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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
☒ 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
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .
Commission File No. 000-26770
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
22-2816046 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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21 Firstfield Road
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Gaithersburg |
MD |
20878 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) |
(240)
268-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share |
NVAX |
The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
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, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
x |
Accelerated Filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
o |
Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
o |
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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 ☐ No
x
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock,
$0.01 par value, was 78,503,952 as of October 31,
2022.
NOVAVAX, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1A.
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Item 5.
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Other Information
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements
NOVAVAX, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share information)
(unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended
September 30, |
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For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
Revenue: |
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Product sales |
$ |
626,091 |
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$ |
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$ |
1,267,174 |
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$ |
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Grants |
106,273 |
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135,007 |
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313,348 |
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854,390 |
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Royalties and other |
2,213 |
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43,837 |
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43,951 |
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69,700 |
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Total revenue |
734,577 |
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178,844 |
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1,624,473 |
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924,090 |
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Expenses: |
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Cost of sales |
434,593 |
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720,874 |
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Research and development |
304,297 |
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408,195 |
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977,428 |
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1,571,551 |
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Selling, general, and administrative |
122,876 |
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77,793 |
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327,028 |
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214,144 |
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Total expenses |
861,766 |
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485,988 |
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2,025,330 |
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1,785,695 |
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Loss from operations |
(127,189) |
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(307,144) |
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(400,857) |
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(861,605) |
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Other expense: |
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Interest expense |
(4,169) |
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(5,182) |
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(15,279) |
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(15,989) |
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Other expense |
(34,783) |
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(4,064) |
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(53,002) |
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(7,267) |
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Loss before income tax expense |
(166,141) |
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(316,390) |
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(469,138) |
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(884,861) |
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Income tax expense |
2,472 |
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6,041 |
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6,552 |
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12,606 |
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Net loss |
$ |
(168,613) |
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$ |
(322,431) |
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$ |
(475,690) |
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$ |
(897,467) |
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Net loss per share: |
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Basic and diluted |
$ |
(2.15) |
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$ |
(4.31) |
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$ |
(6.13) |
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$ |
(12.13) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
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Basic and diluted |
78,274 |
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74,745 |
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77,631 |
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73,972 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended
September 30, |
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For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
Net loss |
$ |
(168,613) |
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$ |
(322,431) |
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$ |
(475,690) |
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$ |
(897,467) |
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Other comprehensive loss: |
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Net unrealized losses on marketable securities available-for-sale,
net of reclassifications |
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(9) |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(12,924) |
|
|
(3,309) |
|
|
(22,441) |
|
|
(6,154) |
|
Other comprehensive loss |
(12,924) |
|
|
(3,309) |
|
|
(22,441) |
|
|
(6,163) |
|
Comprehensive loss |
$ |
(181,537) |
|
|
$ |
(325,740) |
|
|
$ |
(498,131) |
|
|
$ |
(903,630) |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
NOVAVAX, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share information)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2022 |
|
December 31,
2021 |
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,280,581 |
|
|
$ |
1,515,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
10,785 |
|
|
11,490 |
|
Accounts receivable |
111,645 |
|
|
454,993 |
|
Inventory |
82,432 |
|
|
8,872 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
274,522 |
|
|
164,648 |
|
Total current assets |
1,759,965 |
|
|
2,155,119 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
255,532 |
|
|
228,696 |
|
Right of use asset, net |
108,543 |
|
|
40,123 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
8,456 |
|
|
4,770 |
|
Goodwill |
117,535 |
|
|
131,479 |
|
Other non-current assets |
17,406 |
|
|
16,566 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
2,267,437 |
|
|
$ |
2,576,753 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
144,997 |
|
|
$ |
127,050 |
|
Accrued expenses |
551,069 |
|
|
673,731 |
|
Deferred revenue |
404,776 |
|
|
1,422,944 |
|
Current portion of finance lease liabilities |
82,095 |
|
|
130,533 |
|
Convertible notes payable |
324,525 |
|
|
— |
|
Other current liabilities |
160,499 |
|
|
36,061 |
|
Total current liabilities |
1,667,961 |
|
|
2,390,319 |
|
Deferred revenue |
1,035,418 |
|
|
172,528 |
|
Convertible notes payable |
— |
|
|
323,458 |
|
Non-current finance lease liabilities |
31,474 |
|
|
— |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
98,569 |
|
|
42,121 |
|
Total liabilities |
2,833,422 |
|
|
2,928,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized at
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; and 79,204,509
shares issued and 78,476,814 shares outstanding at
September 30, 2022 and 76,433,151 shares issued and 75,841,171
shares outstanding at December 31, 2021
|
792 |
|
|
764 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
3,640,597 |
|
|
3,351,967 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
(4,093,640) |
|
|
(3,617,950) |
|
Treasury stock, cost basis, 727,695 shares at September 30,
2022 and 591,980 shares at December 31, 2021
|
(89,940) |
|
|
(85,101) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(23,794) |
|
|
(1,353) |
|
Total stockholders’ deficit |
(565,985) |
|
|
(351,673) |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit |
$ |
2,267,437 |
|
|
$ |
2,576,753 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
NOVAVAX, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and
2021
(in thousands, except share information)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital |
|
Accumulated
Deficit |
|
Treasury
Stock |
|
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Total Stockholders'
Equity (Deficit) |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2022 |
78,776,234 |
|
|
$ |
788 |
|
|
$ |
3,604,614 |
|
|
$ |
(3,925,027) |
|
|
$ |
(86,455) |
|
|
$ |
(10,870) |
|
|
$ |
(416,950) |
|
Stock-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
33,386 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
33,386 |
|
Stock issued under incentive programs |
428,275 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2,597 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(3,485) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(884) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(12,924) |
|
|
(12,924) |
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(168,613) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(168,613) |
|
Balance at September 30, 2022 |
79,204,509 |
|
|
$ |
792 |
|
|
$ |
3,640,597 |
|
|
$ |
(4,093,640) |
|
|
$ |
(89,940) |
|
|
$ |
(23,794) |
|
|
$ |
(565,985) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2021 |
74,672,351 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
3,237,085 |
|
|
$ |
(2,449,235) |
|
|
$ |
(47,205) |
|
|
$ |
4,170 |
|
|
$ |
745,562 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
45,274 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
45,274 |
|
Stock issued under incentive programs |
1,301,172 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
28,154 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(31,927) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(3,760) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(3,309) |
|
|
(3,309) |
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(322,431) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(322,431) |
|
Balance at September 30, 2021 |
75,973,523 |
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
3,310,513 |
|
|
$ |
(2,771,666) |
|
|
$ |
(79,132) |
|
|
$ |
861 |
|
|
$ |
461,336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital |
|
Accumulated
Deficit |
|
Treasury
Stock |
|
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Total Stockholders'
Equity (Deficit) |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2021 |
76,433,151 |
|
|
$ |
764 |
|
|
$ |
3,351,967 |
|
|
$ |
(3,617,950) |
|
|
$ |
(85,101) |
|
|
$ |
(1,353) |
|
|
$ |
(351,673) |
|
Stock-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
104,367 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
104,367 |
|
Stock issued under incentive programs |
573,960 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
4,900 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(4,839) |
|
|
— |
|
|
67 |
|
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of
$2,311
|
2,197,398 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
179,363 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
179,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(22,441) |
|
|
(22,441) |
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(475,690) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(475,690) |
|
Balance at September 30, 2022 |
79,204,509 |
|
|
$ |
792 |
|
|
$ |
3,640,597 |
|
|
$ |
(4,093,640) |
|
|
$ |
(89,940) |
|
|
$ |
(23,794) |
|
|
$ |
(565,985) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
71,350,365 |
|
|
$ |
714 |
|
|
$ |
2,535,476 |
|
|
$ |
(1,874,199) |
|
|
$ |
(41,806) |
|
|
$ |
7,024 |
|
|
$ |
627,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
151,457 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
151,457 |
|
Stock issued under incentive programs |
2,044,191 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
58,747 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(37,326) |
|
|
— |
|
|
21,441 |
|
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of
$7,292
|
2,578,967 |
|
|
26 |
|
|
564,833 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
564,859 |
|
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(9) |
|
|
(9) |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,154) |
|
|
(6,154) |
|
Net loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(897,467) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(897,467) |
|
Balance at September 30, 2021 |
75,973,523 |
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
3,310,513 |
|
|
$ |
(2,771,666) |
|
|
$ |
(79,132) |
|
|
$ |
861 |
|
|
$ |
461,336 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
NOVAVAX, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(475,690) |
|
|
$ |
(897,467) |
|
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
21,832 |
|
|
8,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation |
102,525 |
|
|
151,457 |
|
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory |
358,075 |
|
|
— |
|
Right-of-use assets expensed, net of credits received |
40,187 |
|
|
17,117 |
|
Other items, net |
(25,059) |
|
|
2,739 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Inventory |
(426,466) |
|
|
— |
|
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and other assets |
171,325 |
|
|
209,221 |
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other
liabilities |
90,418 |
|
|
180,708 |
|
Deferred revenue |
(155,268) |
|
|
992,590 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
(298,121) |
|
|
665,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
(66,033) |
|
|
(41,122) |
|
Internal-use software development costs |
(4,888) |
|
|
— |
|
Purchases of marketable securities |
— |
|
|
(2,167) |
|
Proceeds from maturities and sale of marketable
securities |
— |
|
|
159,807 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(70,921) |
|
|
116,518 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
Net proceeds from sales of common stock |
179,385 |
|
|
564,859 |
|
Net proceeds from the exercise of stock-based awards |
67 |
|
|
21,441 |
|
Finance lease payments |
(45,904) |
|
|
(63,876) |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
133,548 |
|
|
522,424 |
|
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
257 |
|
|
(6,208) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
(235,237) |
|
|
1,298,088 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of
period |
1,528,259 |
|
|
648,738 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of
period |
$ |
1,293,022 |
|
|
$ |
1,946,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Right-of-use assets from new lease agreements |
$ |
118,262 |
|
|
$ |
34,914 |
|
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued
expenses |
$ |
11,984 |
|
|
$ |
7,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
Cash interest payments |
$ |
17,260 |
|
|
$ |
17,768 |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
17,843 |
|
|
$ |
6,041 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
NOVAVAX, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2022
(unaudited)
Note 1 – Organization and Business
Novavax, Inc. (“Novavax,” and together with its wholly owned
subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a biotechnology company that
promotes improved health globally through the discovery,
development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to
prevent serious infectious diseases. The Company’s COVID-19 vaccine
(“NVX-CoV2373,” “Nuvaxovid™,” “Covovax™,” “Novavax COVID-19
Vaccine, Adjuvanted”); influenza vaccine candidate;
COVID-19-Influenza Combination (“CIC”) vaccine candidate; and
additional vaccine candidates, including for Omicron subvariants
and bivalent formulations with prototype vaccine (“NVX-CoV2373”),
are genetically engineered nanostructures of conformationally
correct recombinant proteins critical to disease pathogenesis and
may elicit differentiated immune responses, which may be more
efficacious than naturally occurring immunity or other vaccine
approaches. NVX-CoV2373 and the Company’s other vaccine candidates
incorporate the Company's proprietary Matrix-M™
adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate higher levels
of functional antibodies and induce a cellular immune response. The
Company has announced data from its ongoing PREVENT-19 study
supporting the use of NVX-CoV2373 for homologous boosting in adults
and adolescents aged 12 through 17. Additional findings in Phase 3
COVID-19 Omicron (study 311) trial showed utility of the prototype
vaccine as a heterologous booster, inducing broad immune responses
against contemporary Omicron variants.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had received approval,
interim authorization, provisional approval, conditional marketing
authorization, and emergency use authorization (“EUA”) from
multiple regulatory authorities globally for NVX-CoV2373 for both
adult and adolescent populations as a primary series and for both
homologous and heterologous booster indications.
