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Verici Dx PLC
05 June 2023
Verici Dx plc
("Verici Dx" or the "Company")
2022 Annual Results
Successful transition from a research to commercial-stage
company
Verici Dx plc (AIM: VRCI), a developer of advanced clinical
diagnostics for organ transplant, announces its audited final
results for the year ended 31 December 2022 and provides a progress
update since year end.
Strategic progress (including post-period end)
-- Achieved full commercial launch of Tutivia(TM), the Company's
first product for the detection of acute kidney transplant
rejection, in January 2023, leading to first revenues being
recognised in FY 2023.
-- Expanded its validation trial on Clarava(TM), the Company's
pre-transplant prognostic test, for a further six months following
positive initial data announced in September 2022. This decision
was taken to strengthen the publication appeal of the trial and
demonstrate a statistically robust and clinically compelling case
in support of the commercial rollout and adoption of the test. The
full readout from this trial remains on track to be announced by
the end of June 2023, in line with previous guidance.
-- Patient enrolment for the multi-centre clinical validation
study of our third product, Protega(TM), was completed in the first
quarter of 2023, assessing long-term outcomes for kidney transplant
patients.
-- Extended cash runway until mid-2024; the Company has retained
sufficient funding to achieve further key milestones in 2023 and
the first half of 2024 which will support commercial adoption,
including the publication of additional data and obtaining both
Medicare and private payor pricing and coverage. A further
commercial and operational update will be provided alongside the
Clarava(TM) data readout.
Operational highlights (including post-period end)
-- Announced positive results from the Tutivia(TM) clinical
validation study in June 2022, for the detection of acute rejection
following a kidney transplant.
-- Granted CPT(R) Proprietary Laboratory Analyses ("PLA") codes
for Clarava(TM) and Tutivia(TM) tests by the American Medical
Association ("AMA"), providing the basis for coding and payment
within the US healthcare market.
-- In May 2023, a gapfill median rate of $2,650 was proposed for
Tutivia(TM) for kidney transplant rejection by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") in line with the Company's
application.
-- Obtained Medicaid approvals in 14 States and a further 11 States are pending.
-- Two key patents granted in the United States underpinning Verici Dx's products.
-- Achieved CLIA Certificate of Compliance for laboratory in
Nashville, TN, USA, a key requirement to obtaining insurance
reimbursement coverage under Medicare and allowing for expanded
commercial launch of Tutivia(TM), in 45 US states.
-- Completed analytical validation for Clarava(TM) and
Tutivia(TM) in February 2022, an essential element of defining the
performance characteristics and platform capabilities of in vitro
diagnostic assays and a key milestone towards
commercialisation.
-- Announced a collaboration with Illumina, Inc., for early
access to the Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA) platform to
expedite the operational launch of data analysis processing and
predictive artificial intelligence component of Verici's products
in due course.
Financial highlights
-- Adjusted EBITDA(1) loss of $10.5m (2021: loss of $7.1m).
-- Cash balance at 31 December 2022 of $9.81m (2021: $10.3m).
-- Raised gross proceeds of GBP10.0m in March 2022 via Placing and Subscription.
-- Cash runway extended to mid-2024.
Commenting on the performance and outlook, Sara Barrington,
Chief Executive Officer, said:
"2022 was a transformational year for Verici Dx; we began the
year as an R&D-stage company, and have now commercially
launched our first product, Tutivia(TM), following pleasing
validation study results.
"We are well placed to deliver further progress against our
strategy in 2023, building on the initial rollout of Tutivia(TM)
and we remain on track to announce the data read-out from the
extended Clarava(TM) trial by the end of June. In addition, we are
taking further steps towards reimbursement that will help
accelerate commercial uptake of our lead products."
Investor briefing
As previously announced, an investor meeting covering the FY22
financial results will be provided following the data read-out from
the extended Clarava (TM) trial, expected to be announced by the
end of June.
Enquiries:
Verici Dx www.v ericidx .com
Sara Barrington, CEO Via Walbrook PR
Julian Baines, Chairman
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Tel: +44 20 7496 3000
Adviser & Broker)
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Walbrook PR Limited Tel: +44 20 7933 8780 or vericidx@walbrookpr.com
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Footnotes:
1. Earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortisation,
adjusted to exclude exceptional items.
About Verici Dx plc www.vericidx.com
Verici Dx is a developer of a complementary suite of
leading-edge tests forming a kidney transplant platform for
personalised patient and organ response risk to assist clinicians
in medical management for improved patient outcomes. The underlying
technology is based upon artificial intelligence assisted
transcriptomic analysis to provide RNA signatures focused upon the
immune response and other biological pathway signals critical for
transplant prognosis of risk of injury, rejection and graft failure
from pre-transplant to late stage. The Company also has a mission
to accelerate the pace of innovation by research using the fully
characterised data from the underlying technology and collaboration
with medical device, biopharmaceutical and data science
partners.
The foundational research was driven by a deep understanding of
cell-mediated immunity and is enabled by access to expertly curated
collaborative studies in highly informative cohorts in kidney
transplant.
Verici Dx's two lead products are Tutivia(TM), a post-transplant
test focused upon acute cellular rejection, including sub-clinical
rejection and Clarava(TM), a pre-transplant prognosis test for the
risk of early acute rejection. These products seek to measure how a
patient is likely to respond, and is responding, to a kidney
transplant. These products are underpinned by extensive patented
and published scientific research from the leading Mount Sinai
Medical Center, for which the Company holds an exclusive worldwide
licence.
Chair Statement
I am pleased to report on the twelve months ended 31 December
2022 for Verici Dx plc. In what has been a very difficult
macroeconomic environment, the team has successfully executed the
Company's planned strategy in transitioning to a commercial-stage
company following the initial launch of Tutivia(TM). This progress
reflects the Company's clear product differentiation and
competitive advantages.
The validation data for Tutivia(TM), the Company's
post-transplant blood test focused on acute rejection including
borderline and sub-clinical rejection, was presented to the
clinical community at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) in
June 2022. The results showed Tutivia's(TM) ability to provide
actionable data to clinicians for the care management of their
patients as early as the first week post-transplant, enabling them
to react proactively to rejection events. Tutivia's(TM)
significantly higher positive predictive value ("PPV") than
currently available single kidney transplant blood tests, as well
as the study design, was very well received by the scientific
community and illustrated the significant potential of Tutivia(TM)
to address the urgent clinical need for early intervention to
minimise rejection post-kidney transplantation.
Tutivia(TM) was fully launched in January 2023. Whilst Verici Dx
is still in the early phases of this commercial rollout, the
Company is working closely with a number of leading US transplant
centres, to support the integration of the test into their
workflows and help the Verici Dx team better understand how they
can encourage consistent and recurring utilisation going forwards
as they look to accelerate the rollout in the coming months.
In addition, following the positive initial data announced in
September 2022 on Clarava(TM), the Company's pre-transplant
prognostic test, the Company chose to expand its validation trial
in order to strengthen the publication appeal and demonstrate a
statistically robust and clinically compelling case to support the
commercial rollout and adoption of the test. The data read-out from
this extended trial remains on track to be announced by the end of
June, in line with previous guidance.
