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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
_____________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
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☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022
OR
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☐ | 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: 001-36421
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Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Alberta, Canada | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | |
#1203-4464 Markham Street Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 7X8 | 98-1231763 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
(250) 744-2487
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | ☒ | | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common shares, as of the latest predictable date. As of November 2, 2022, the registrant had 142,109,703 of common shares outstanding.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered |
Common shares, no par value | AUPH | The Nasdaq Global Market LLC |
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
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| | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
| | (unaudited) | | |
ASSETS | | | | |
Current assets | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 86,052 | | | $ | 231,900 | |
Short-term investments | | 290,592 | | | 234,178 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | 41,771 | | | 15,414 | |
Inventories, net | | 25,320 | | | 19,326 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 12,159 | | | 11,710 | |
Other current assets | | 3,808 | | | 796 | |
Total current assets | | 459,702 | | | 513,324 | |
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Non-current assets | | | | |
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Other non-current assets | | 13,049 | | | 11,838 | |
Property and equipment, net | | 3,758 | | | 4,418 | |
Acquired intellectual property and other intangible assets, net | | 6,839 | | | 8,404 | |
Right-of-use assets, net | | 4,945 | | | 5,383 | |
Total assets | | 488,293 | | | 543,367 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 40,123 | | | 34,947 | |
Other current liabilities | | 724 | | | 4,640 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | 918 | | | 1,059 | |
Total current liabilities | | 41,765 | | | 40,646 | |
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Non-current liabilities | | | | |
Deferred compensation and other non-current liabilities | | 15,833 | | | 15,950 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | 7,270 | | | 7,680 | |
Total liabilities | | 64,868 | | | 64,276 | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | | | | |
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | | | | |
Common shares - no par value, unlimited shares authorized, 142,110 and 141,600 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | | 1,184,020 | | | 1,177,051 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | 79,188 | | | 59,014 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | (1,527) | | | (852) | |
Accumulated deficit | | (838,256) | | | (756,122) | |
Total shareholders' equity | | 423,425 | | | 479,091 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 488,293 | | | $ | 543,367 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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| | Three months ended | | Nine months ended |
| | September 30, | | September 30, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
| | (unaudited) |
Revenue | | | | | | | | |
Product revenue, net | | $ | 25,502 | | | $ | 14,638 | | | $ | 75,142 | | | $ | 22,113 | |
License and collaboration revenue | | 30,277 | | | 29 | | | 30,453 | | | 88 | |
Total revenue, net | | 55,779 | | | 14,667 | | | 105,595 | | | 22,201 | |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | | 2,447 | | | 254 | | | 4,302 | | | 610 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | 52,169 | | | 44,645 | | | 148,898 | | | 128,772 | |
Research and development | | 10,973 | | | 20,066 | | | 35,118 | | | 39,990 | |
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Other (income) expense, net | | (311) | | | 55 | | | 647 | | | 859 | |
Total cost of sales and operating expenses | | 65,278 | | | 65,020 | | | 188,965 | | | 170,231 | |
Loss from operations | | (9,499) | | | (50,353) | | | (83,370) | | | (148,030) | |
Interest income | | 1,464 | | | 106 | | | 2,209 | | | 420 | |
Net loss before income taxes | | (8,035) | | | (50,247) | | | (81,161) | | | (147,610) | |
Income tax expense | | 954 | | | 8 | | | 973 | | | 34 | |
Net loss | | (8,989) | | | (50,255) | | | (82,134) | | | (147,644) | |
Other comprehensive loss: | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of nil | | 326 | | | (2) | | | (675) | | | 11 | |
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Comprehensive loss | | $ | (8,663) | | | $ | (50,257) | | | $ | (82,809) | | | $ | (147,633) | |
Basic and diluted loss per share | | $ | (0.06) | | | $ | (0.39) | | | $ | (0.58) | | | $ | (1.15) | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computation of basic and diluted loss per share | | 141,856 | | | 128,443 | | | 141,831 | | | 128,084 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
(unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Common Shares | | | | | | | | |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Shares | | Amount | | Additional paid in capital | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
Balance at June 30, 2022 | | 141,892 | | | $ | 1,180,884 | | | $ | 74,004 | | | $ | (1,853) | | | $ | (829,267) | | | $ | 423,768 | |
Shares issued on exercise of stock options and vesting of performance awards and restricted stock units | | 218 | | | 3,136 | | | (3,136) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Share-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | 8,320 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,320 | |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 326 | | | — | | | 326 | |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (8,989) | | | (8,989) | |