The Company commenced commercial shipments of NVX-CoV2373 doses
under the name “Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted” and the brand
name “Nuvaxovid™” in 2022.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for
interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The consolidated financial statements
are unaudited, but include all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial position, operating results,
comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and
cash flows for the periods presented. Although the Company believes
that the disclosures in these unaudited consolidated financial
statements are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading, certain information and footnote information normally
included in consolidated financial statements prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted as
permitted under the rules and regulations of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Novavax, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. Accumulated other comprehensive loss included a
foreign currency translation loss of $23.8 million and $1.4 million
as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes
thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021. Results for this or
any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for
any future interim period or for the entire year. The Company
operates in one business segment.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to
conform to current period financial statement presentation. These
reclassifications have no material effect on previously reported
financial position, cash flows, or results of
operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in
conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition - Product Sales
Product sales are associated with the Company’s NVX-CoV2373 supply
agreements, sometimes referred to as advance purchase agreements
(“APAs”), with various international governments. The Company
recognizes revenue from product sales based on the transaction
price per dose calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
when control of the product transfers to the customer and customer
acceptance has occurred, unless such acceptance provisions are
deemed perfunctory. If an APA includes a term that may have the
effect of decreasing the price per dose of previously delivered
shipments, the Company constrains the price until it is probable
that a significant reversal in revenue recognized will not
occur.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales includes cost of raw materials, production, and
manufacturing overhead costs associated with the Company’s product
sales during the period. Cost of sales also includes adjustments
for excess, obsolete, or expired inventory; idle capacity; and
losses on firm purchase commitments to the extent the cost cannot
be recovered based on estimates about future demand. Cost of sales
does not include certain expenses related to raw materials,
production, and manufacturing overhead costs that were expensed
prior to regulatory authorization as described under the caption
“Inventory” below.
Inventory
Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value
under the First In, First Out (“FIFO”) methodology, taking into
consideration the expiration of the inventory item (see Note 7).
The Company determines the cost of raw materials using moving
average costs and the cost of semi-finished and finished goods
using a standard cost method adjusted on a periodic basis to
reflect the deviation in the actual cost from the standard cost
estimate. Standard costs consist primarily of the cost of
manufacturing goods, including direct materials, direct labor, and
the services and products of third-party suppliers. Manufacturing
overhead costs are applied to semi-finished and finished goods
based on expected production levels. The Company utilizes
third-party contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), contract
development and manufacturing organizations (“CDMOs”), and other
suppliers and service organizations to support the procurement and
processing of raw materials, management of inventory, packaging,
and the delivery process. Adjustments to reduce the cost of
inventory to its net realizable value, if required, are made for
estimated excess, obsolete, or expired inventory through cost of
sales.
Prior to initial regulatory authorization for its product
candidates, the Company expenses costs relating to raw materials,
production, and manufacturing overhead costs as research and
development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations,
in the period incurred. Subsequent to initial regulatory
authorization for a product candidate, the Company capitalizes the
costs of production for a particular supply chain as inventory when
the Company determines that it has a present right to the economic
benefit associated with the product.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
(“ASU 2016-13”), with amendments in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. The
ASU sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (“CECL”) model that
requires companies to measure all expected credit losses for
financial instruments held at the reporting date based on
historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable
supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 applies to financial instruments
that are not measured at fair value, including receivables that
result from revenue transactions. The ASU is effective for the
Company beginning on January 1, 2023. Management is currently
evaluating the effect of the guidance and does not expect it to
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Adopted
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06,
Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and
Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an
Entity’s Own Equity
(“ASU 2020-06”), which simplified the accounting for certain
financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and
equity, including certain convertible instruments and contracts in
an entity’s own equity. Specifically, the new standard removed the
separation models required for convertible debt with cash
conversion features and convertible instruments with beneficial
conversion features. It also removed certain settlement conditions
that are currently required for equity contracts to qualify for the
derivative scope exception and simplified the diluted earnings per
share calculation for convertible instruments. The Company adopted
ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 using a modified retrospective
approach, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 – Revenue
The Company's accounts receivable included $43.6 million and
$419.7 million related to amounts that were billed to
customers and $68.0 million and $35.3 million related to
amounts which had not yet been billed to customers as of
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, changes in
the Company's accounts receivables and deferred revenue balances
were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
Additions |
|
Deductions |
|
September 30, 2022 |
Contract receivables: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
$ |
454,993 |
|
|
1,519,345 |
|
|
(1,862,693) |
|
|
$ |
111,645 |
|
Contract liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue(1)
|
$ |
1,595,472 |
|
|
96,298 |
|
|
(251,576)(2)
|
|
$ |
1,440,194 |
|
(1) Amount
is comprised of $404.8 million and $1.4 billion of
current Deferred revenue and $1.0 billion and
$172.5 million of non-current Deferred revenue as of
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively.
(2) Deductions
from Deferred revenue includes $202.5 million that was
realized in Revenue and $49.1 million that was reclassified to
Other liabilities.
The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to
performance obligations that were unsatisfied (or partially
unsatisfied), excluding amounts related to sales-based royalties,
was approximately $4 billion as of September 30, 2022.
Failure to meet regulatory milestones, timely obtain supportive
recommendations from governmental advisory committees, or achieve
product volume or delivery timing obligations under the Company’s
APA agreements may require the Company to refund portions of
upfront payments or result in reduced future payments, which could
adversely impact the Company’s ability to realize revenue from its
unsatisfied performance obligations. The timing to fulfill
performance obligations related to grant agreements will depend on
the results of the Company's research and development activities,
including clinical trials, and delivery of doses. The timing to
fulfill performance obligations related to APAs will depend on
timing of product manufacturing, receipt of marketing
authorizations for additional indications, delivery of doses based
on customer demand, and the ability of the customer to request
variant vaccine in place of the prototype NVX-CoV2373 vaccine under
certain of our APAs. The remaining unfilled performance obligations
not related to grant agreements or APAs are expected to be
fulfilled in less than 12 months.