Patient enrolment for the multi-centre clinical validation study
of our third product, Protega(TM), completed in the first quarter
of 2023, assessing long-term outcomes for kidney transplant
patients. The end points of the Protega(TM) validation study is
expected to be reached in two years. Fibrosis develops after a
patient has had acute rejection that may have caused antibodies to
attack the kidney. Currently histology from biopsy is used to risk
stratify the degree of fibrosis. Protega(TM) will utilize RNA gene
signatures to more accurately risk stratify the potential outcome
from fibrosis in a transplant patient. This can help clinicians
determine the appropriate treatment to delay or reduce fibrosis
progression.
The Company received CPT(R) Proprietary Laboratory Analyses
("PLA") codes for Tutivia(TM) and Clarava(TM) during the year,
representing the first milestone towards commercial reimbursement
for the two tests. Post year end the Company announced that a
gapfill median rate of $2,650 has been proposed for Tutivia(TM) for
kidney transplant rejection by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services ("CMS"). Confirmation is expected in November
2023 and the finalised rate will apply for 3 years from 1 January
2024. The Company is currently applying for insurance reimbursement
coverage for Tutivia(TM) under a Local Coverage Determination,
issued by MolDx on behalf of Medicare, the US federal health
insurance program, upon publication of the trial results.
In January 2022, the Company secured a collaboration with
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer
and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for large
scale analysis of genetic variation and function, whereby Verici Dx
integrated both its clinical and research products within Illumina
Connected Analytics (ICA), Illumina's state-of-the-art software
platform and strategic focus area. Verici Dx continues to work with
Illumina, to further develop its research data into a collaborative
asset within the ICA environment for future strategic
opportunities.
In March 2022, Verici Dx successfully completed a fundraise,
which raised gross proceeds of GBP10.0 million (c.$13.0 million), a
significant achievement in a difficult fundraising environment,
particularly for AIM-listed healthcare companies. This is testament
to the potential of the platform in meeting the urgent clinical
need to improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients. Verici
Dx's year-end cash position of $9.81 million provides a cash runway
until mid-2024, following recent steps taken by management to
control costs and reduce cash burn. A further commercial and
operational update will be provided alongside the Clarava(TM) data
readout and strategic update.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our employees,
investors and partners for their continued support throughout the
year, and we look forward to providing further updates on our
progress over the course of 2023, as we scale up the Tutivia(TM)
commercial rollout, and provide the data read-out from the extended
Clarava trial later this month.
Julian Baines
Non-Executive Chairman
2 June 2023
Chief Executive Officer's Report
2022 and the post year-end period has been a time of exceptional
progress for Verici Dx as the Company achieved the key strategic
goal of moving from a research-only company to commerciality
following the full launch of Tutivia(TM) in January 2023. In
addition, we are on track to announce the data read-out from the
extended Clarava(TM) trial by the end of June and completed
enrolment for Protega.
The Company also achieved several other key operational
milestones, particularly in reimbursement, achieving a code, a
recommended price, and submitting the publication that will
complete the application for coverage under the Local Coverage
Determination ("LCD") from MolDx. CMS issued a clarification on
reimbursement to limit coverage to a single biomarker test per
patient encounter which strengthens the value of Tutivia as a
single test demonstrating balanced accuracy in its clinical
performance. We also made significant progress in promoting our
research data for future strategic collaborations with our
development work with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) utilizing their
ICA environment.
This progress has continued as we moved into 2023 with the
achievement of CLIA Certification of Compliance for our commercial
clinical operations in Nashville, Tennessee, enabling us to test
samples from 45 US states, applications for the remaining states
are in progress and the intellectual property was further secured
by the issuance of two key US patents.
Strong progress on commercial rollout
In June 2022, the data from our international, multi-centre
validation study for Tutivia(TM) was presented, which demonstrated
a significantly higher Positive Predictive Value ("PPV") than
currently available kidney transplant single genetic expression
blood tests, in order for the test to provide clinicians with an
appropriate, reliable call to action to improve patient outcomes
post-transplant. The trial also demonstrated that the test can be
used as soon as the first week post-transplant and was not
confounded by other common conditions such as BK nephropathy. The
test's sensitivity when compared with clinically indicated biopsies
in the first 60 days was 83% and overall patients were six times
more likely to reject if they had a high-risk score from
Tutivia(TM) than those with a low risk score Early reliable data
from a single test gives Tutivia(TM) a well validated competitive
advantage.
We commercially launched Tutivia(TM) in January 2023, with a
number of US transplant centres under an early adopter program.
This is in line with our strategic plan, and in these initial
months we have been supporting these centres with the adoption and
integration of Tutivia(TM) into their clinical pathways to
encourage consistent and recurring utilisation. This is providing
valuable information for us to make Tutivia(TM) as simple as
possible for clinicians to use and interpret.
In addition, following the positive initial data announced in
September 2022 on Clarava(TM), the Company's pre-transplant
prognostic test, the Company chose to expand its validation trial
for this lead product to strengthen the publication appeal and
demonstrate a statistically robust and clinically compelling case
to support the commercial rollout and adoption of the test. The
data read-out from this extended trial remains on track to be
announced by the end of June 2023, in line with previous
guidance.
Protega(TM) enrolment was completed in the first quarter of
2023, an important milestone achieved in the completion of our
platform offering end to end transplant testing, from
pre-transplant to long-term damage. We expect that the final
validation point will be completed after follow-up at the 24-month
point for the last patient tested, which is expected to be in Q1
2025. The Company expects to be able to review interim data before
that date.
Clear product differentiation and competitive advantages
Our portfolio of innovative kidney transplant tests use advanced
next-generation sequencing to define a personalised risk profile
for each patient using RNA signatures. This allows for the early
prognosis of transplant rejection, deciphering the body's early
genetic messages that are specific to acute rejection. This is a
significant advantage over currently available tests, which detect
evidence of damage already occurred and may be confounded by other
conditions.
Our tests enable doctors to make accurate, data-driven clinical
decisions, to assist their care decision-making for patients
including choices made about immunosuppressive therapy protocols
and may also inform other aspects of the post-transplant care
pathway over time. This has not only near-term scope to reduce the
unnecessary and serious consequences from over- or under-dosing for
immunosuppression in conjunction with kidney transplant, but also
to improve the longevity of transplanted kidneys and, by reducing
the risk and rate of transplant failure, much broader potential to
deliver huge health economic benefits by improving transplant
outcomes.
Tutivia(TM) has a number of important differentiators from
current biomarker tests. One is the ability to return results as
early as the first week post-transplant for all types of patients.
This enables clinicians to act proactively, rather than reactively,
to rejection events. Tutivia(TM) is also able to detect sub-acute
rejection (before there are other clinical signs) and is also able
to distinguish between rejection and other confounding factors such
as the BK virus.
Currently available single blood tests that look for signs of
transplant damage typically have a high Negative Predictive Value
("NPV") but are non-specific. This means that if the blood test
returns a negative result, clinicians can be confident that there
is no current rejection occurring but uncertain whether a positive
result is from a rejection or an infection, or physical trauma.
Consequently, these tests function primarily as a 'rule out'
tool, but this is limiting for clinicians, who may need to know
with some degree of confidence whether their patient requires
further interventions.