Balance at September 30, 2022 | | 142,110 | | | $ | 1,184,020 | | | $ | 79,188 | | | $ | (1,527) | | | $ | (838,256) | | | $ | 423,425 | |
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | Shares | | Amount | | Additional paid in capital | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
Balance at June 30, 2021 | | 128,396 | | | 954,572 | | | 51,022 | | | (792) | | | (672,545) | | | 332,257 | |
Shares issued on exercise of stock options | | 1,172 | | | 12,579 | | | (3,505) | | | — | | | — | | | 9,074 | |
Exercise of warrants | | 2 | | | 8 | | | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | |
Shared-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | 7,092 | | | — | | | — | | | 7,092 | |
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | — | | | (2) | |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (50,255) | | | (50,255) | |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | | 129,570 | | | $ | 967,159 | | | $ | 54,607 | | | $ | (794) | | | $ | (722,800) | | | $ | 298,172 | |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Shares | | Amount | | Additional paid in capital | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | | 141,600 | | | $ | 1,177,051 | | | $ | 59,014 | | | $ | (852) | | | $ | (756,122) | | | $ | 479,091 | |
Shares issued on exercise of stock options and vesting of performance awards and restricted stock units | | 383 | | | 5,064 | | | (4,542) | | | — | | | — | | | 522 | |
Issuance of common shares in conjunction with ESPP program | | 127 | | | 1,905 | | | (682) | | | — | | | — | | | 1,223 | |
Share-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | 25,398 | | | — | | | — | | | 25,398 | |
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (675) | | | — | | | (675) | |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (82,134) | | | (82,134) | |
Balance at September 30, 2022 | | 142,110 | | | $ | 1,184,020 | | | $ | 79,188 | | | $ | (1,527) | | | $ | (838,256) | | | $ | 423,425 | |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | Shares | | Amount | | Additional paid in capital | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | | 126,725 | | | $ | 944,328 | | | $ | 39,383 | | | $ | (805) | | | $ | (575,156) | | | $ | 407,750 | |
Shares issued on exercise of stock options | | 2,324 | | | 22,097 | | | (6,745) | | | — | | | — | | | 15,352 | |
Exercise of warrants | | 521 | | | 734 | | | (697) | | | — | | | — | | | 37 | |
Shared-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | 22,666 | | | — | | | — | | | 22,666 | |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | — | | | 11 | |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (147,644) | | | (147,644) | |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | | 129,570 | | | $ | 967,159 | | | $ | 54,607 | | | $ | (794) | | | $ | (722,800) | | | $ | 298,172 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| | 2022 | | 2021 |
(in thousands) | | (unaudited) |
Cash flows used in operating activities: | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (82,134) | | | $ | (147,644) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 2,487 | | | 2,030 | |
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Upfront license and milestone expense | | — | | | 10,000 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | 25,398 | | | 22,666 | |
Write-down of inventory | | 2,464 | | | — | |
Other, net | | 587 | | | 1,005 | |
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | (26,356) | | | (9,815) | |
Inventories, net | | (8,458) | | | (5,366) | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | (3,461) | | | (6,541) | |
Non-current assets | | (830) | | | 247 | |
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | | 875 | | | 1,149 | |
Lease liabilities | | (551) | | | 499 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | (89,979) | | | (131,770) | |
Cash flows used in investing activities: | | | | |
Purchase of investments | | (403,184) | | | (342,831) | |
Proceeds from investments | | 346,109 | | | 263,752 | |
Upfront lease payment | | (381) | | | (11,838) | |
Upfront license payment | | — | | | (6,000) | |
Purchase of non-current assets | | (158) | | | (268) | |
Additions to internal use-software implementation costs | | — | | | (1,198) | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | (57,614) | | | (98,383) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee share purchase plan | | 1,745 | | | 15,353 | |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | | — | | | 37 | |
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Cash provided by financing activities | | 1,745 | | | 15,390 | |
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | (145,848) | | | (214,763) | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | | 231,900 | | | 272,350 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | | $ | 86,052 | | | $ | 57,587 | |
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Supplemental cash flow information | | | | |
Cash received for interest | | $ | 1,705 | | | $ | 671 | |
Cash paid for taxes | | $ | (779) | | | $ | (236) | |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | | $ | (897) | | | $ | (195) | |
Supplemental disclosure of noncash transactions | | | | |
Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset | | $ | — | | | $ | 419 | |
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents | | $ | 85,341 | | | $ | 57,587 | |
Restricted cash | | 711 | | | — | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 86,052 | | | $ | 57,587 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1.Organization and Description of Business
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Aurinia or the Company) is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to treat targeted patient populations that are impacted by serious diseases with a high unmet medical need. In January 2021, the Company introduced LUPKYNIS® (voclosporin), the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved oral therapy for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) and continues to conduct pre-clinical, clinical, and regulatory activities to support the voclosporin development program as well as our other assets.