Grants
The Company recognized grant revenue as follows (in
thousands):
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
U.S. government partnership (“OWS”) |
$ |
104,348 |
|
|
$ |
96,215 |
|
|
$ |
311,423 |
|
|
$ |
699,268 |
|
U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) |
1,925 |
|
|
1,287 |
|
|
1,925 |
|
|
21,472 |
|
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
(“CEPI”) |
— |
|
|
37,505 |
|
|
— |
|
|
131,022 |
|
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“BMGF”)
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,628 |
|
Total grant revenue |
$ |
106,273 |
|
|
$ |
135,007 |
|
|
$ |
313,348 |
|
|
$ |
854,390 |
|
U.S. Government
The Company’s U.S. government partnership consists of an agreement
(the “OWS Agreement”) with Advanced Technology International, the
Consortium Management Firm acting on behalf of the Medical CBRN
Defense Consortium in connection with the partnership formerly
known as Operation Warp Speed (“OWS”). In July 2022, the Company
entered into a modification to the OWS Agreement that amended the
terms of such agreement to provide for (i) an initial delivery to
the U.S. government of approximately 3 million doses of
NVX-CoV2373 and (ii) any additional manufacture and delivery to the
U.S. government up to an aggregate of 100 million doses of
NVX-CoV2373 contemplated by the original OWS Agreement (inclusive
of the initial batch of approximately 3 million doses)
dependent on U.S. government demand, FDA guidance on strain
selection, agreement between the parties on the price of such
doses, and available funding. The 3 million initial doses were
delivered in July 2022. Additionally, in July 2022, the Company
modified its existing agreement with the DoD and delivered
0.2 million doses of NVX-CoV2373 after receipt of EUA approval
from the FDA, with delivery of the remaining 9.8 million doses
of NVX-CoV2373 contemplated by the original agreement subject to
DoD demand and available funding.
CEPI
The Company’s funding agreement with CEPI, under which CEPI has
agreed to provide funding of up to $399.5 million to the
Company to support the development of NVX-CoV2373, provides up to
$257.0 million in grant funding and up to $142.5 million
in forgivable no-interest term loans. These loans are only
repayable if NVX-CoV2373 manufactured by the CMO network funded by
CEPI is sold under the Company’s APA with Gavi, the Vaccine
Alliance (“Gavi”), and such sales cover the Company’s costs of
manufacturing the vaccine, not including manufacturing costs funded
by CEPI. The timing of any loan repayments is currently uncertain
given the timing and quantities of future orders under the
Company’s APA with Gavi are unclear, as discussed
below.
Royalties and Other
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the
Company recognized $1.3 million and $10.5 million,
respectively, in revenue related to sales-based royalties. During
the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized a
$20.0 million milestone payment upon the sale of NVX-CoV2373
in Japan. During the three and nine months ended September 30,
2021, the Company recognized $39.9 million and
$63.4 million, respectively, in revenue related to sales-based
royalties. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2021, the Company did not recognize any revenue
related to milestone payments.
Advance Purchase Agreements (APAs)
Under the terms of the Company’s supply commitment with Gavi, which
includes both Novavax’ APA with Gavi and the supply obligation of
its licensed partner, Serum Institute of India Private Limited
(“SIIPL”), 1.1 billion doses of NVX-CoV2373 are to be made
available to countries participating in the COVAX Facility, which
was established to allocate and distribute vaccines equitably to
participating countries and economies. The Novavax APA contemplates
that the Company will manufacture and distribute 350 million
doses. Under that agreement with Gavi, the Company received an
upfront payment of $350 million from Gavi in 2021 and an
additional payment of $350 million in the first quarter of
2022 related to the Company’s achieving WHO Emergency Use Listing.
Although Novavax continues to be prepared to deliver the quantities
of NVX-CoV2373 doses to Gavi under the terms of the APA, the
Company was notified by Gavi of its intent to seek to revise the
number and timing of doses of NVX-CoV2373 supplied by Novavax under
such agreement. Furthermore, Gavi may seek partial or full recovery
of the prior nonrefundable payments it has made to Novavax. The
Company’s position is that Gavi has no contractual right to recover
prior nonrefundable payments if it fails to order the
350 million doses it committed to order. To date, except for
an initial order of approximately 2 million doses, Novavax has
not received an order from Gavi and the timing and quantities of
future orders to deliver NVX-CoV2373 to the COVAX Facility are
unclear.
Under the terms of the Company’s SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supply
Agreement, originally entered into in October 2020 (the “Original
UK Supply Agreement”) with The Secretary of State for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy, acting on behalf of the government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the
“Authority”), the Authority agreed to purchase 60 million
doses of NVX-CoV2373. In July 2022, the Company entered into an
Amended and Restated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supply Agreement (the
“Amended and Restated UK Supply Agreement”) with the Authority,
under which the Authority agreed to purchase a minimum of
1 million doses and up to an additional 15 million doses
of NVX-CoV2373, with the number of additional doses contingent on
the Company’s timely achievement of supportive recommendations from
the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (the “JCVI”).
In the event that the Company is unable to achieve the JCVI
supportive recommendations, it may have to repay up to
$225.0 million related to the upfront payment previously
received from the Authority under the Original UK Supply Agreement.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company will be required to
repay a minimum of $40.0 million related to the upfront
payment, which is reflected in Other current liabilities, with the
remaining balance of $185.0 million reflected in Deferred
revenue. Under the Amended and Restated UK Supply Agreement, the
Authority also has the option to purchase up to an additional
44 million doses, in one or more tranches, through
2024.
The Company has an APA with the European Commission (“EC”) acting
on behalf of various European Union member states to supply a
minimum of 20 million and up to 100 million initial doses
of NVX-CoV2373, with the option for the EC to purchase an
additional 100 million doses up to a maximum aggregate of
200 million doses in one or more tranches, through 2023. In
July and August 2022, the Company was notified by the EC that it
was cancelling 5 million doses of its prior commitment
originally scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarters
of 2022, in accordance with the APA, and reducing the order to
65 million doses. The Company is in the process of finalizing
a revised delivery schedule for the remaining 23 million
committed doses under the APA that were originally scheduled for
delivery during the first and second quarters of 2022.
Note 4 – Collaboration, License, and Supply Agreements
Serum Institute
The Company previously granted SIIPL exclusive and non-exclusive
licenses for the development, co-formulation, filling and
finishing, registration, and commercialization of NVX-CoV2373.
SIIPL agreed to purchase the Company’s Matrix-MTM
adjuvant and the Company granted SIIPL a non-exclusive license to
manufacture the antigen drug substance component of NVX-CoV2373 in
SIIPL’s licensed territory solely for use in the manufacture of
NVX-CoV2373. The Company and SIIPL equally split the revenue from
SIIPL’s sale of NVX-CoV2373 in its licensed territory, net of
agreed costs. The Company also has a supply agreement with SIIPL
and Serum Life Sciences Limited (“SLS”) under which SIIPL and SLS
supply the Company with NVX-CoV2373 for commercialization and sale
in certain territories, as well as a contract development
manufacture agreement with SLS, under which SLS manufactures and
supplies finished vaccine product to the Company using antigen drug
substance and Matrix-M™ adjuvant supplied by the Company. In May
and August 2022, the Company expanded its license and supply
arrangements with SIIPL to include its proprietary COVID-19 variant
antigen candidate(s), its quadrivalent influenza vaccine candidate,
and its CIC vaccine candidate, so that SIIPL can manufacture and
commercialize a vaccine targeting COVID-19 variants, including the
Omicron subvariants, a quadrivalent influenza vaccine, and CIC
vaccine, and supply such vaccines to the Company. In March 2020,
the Company granted SIIPL a non-exclusive license for the use of
Matrix-M™ adjuvant supplied by the Company to develop, manufacture,
and commercialize R21, a malaria candidate developed by the Jenner
Institute, University of Oxford.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
The Company has a collaboration and license agreement with Takeda
Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) under which the Company
granted Takeda an exclusive license to develop, manufacture, and
commercialize NVX-CoV2373 in Japan. Under the agreement, Takeda
purchases the Company’s Matrix-M™ adjuvant to manufacture
NVX-CoV2373 and the Company is entitled to receive payments from
Takeda based on the achievement of certain development and
commercial milestones, as well as a portion of net profits from the
sale of NVX-CoV2373 in the low to middle double-digit range. During
the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized a
milestone payment of $20.0 million upon the first sale in
Japan.
SK bioscience Co., Ltd.
The Company has a collaboration and license agreement with SK
bioscience Co., Ltd. (“SK bioscience”) to manufacture and
commercialize NVX-CoV2373 for sale to the governments of South
Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. SK bioscience pays a royalty in the
low to middle double-digit range. Additionally, the Company has a
manufacturing supply arrangement with SK bioscience under which SK
bioscience supplies the Company with the antigen component of
NVX-CoV2373 for use in the final drug product globally, including
product to be distributed by the COVAX Facility, which was
established to allocate and distribute vaccines equitably to
participating countries and economies. In July 2022, the Company
signed an additional agreement with SK bioscience for the
technology transfer of the Company’s proprietary COVID-19 variant
antigen materials so that SK bioscience can manufacture the drug
substance targeting COVID-19 variants, including the Omicron
subvariants. The companies also signed an agreement to manufacture
and supply the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in a prefilled
syringe.
Other Supply Agreements
On September 30, 2022, the Company, FUJIFILM Diosynth
Biotechnologies UK Limited (“FDBK”), FUJIFILM Diosynth
Biotechnologies Texas, LLC (“FDBT”), and FUJIFILM Diosynth
Biotechnologies USA, Inc. (“FDBU” and together with FDBK and FDBT,
“Fujifilm”) entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement and
Release (the “Fujifilm Settlement Agreement”) regarding amounts due
to Fujifilm in connection with the termination of manufacturing
activity at FDBT under the Commercial Supply Agreement (the “CSA”)
dated August 20, 2021 and Master Services Agreement dated June 30,
2020 and associated statements of work (the “MSA”) by and between
the Company and Fujifilm. The MSA and CSA established the general
terms and conditions applicable to Fujifilm’s manufacturing and
supply activities related to NVX-CoV2373 under the associated
statements of work.