Crucially, our validation study was a blinded 'all-comers'
patient population across 13 international transplant centres. This
means that we were able to test the power of Tutivia(TM) within a
clinically realistic context that included all types of rejection.
We believe that Tutivia(TM) is the only product currently on the
market to have been validated so comprehensively.
Turning to the Company's second lead product, Clarava(TM), its
initial validation results were announced in September 2022, and
indicated that the test was able to identify pre-transplant
patients most likely to experience a future kidney rejection event,
which has broad implications for treatment planning and monitoring.
The data read-out from the extended trial for Clarava remains on
track to be announced by the end of June 2023.
Delivery of significant operational milestones
In January 2022, we received CPT(R) Proprietary Laboratory
Analyses ("PLA") codes for Clarava(TM) and Tutivia(TM), from the
American Medical Association, an important first step towards
commercial reimbursement. CPT(R) codes offer health care
professionals a uniform language for coding medical services and
procedures and allow clinical laboratories to more specifically
identify their tests when billing Medicare and commercial
insurers.
In February 2022, we successfully completed analytical
validation for Clarava(TM) and Tutivia(TM), an essential element of
defining the performance characteristics and platform capabilities
of in vitro diagnostic assays. Analytical validation is an
important step towards reimbursement coverage assessment.
We announced in March 2023 that we had successfully progressed
our laboratory registration status to Compliance Certification by
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ("CMS'), allowing our
commercial clinical operations to process samples from 45 US
states. This followed an inspection by CMS of our clinical
laboratory in Franklin, Tennessee, and represents a major milestone
toward US Medicare reimbursement . The Company is now preparing its
submission for Medicare insurance reimbursement coverage, which
will be key to driving adoption. Eligibility for Medicaid has been
approved in 14 states and submitted in a further 11 states.
Eligibility has also been approved with BlueCross Blue Shield of
Tennessee, the largest health benefit plan company in Tennessee,
where the Company's clinical laboratory is located.
Also in March 2023, the Company announced it has been granted
two key patents in the United States that support and protect the
Company's core technologies in RNA signature biomarker tests used
for assessment of the prognostic risk pre-transplant (Clarava(TM))
and post-transplant (Tutivia(TM)) of acute kidney transplant
rejection. The protection of the Company's intellectual property is
fundamental to our strategy of amassing full transcriptomic data
from the biological systems and interactions associated with
transplant rejection and, over the longer term, informing
transplant analysis in other organs and in the broader field of
immune-mediated diseases.
In May 2023, the price recommendation from MolDx was issued in
line with Company expectations and highly indicative for the
national listing at the end of the year following a period of
public consultation, with a listed price then being valid for three
years from January 2024.
Completion of partnerships and agreements
In January 2022 we entered into a collaboration with Illumina,
granting us early access to Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA),
Illumina's new software platform, which provides us with the
ability to process large datasets in a streamlined manner. This
supports our leading-edge technology approach and provides a
foundation for future data science discovery, expansion and
collaboration opportunities.
Collaborating with such a high-quality partner as Illumina is an
indicator of the strength of our platform, and access to the ICA
platform has materially enhanced our data processing capabilities,
as well as boosted our ability to develop highly predictive
products in the future. This partnership supports our wider goal of
improving patient outcomes within organ transplantation, where
there remains an urgent clinical need.
Management and staff
As of 31 December 2022, the Company had 15 Full Time Equivalents
("FTE") employees.
Financials
Statement of Comprehensive Income
The adjusted EBITDA loss, being the loss for the year, before
the deduction of interest, taxation, amortisation and depreciation,
and excluding the share-based payments charge, was US$10,497,000
(2021: US$7,151,000) The increase arises from the significant
increase in clinical trial and associated costs, including the
hiring of six new members of the team in the year, of which three
were hired to commence the commercial launch of Tutivia(TM) . The
largest items of expenditure remain staff costs of US$2,889,000
(2021: US$2,392,000) and research and development costs of
US$4,832,000 (2021: US$3,344,000). All research and development
costs arise from third parties, this does not include any
allocation of internal costs. We started the year with 10 full time
employees and ended the year with 15 full time employees, both
numbers excluding our non-executive directors.
Statement of Financial Position and Cash Flows
Cash balance at year end was US$9,805,000 (2021: US$10,340,000).
Cash outflow from operations was US$10,068,000 (2021: US$6,336,000)
with cash outflow on additions to tangible and intangible assets of
US$1,308,000 (2021: US$966,000). The biggest constituent of spend
on capital expenditure being the construction of our CLIA
laboratory in Tennessee. In March 2022 we concluded a share issue
raising gross proceeds of GBP10.0m, which after costs generated a
net cash inflow of US$12,629,000.
Within current and non-current liabilities, we entered a
financing transaction in December 2022 to secure favourable terms
on a new sequencer. At 31 December 2022 the liability was
US$239,000 (2021: US$Nil). We also entered into a five-year lease
on our new CLIA laboratory in Tennessee in September 2022 resulting
in the recognition of a right of use asset and corresponding
liability. At 31 December 2022 the liability was US$461,000 (2021:
US$Nil). The largest balance within our accruals continues to be
our accruals for costs incurred at the clinical trial sites not yet
invoiced being US$912,000 (2021 - US$851,000).
As of 31 December 2022, the Company had a cash balance of
$9.81m. The Company has closed the New York Laboratory, taken
headcount reduction and clinical trial cost containment steps in
recent months and, as a result, has extended the current cash
runway to last until mid-2024. The Company is focused on early
revenue generation during the first half of this year and will seek
to extend and broaden its revenue streams from additional centres
in the second half of 2023.
Outlook
Over the course of 2023, we will look to gradually accelerate
the Tutivia(TM) commercial rollout with more leading US centres and
expect to expand our first revenues. We expect to secure both
Medicare and private payor pricing and coverage for Tutivia(TM)
this year, which will be a key catalyst in enabling a more
widespread adoption of the test. Following our receipt of the CLIA
Certificate of Compliance, we will also look to receive full
accreditation in the remaining five states that are not covered
under the CLIA certification, including New York .
As announced on 31 May, the data read-out from the extended
Clarava(TM) trial remains on track to be announced by the end of
June 2023.
We are also looking to extend and broaden our revenue streams
this year, which could include potential collaborations with
pharmaceutical and medtech/data companies that could benefit from
the application of the Company's transcriptomic analysis technology
in different settings.
We are developing a health economics model to aid our
commercialisation efforts, which we expect to submit for
publication by the end of the year. We are also expected to engage
in clinical utility and real-world evidence studies to further
support adoption of our products both later this year and into next
year.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank the shareholders
for their support in this transformational year for the Company and
we look forward to delivering further commercial progress over the
course of 2023 as we continue to deliver on our strategy of
transforming kidney transplant outcomes.
Sara Barrington
Chief Executive Officer
2 June 2023
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive
income
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
Note 2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Administrative expenses 5 (10,497) (7,151)
Depreciation and amortisation (640) (438)
Exceptional expense - share based payments 20 (318) (740)
_________ _________
Loss from operations (11,455) (8,329)
Finance income 9 53 -
Finance expense 9 (5) -
_________ _________
Loss before tax (11,407) (8,329)
Tax expense 10 - -
_________ _________
Loss from continuing operations (11,407) (8,329)
Other comprehensive income:
Exchange (losses) / gains arising on translation
of foreign operations (2,016) (50)
_________ _________
Total comprehensive income (13,423) (8,379)
_________ _________
Earnings per share attributable to the
ordinary equity holders of the parent 11
Loss per share
Basic and diluted (US$) ($0.069) ($0.059)
_________ _________
The results reflected above relate to continuing operations.