On August 17, 2021, the Company announced the addition of two novel assets AUR200 and AUR300. AUR200 and AUR300 are currently undergoing pre-clinical development with projected submission of Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) to the FDA in 2023.
On September 15, 2022, the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization of LUPKYNIS to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka). The centralized marketing authorization is valid in all European (EU) member states as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Northern Ireland.
Aurinia's head office is located at #1203-4464 Markham Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and its registered office is located at #201, 17873-106 A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Aurinia also has a U.S. commercial office located at 77 Upper Rock Circle Suite 700, Rockville, Maryland, 20850 United States.
Aurinia is incorporated pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta). The Company’s common shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol AUPH.
2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from audited annual consolidated financial statements but does not include all annual disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future periods.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. (Delaware incorporated) and Aurinia Pharma Limited (UK incorporated). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and operate in one segment.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars which is the Company's functional currency, therefore, there is no currency translation adjustment upon consolidation as the remeasurement of gains or losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are remeasured at the average exchange rate during the period. Foreign exchange gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of a foreign currency denominated monetary item are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is devoting the majority of our operational efforts and financial resources towards the commercialization and post approval commitments of our approved drug, LUPKYNIS. The Company is also expending efforts towards our newly acquired assets AUR200 and AUR300. Taking into consideration the Company's cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments of $376.6 million as of September 30, 2022, the Company believes that it has sufficient resources to fund its operations for at least the next few years beyond the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
Significant Accounting Policies
Other than as described below, the Company's significant accounting policies have not changed from those previously described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Restricted cash: Restricted cash consists of the 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan (2021 ESPP) deposits of $0.7 million and $0.3 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Major Customers: The Company currently has two main customers for U.S. commercial sales of LUPKYNIS and a collaboration partner for sales of LUPKYNIS in the EU, Japan, as well as the United Kingdom, Russia, Switzerland, Norway, Belarus, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Ukraine (collectively, the "Otsuka Territories"). Revenues from the two main customers in the U.S. accounted in total of approximately 48% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 of the Company's total revenues. Our collaboration partner for sales outside the U.S. accounted for approximately 52% and 26% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 of the Company's total revenues.
In late March 2022, we provided a nominal additional discount to both of our two main U.S. customers, applicable for the remainder of the 2022 calendar year, in connection with holding additional amounts of LUPKYNIS on hand due to supply chain concerns. Such discounts, or any future discounts, may result in reduced sales to these customers in subsequent periods and substantial fluctuations in our revenues from period to period. The Company monitors economic conditions, the creditworthiness of customers and government regulations and funding, both domestically and abroad. The Company regularly communicates with its customers regarding the status of receivable balances. Global economic conditions and customer specific factors may require the Company to periodically re-evaluate the collectability of its receivables and based on this evaluation the Company could potentially incur credit losses.
Product Revenues
In the United States (and territories), the Company sells LUPKYNIS primarily to specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors. These customers subsequently resell the Company's products to health care providers and patients. Revenues from product sales are recognized when the customer obtains control of our product, which typically occurs upon delivery to the customer.
Reserves for discounts and allowances: Product sales are recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established. These reserves are based on estimates of the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as reductions of accounts receivable (if the amount is payable to our customer) or a liability (if the amount is payable to a party other than our customer).
The Company's estimates of reserves established for variable consideration are calculated based upon utilizing the expected value method. The transaction price, which includes variable consideration reflecting the impact of discounts and allowances, may be subject to constraint and is included in the net sales price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of the cumulative revenues recognized will not occur in a future period. Amounts related to such items are estimated at contract inception and updated at the end of each reporting period as additional information becomes available.