Pursuant to the
Fujifilm
Settlement Agreement, the Company is responsible for payment of up
to $185.0 million (the “Settlement Payment”) to Fujifilm in
connection with cancellation of manufacturing activity at FDBT
under the CSA, of which (i) $47.8 million, constituting the initial
reservation fee under the CSA, was credited against the Settlement
Payment on September 30, 2022 and (ii) the remaining balance is to
be paid in four equal quarterly installments of $34.3 million each
beginning March 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2022,
$102.9 million
of the remaining payment was reflected in Accrued expenses and
$34.3 million was reflected in Other non-current liabilities.
Under the
Fujifilm
Settlement Agreement, Fujifilm is required to use commercially
reasonable efforts to mitigate the losses associated with the
vacant manufacturing capacity caused by the termination of
manufacturing activities at FDBT under the CSA, and the final two
quarterly installments will be mitigated by any replacement revenue
achieved by Fujifilm between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.
The Settlement Payment is less than amounts previously recognized
as embedded lease expense and reflected in Research and development
expense from FDBT manufacturing activity under the CSA
prior to the Fujifilm
Settlement Agreement
and accordingly, during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2022, the Company recorded a benefit of
$98.3 million
as Research and development expense (see Note 9).
Except with respect to certain limited activities agreed upon by
the parties, the MSA terminated with respect to all activities in
FDBU and FDBT on October 21, 2022 and the impact of the termination
was determined in accordance with the provisions of the MSA. The
terms and conditions of the MSA and CSA will remain in full force
and effect with respect to the ongoing activities at FDBK. In
addition, the Company and Fujifilm mutually released all claims
relating to (i) the cancellation of batches to be manufactured at
FDBT under the MSA or CSA, (ii) FDBT facility idle time in 2022,
(iii) failure to complete product performance qualification testing
of batches manufactured by Fujifilm by December 2021, and (iv) any
obligation by Fujifilm to reserve capacity or manufacture batches
at FDBT for the benefit of the Company under the MSA or
CSA.
The Company continues to assess its manufacturing needs and intends
to modify its global manufacturing footprint consistent with its
contractual obligations to supply, and anticipated demand for,
NVX-CoV2373, and in doing so, recognizes that significant costs may
be incurred.
Note 5 – Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted
Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash reported in the consolidated
balance sheets that sums to the total of such amounts shown in the
statements of cash flows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2021 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,280,581 |
|
|
$ |
1,515,116 |
|
Restricted cash, current |
10,785 |
|
|
11,490 |
|
Restricted cash, non-current(1)
|
1,656 |
|
|
1,653 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
$ |
1,293,022 |
|
|
$ |
1,528,259 |
|
(1)Classified
as Other non-current assets as of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, on the consolidated balance
sheets.
Note 6 – Fair Value Measurements
The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy
for its financial assets and liabilities (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value at September 30, 2022 |
|
Fair Value at December 31, 2021 |
Assets |
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
Money market funds(1)
|
$ |
365,631 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
361,822 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Government-backed securities(1)
|
— |
|
|
261,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
266,250 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate debt securities(1)
|
— |
|
|
109,914 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
790,672 |
|
|
— |
|
Agency securities(1)
|
— |
|
|
42,777 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total cash equivalents |
$ |
365,631 |
|
|
$ |
413,691 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
361,822 |
|
|
$ |
1,056,922 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible notes payable |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
317,044 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
447,509 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
(1)All
investments are classified as Cash and cash equivalents as of
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, on the
consolidated balance sheets.
Cash equivalents are recorded at cost, which approximate fair value
due to their short-term nature. Pricing of the Company's
Notes (see Note 10) has been estimated using other
observable inputs, including the price of the Company's common
stock, implied volatility, interest rates, and credit
spreads.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
the Company did not have any transfers between
levels.
Note 7 – Inventory
Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2021 |
Raw materials |
$ |
17,557 |
|
|
$ |
8,872 |
|
Semi-finished goods |
33,030 |
|
|
— |
|
Finished goods |
31,845 |
|
|
— |
|
Total inventory |
$ |
82,432 |
|
|
$ |
8,872 |
|
Inventory write-downs as a result of excess, obsolescence, expiry,
or other reasons, and losses on firm purchase commitments are
recorded as a component of cost of sales in our consolidated
statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022, inventory write-downs were
$202.4 million and $358.1 million, respectively. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, losses on firm
purchase commitments were $46.6 million and
$146.2 million, respectively. There were no inventory
write-downs or losses on firm purchase commitments during
2021.
Note 8 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Identifiable Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets consisted of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount |
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Intangible
Assets, Net |
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount |
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Intangible
Assets, Net |
Finite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proprietary adjuvant technology |
$ |
6,911 |
|
|
$ |
(3,069) |
|
|
$ |
3,842 |
|
|
$ |
8,239 |
|
|
$ |
(3,469) |
|
|
$ |
4,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Internal-use software(1)
|
4,888 |
|
|
(274) |
|
|
4,614 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total identifiable intangible assets |
$ |
11,799 |
|
|
$ |
(3,343) |
|
|
$ |
8,456 |
|
|
$ |
8,239 |
|
|
$ |
(3,469) |
|
|
$ |
4,770 |
|
(1)As
of September 30, 2022, internal-use software included $3.6
million for assets under development.
Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2022 and 2021 was $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Estimated amortization expense for existing in-use intangible
assets for the remainder of 2022 and for each of the five
succeeding years ending December 31 is estimated to be as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
Amount |
2022 (remainder) |
|
$ |
189 |
|
2023 |
|
756 |
|
2024 |
|
740 |
|
2025 |
|
392 |
|
2026 |
|
335 |
|
2027 |
|
335 |
|
Goodwill
The change in the carrying amounts of goodwill for the nine months
ended September 30, 2022 was as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
Balance at December 31, 2021 |
$ |
131,479 |
|
Currency translation adjustments |
(13,944) |
|
Balance at September 30, 2022 |
$ |
117,535 |
|
Note 9 - Leases
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company
concluded that changes in facts and circumstances on its CMO and
CDMO agreements that had previously been determined to represent
embedded lease arrangements resulted in the modification of
existing leases and, in accordance with its policy, the Company
remeasured and reallocated the remaining consideration in the
contracts and reassessed the lease classification as of the
effective date of the modification. As a result, during the nine
months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized a
Right-Of-Use (“ROU”) asset and a corresponding long-term operating
lease liability of $44.0 million on the remeasurement of
its long-term supply agreements using an average incremental
borrowing rate of 5%. The Company expensed the ROU asset since it
relates to research and development activities for the development
of NVX-CoV2373 for which the Company does not have an alternative
future use.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the
Company recognized a short-term lease benefit of $46.6 million
and expense of $37.3 million, respectively, related to its
embedded leases, net of a benefit of $98.3 million related to
the Fujifilm Settlement Agreement (see Note 4). During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company expensed
$24.2 million and $44.0 million, respectively, of ROU
assets that represented assets acquired for research and
development activities that did not have an alternative future use
at the commencement or modification of the lease. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company
recognized a short-term lease expense of $111.3 million and
$325.5 million, respectively, related to its embedded leases
and expensed $4.4 million and $17.1 million,
respectively, of ROU assets that represented assets acquired for
research and development activities that did not have an
alternative future use at the commencement or modification of the
lease. During the three and nine months ended September 30,
2022, the Company recognized $0.9 million and
$4.3 million of interest expense, respectively, on its finance
lease liabilities. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2021, the Company recognized $1.6 million
and $5.6 million of interest expense, respectively, on its
finance lease liabilities.
During 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement for the
premises located at 700 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg,
Maryland. The lease is for approximately 170,000 square feet of
space that the Company intends to use for manufacturing, research
and development, and corporate offices. The term of the lease is 15
years with options to extend the lease. The lease provides for an
annual base rent of $5.8 million that is subject to future
rent increases and obligates the Company to pay building operating
costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company
obtained the right to direct the use of, and obtain substantially
all of the benefit from, certain floors located at the premises and
recognized an ROU asset and related lease obligation of $73.2
million as the lease commencement dates for accounting purposes had
occurred.
Note 10 – Debt
Convertible Notes
The Company incurred approximately $10.0 million of debt issuance
costs during the first quarter of 2016 relating to the issuance of
$325 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior
unsecured notes that will mature on February 1,
2023 (the “Notes”), which were recorded as a reduction to the
Notes on the consolidated balance sheet. The $10.0 million of
debt issuance costs is being amortized and recognized as additional
interest expense over the seven-year contractual term of the
Notes on a straight-line basis, which approximates the
effective interest rate method.
Total convertible notes payable consisted of the following (in
thousands):
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|
|
September 30, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2021 |
Principal amount of Notes |
$ |
325,000 |
|
|
$ |
325,000 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs |
(475) |
|
|
(1,542) |
|
Total convertible notes payable(1)
|
$ |
324,525 |
|
|
$ |
323,458 |
|
(1) Convertible notes are classified as
current liabilities and as non-current liabilities in the
consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively.