Consolidated statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2022
Note 2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Assets
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 15 520 656
Cash and cash equivalents 9,805 10,340
_________ _________
10,325 10,996
_________ _________
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 12 2,010 786
Intangible assets 13 1,970 2,007
_________ _________
3,980 2,793
_________ _________
Total assets 14,305 13,789
_________ _________
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 16 (2,096) (1,804)
Lease liabilities 17 (156) -
Non-current liabilities 17 (544) -
_________ _________
NET ASSETS 11,509 11,985
_________ _________
Issued capital and reserves attributable
to
owners of the parent
Share capital 18 219 182
Share premium reserve 19 32,946 20,354
Share-based payments reserve 19 3,853 3,535
Foreign exchange reserve (1,037) 979
Retained earnings (24,472) (13,065)
_________ _________
TOTAL EQUITY 11,509 11,985
_________ _________
Consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
Note 2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss from operations (11,407) (8,329)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 497 295
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets 143 143
Finance income (53)
Finance expense 5 -
Share-based payment expense 318 740
_________ _________
(10,497) (7,151)
Decrease / (increase) in trade and other
receivables 136 (331)
Increase in trade and other payables 293 1,146
Income taxes paid - -
_________ _________
Net cash outflow from operating activities (10,068) (6,336)
_________ _________
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1,040) (618)
Purchase of intangibles (268) (348)
_________ _________
Net cash used in investing activities (1,308) (966)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary shares 13,070 -
Expenses of share issue (441) -
Interest received 53 -
Interest paid (5) -
Repayment of lease liabilities (3) -
Loan repayments - (74)
_________ _________
Net cash inflow / (outflow) from financing
activities 12,674 (74)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 1,298 (7,376)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year 10,340 17,751
Exchange (losses) / gains on cash and cash
equivalents (1,833) (35)
_________ _________
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 4 9,805 10,340
_________ _________
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Total
attributable
to equity
Share-based Foreign holders
Share Share payment exchange Retained of Total
capital premium reserve reserve earnings parent equity
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
1 January 2021 182 20,354 2,795 1,029 (4,736) 19,624 19,624
Comprehensive income
for the period
Loss - - - - (8,329) (8,329) (8,329)
Other comprehensive Income - - - (50) - (50) (50)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Total comprehensive Income
for the year - - - (50) (8,329) (8,379) (8,379)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
Share-based payment - - 740 - - 740 740
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Total contributions by
and
distributions to owners - - 740 - - 740 740
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
31 December 2021 182 20,354 3,535 979 (13,065) 11,985 11,985
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2022 (continued)
Total
attributable
to equity
Share-based Foreign holders
Share Share payment exchange Retained of Total
capital premium reserve reserve earnings parent equity
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
1 January 2022 182 20,354 3,535 979 (13,065) 11,985 11,985
Comprehensive income
for the year
Loss - - - - (11,407) (11,407) (11,407)
Other comprehensive Income - - - (2,016) - (2,016) (2,016)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Total comprehensive Income
for the year - - - (2,016) (11,407) (13,423) (13,423)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
Issue of share capital 37 13,033 - - - 13,070 13,070
Costs of share issue - (441) - - - (441) (441)
Share-based payment - - 318 - - 318 318
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Total contributions by
and
distributions to owners 37 12,592 318 - - 12,947 12,947
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
31 December 2022 219 32,946 3,853 (1,037) (24,472) 11,509 11,509
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Notes forming part of the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
1 General information
The principal activity of Verici Dx plc (the "Company") is the
development of prognostic and diagnostic tests for kidney
transplant patients.
The Company is a public limited company incorporated in England
and Wales and domiciled in the UK. The address of the registered
office is Avon House, 19 Stanwell Road, Penarth, Cardiff CF64 2EZ
and the company number is 12567827.
The Company was incorporated as Verici Dx Limited on 22 April
2020 as a private company and on 9 September 2020 the Company was
re-registered as a public company and changed its name to Verici Dx
plc.
2 Summary of significant accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of
the historical financial information of the Company, which have
been applied consistently to the period presented, are set out
below:
Basis of preparation
Information in this preliminary announcement does not constitute
statutory accounts of the Group within the meaning of section 434
of the Companies Act 2006. The annual financial information
presented in this preliminary announcement is based on, and is
consistent with, that in the Group's audited financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022. Those financial statements
will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the
Company's Annual General Meeting. The financial statements of the
Group are prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International
Accounting Standards ("UK IFRS") and applicable law. The
independent auditors' report on those financial statements is
unqualified and does not contain any statement under section 498
(2) or 498 (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The independent auditors'
report draws attention to the material uncertainty referred to
below under 'Going concern'.
The functional currency and the presentational currency of the
Company is United States dollars ("USD" or "US$") as this is the
currency of the primary economic environment that the Company
operates in.
New standards are not expected to impact the Company or Group as
they are either not relevant to the Company's or Group's activities
or require accounting which is consistent with the Company's and
Group's current accounting policies. The Directors have considered
those standards and interpretations which have not been applied in
these financial statements but which are relevant to the Company's
or Group's operations that are in issue but not yet effective and
do not consider that they will have a material effect on the future
results of the Company or Group.
Other
The Group does not expect any other standards issued by the
IASB, but not yet effective, to have a material impact on the
group.
Measurement convention
The financial information has been prepared under the historical
cost convention. Historical cost is generally based on the fair
value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.
The preparation of the financial information in compliance with
IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and
management judgements in applying the accounting policies. The
significant estimates and judgements that have been made and their
effect is disclosed in note 3.
Basis of consolidation
Where the Company has control over an investee, it is classified
as a subsidiary. The Company controls an investee if all three of
the following elements are present: power over the investee,
exposure to variable returns from the investee, and the ability of
the investor to use its power to affect those variable returns.
Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances indicate
that there may be a change in any of these elements of control.
The consolidated financial statements present the results of the
Company and its subsidiaries ("the Group") as if they formed a
single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group
companies are therefore eliminated in full.
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of
business combinations using the acquisition method. In the
statement of financial position, the acquiree's identifiable
assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially
recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date. The
results of acquired operations are included in the consolidated
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the
date on which control is obtained. They are deconsolidated from the
date on which control ceases.
Going concern
In view of the early stage of its commercial development the
Group funds its activities from existing cash resources, the
generation of cash receipts from commercial revenues in future
periods and, if required, additional equity or debt funding for
future working capital needs.
The Group did not generate any commercial revenue in the period
but continues to execute the commercial introduction of
Tutivia(TM), the first product for kidney transplant rejection. The
Group will only expand its sales headcount if revenue demand
exceeds current expectation and can also explore other strategic
options to increase sales distribution of Tutivia and launch its
second lead product, Clarava(TM) by the end of 2023. The Company
retains sufficient funding to achieve further key milestones in
2023 and the first half of 2024, which will support commercial
adoption including the publication of additional data and obtaining
both Medicare and private payor pricing and coverage.