Significant judgment is required in estimating variable consideration. In making these estimates, we consider historical data, including patient mix and inventory sold to our customers that has not yet been dispensed. We use a data aggregator and historical claims to estimate variable consideration for inventory sold to our customers, including specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors, that has not yet been dispensed. Actual amounts may ultimately differ from the Company's estimates. If actual results vary, the Company adjust these estimates, which could have an effect on earnings in the period of adjustment. As of September 30, 2022, we did not have any material adjustments to estimates based on actual results. These specific adjustments are detailed further in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Milestone Payments: At the inception of each arrangement that includes development or commercial sales milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be
included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. The transaction price is then allocated to each performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis, for which the Company recognizes revenue as or when the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability of achievement of such development milestones and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect license, collaboration and other revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment. Any consideration related to sales-based royalties (and sales-based milestones) will be recognized when the related sales occur. As of September 30, 2022, we recognized $30.0 million for the regulatory milestone related to the EC marketing authorization of LUPKYNIS.
Accounts receivable, net: Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. The Company's accounts receivable represents amounts due to the Company from product sales and from its Otsuka collaboration agreement (Note 12). Milestone payments that have not been invoiced as of the balance sheet date are recorded as unbilled accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable, net are $41.8 million and $15.4 million. The accounts receivable, net as of September 30, 2022 includes $28.8 million due from Otsuka related to the achievement of a regulatory milestone in September 2022, for which payment was received on October 31, 2022. The timing between the recognition of revenue for product sales and the receipt of payment is not significant. Our standard credit terms range from 30 to 45 days. We do not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between the transfer of the promised good to the customer and receipt of payment will be one year or less. We estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts using the current expected credit loss, or CECL, model. Under the CECL model, the allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the net amount expected to be collected from the account receivables. We evaluate the collectability of these cash flows based on the asset’s amortized cost, the risk of loss even when that risk is remote, losses over an asset’s contractual life, and other relevant information available to us. Accounts receivable balances are written off against the allowance when it is probable that the receivable will not be collected. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $nil as of September 30, 2022 and as of December 31, 2021.
Share-Based Compensation: The Company follows ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC 718), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense, based on estimated fair values, for all share-based awards made to employees and directors. The Company records compensation expense based on the fair value on the grant date using the graded accelerated vesting method for all share-based payments related to stock options, performance awards (PAs), restricted stock units (RSUs) and purchases under the Company's 2021 ESPP. For stock options, forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. For RSUs and PAs, forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which clarifies and simplifies certain aspects of the accounting for income taxes such as eliminating the exception to the general intraperiod tax allocation principle. The standard is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2021, with no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, which requires business entities to make annual disclosures about transactions with a government (including government assistance) by analogizing to a grant or contribution accounting model. The required disclosures include the nature of the transaction, the entity's related accounting policy, the financial statement line items affected and the amounts reflected in the current period financial statements, as well as any significant terms and conditions. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2022, with no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying value of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value because of their short-term nature. Estimated fair value of available-for-sale securities are generally based on prices obtained from commercial pricing services.
In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from sources independent from the Company) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (the
Company’s assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). As a basis for considering such assumptions, a three-tier fair value hierarchy has been established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
•Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
•Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
•Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
The following table summarizes the financial assets (cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments) measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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| | September 30, 2022 |
(in thousands) | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Financial assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 86,052 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,052 | |
U.S. agency security | | — | | | 4,904 | | | — | | | 4,904 | |
Corporate bond | | — | | | 98,068 | | | — | | | 98,068 | |
Commercial paper | | 112,633 | | | — | | | — | | | 112,633 | |
Treasury bill | | — | | | 26,704 | | | — | | | 26,704 | |
Treasury bond | | — | | | 44,553 | | | — | | | 44,553 | |
Yankee bond | | — | | | 3,730 | | | — | | | 3,730 | |
Total financial assets | | $ | 198,685 | | | $ | 177,959 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 376,644 | |
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| | December 31, 2021 |
(in thousands) | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Financial assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 231,900 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 231,900 | |
Certificates of deposit | | — | | | 3,140 | | | — | | | 3,140 | |
Corporate bond | | — | | | 21,820 | | | — | | | 21,820 | |
Commercial paper | | 206,724 | | | — | | | — | | | 206,724 | |
Treasury bill | | — | | | 2,494 | | | — | | | 2,494 | |
Total financial assets | | $ | 438,624 | | | $ | 27,454 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 466,078 | |
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The Company's Level 1 instruments include cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and commercial paper that are valued using quoted market prices. We estimate the fair values of our investments in corporate debt securities, government and government related securities and certificates of deposits by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing services. The fair value of our short-term investments classified within Level 2 is based upon observable inputs that may include benchmark yield curves, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities and reference data including market research publications. At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining contractual maturities of our Level 1 and 2 investments were approximately for 7 months and 8 months, respectively. These investments have an overall rating of A-1, or higher, by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.