The interest expense incurred in connection with the
Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Coupon interest at 3.75%
|
$ |
3,047 |
|
|
$ |
3,047 |
|
|
$ |
9,141 |
|
|
$ |
9,141 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
356 |
|
|
356 |
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
1,068 |
|
Total interest expense on Notes |
$ |
3,403 |
|
|
$ |
3,403 |
|
|
$ |
10,209 |
|
|
$ |
10,209 |
|
Note 11 – Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold
2.2 million of shares of its common stock resulting in net
proceeds of approximately $179 million, under its most recent
At Market Issuance Sales agreement entered in June 2021 (the “June
2021 Sales Agreement”), which allows it to issue and sell up to
$500 million in gross proceeds of shares of its common stock.
As of September 30, 2022, the remaining balance under the June
2021 Sales Agreement was approximately
$318 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company
sold 2.6 million shares of its common stock resulting in net
proceeds of approximately $565 million, under its various At
Market Issuance Sales agreements.
Note 12 – Stock-Based Compensation
Equity Plans
The 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (“2015 Plan”), was
approved at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in
June 2015. Under the 2015 Plan, equity awards may be granted
to officers, directors, employees, and consultants of and advisors
to the Company and any present or future subsidiary.
The 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 14.8 million
shares of common stock under equity awards granted under the 2015
Plan, which includes an increase of 2.4 million shares
approved for issuance under the 2015 Plan at the Company's 2022
annual meeting of stockholders. All such shares authorized for
issuance under the 2015 Plan have been reserved. The 2015 Plan
will expire on March 4, 2025. As of September 30, 2022,
there were 4.6 million shares available for issuance under the
2015 Plan.
The Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“2005 Plan”)
expired in February 2015 and no new awards may be made under
such plan, although awards will continue to be outstanding in
accordance with their terms.
The 2015 Plan permits and the 2005 Plan permitted the grant of
stock options (including incentive stock options), restricted
stock, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), and restricted stock
units (“RSUs”). In addition, under the 2015 Plan, unrestricted
stock, stock units, and performance awards may be granted. Stock
options and SARs generally have a maximum term of ten years and may
be or were granted with an exercise price that is no less than 100%
of the fair market value of the Company's common stock at the time
of grant. Grants of stock options are generally subject to vesting
over periods ranging from
one to four years.
The Company recorded all stock-based compensation expense in the
consolidated statements of operations as follows (in
thousands):
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|
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|
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Cost of sales |
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Research and development |
16,107 |
|
|
21,860 |
|
|
52,692 |
|
|
70,429 |
|
General and administrative |
15,389 |
|
|
23,414 |
|
|
49,782 |
|
|
81,028 |
|
Total stock-based compensation expense |
$ |
31,547 |
|
|
$ |
45,274 |
|
|
$ |
102,525 |
|
|
$ |
151,457 |
|
Total stock-based compensation capitalized and included in
inventory as of September 30, 2022 was $1.8 million.
There was no stock-based compensation capitalized and included in
inventory as of December 31, 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, there was approximately
$189 million of total unrecognized compensation expense
related to unvested stock options, SARs, RSUs, and the Company’s
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (“ESPP”). This
unrecognized non-cash compensation expense is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately one
year. This estimate does not include the impact of other possible
stock-based awards that may be made during future
periods.
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total intrinsic value
(the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the
last trading day of the period and the exercise price, multiplied
by the number of in-the-money stock options and SARs) that would
have been received by the holders had all stock option and SAR
holders exercised their stock options and SARs on
September 30, 2022. This amount is subject to change based on
changes to the closing price of the Company's common stock. The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercises and
vesting of RSUs for the nine months ended September 30,
2022 and 2021 was approximately $19 million and $381 million,
respectively.
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
The following is a summary of stock options and SARs activity under
the 2015 Plan and 2005 Plan for the nine months ended
September 30, 2022:
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|
|
2015 Plan |
|
2005 Plan |
|
Stock
Options |
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price |
|
Stock
Options |
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price |
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
3,635,837 |
|
|
$ |
42.60 |
|
|
68,225 |
|
|
$ |
109.52 |
|
Granted |
558,181 |
|
|
71.21 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Exercised |
(132,420) |
|
|
15.75 |
|
|
(3,000) |
|
|
31.10 |
|
Canceled |
(61,364) |
|
|
88.58 |
|
|
(1,500) |
|
|
121.00 |
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2022 |
4,000,234 |
|
|
$ |
46.78 |
|
|
63,725 |
|
|
$ |
112.94 |
|
Shares exercisable at September 30, 2022 |
2,739,565 |
|
|
$ |
39.72 |
|
|
63,725 |
|
|
$ |
112.94 |
|
The fair value of stock options granted under the 2015 Plan was
estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
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|
Three Months Ended
September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Weighted average Black-Scholes fair value of stock options
granted |
$37.66
|
|
$203.51 |
|
$60.24
|
|
$156.86 |
Risk-free interest rate |
3.0%-3.6%
|
|
0.6%-0.9%
|
|
1.4%-3.6%
|
|
0.5%-1.1%
|
Dividend yield |
—% |
|
—% |
|
—% |
|
—% |
Volatility |
122.2%-136.4%
|
|
126.4%-140.0%
|
|
120.5%-136.7%
|
|
124.7%-142.0%
|
Expected term (in years) |
4.0-5.3
|
|
4.1-6.1
|
|
4.0-6.3
|
|
4.1-6.1
|
The total aggregate intrinsic value and weighted-average remaining
contractual term of stock options and SARs outstanding under the
2015 Plan and 2005 Plan as of September 30, 2022 was
approximately $9 million and 7.4 years, respectively. The total
aggregate intrinsic value and weighted-average remaining
contractual term of stock options and SARs exercisable under the
2015 Plan and 2005 Plan as of September 30, 2022 was
approximately $5 million and 7.0 years, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The following is a summary of RSU activity for the nine months
ended September 30, 2022:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares |
|
Per Share
Weighted-
Average
Fair Value |
Outstanding and unvested at December 31, 2021 |
819,828 |
|
|
$ |
116.70 |
|
Granted |
1,113,958 |
|
|
68.49 |
|
Vested |
(379,802) |
|
|
78.17 |
|
Forfeited |
(114,976) |
|
|
110.59 |
|
Outstanding and unvested at September 30, 2022 |
1,439,008 |
|
|
$ |
90.03 |
|
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The ESPP was approved at the Company's annual meeting of
stockholders in June 2013. The ESPP currently authorizes an
aggregate of 1.1 million shares of common stock to be purchased,
and the aggregate amount of shares will continue to increase 5% on
each anniversary of its adoption up to a maximum of 1.65 million
shares. The ESPP allows employees to purchase shares of common
stock of the Company at each purchase date through payroll
deductions of up to a maximum of 15% of their compensation, at 85%
of the lesser of the market price of the shares at the time of
purchase or the market price on the beginning date of an option
period (or, if later, the date during the option period when the
employee was first eligible to participate). As of
September 30, 2022, there were 0.7 million shares
available for issuance under the ESPP.
The ESPP is considered compensatory for financial reporting
purposes. As such, the fair value of ESPP shares was estimated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with
the following assumptions:
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|
Three Months Ended
September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Range of Black-Scholes fair values of ESPP shares
granted |
$23.59-$39.73
|
|
$83.47-$152.11
|
|
$23.59-$79.74
|
|
$83.47-$238.85
|
Risk-free interest rate |
3.2%-3.3%
|
|
0.1%-0.2%
|
|
0.6%-3.3%
|
|
0.1%-0.2%
|
Dividend yield |
—% |
|
—% |
|
—% |
|
—% |
Volatility |
103.0%-114.8%
|
|
114.9%-150.6%
|
|
103.0%-142.9%
|
|
114.9%-159.4%
|
Expected term (in years) |
0.5-2.0
|
|
0.5-2.0
|
|
0.5-2.0
|
|
0.5-2.0
|
Note 13 – Income Taxes
The Company evaluates the available positive and negative evidence
to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be
generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. A
significant piece of objective evidence evaluated was the
cumulative loss incurred over the three-year period ended
September 30, 2022 and that the Company has historically
generated pretax losses. Such objective evidence limits the ability
to consider other subjective evidence, such as projections for
future growth. On the basis of this evaluation, as of
September 30, 2022, the Company continued to maintain a full
valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, except to the
extent Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”) have been used to reduce
taxable income. The Company’s remaining U.S. Federal NOLs are
subject to limitation in accordance with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs
Act (“TCJA”), which limits allowable NOL deductions to 80% of
federal taxable income.
Effective January 1, 2022, a provision of the TCJA has taken effect
creating a significant change to the treatment of research and
experimental expenditures under Section 174 of the IRC (“Sec. 174
expenses”). Historically, businesses have had the option of
deducting Sec. 174 expenses in the year incurred or capitalizing
and amortizing the costs over five years. The new TCJA provision,
however, eliminates this option and will require Sec. 174 expenses
associated with research conducted in the U.S. to be capitalized
and amortized over a five-year period. For expenses associated with
research outside of the U.S., Sec. 174 expenses will be capitalized
and amortized over a 15-year period.
The Company recognized federal and state income tax expense of
$2.4 million and $4.3 million, in total, for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and
did not recognize federal or state income tax expense for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company
recognized income tax expense related to foreign withholding tax on
royalties of $0.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively, for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and $6.0
million and $12.6 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2021, respectively.