At 31 December 2022 the Group had available cash resources of
$9.8 million (2021 - $10.3 million). The Group is focused on early
revenue generation and first revenue is expected during the first
half of 2023. The Group will seek to extend and broaden its revenue
streams from additional medical centres in the second half of 2023.
There are, however, uncertainties in relation to the quantum and
timing of cash receipts from revenue. The Group has therefore taken
headcount reduction and clinical trial cost containment steps in
recent months and, as a result, has extended the current cash
runway.
The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for the Group
for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of
these financial statements. Those forecasts include estimates of
cash receipts from commercial revenues at levels in line with
market expectations. The Directors have also prepared a number of
reasonably possible sensitivity scenarios including reduced levels
of cash receipts from revenues, and a scenario in which the Group
receives no cash at all from commercial revenues in the going
concern period, even though that is not considered to be a
reasonably possible outcome.
Having considered the cash flow forecasts and sensitivity
scenarios above and taken into account the information and
estimates available at the date of approving these financial
statements, the directors consider it is appropriate to adopt the
going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the
group. Although the company's projections, including expected
levels of revenue generation, indicate sufficient funds through to
the second half of 2024, it is reasonably possible that the group
will require additional funding during, or shortly after a period
of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial
statements. The directors will seek to put in place funding
arrangements which may from time to time be required but such
arrangements are not presently committed. This represents a
material uncertainty in relation to the group's funding
arrangements.
Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently
payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
Current tax payable is based on taxable profit for the year.
Taxable profit differs from net profits as reported in the income
statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are
taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items
that are never taxable or deductible. The Company's liability for
current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or
substantially enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on
temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities in the historical financial information and the
corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit
and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method.
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable
temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the
extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available
against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.
Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary
differences arise from goodwill or from the initial recognition of
other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither
the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each
reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer
probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow
all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is
calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the
period when the liability is settled, or the asset is realised.
Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except
when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in
which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a
legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and
liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to
taxes levied by the same tax authority.
Share-based payments
Where equity settled share options are awarded to employees, the
fair value of the options at the date of grant is charged to the
consolidated statement of comprehensive income over the vesting
period. Non-market vesting conditions are taken into account by
adjusting the number of equity instruments expected to vest at each
reporting date so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount
recognised over the vesting period is based on the number of
options that eventually vest. Non-vesting conditions and market
vesting conditions are factored into the fair value of the options
granted. As long as all other vesting conditions are satisfied, a
charge is made irrespective of whether the market vesting
conditions are satisfied. The cumulative expense is not adjusted
for failure to achieve a market vesting condition or where a
non-vesting condition is not satisfied.
Where equity instruments are granted to persons other than
employees, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income is
charged with the fair value of goods and services received.
Foreign currency translation
a) Function and presentational currency
Items included in the financial statements of the Group are
measured using USD, the currency of the primary economic
environment in which the entity operates ('the functional
currency'), which is also the Company's presentation currency.
b) Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional
currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the
transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions and from the translation at
year-end exchange rates, of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies to USD, are recognised in the
income statement.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated
amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Patents are recognised at fair value at the acquisition date.
Patents have a finite useful life and are subsequently carried at
cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses.
The Company amortises intangible assets with a limited useful
life on a straight-line basis. The following rates are applied:
Licence and patents - the shorter of the remaining life of the
license and 15 years
Tangible assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost net of accumulated
depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Costs comprise
purchase costs together with any incidental costs of
acquisition.
Depreciation is provided to write down the cost less the
estimated residual value of all tangible fixed assets by equal
instalments over their estimated useful economic lives on a
straight-line basis. The following rates are applied:
Plant and machinery - 3 years
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation
methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, if
there is an indication of a significant change since the last
reporting date. Low value equipment including computers is expensed
as incurred.
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At each reporting end date, the Company reviews the carrying
amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether
there is any indication that those assets have suffered an
impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable
amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent
of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to
estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company
estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to
which the asset belongs.
The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to
sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated
future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a
pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of
the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for
which the estimates of future cash flows have not been
adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit)
is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying
amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its
recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in
profit and loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued
amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a
revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment subsequently reverses, the carrying amount
of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised
estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased
carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have
been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the
asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an
impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit and loss.
Leases
All leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset
and a lease liability except for:
-- Leases of low value assets; and
-- Leases with a duration of 12 months or less.
Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the
contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with
the discount rate determined by reference to the rate inherent in
the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily
determinable, in which case the Company's incremental borrowing
rate on commencement of the lease is used. Variable lease payments
are only included in the measurement of the lease liability if they
depend on an index or rate. In such cases, the initial measurement
of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain
unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease payments
are expensed in the period to which they relate.
On initial recognition, the carrying value of the lease
liability also includes:
-- amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee
-- the exercise price of any purchase option granted in favour
of the Company if it is reasonably certain to assess that
option
-- any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term
of the lease has been estimated on the basis of termination option
being exercised.
Right of use assets are initially measured at the amount of the
lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received, and
increased for:
-- lease payments made at or before commencement of the lease
-- initial direct costs incurred; and
-- the amount of any provision recognised where the Company is
contractually required to dismantle, remove or restore the leased
asset (typically leasehold dilapidations - see note 19).
Subsequent to initial measurement lease liabilities increase as
a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance
outstanding and are reduced for lease payments made. Right-of-use
assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the remaining
term of the lease or over the remaining economic life of the asset
if, rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease term.
When the company revises its estimate of the term of any lease
(because, for example, it re-assesses the probability of a lessee
extension or termination option being exercised) it adjusts the
carrying amount of the lease liability to reflect the payments to
make over the revised term, which are discounted using a revised
discount rate. The carrying value of lease liabilities is similarly
revised when the variable element of future lease payments
dependent on a rate or index is revised, except the discount rate
remains unchanged. In both cases an equivalent adjustment is made
to the carrying value of the right-of-use asset, with the revised
carrying amount being amortised over the remaining (revised) lease
term. If the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is adjusted
to zero, any further reduction is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial instruments
The Company classifies financial instruments, or their component
parts, on initial recognition as a financial asset, a financial
liability or an equity instrument in accordance with the substance
of the contractual arrangement. Financial assets and financial
liabilities are recognised on the statement of financial position
when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of
the instrument.
a) Financial assets
Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, at
amortised cost or carrying value. The classification of financial
assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset's
contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company's business
model for managing them.
The classification depends on the purpose for which the
financial assets were acquired. Management determines the
classification of its financial assets at initial recognition and
re-evaluates this classification at every reporting date.
As at the reporting date, the Company did not have any financial
assets subsequently measured at fair value.
b) Financial liabilities
All financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value
and, in the case of loans and borrowings, net of directly
attributable transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at
amortised cost, where applicable, using the effective interest
method, with interest expense recognised on an effective yield
basis.
c) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and deposits
with a maturity of less than three months at balance sheet
date.
Financing expenses
Financing expenses comprise interest payable. Foreign exchange
gains and losses arising on foreign currency transactions are
reported within administrative expenses in the statement of
comprehensive income.