No credit loss allowance was recorded as of September 30, 2022, as we do not believe the unrealized loss is a result of a credit loss due to the nature of our investments. We also considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions and determined that the estimate of credit losses was not significantly impacted.
Refer to Note 4, “Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments,” for the carrying amount and related unrealized gains (losses) by type of investment.
4. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $376.6 million and $466.1 million, respectively of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments summarized below. As of September 30, 2022, $376.6 million were available-for-sale debt securities which are carried at fair market value. As of December 31, 2021, $446.9 million were classified as available-for-sale and $19.2 million were held-to-maturity.
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| | September 30, 2022 |
(in thousands) | | Amortized Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 86,052 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,052 | |
U.S. agency security | | 4,900 | | | 4 | | | — | | | 4,904 | |
Corporate bond | | 98,448 | | | — | | | (380) | | | 98,068 | |
Commercial paper | | 112,833 | | | — | | | (200) | | | 112,633 | |
Treasury bill | | 26,721 | | | — | | | (17) | | | 26,704 | |
Treasury bond | | 44,670 | | | — | | | (117) | | | 44,553 | |
Yankee bond | | 3,742 | | | — | | | (12) | | | 3,730 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments | | $ | 377,366 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | (726) | | | $ | 376,644 | |
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| | December 31, 2021 |
(in thousands) | | Amortized Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 231,900 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 231,900 | |
Certificates of deposit | | 3,144 | | | — | | | (4) | | | 3,140 | |
Corporate bond | | 2,592 | | | — | | | (1) | | | 2,591 | |
Commercial paper | | 206,764 | | | — | | | (40) | | | 206,724 | |
Treasury bill | | 2,497 | | | — | | | (2) | | | 2,495 | |
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Total | | $ | 446,897 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (47) | | | $ | 446,850 | |
Total held to maturity securities at amortized cost | | | | | | | | 19,228 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments | | | | | | | | $ | 466,078 | |
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accrued interest receivable from the investments were $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had $0.3 million and $0.7 million unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, respectively, which are included as a component of comprehensive loss on the consolidated statements of operations. Currently, the Company does not intend to sell investments that are in an unrealized loss position, and it is unlikely we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. We have determined that the gross unrealized losses on our investments at September 30, 2022, were temporary in nature. Realized gains or losses were immaterial during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The Company's short-term investments as of September 30, 2022 mature at various dates through June 2023.
5. Inventories, net
Inventories are valued under a standard costing methodology on a first-in, first-out basis and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company capitalizes inventory costs related to products to be sold in the ordinary course of business. The Company makes a determination of capitalizing inventory costs for a product based on, among other factors, status of regulatory approval, information regarding safety, efficacy and expectations relating to commercial sales and recoverability of costs. Capitalized costs of inventories for LUPKYNIS mainly include third party manufacturing costs, transportation, storage, insurance, and allocated internal labor.
The Company assesses recoverability of inventory each reporting period to determine any write-down to net realizable value resulting from excess or obsolete inventories. As of September 30, 2022, we have recorded reserves of finished goods inventories of approximately $2.7 million which were primarily related to process validation batches used for FDA approval.
The components of inventory, net are as follows:
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(in thousands) | | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Raw materials | | $ | 2,217 | | | $ | 2,217 | |
Work in process | | 20,150 | | | 12,566 | |
Finished goods | | 2,953 | | | 4,543 | |
Total inventories | | $ | 25,320 | | | $ | 19,326 | |
6.Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses are as follows:
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(in thousands) | | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
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Prepaid assets | | $ | 5,725 | | | $ | 5,316 | |
Prepaid deposits | | 3,582 | | | 4,762 | |
Prepaid insurance | | 2,852 | | | 1,632 | |
Total prepaid expenses | | $ | 12,159 | | | $ | 11,710 | |
7.Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization.