Note 14
–
Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
On November 12, 2021, Sothinathan Sinnathurai filed a purported
securities class action in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Maryland against the Company and certain members of senior
management, captioned
Sothinathan Sinnathurai v. Novavax, Inc.,
et al., No. 8:21-cv-02910-TDC (the “Sinnathurai Action”). On
January 26, 2022, the court entered an order designating David
Truong, Nuggehalli Balmukund Nandkumar, and Jeffrey Gabbert as
co-lead plaintiffs in the Sinnathurai Action. The co-lead
plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint on March 11,
2022, alleging that the defendants made certain purportedly false
and misleading statements concerning the Company’s ability to
manufacture NVX-CoV2373 on a commercial scale and to secure the
vaccine’s regulatory approval. The amended complaint defines the
purported class as those stockholders who purchased the Company’s
securities between February 24, 2021 and October 19, 2021. On April
25, 2022, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated
amended complaint. On June 9, 2022, the co-lead plaintiffs filed an
opposition to the motion to dismiss and on July 11, 2022, the
Company filed a reply brief. The matter is now fully
briefed.
The Court has not indicated whether it intends to schedule any
hearing on the motion before issuing a ruling.
After the Sinnathurai Action was filed, six derivative lawsuits
were filed: (i)
Robert E. Meyer v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:21-cv-02996-TDC (the “Meyer Action”), (ii)
Shui Shing Yung v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:21-cv-03248-TDC (the “Yung Action”), (iii)
William Kirst, et al. v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:22-cv-00024-TDC (the “Kirst Action”), (iv)
Amy Snyder v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:22-cv-01415-TDC (the “Snyder Action”), (v)
Charles R. Blackburn, et al. v. Stanley C. Erck, et
al.,
No. 1:22-cv-01417-TDC (the “Blackburn Action”), and (vi)
Diego J. Mesa v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.
(the “Mesa Action”). The Meyer, Yung, Snyder, and Blackburn Actions
were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
The Kirst Action was filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, Maryland, and shortly thereafter removed to the U.S.
District Court for the District of Maryland by the defendants. The
Mesa Action was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The
derivative lawsuits name members of the board of directors and
certain members of senior management as defendants. The Company is
deemed a nominal defendant. The plaintiffs assert derivative claims
arising out of substantially the same alleged facts and
circumstances as the Sinnathurai Action. Collectively, the
derivative complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty,
insider selling, unjust enrichment, violation of federal securities
law, abuse of control, waste, and mismanagement. Plaintiffs seek
declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as an award of monetary
damages and attorneys’ fees.
On July 21, 2022, the Court issued a memorandum opinion and order
remanding the Kirst Action to state court. On February 4, 2022, the
Court entered an order consolidating the Meyer and Yung Actions
(the “First Consolidated Derivative Action”). The plaintiffs in the
First Consolidated Derivative Action filed their consolidated
derivative complaint on April 25, 2022. On May 10, 2022, the Court
entered an order in the First Consolidated Derivative Action
granting the parties’ request to stay all proceedings and deadlines
pending the earlier of dismissal or the filing of an answer in the
Sinnathurai Action. On June 10, 2022, the Snyder and Blackburn
Actions were filed. On October 5, 2022, the court entered an order
granting a request by the plaintiffs in the First Consolidated
Derivative Action and the Snyder and Blackburn Actions to
consolidate all three actions and appoint co-lead plaintiffs and
co-lead and liaison counsel (the “Second Consolidated Derivative
Action”). The co-lead plaintiffs in the Second Consolidated
Derivative Action will designate an operative complaint or file a
consolidated amended complaint by November 21, 2022. On August 30,
2022, the Mesa Action was filed. On October 3, 2022, the court
entered an order granting the parties’ request to stay all
proceedings and deadlines in the Mesa Action pending the earlier of
dismissal of the Sinnathurai Action or the filing of an answer to
the operative complaint in the Sinnathurai Action. The financial
impact of the claims is not estimable.
On February 26, 2021, a Novavax stockholder named Thomas Golubinski
filed a derivative complaint against members of the Novavax board
of directors and members of senior management in the Delaware Court
of Chancery (the “Court”), captioned
Thomas Golubinski v. Richard H. Douglas, et al.,
No. 2021-0172-JRS. The Company is deemed a nominal defendant.
Golubinski challenged equity awards made in April 2020 and in June
2020 on the ground that they were “spring-loaded,” that is, made at
a time when such board members or members of senior management
allegedly possessed undisclosed positive material information
concerning the Company. The complaint asserted claims for breach of
fiduciary duty, waste, and unjust enrichment. The plaintiff sought
an award of damages to the Company, an order rescinding both awards
or requiring disgorgement, and an award of attorneys’ fees incurred
in connection with the litigation. On May 10, 2021, the defendants
moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. On June 17, 2021,
the Company’s stockholders voted FOR ratification of the April 2020
awards and ratification of the June 2020 awards. Details of the
ratification proposals are set forth in the Company’s Definitive
Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on May 3, 2021. The results of
the vote were disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on June 24, 2021. Thereafter, the plaintiff
stipulated that, as a result of the outcome of the June 17, 2021
vote, the plaintiff no longer intends to pursue the lawsuit or any
claim arising from the April 2020 and June 2020 awards. On August
23, 2021, the plaintiff filed a motion seeking an award of
attorneys’ fees and expenses, to which the defendants filed an
opposition. The motion was argued before the Court on October 18,
2022. The same day, the Court issued a bench ruling denying the
plaintiff’s fee application in its entirety and entered an order to
that effect. Under a prior Court order, the case was automatically
dismissed with prejudice upon denial of the plaintiff’s fee
application.
On March 29, 2022, Par Sterile Products, LLC (“Par”) submitted a
demand for arbitration against the Company with the American
Arbitration Association, alleging that the Company breached certain
provisions of the Manufacturing and Services Agreement (“MSA”) that
the Company entered into with Par in September 2020 to provide
fill-finish manufacturing services for NVX-CoV2373. The matter is
at a preliminary stage and therefore the potential loss is not
reasonably estimable.
The parties are engaged in discovery and arbitration is scheduled
for July 2023.
While the Company maintains that no breach of the MSA has occurred
and intends to vigorously defend the matter, if the final
resolution of the matter is adverse to the Company, it could have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations, or cash flows.
The Company is also involved in various legal proceedings arising
in the normal course of business. Although the outcomes of these
legal proceedings are inherently difficult to predict, management
does not expect the resolution of these legal proceedings to have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations, or cash flows.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
Any statements in the discussion below and elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) about
expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, or future
events or performance of Novavax, Inc. (“Novavax,” and together
with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” or “us”)
are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements
about our capabilities, goals, expectations regarding future
revenue and expense levels, and capital raising activities; our
operating plans and prospects; potential market sizes and demand
for our product candidates; the efficacy, safety, and intended
utilization of our product candidates; the development of our
clinical-stage product candidates and our recombinant vaccine and
adjuvant technologies; the development of our preclinical product
candidates; our expectations related to enrollment in our clinical
trials; the conduct, timing, and potential results from clinical
trials and other preclinical studies; plans for and potential
timing of regulatory filings; our expectation of manufacturing
capacity, timing, production, distribution, and delivery for our
coronavirus vaccine candidate (“NVX-CoV2373”) by us and our
partners; our estimate of the number of individuals who may
potentially be reached by NVX-CoV2373; our expectations with
respect to the anticipated ongoing development and
commercialization or licensure of NVX-CoV2373, including efforts to
expand the NVX-CoV2373 label worldwide as a booster, and to various
age groups and geographic locations, and our seasonal quadrivalent
influenza vaccine, previously known as NanoFlu; the expected
timing, content, and outcomes of regulatory actions; funding from
the U.S. government partnership formerly known as Operation Warp
Speed (“OWS”), the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”), and the
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (“CEPI”), and
payments from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“BMGF”);
funding under our advance purchase agreements and supply agreements
and amendments to, or termination of, any such agreement; our
available cash resources and usage and the availability of
financing generally; plans regarding partnering activities and
business development initiatives; and other matters referenced
herein. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified
through the use of words or phrases such as “believe,” “may,”
“could,” “will,” “would,” “possible,” “can,” “estimate,”
“continue,” “ongoing,” “consider,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,”
“plan,” “project,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “aim,” or “assume,”
the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology,
although not all forward-looking statements contain these
words.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on
our current beliefs and expectations about the future of our
business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated
events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions.
Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks,
and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statements, and, therefore, you should not place
considerable reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges
satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety,
efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including
those related to process qualification and assay validation,
necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities, such as the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), World Health
Organization (“WHO”), United Kingdom (“UK”) Medicines and
Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the European Medicines
Agency, the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety,
or Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; unanticipated
challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; difficulty
obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints,
including human capital and manufacturing capacity, constraints on
the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways, alone
or with partners, in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, leading
to staggering of regulatory filings, and potential regulatory
actions; challenges meeting contractual requirements under
agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other
entities; and other risks and uncertainties identified in Part I,
Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2021, which may be detailed and modified or updated in other
documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) from time to time, and are available at
www.sec.gov and at www.novavax.com. You are encouraged to read
these filings as they are made.
Information in this Quarterly Report includes a financial measure
that was not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”), which we refer to as adjusted cost
of sales. We are presenting this non-GAAP financial measure to
assist an understanding of our business and its performance.
Adjusted cost of sales includes an estimate of standard
manufacturing costs that were previously expensed to research and
development prior to regulatory approvals for NVX-CoV2373 that
would otherwise have been capitalized to inventory. Any non-GAAP
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substitutes for financial measures required by GAAP, have no
standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP, and may not be comparable
to the calculation of similar measures of other
companies.