Interest payable is recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income as it accrues, using the effective interest method.
Exceptional items
Items considered of such significance to enable the reader to
better understand the results for the year are presented separately
as exceptional items on the face of the statement of comprehensive
income.
Research and development costs
Development costs and expenditure on pure and applied research
and the clinical trials are charged to the Income Statement in the
year in which they are incurred. Expenditure incurred on the
development of internally generated products will be capitalised
based on the recognition criteria set aside in IAS 38 "Intangible
Assets".
Operating segments
The directors are of the opinion that the business of the Group
comprises a single activity, that of the development of prognostic
and diagnostic tests for kidney transplant patients. Consequently,
all activities relate to this segment.
All the non-current assets of the Company are located in, or
primarily relate to, the USA.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
3
The preparation of the Company's historical financial
information under UK IFRS requires the Directors to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and
are based on historical experience and other factors including
expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these
estimates.
The Directors consider that the following estimates and
judgements are likely to have the most significant effect on the
amounts recognised in the financial information.
Carrying value of intangible assets, property, plant and
equipment
In determining whether there are indicators of impairment of the
Company's intangible assets, the Directors take into consideration
various factors including the economic viability and expected
future financial performance of the asset and when it relates to
the intangible assets arising on a business combination, the
expected future performance of the business acquired.
Carrying value of amounts owed by subsidiary undertaking
The operations of the wholly owned subsidiary, Verici Dx Inc,
are funded by the parent company, Verici Dx Plc. As such a
receivable balance arises reflecting the funds advanced. The
recoverability of this balance is dependent upon the economic
viability and expected performance of the Group's developed
products.
Financial instruments - Risk Management
4
The Group is exposed through its operations to the following
financial risks:
- Credit risk
- Foreign exchange risk
- Liquidity risk and
- Capital disclosures
The Group is exposed to risks that arise from its use of
financial instruments. This note describes the Group's objectives,
policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods
used to measure them. Further quantitative information in respect
of these risks is presented throughout these financial
statements.
(i) Principal financial instruments
The principal financial instruments used by the Group, from
which financial instrument risk arises, are as follows:
- Cash and cash equivalents
- Trade and other payables
(ii) Financial instruments by category
Financial asset
Group Company Group Company
Amortised Amortised Amortised Amortised
cost cost cost cost
2022 2022 2021 2021
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Cash and cash equivalents 9,805 9,345 10,340 10,024
Trade and other receivables 177 18 250 17
Amounts due from subsidiary - 18,122 - 8,226
_________ _________ _________ _________
9,982 9,363 10,590 10,041
Total financial assets _________ _________ _________ _________
Financial liabilities
Group Company Group Company
Amortised Amortised Amortised Amortised
cost cost cost cost
2022 2022 2021 2021
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Trade and other payables 2,096 105 1,754 131
Leases 700 - - -
_________ _________ _________ _________
Total financial liabilities 2,796 105 1,754 131
_________ _________ _________ _________
(iii) Financial instruments not measured at fair value
Financial instruments not measured at fair value includes cash
and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and
other payables.
Due to their short-term nature, the carrying value of cash and
cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and other
payables approximates their fair value.
(iv) Financial instruments measured at fair value
General objectives, policies and processes
The Board has overall responsibility for the determination of
the Group's risk management objectives and policies and, whilst
retaining ultimate responsibility for them, it has delegated the
authority for designing and operating processes that ensure the
effective implementation of the objectives and policies to the
Group's finance function.
The overall objective of the Board is to set policies that seek
to reduce risk as far as possible without unduly affecting the
Group's competitiveness and flexibility. Further details regarding
these policies are set out below:
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a
customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet
its contractual obligations. Due to the absence of revenue, the
Group's exposure to credit risk is on cash at bank. The Company
only deposits cash with major banks with high quality credit
standing for amounts in excess of US$500,000.
Cash in bank and short-term deposits
The credit quality of cash has been assessed by reference to
external credit rating, based on Standard and Poor's long-term /
senior issuer rating:
Group Group Company Company
2022 2022 2022 2022
Cash Cash
Rating at bank Rating at bank
US$'000 US$'000
Bank A A+ 9,345 A+ 9,345
Bank B 260 -
Bank C A+ 200 -
_________ _________
9,805 9,345
_________ _________
Group Group Company Company
2021 2021 2021 2021
Cash Cash
Rating at bank Rating at bank
US$'000 US$'000
Bank A A+ 10,024 A+ 10,024
Bank B 316 -
_________ _________
10,340 10,024
_________ _________
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk arises when individual Group entities
enter into transactions denominated in a currency other than their
functional currency. The Group's policy is, where possible, to
allow group entities to settle liabilities denominated in their
functional currency. In the period before commercial revenues US
dollars are transferred from the Company to its US subsidiary to
enable it to meet its local obligations. Currently the Group's
liabilities are either US dollar or UK sterling. No forward
contracts or other financial instruments are entered into to hedge
foreign exchange movements, with funds being transferred from the
Company to its US subsidiary using spot rates.
As at 31 December 2022 assets held in Sterling amounted to
US$270,000 (2021 - US$3,538,000) and liabilities held in Sterling
amounted to US$105,000 (2021 - US$131,000).
The effect of a 5% strengthening of the Sterling against US
dollar at the reporting date on the Sterling denominated net assets
carried at that date would, all other variables held constant, have
resulted in a decrease in post-tax loss for the period and increase
of net assets of US$8,000 (2021 - US$170,000). A 5% weakening in
the exchange rate would, on the same basis, have increased post-tax
loss and decreased net assets by US$8,000 (2021 - US$170,000).
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter
difficulty in meeting its financial obligations as they fall due.
This risk is managed by the production of rolling cash flow
projections. The Group's continued future operations depend on its
ability to raise sufficient working capital through the issue of
share capital and generating revenue.
The following table sets out the contractual maturities
(representing undiscounted contractual cash-flows) of financial
liabilities which can all be met from the cash resources currently
available:
Between Between Between
Group Up to 3 3 and 1 and 2 and
12 2 5
months months years years
At 31 December 2022 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Trade and other payables 960 - - -
Leases 45 111 167 377
_________ ________ ________ ________
Total 1,005 111 167 377
_________ ________ ________ ________
Between
Company Up to 3 3 and
12
months Months
At 31 December 2022 US$'000 US$'000
Trade and other payables 19 -
_________ _________
Total 19 -
_________ _________
Between
Group Up to 3 3 and 12
Months months
At 31 December 2021 US$'000 US$'000
Trade and other payables 159 -
Leases - -
_________ _________
Total 159 -
_________ _________
Between
Company Up to 3 3 and 12
Months Months
At 31 December 2021 US$'000 US$'000
Trade and other payables 16 -
_________ _________
Total 16 -
_________ _________
Capital Disclosures
The Group monitors capital which comprises all components of
equity (i.e. share capital, share premium, and accumulated
losses).