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| | September 30, 2022 |
(in thousands) | | Gross Carrying Value | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount |
Patents | | $ | 1,473 | | | $ | (1,249) | | | $ | 224 | |
Acquired intellectual property and reacquired rights | | 15,126 | | | (9,580) | | | 5,546 | |
Internal-use software implementation costs | | 2,873 | | | (1,804) | | | 1,069 | |
| | $ | 19,472 | | | $ | (12,633) | | | $ | 6,839 | |
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| | December 31, 2021 |
(in thousands) | | Gross Carrying Value | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount |
Patents | | $ | 1,471 | | | $ | (1,176) | | | $ | 295 | |
Acquired intellectual property and reacquired rights | | 15,126 | | | (8,804) | | | 6,322 | |
Internal-use software implementation costs | | 2,873 | | | (1,086) | | | 1,787 | |
| | $ | 19,470 | | | $ | (11,066) | | | $ | 8,404 | |
Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $0.5 million for both periods and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $1.6 million for both periods.
8. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net are as follows:
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(in thousands) | | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Construction in progress | | $ | 217 | | | $ | 393 | |
Leasehold improvements | | 2,978 | | | 2,978 | |
Office equipment | | 645 | | | 645 | |
Furniture | | 976 | | | 976 | |
Computer equipment | | 251 | | | 262 | |
| | 5,067 | | 5,254 |
Less accumulated depreciation | | (1,309) | | | (836) | |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | 3,758 | | | $ | 4,418 | |
9. Lease Obligations
The Company has the following lease obligations:
Victoria, British Columbia
During August 2020, the Company signed a lease for commercial office space in Victoria, British Columbia for a new corporate headquarters that was expected to commence in April 2022.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company entered into 18-month facility and furniture leases for its existing corporate head office located in Victoria, British Columbia. The lease terms commenced on January 1, 2021 with an end date of August 31, 2022.
On August 3, 2022, we provided notice of termination for the lease of the intended new corporate headquarters space in Victoria on the basis that the landlord's work was not completed by the time required under the lease. As a result of the termination, the company expensed $0.3 million of CIP cost that was related to the new corporate headquarters.
On September 1, 2022, the fixed lease term ended for Aurinia's existing corporate headquarters and the Company exercised its right to enter into a month to month lease, of which expenses are incurred in SG&A.
Rockville, Maryland
During March 2020, the Company entered into a lease for its U.S. commercial office in Rockville, Maryland for a total of 30,531 square feet of office space. The lease has a remaining term of approximately 9 years and has an option to extend for two five-year periods after the initial term of 11 years has elapsed and has an option to terminate after seven years. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had a right-of-use asset of $4.9 million and lease liability of $8.2 million included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a right of use asset of $5.2 million and lease liability of $8.6 million included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded leasehold improvement incentives in the amount of $2.3 million as additions to the lease liability. The lease term commenced on March 12, 2020. When measuring the lease liability, the Company discounted lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate at March 12, 2020. The incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease liability on March 12, 2020 was 5.2% based on the financial position of the Company, geographical region and term of lease.
Edmonton, Alberta
As of September 30, 2022, the Company has a short term lease in Edmonton, Alberta in which expenses are recognized in SG&A. The lease is not material to the Company's financial position.
The Company incurs variable lease costs under the existing Victoria and Rockville leases. These costs include operation and maintenance costs included in SG&A and are expensed as incurred. The variable lease costs are not material to the Company's financial position.
The operating lease costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 are $0.2 million and $0.8 million for both periods respectively.
The following table represents the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate as of September 30, 2022:
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| | As of September 30, 2022 |
| | Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (years) | | Weighted Average Discount Rate |
Operating leases | | 8.9 | | 5.22% |
The following table provides a summary of operating lease liabilities payments for the next five years and thereafter:
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(in thousands) | | Operating Lease Payments |
Remainder of 2022 | | $ | 263 | |
2023 | | 1,061 | |
2024 | | 1,085 | |
2025 | | 1,110 | |
2026 | | 1,135 | |
Thereafter | | 5,638 | |
Total future minimum lease payments | | 10,292 | |
Less: lease imputed interest | | (2,104) | |
Total future minimum lease payments | | $ | 8,188 | |
On December 15, 2020, the Company entered into a collaborative agreement with Lonza to build a dedicated manufacturing facility within Lonza’s existing small molecule facility in Visp, Switzerland. The dedicated facility (also referred to as "monoplant") will be equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to provide cost and production efficiency for the manufacture of voclosporin, while expanding existing capacity and providing supply security to meet future commercial demand.