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performance, or achievement. Any or all of our forward-looking
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or materially different from actual results. Further, any
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which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact
of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor,
or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements.
Overview
Novavax, Inc., together with our wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a
biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally
through the discovery, development, and commercialization of
innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. Our
proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and
speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly
immunogenic nanoparticle vaccines designed to address urgent global
health needs.
Our vaccine candidates are genetically engineered nanostructures of
conformationally correct recombinant proteins that mimic those
found on natural pathogens. This technology enables the immune
system to recognize the right target proteins from different angles
and develop protective antibodies. We believe that our vaccine
technology may lead to the induction of a differentiated immune
response that may be more efficacious than naturally occurring
immunity or other vaccine approaches. Our vaccine candidates also
incorporate our proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to
enhance the immune response and stimulate higher levels of
functional antibodies and induce a cellular immune
response.
We have developed a COVID-19 vaccine (“NVX-CoV2373,” “Nuvaxovid™,”
“Covovax™,” “Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted”), and are
developing an influenza vaccine candidate, a COVID-19-Influenza
Combination (“CIC”) vaccine candidate, and additional vaccine
candidates, including for Omicron subvariants (NVX-CoV2515 for
Omicron BA.1 specific vaccine), and bivalent formulations with
prototype vaccine (“NVX-CoV2373”). NVX-CoV2373 has received
approval, interim authorization, provisional approval, conditional
marketing authorization (“CMA”), and emergency use authorization
(“EUA”) from multiple regulatory authorities globally for both
adult and adolescent populations as a primary series and for both
homologous and heterologous booster indications. In addition to
COVID-19 and seasonal influenza, our other areas of focus include
respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”) and malaria.
Technology Overview
We believe our recombinant nanoparticle vaccine technology together
with our proprietary Matrix-M™ adjuvant is well-suited for the
development and commercialization of vaccine candidates targeting a
broad scope of respiratory and other emerging infectious diseases
at scale.
Recombinant Nanoparticle Vaccine Technology
Once a pathogenic threat has been identified, the genetic sequence
encoding the antigen is selected for subsequent use in developing
the vaccine construct. The genetic sequence may be optimized to
enhance protein stability or confer resistance to degradation. This
genetic construct is inserted into the baculovirus Spodoptera
frugiperda (“Sf9/BV”) insect cell-expression system, which enables
efficient, large-scale expression of the optimized protein. The
Sf9/BV system produces proteins that are properly folded and
modified – which can be critical for functional, protective
immunity – as the vaccine antigen. Protein antigens are purified
and organized around a polysorbate-based nanoparticle core, in a
configuration that resembles their native presentation. This
results in a highly immunogenic nanoparticle that is ready to be
formulated with Matrix-M™
adjuvant.
Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Our proprietary Matrix-M™ adjuvant has been a key differentiator
within our platform. This adjuvant has demonstrated potent,
well-tolerated, and durable efficacy by stimulating the entry of
antigen presenting cells (“APCs”) into the injection site and
enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes. This in turn
activates APCs, T-cell and B-cell populations, plasma cells, and
high affinity antibodies, thereby boosting immune response. This
potent mechanism of action enables a lower dose of antigen required
to achieve the desired immune response and we believe thereby
contributes to increased vaccine supply and manufacturing capacity.
These immune-boosting and dose-sparing capabilities contribute to
the adjuvant’s highly unique profile.
NVX-CoV2373 Regulatory and Licensure
We continue to make progress in advancing NVX-CoV2373 toward
regulatory approvals. We have received numerous authorizations
globally within the adult population, aged 18 and older, and the
adolescent population, aged 12 through 17, for primary series and
both homologous and heterologous booster indications. Collectively,
these indications have the potential to reach over six billion
individuals. To date, we have received approval, interim
authorization, provisional approval, CMA, and EUA for both adult
and adolescent populations, and we are working to expand our label
worldwide. We continue to work closely with governments, regulatory
authorities, and non-governmental organizations in our commitment
to facilitate equitable global access to our COVID-19
vaccine.
For the territories in which our vaccine has gained authorization,
NVX-CoV2373 is marketed under the brand names (i) Nuvaxovid™
COVID-19 Vaccine (SARS-CoV-2 rS Recombinant, adjuvanted), (ii)
Covovax™ (manufacturing and commercialization by the Serum
Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (“SIIPL”)), or (iii) Novavax COVID-19
Vaccine, Adjuvanted.
Through the date of filing this Quarterly Report, the below is a
summary of regulatory authorizations for NVX-CoV2373:
(1) Regulatory approval received in
partnership with SIIPL.
(2) Regulatory manufacturing and marketing
approval received by partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
(“Takeda”).
During the third quarter of 2022, we completed additional
regulatory submissions in major markets for both adult and
adolescent populations for primary and booster indications. We are
in active discussions with regulatory authorities and remain
focused on expanding our label in multiple countries for
NVX-CoV2373.
Below is a summary and status of our regulatory submissions
completed and awaiting authorization decisions, through the date of
filing this Quarterly Report.
(1) Regulatory filing submitted by our
partner, SK bioscience, Co., Ltd. (“SK bioscience”).
Clinical Pipeline
Our clinical pipeline encompasses vaccine candidates spanning
multiple therapeutic areas including coronavirus, seasonal
influenza, and RSV, in addition to providing
Matrix-MTM
adjuvant for collaborations investigating the prevention of
malaria. Our COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, is our
leading product, having received approval, interim authorization,
provisional approval, CMA, and EUA from multiple regulatory
authorities globally.
We advanced NVX-CoV2373 through two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials
that demonstrated high efficacy against both the original COVID-19
strain and commonly circulating COVID-19 variants of concern, while
displaying a favorable safety profile. In October 2022, we
announced additional data from the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial and new
results from a Lot Consistency Study (Study 307). New PREVENT-19
data added support for the use of prototype Novavax vaccine for
homologous boosting in adults and adolescents aged 12 through 17.
In all adults, boosted responses were long-lived and were
demonstrated to be relevant against currently circulating variants
such as Omicron. The Lot Consistency trial met its primary
endpoint, showing that three lots of COVID-19 vaccine induced
comparable immune responses in adults aged 18 through 49, thereby
demonstrating the consistency of the commercial manufacturing
process. Additional findings showed utility of the prototype
vaccine as a heterologous booster, inducing broad immune responses
against contemporary Omicron variants.
We remain focused on expanding our NVX-CoV2373 vaccine label within
the booster and adolescent market following global regulatory
authorizations. In August 2022, we initiated the Phase 2b/3
Hummingbird global clinical trial. The trial will evaluate the
safety, effectiveness (immunogenicity), and efficacy of two primary
doses of NVX-CoV2373 given 21 days apart in younger children (aged
six to 11 years), followed by a booster dose at six months after
the primary vaccination series. We enrolled the sentinel cohort in
the first age group (aged six to 11 years) in the United States.
Based on initial supportive safety and tolerability data analyzed
by an independent Safety Monitoring Committee, we have progressed
to recruiting the full age cohort. Furthermore, through ongoing
booster studies in our clinical trials and continued development of
our COVID-19 variant strain vaccine candidates, we continue to
evaluate vaccine performance. We remain confident in the utility of
our prototype vaccine against emerging variants, as we continue to
respond to the evolving COVID landscape. We are currently analyzing
preliminary clinical data from our ongoing Omicron BA.1 monovalent
and bivalent strain change trial (study 311). Study 311 achieved
its strain-change endpoint using BA.1 as the model omicron
subvariant vaccine. However, the magnitude and breadth of the
immune responses following boosting with the prototype vaccine
reinforces our belief that a strain change may not be required for
our technology. No significant benefit was observed for the
bivalent formatted vaccine. When evaluating the response to the
forward drifted BA.5 omicron subvariant, neither the BA.1 vaccine
nor the prototype/BA.1 bivalent vaccine offered any advantage. We
expect to leverage these clinical insights to advance additional
regulatory approvals of our COVID-19 vaccine for primary, booster,
and pediatric indications globally, amidst the ongoing and evolving
COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, we are developing our quadrivalent nanoparticle
influenza vaccine (qNIV) candidate, previously known as NanoFlu,
which we previously advanced through a successful Phase 3 study
announced in September 2021, demonstrating the utility for a
stand-alone influenza vaccine or used in a combination vaccine. We
continue to progress our CIC vaccine candidate, which combines
NVX-CoV2373 and our qNIV approach. In October 2022, we announced
positive results from the Phase 1/2 CIC clinical trial
demonstrating the CIC vaccine’s ability to generate both antibody
and polyfunctional CD4+ T-cell (lymphocytes that help coordinate
the immune response) responses against severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and homologous and heterologous
influenza strains. We intend to continue the clinical development
of CIC with a follow-up trial to begin in late 2022.
Furthermore, we remain interested in continuing the development of
both our RSV Program for respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F)
protein nanoparticle vaccine candidate (“RSV F Vaccine”) and
Matrix-MTM
adjuvant collaborations for malaria. There is an ongoing Phase 3
trial being conducted by our partner, Jenner Institute, University
of Oxford, for R21, a malaria candidate which is formulated using
our Matrix-M™
adjuvant. In September 2022, positive results from an ongoing Phase
1/2b study were published in
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
reporting safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy results at 12 months
following administration of a booster vaccination. A booster dose
of R21 formulated with our Matrix-M™
adjuvant at one year following the primary three-dose regimen
maintained high efficacy against first and multiple episodes of
clinical malaria. The booster vaccine induced antibody
concentrations that is related to vaccine efficacy. The trial is
ongoing to assess long-term follow-up of the participants and the
value of further booster vaccinations.