The Group's objectives when maintaining capital are to safeguard
the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Expenses by nature
5
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Employee benefit expenses (see note 7) 2,889 2,392
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 497 295
Amortisation of intangible assets 143 143
Research and development costs 4,832 3,344
Licenses 550 250
Professional costs 1,325 921
Share-based payment expense for non-employees 129 309
Foreign exchange loss / (gain) 36 (182)
Other costs 964 857
Costs of share issue 90 -
Auditors' remuneration
6
During the year the Group obtained the following services from
the Company's auditor:
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2021 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the
audit of the parent Company and consolidated
financial statements 48 43
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for other
services:
Tax advisory and compliance services - 1
_________ _________
Total 48 44
_________ _________
Employee benefit expenses
7
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Employee benefit expenses (including directors)
comprise:
Wages and salaries 2,279 1,658
Benefits 191 143
Share-based payment expense (note 20 ) 189 431
Social security contributions and similar taxes 146 104
Pension contributions 84 56
_________ _________
2,889 2,392
_________ _________
Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the
activities of the Group, including the Directors of the
Company.
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Salary 493 560
Share based payment expense 7 -
_________ _________
500 560
_________ _________
The average number of employees (including Directors) in the
Group in the year was 17 (2021 - 13).
Segment information
8
The Group has one division being the development of prognostic
and diagnostic tests for kidney transplant patients.
Finance income and expense
9
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Finance income
Bank interest 53 -
_________ _________
Total finance income 53 -
_________ _________
Finance expense
- -
Interest on lease liabilities 5 -
_________ _________
Total finance expense 5 -
_________ _________
Tax expense
10
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Current tax expense
Current tax on loss for the year - -
_________ _________
Total current tax - -
Deferred tax asset
On losses generated in the year - -
_________ _________
- -
_________ _________
The reasons for the difference between the actual tax charge for
the year and the standard rate of corporation tax in the United
Kingdom applied to profits for the year are as follows:
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Loss for the period (11,407) (8,329)
_________ _________
Tax using the Company's domestic tax rate of
19% (2,167) (1,583)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 79 58
Accelerated capital allowances (251) (143)
Unrecognised deferred tax assets 3,240 2,328
Different tax rates applied in overseas jurisdictions (901) (660)
_________ _________
Total tax expense - -
_________ _________
The unrecognised deferred tax relates to two elements: the
unrecognised deferred tax arising on share-based payments of
US$85,000 (2021 - US$199,000) and unrecognised deferred tax on
taxable losses of US$3,155,000 (2021 - US$2,129,000). Total taxable
losses carried forward comprise of Federal US losses of $6,334,000
(US$4,848,000) which do not expire but can only offset against 80%
of taxable profits from the same trade. In addition, US tax losses
of $13,316,000 (US$3,708,000) are carried forward as research and
development taxable asset to be used against future profits from
the same trade. Tax losses in the UK at US$1,449,000 (US$897,000).
No deferred tax asset is recognised for these losses due to early
stage in the development of the Group's activities.
Earnings per share
11
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2022 2021
Total Total
Numerator US$ US$
Loss for the period used in basic EPS (11,407,527) (8,329,829)
Denominator
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
used in basic EPS 164,667,754 141,747,816
Resulting loss per share (US$0.069) (US$0.059)
The Company has one category of dilutive potential ordinary
share, being share options (see note 19). The potential shares were
not dilutive in the period as the Group made a loss per share in
line with IAS 33.
Tangible assets
12
Leasehold Plant & machinery
Group property Total
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2021 - 594 594
Additions - 618 618
Foreign exchange movements - (6) (6)
_________ _________ _________
At 31 December 2021 - 1,206 1,206
Additions 1,288 455 1,743
Foreign exchange movements - (59) (59)
_________ _________ _________
At 31 December 2022 1,288 1,602 2,890
_________ _________ _________
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2021 - (130) (130)
Depreciation - (295) (295)
Foreign exchange movements - 5 5
_________ _________ _________
At 31 December 2021 - (420) (420)
Depreciation (76) (421) (497)
Foreign exchange movements - 37 37
_________ _________ _________
At 31 December 2022 (76) (804) (880)
_________ _________ _________
Net book value
At 31 December 2022 1,212 798 2,010
_________ _________ _________
At 31 December 2021 - 786 786
_________ _________ _________
Included in leasehold property at 31 December 2022 are right of
use assets with a cost of US$465,000 and accumulated depreciation
of $28,000 relating to the lease of the Company's laboratory in
Tennessee. Included within plant and machinery is an asset financed
under a leasing contract with a cost of US$238,000. The liability
is secured against the asset.
Tangible assets (continued)
12
Plant
Company & machinery Total
US$'000 US$'000
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2021 568 568
Additions - -
Foreign exchange movements (6) (6)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 562 562
Additions - -
Foreign exchange movements (59) (59)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 503 503
_________ _________
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2021 (126) (126)
Depreciation (191) (191)
Foreign exchange movements 5 5
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 (312) (312)
Depreciation (172) (172)
Foreign exchange movements 37 37
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 (447) (447)
_________ _________
Net book value
At 31 December 2022 56 56
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 250 250
_________ _________
Intangible assets
13
Group License Total
and patents
US$'000 US$'000
Cost
At 1 January 2021 1,839 1,839
Additions 398 398
Foreign exchange movements (18) (18)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 2,219 2,219
Additions 268 268
Foreign exchange movements (185) (185)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 2,302 2,302
_________ _________
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2021 (72) (72)
Amortisation charge (143) (143)
Foreign exchange movements 3 3
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 (212) (212)
Amortisation charge (143) (143)
Foreign exchange movements 23 23
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 332 332
_________ _________
Net book value
At 31 December 2022 1,970 1,970
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 2,007 2,007
_________ _________
Intangible assets (continued)
13
Company License Total
and patents
US$'000 US$'000
Cost
At 1 January 2021 1,722 1,722
Additions 54 54
Foreign currency movements (18) (18)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 1,758 1,758
Additions 15 15
Foreign currency movements (185) (185)
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 1,588 1,588
_________ _________
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2021 (71) (71)
Amortisation charge (124) (124)
Foreign exchange movements 3 3
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 (192) (192)
Amortisation charge (104) (104)
Foreign exchange movements 23 23
_________ _________
At 31 December 2022 (273) (273)
_________ _________
Net book value
At 31 December 2022 1,315 1,315
_________ _________
At 31 December 2021 1,566 1,566
_________ _________
The licence was acquired from Renalytix AI Plc on 4 May 2020
pursuant to a purchase of business assets.. This license in turn
was granted to Renaltix AI Plc by the Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai for rights to intellectual property and data to support
the FractalDx families of diagnostic assays. In addition amounts
are spent on the prosecution and protection of patent
applications.
The Group has tested the carrying value for impairment at 31
December 2022. The recoverable amount was assessed in the basis of
value in use. The assessed value exceeded the carrying value and no
impairment loss was recognised. The key assumptions in the
calculation to assess value in use are future revenues and costs
and the ability to generate future cash flows. Recent working
capital projections approved by the Board were used as well as
forecasts for a further four years, followed by an extrapolation of
expected cash flows and the calculation of a terminal value.