Following U.S. regulatory approval of LUPKYNIS in January 2021, the Company has commenced a capital expenditure payment program for the monoplant totaling approximately CHF 21.0 million. The first capital expenditure payment was made in February 2021 of $11.8 million (CHF 10.5 million) and was treated as an upfront lease payment and recorded under other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The second payment is not due until the facility fulfills the required operational qualifications which is estimated to be during the first half of 2023. Upon completion of the monoplant, the Company will have the right to maintain sole dedicated use of the monoplant by paying a quarterly fixed facility fee. The Company expects to account for the arrangement as a finance lease under ASC 842. The present value of the minimum lease payments total approximately $73.0 million, beginning April 2023 and expiring in 2030, and are not included in the above table.
The Company has entered into an equipment and facility finance lease for a backup manufacturing encapsulation site in Beinheim, France that has not yet commenced and is therefore, not included in the above table. As part of the agreement, the Company expects to make payments of approximately $0.9 million prior to lease commencement and the future value of minimum lease payments will total approximately $0.1 million.
10.Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are as follows:
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(in thousands) | | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
| | | | |
Employee accruals | | $ | 16,511 | | | $ | 18,278 | |
Commercial accruals | | 9,140 | | | 5,916 | |
Accrued R&D projects | | 8,995 | | | 6,412 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | 5,411 | | | 3,527 | |
Income taxes payable | | 66 | | | 814 | |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 40,123 | | | $ | 34,947 | |
11.Deferred Compensation and Other Non-current Liabilities
The Company recorded other non-current liabilities of $15.8 million and $16.0 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The balance as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 primarily included deferred compensation arrangements whereby certain executive officers as of March 8, 2012 were provided with future potential employee benefit obligations for remaining with the Company, for a certain period of time. These obligations were also contingent on the occurrence of uncertain future events. Other non-current liabilities also include milestone payments deemed probable to be paid in the future.
12.License and Collaboration Agreements
Otsuka Contract
On December 17, 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Otsuka for the development and commercialization of oral LUPKYNIS in the Otsuka Territories.
As part of the agreement, the Company received an upfront cash payment of $50.0 million for the license agreement and has the potential to receive up to $50.0 million in regulatory related milestones. The Company will provide semi-finished product of LUPKYNIS to Otsuka on a cost-plus basis, and will receive tiered royalties on future sales ranging from 10 to 20 percent (dependent on territory and achievement of sale thresholds) on net product sales by Otsuka, along with additional milestone payments based on the attainment of certain annual sales. In addition, certain collaboration services are to be provided to Otsuka on agreed upon rates.
In furtherance of the collaboration and license agreement with Otsuka mentioned above, on August 1, 2022, the Company entered into a commercial supply agreement with Otsuka, formalizing the terms to supply semi-finished goods of LUPKYNIS to Otsuka in the Otsuka Territories, including capacity sharing of the monoplant.
On September 15, 2022, the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization of LUPKYNIS. The centralized marketing authorization is valid in all EU member states as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Northern Ireland. The approval triggered a $30.0 million milestone to the Company, which was recognized as collaboration revenue in the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2022 and was subsequently received on October 31, 2022.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of collaboration service revenue from Otsuka.
Riptide License
On August 17, 2021, AUR300 (M2 macrophage modulation via CD206 binding) was secured through a global licensing and research agreement with Riptide Bioscience, Inc. (Riptide), a private company. As part of the agreement, in 2021 the Company paid Riptide an upfront license fee of $6.0 million which was expensed as research and development on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the first quarter of 2022, Aurinia paid $4.0 million for the achievement of a one-time milestone. Additional payments are due upon certain development, clinical and regulatory milestones, and royalties will be payable upon commercialization.
13.Net Loss per Common Share
Basic and diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Since the Company was in a loss position for all periods presented, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share. The numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share are as follows:
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| | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in thousands, except per share data) | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Net loss | | $ | (8,989) | | | $ | (50,255) | | | $ | (82,134) | | | $ | (147,644) | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | 141,856 | | | 128,443 | | | 141,831 | | | 128,084 | |
Net loss per common share (expressed in $ per share) | | $ | (0.06) | | | $ | (0.39) | | | (0.58) | | (1.15) |
The Company did not include the securities in the following table in the computation of the net loss per common share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive during each period:
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| | Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Stock options | | 14,299 | | | 12,837 | |
Unvested performance awards | | — | | | 857 | |
Unvested restricted units | | 2,098 | | | 201 | |
Warrants | | — | | | 1,012 | |
| | 16,397 | | | 14,907 | |
14.Share-based Compensation
The Company's Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan), which was adopted and approved by the Company's shareholders in June 2021, allows for an issuance of up to an aggregate of 23.8 million shares (inclusive of then outstanding awards) and provides for grants of stock options, performance awards, and restricted stock units (RSUs) that may be settled in cash and common shares. Also in June 2021, the Company's shareholders adopted and approved the Company's 2021 ESPP, which allows for the issuance of up to 2.5 million shares. The 2021 ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) but also permits the Company to include the employees, including non-United States employees, in offerings not intended to qualify under Section 423. The purpose of the 2021 ESPP is to provide eligible employees with opportunities to purchase the Company’s common shares at a discounted price.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company modified the 2021 ESPP for the current and future offerings. The new ESPP terms shortened the plan from four (4) purchases over a 24 month Offering Period to two (2) purchases over a 12 month offering period. Additionally, the ESPP now contains a rollover mechanism; that is, if the stock price on the purchase date is less than the offering price (as that is determined under the 2021 ESPP), that offering is then canceled and any participants are rolled into the new 12 month offering period at the lower price.
