider it appropriate for analysis supplemental to our GAAP information. This non-GAAP financial measure has important limitations as an analytical tool due to the exclusion of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business.  These market risks are principally limited to interest rate fluctuations.  We had cash and cash equivalents of $154.6$240.1 million at September 30, 2017,2019, consisting primarily of funds in operating cash accounts.  The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal and liquidity while maximizing income without significantly increasing risk.  We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes.  Due to the short-term nature of our investment portfolio, we do not believe an immediate increase of 100 basis points in interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio, and accordingly we do not expect a sudden change in market interest rates to affect materially our operating results or cash flows.

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We also have interest rate exposure as a result of our Term A Loan.  As of September 30, 2017,2019, the outstanding principal amount of our Term A Loan was $20.0$80.0 million.  Our Term A Loan bears interest at a floating per annum rate calculated as 7.40%7.79% plus the greater of the 30-day U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate reported in The Wall Street Journal or 0.75%1.91%, with a minimum rate of 8.15%9.7% and a maximum rate of 10.15%12.29%.  Changes in the U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate may therefore affect our interest expense associated with the Term A Loan.  An increase of 100 basis points in interest rates would increase expense by approximately $0.2$0.8 million annually based on the amounts currently outstanding and would not materially affect our results of operations.

We contract with research, development, and manufacturing organizations and investigational sites globally.  Generally, these contracts are denominated in U.S.United States dollars.  However, we may be subject to fluctuations in foreign currency rates in connection with agreements not denominated in U.S.United States dollars.  We do not hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017.2019.  The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, of 1934 (Exchange Act), means controls and other procedures of a company 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 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’sSEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures 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 accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financialsfinancial officers, or persons performing


similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017,2019, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control overOver Financial Reporting

There hashave been no changechanges in our internal control over financial reporting, (asas such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)15(d)-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act)Act, during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,2019, that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II OTHEROTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 2018, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017,June 30, 2019, which could materially affect our businesses, financial condition, or future results.  Additional risks and uncertainties currently unknown to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or future results.  There hashave been no material changes in our risk factors from those described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 2018 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.June 30, 2019.

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

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering of Class A Common Stock

On May 25, 2016, our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-208843) relating to our IPO of our Class A common stock was declared effective by the SEC.  The shares began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market on May 26, 2016.  The public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $11.00 per share.  The IPO closed on June 1, 2016 and included 6,325,000 shares of Class A common stock, which included 825,000 shares of Class A common stock issued pursuant to the overallotment option granted to the underwriters, for gross proceeds of approximately $69.6 million before deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and offering-related expenses.  Net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $4.9 million and offering expenses of approximately $3.8 million, were $60.9 million.  Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Cowen and Company, LLC, and Piper Jaffray & Co. acted as joint book-running managers of this offering.

There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our IPO as described in our prospectus dated May 25, 2016, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act.  We invested the funds received in highly liquid money market funds.  The net proceeds from the IPO have been used and will be used, together with our cash and cash equivalents, to fund continued advancement of our bardoxolone methyl, omaveloxolone, and clinical trials and preclinical studies, and to provide funds for working capital and other general purposes.  None of the offering proceeds were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers, or their associates, or persons owning 10.0% or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

On November 9, 2017, we entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreement (Sales Agreement) with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (Stifel) to sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, with aggregate proceeds of up to $50 million, through an “at-the-market” equity offering program under which Stifel will act as sales agent and/or principal. As of the filing date of this Form 10-Q, there have been no shares sold under this program.None.


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Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock may be offered and sold through Stifel in transactions that are deemed to be "at-the-market" offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made directly on or through the NASDAQ Global Market, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, and any other method permitted by law, including in privately negotiated transactions. Stifel will act as sales agent on a best efforts basis and use commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf all of the shares of Class A common stock requested to be sold by us, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Stifel and us. Except as otherwise described in the Sales Agreement, Stifel will be entitled to compensation at a commission rate of up to 3% of the gross sales price per share sold. We have no obligation to sell any shares under the Sales Agreement, and may at any time suspend offers under the Sales Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement.

The Class A shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-218915). The summary of the Sales Agreement in this Form 10-Q does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.

On November 9, 2017, we amended our lease agreement for our principal executive offices in Irving, TX to extend the lease term by 24 months for an expiration date of October 2020.  The amendment to our lease agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 6. Exhibits.Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

  1.1*  3.1

 

At-the-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement,Thirteenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated November 9, 2017, between Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.May 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Form S-1 (File No. 333-208843), and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated.filed with the SEC on May 16, 2016).

 

 

 

   5.1*�� 3.2

 

Legal OpinionSecond Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated as of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.December 7, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on December 7, 2016).

 

 

 

 10.1*  10.1+*

 

Lease Amendment No. 11, effective as of November 9, 2017,Indemnification Agreement by and between Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.the Company and SDCO Gateway Commerce I & II, Inc.Manmeet S. Soni dated August 28, 2019.

 

 

 

 10.2  10.2+*

 

First Amendment to Loan and SecurityEmployment Agreement dated as of November 3, 2017, by and among Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as borrower, Oxford Finance LLC, asbetween the collateral agentCompany and a lender, and Silicon Valley Bank, as a lender thereto (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K, file No. 001-37785, filed with the Commission on November 7, 2017.Manmeet S. Soni dated August 28, 2019.

 

 

 

  31.1*  10.3+*

 

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

  10.4+*

Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units for employees.

  10.5#

Amended and Restated License Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on October 10, 2019).

  10.6

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on October 10, 2019).

  10.7

Lease Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2019).

  10.8

Expansion Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2019).

  10.9#

Fifth Supplement to Exclusive License and Supply Agreement, dated August 22, 2019, between Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on August 22, 2019).

  10.10#

Sixth Supplement to Exclusive License and Supply Agreement, dated August 22, 2019, between Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-37785), filed with the SEC on August 22, 2019).

  31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  31.2*

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.1**

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.2**

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS**

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*

Filed herewith.

**

Filed electronicallyFurnished herewith.

+

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

#

Confidential information has been omitted from this Exhibit pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.


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SIGNATURESSIGNATURES

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.

 

Date: November 13, 201712, 2019

REATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ J. Warren Huff

 

Name:

 

J. Warren Huff

 

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jason D. WilsonManmeet S. Soni

 

Name:

 

Jason D. WilsonManmeet S. Soni

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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