Subsidiary
14
The principal subsidiary of Verici Dx plc, which has been
included in these consolidated financial statements at a cost of
US$10, is as follows:
Country of incorporation Proportion of ownership
and
Name principal place of business interest at 31 December
2021 and 2022
Verici Dx Inc United States of America 100%
Trade and other receivables
15
Group Company Group Company
2022 2022 2021 2021
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Prepayments 343 60 406 101
Other debtors 177 18 250 17
Amount due from wholly
owned subsidiary undertaking - 18,122 - 8,226
_________ _________ _________ _________
520 18,200 656 8,344
_________ _________ _________ _________
Trade and other payables
16
Group Company Group Company
2022 2022 2021 2021
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
Trade payables 960 19 160 16
Accruals 1,136 86 1,644 165
_________ _________ _________ _________
Total trade and other
payables 2,096 105 1,804 181
_________ _________ _________ _________
The carrying value of trade and other payables classified as
financial liabilities measured at amortised cost approximates fair
value.
The only movements within financial liabilities relate to
payments for payable and leases within the Financial Instruments
note.
Lease liabilities
17
Land and Plant and
Group buildings machinery Total
US$'000 US$'000 US$'000
At 1 January 2021 - - -
Interest expense - - -
Repayments - - -
________ ________ ________
At 31 December 2021 - - -
________ ________ ________
Additions 465 238 703
Repayments (8) - (8)
Interest expense 4 1 5
________ ________ ________
At 31 December 2022 461 239 700
________ ________ ________
The Company acquired an asset under capital lease financing
arrangements.
The Company operates from one office which is rented under a
lease agreement ending on 1 November 2027 under which rent is
payable monthly.
2022 2021
US$'000 US$'000
Maturity of lease liabilities
Within 3 months 45 -
Between 3 - 12 months 111 -
Between 1 - 2 years 167 -
Between 2 - 5 years 377 -
________ ________
700 -
________ ________
Share capital
18
Issued and fully paid
2022 2022
Number US$
Ordinary shares of GBP1 each
On incorporation 1 1
__________ __________
Ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each
Sub-division of existing shares into 1,000
ordinary shares 1,000 1
Issue of new shares 59,415,135 74,864
Issue of shares on conversion of Convertible
Loan Notes 9,831,681 12,771
Placing and offer of shares on admission to
AIM 72,500,000 93,978
__________ __________
At 31 December 2021 141,747,816 181,614
Issue of new shares 28,571,429 37,342
__________ __________
At 31 December 2022 170,319,245 218,956
__________ __________
On 7 July 2020 the entire issued share capital of the Company
was sub divided to create 1,000 ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each
and 59,415,135 ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each were allotted
pursuant to a dividend in specie by the then parent company,
Renalytix AI Plc. Those 59,416,135 shares were then immediately
reclassified as 59,416,134 A shares and one Golden Share and all A
shares and the Golden Share converted into ordinary shares at the
time of the Company's admission to AIM on 3 November 2020.
On 28 October 2020 pursuant to the conversion of the Convertible
Loan Notes is issue at that time of $2,500,000, a further 9,831,681
new ordinary shares were issued.
On 3 November 2020 pursuant to the Company's shares being
admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange,
72,500,000 new ordinary shares were issued at an issue price of
GBP0.20 per share raising gross proceeds of US$18,795,500
(GBP14,500,000).
On 11 March 2022 the Company issued 28,571,429 ordinary shares
of GBP0.001 at an issue price of GBP0.35 per share raising gross
proceeds of US$13,070,000 ((GBP10,000,000).
Reserves
19
The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve
within equity:
Reserve Description and purpose
Share premium Amount subscribed for share capital in
excess of nominal value.
Foreign exchange reserve Gains/losses arising on retranslating
the net assets of parent company operations
into US dollars.
Retained earnings All other net gains and losses and transactions
with owners (e.g. dividends) not recognised
elsewhere.
Share-based payment
20
On 28 October 2020, the Board adopted the Share Option Plan to
incentivise certain of the Group's employees and Directors. The
Share Option Plan provides for the grant of both EMI Options and
non-tax favoured options. Options granted under the Share Option
Plan are subject to exercise conditions as summarised below.
The Share Option Plan has a non-employee sub-plan for the grant
of Options to the Company's advisors, consultants, non-executive
directors, and entities providing, through an individual, such
advisory, consultancy, or office holder services and a US sub-plan
for the grant of Options to eligible participants in the Share
Option Plan and the Non-Employee Sub-Plan who are US residents and
US taxpayers.
With the exception of options over 10,631,086 shares, which
vested immediately on grant in 2020, the options vest equally over
twelve quarters from the grant date. If options remain unexercised
after the date one day before the tenth anniversary of grant such
options expire. The Options are subject to exercise conditions such
that they shall, subject to certain exceptions, vest in equal
quarterly instalments over the three years immediately following
the date of grant, which vesting shall accelerate in full in the
event of a change of control of the Company.
Weighted
average
exercise
price (p) Number
Outstanding at 22 April 2020 - -
Granted during the period 32 14,574,782
Exercised during the period 20 (10,631,086)
________ _________
Outstanding at 31 December 2020 32 3,943,696
Granted during the year 62.61 990,000
_________ _________
Exercisable at 31 December 2021 26.03 4,933,696
________ _________
Cancelled in the year (120,000)
Granted in the year 1,564,370
________ ________
Exercisable at 31 December 2022 23.86 6,378,066
________ ________
The exercise price of options outstanding at 31 December 2022
ranged between 20p and 69.5p and their weighted average contractual
life was 3.85 years.
The weighted average fair value of each option granted during
the year was 25.98p. The weighted average fair value of the options
outstanding at 31 December 2022 was 23.86p.
The fair value of each share option granted has been estimated
using a Black-Scholes model and ranges from 10p to 23p. The inputs
into the model are a share prices of 20p, 40p,45.5p, 50p and 69.5p
and exercise prices of 20p, 40p,45.5p, 50p and 69.5p and expected
volatility of 52.34%, no expected dividend yield, contractual life
of between 2.9 and 1.9 years and a risk-free interest rate of
0.925%. As of 31 December 2022, none of the granted stock options
have been exercised.
Share-based payment (continued)
20
The Group recognised total expenses of $318,000 (2021 -
$741,000) within administrative expenses relating to equity-settled
share-based payment transactions during the period.
Related party transactions
21
The following items are included as disclosures in accordance
with IFRS:
i. In the year to 31 December 2022 an amount of US$51,000 (2021
- US$352,000) was invoiced by Renalytix Plc as full reimbursement
for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company as a cost sharing
arrangement for a quality management software product. As of 31
December 2022 the amount owed to Renalytix Plc was US$22,000 (2021
- US$22,000).
ii. In the year to 31 December 2022 an amount of US$750,000
(2021 - US$35,000) was invoiced by Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai for milestone fees due under the license agreement
described in the Admission Document. As of 31 December 2022 the
amount owed to Icahn School at Medicine at Mount Sinai was US$Nil
(2021 - US$Nil).
iii. In the year to 31 December 2022 an amount of US$17,000
(2021 - US$Nil) was invoiced by EKF Diagnostic Holdings Plc for
services rendered in the year. As of 31 December 2022 the amount
owed to EKF Diagnostic Holdings Plc was US$Nil (2021 - US$Nil).
There are no additional AIM Rule 13 disclosures required in
relation to these items.
Events after the reporting date
22
There have been no events subsequent to the year-end that
require disclosure in these financial statements.
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