As a result of the modification, $475 thousand of incremental expense was added to the estimated expense for the November 2022 and May 2023 purchase dates (to be amortized over the new 12 month offering period). Additionally, the originally scheduled purchase date in November 2023 is no longer planned given the new 12 month offering period; therefore, the modification also resulted in a “repurchase for no consideration” under ASC 718. The Company recognized an additional $651 thousand of unamortized expense for the cancelled November 2023 purchase, which was recorded during the second quarter of 2022.
In addition to stock options, performance awards and RSUs granted under the Plan, the Company has granted certain stock options and RSUs as inducements material to new employees entering employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The inducements were granted outside of the Plan during 2022.
Stock Options
The Plan requires the exercise price of each option not to be less than the closing market price of the Company’s common shares on the day immediately prior to the date of grant. The board of directors approves the vesting criteria and periods at its discretion. The options issued under the plan are accounted for as equity-settled share-based payments.
The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the options granted. The Company considers historical volatility of its common shares in estimating its future stock price volatility. The risk-free interest rate for the expected life of the options was based on the yield available on government benchmark bonds with an approximate equivalent remaining term at the time of the grant. The expected life is based upon the contractual term, taking into account expected employee exercise and expected post-vesting employment termination behavior.
The following weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021:
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| | 2022 | | 2021 |
Annualized volatility | | 70 | % | | 66 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | 2.01 | % | | 0.38 | % |
Expected life of options in years | | 5.0 years | | 4.0 years |
Estimated forfeiture rate | | 12.1 | % | | 8.9 | % |
Dividend rate | | 0.0 | % | | 0.0% |
Fair value per common share option | | $ | 6.60 | | | $ | 6.64 | |
The following table summarizes the option award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:
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| | September 30, 2022 |
| | Number of shares (in thousands) | | Weighted average exercise price $ |
Outstanding - December 31, 2021 | | 12,074 | | | $ | 12.84 | |
Granted | | 3,809 | | | 11.25 | |
Exercised | | (77) | | | 6.47 | |
Forfeited | | (1,507) | | | 14.63 | |
Outstanding - September 30, 2022 | | 14,299 | | | $ | 12.26 | |
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Performance Awards and Restricted Stock Units
On October 23, 2020, the Company issued 439,000 PAs to executive management of the Company whose vesting was contingent upon meeting specific performance metrics based on the results for the year ended December 31, 2021. Each PA which vested entitled the participant to receive common shares on the basis of the performance metrics set. On March 18, 2021 performance metrics were set and formally communicated. Therefore, March 18, 2021 was the grant date and the fair value on the grant date was $13.56. The PAs vested in 2022 and the participant was required to achieve at least one of the performance metrics to obtain the portion of the award associated with the metric.
On August 6, 2021, the Company granted approximately 619,000 PAs and RSUs. The grant date for the PAs and RSUs was August 6, 2021 and the fair value on the grant date was $14.42 as this was the date performance measures were set and communicated to employees. The PAs vested on the employee's first anniversary of the grant date and the employee was required to achieve at least one of the performance metrics to obtain the portion of the award associated with the metric. The RSUs had no performance metrics and vested on the one year anniversary of the grant.
During the 2022, the Company has granted RSUs and intends to grant RSUs throughout the year under the Plan, as well as inducements for certain new hires as discussed above. The RSUs are fair valued based on the market price of our common shares on the date of the grant.
The following table summarizes the PA and RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:
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| | September 30, 2022 |
| | Number of shares (in thousands) | | Weighted average exercise price $ |
Outstanding - December 31, 2021 | | 347 | | | $ | |