The pipeline chart below summarizes the core clinical and
preclinical development programs that we are focusing on in the
near-term.
(1) Supported by OWS, DoD, CEPI, and
BMGF.
(2) Authorized for provisional approval,
CMA, or EUA in select geographies under trade names
NuvaxovidTM
and CovovaxTM.
Received EUA from the U.S. FDA. PREVENT-19, a Phase 3 clinical
trial in the U.S. and Mexico; Ongoing PREVENT-19 pediatric
expansion in the U.S.; Phase 3 clinical trial in the UK; Ongoing
Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa. We, along with our
partners, will have commercial rights in authorized geographies to
sell and distribute NVX-CoV2373.
(3) Ongoing Phase 3 strain change trial.
Business Highlights
Third Quarter 2022 and Recent Highlights
Expanded COVID-19 Vaccine in Adult Population Aged 18 and
Older
•Nuvaxovid™
booster authorized for emergency use in the U.S., European Union
(“EU”), Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New Zealand,
with submissions completed to WHO, as well as in Great Britain and
South Korea
◦Recommendations
provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(“CDC”), E.U.’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use and
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health
•Nuvaxovid™
granted import and use permit in Israel for primary series and as a
booster
•Covovax™
granted full product registration in South Africa for primary
series
Expanded COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescent Population Aged 12 Through
17
•Nuvaxovid™
primary series authorized for emergency use in the U.S., EU, Japan,
Great Britain, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland,
Thailand, UAE and New Zealand, with submissions completed to WHO
and in Singapore
◦Recommendation
provided by U.S. CDC
•Nuvaxovid™
granted import and use permit in Israel for primary series and as a
booster
COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing and Supply
•Delivered
over 94 million doses of NVX-CoV2373 globally to date
•Completed
submission to add Novavax CZ as an EU manufacturing
site
•Solidified
manufacturing and supply network ensuring capacity to support
ongoing global demand
COVID-19 Clinical Development Program
•Announced
topline results from Phase 3 Boosting Trial for NVX-CoV2515,
meeting the primary strain-change endpoint and reaffirming that
prototype vaccine induces broadly cross-reactive responses,
suggesting utility against current and future variants
•PREVENT-19
Phase 3 NVX-CoV2373 homologous booster data support benefits
against variants
◦Following
a single homologous booster dose, adult participants demonstrated
increased anti-spike IgG levels and increased functional antibody
levels measured by hACE2 receptor inhibition against Omicron BA.1,
BA.2 and BA.5 variants, approximating levels observed in our Phase
3 efficacy studies
◦Robust
booster responses were consistent between younger (less than 65
years of age) and older (greater than 65 years of age) adults, and
independent of whether the booster dose was administered eight or
11 months after the primary series, offering further evidence of
broad utility and duration of response with
NVX-CoV2373
◦Adolescent
participants following a single booster dose demonstrated
neutralizing titers were 2.7-fold higher than those seen with
primary vaccination and a broad antibody response against Omicron
BA.1, BA.2 and BA.5 variants
•Demonstrated
NVX-CoV2373 induced consistent immune responses when boosted on top
of mRNA or AD26 vaccines, and achieved primary endpoint of Lot
Consistency study for adults aged 18 through 49, demonstrating a
consistent manufacturing process
◦When
used as a heterologous boost (after either 2 or 3 doses of mRNA OR
1 or 2 doses of AD26) NVX-CoV2373 generated antibody levels
previously found to be related to efficacy in the PREVENT-19 Phase
3 trial
•Initiated
Phase 2b/3 Hummingbird global clinical trial for NVX-CoV2373 in
younger children aged six months through 11 years, enrolling the
sentinel cohort in the first group aged six through 11 years in the
U.S.
◦Based
on initial supportive safety and tolerability data analyzed by an
independent Safety and Monitoring Committee, progressed to
recruiting the full age cohort
COVID-19-Influenza Combination (CIC) Vaccine Candidate Clinical
Development
•Announced
positive cellular immunity results of CIC Phase 1/2 trial following
initial results announced in April, demonstrating ability to
generate immune responses, including both antibody and
polyfunctional CD4+ T-cell responses, against SARS-CoV-2 and
homologous and heterologous influenza strains
◦Generated
robust antibody responses against both prototype and Omicron BA.1
strains of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza antigens
◦Safety
and tolerability profile was consistent with standalone NVX-CoV2373
prototype vaccine and quadrivalent influenza vaccine
candidate
◦Phase
2 trial expected to begin by the end of 2022
Sales of Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we sold
2.2 million of shares of our common stock resulting in net
proceeds of approximately $179 million, under our most recent
At Market Issuance Sales agreement entered in June 2021 (the “June
2021 Sales Agreement”), which allows us to issue and sell up to
$500 million in gross proceeds of shares of our common stock.
As of September 30, 2022, the remaining balance under our June
2021 Sales Agreement was approximately
$318 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we sold
2.6 million shares of our common stock resulting in net
proceeds of approximately $565 million, under our various At
Market Issuance Sales agreements then in effect.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results
of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements
(unaudited) and the accompanying notes, which have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States.
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires
us to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and equity and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Our critical accounting policies and
estimates are included under Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the
SEC, and are updated for inventory valuation below.
Inventory Valuation
We periodically analyze our inventories for excess amounts or
obsolescence and write down obsolete or otherwise unmarketable
inventory to its estimated net realizable value based on
assumptions about expected future demand and market conditions. Our
assumptions about expected future demand are inherently uncertain
and if we were to change any of these judgments or estimates, it
could cause a material increase or decrease in the amount of
inventory write down that we report in a particular period. Expense
incurred related to excess inventory and obsolete inventory is
recorded as a component of cost of sales in the consolidated
statement of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
See “Note 2―Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” included in
our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (under the caption
“Recent
Accounting Pronouncements”).
Results of Operations
The following is a discussion of the historical financial condition
and results of our operations that should be read in conjunction
with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes set
forth in this Quarterly Report.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Revenue
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Revenue (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
Product sales |
$ |
626,091 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
626,091 |
|
Grants |
106,273 |
|
|
135,007 |
|
|
(28,734) |
|
Royalties and other |
2,213 |
|
|
43,837 |
|
|
(41,624) |
|
Total revenue |
$ |
734,577 |
|
|
$ |
178,844 |
|
|
$ |
555,733 |
|
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was
$734.6 million as compared to $178.8 million for the same period in
2021, an increase of $555.7 million. Revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2022 was primarily comprised of revenue
from product sales of NVX-CoV2373 and revenue for services
performed under the agreement with the U.S. government partnership
formerly known as OWS (“OWS Agreement”). Revenue for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily comprised of
revenue for services performed under the OWS Agreement and our
funding agreements with CEPI. The increase in revenue was due to
the commencement of commercial sales of NVX-CoV2373 in 2022,
partially offset by decreased development activities under our
funding agreements with CEPI.
We expect revenue in 2022 to significantly increase as compared to
2021 due to product sales of NVX-CoV2373 under various supply
agreements, sometimes referred to as advance purchase agreements
(“APAs”), as a result of multiple global regulatory
approvals.
Expenses
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Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Expenses (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
$ |
434,593 |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
434,593 |
|
Research and development |
304,297 |
|
|
408,195 |
|
|
(103,898) |
|
Selling, general, and administrative |
122,876 |
|
|
77,793 |
|
|
45,083 |
|
Total expenses |
$ |
861,766 |
|
|
$ |
485,988 |
|
|
$ |
375,778 |
|
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales was $434.6 million, or 69% of product sales, for
the three months ended September 30, 2022, including expense
of $249.0 million related to excess, obsolete, or expired
inventory and losses on firm purchase commitments. Prior to
receiving regulatory approval, we expensed manufacturing costs as
research and development expenses. After receiving regulatory
approval, we capitalize the costs of production for a particular
supply chain when we determine that we have a present right to the
economic benefit associated with the product. While we tracked the
quantities of our manufactured vaccine product and components, we
did not track pre-approval manufacturing costs and therefore the
manufacturing cost of our pre-launch inventory produced prior to
approval is not reasonably determinable. However, based on our
expectations for future manufacturing costs to produce our vaccine
product and components inventory, we estimate at September 30,
2022 we had approximately $0.1 billion of commercial inventory
that was expensed prior to approval. We expect to utilize the
majority of our reduced-cost inventory through 2023. If inventory
sold for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was valued
at expected standard cost, including expenses related to excess and
obsolete inventory, adjusted cost of sales for the period would
have been approximately $444.0 million, or 71% of product
sales, an adjustment of $9.4 million as compared to cost of
sales recognized. The cost of sales to high income countries is
expected to be between 15% and 30% of product sales based on our
standard cost. The cost of sales as a percentage of product sales
may fluctuate in the future as a result of changes to our customer
mix or standard costs.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased to $304.3 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to
$408.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021,
a decrease of $103.9 million primarily due to research and
development of coronavirus vaccines, including NVX-CoV2373,
NVX-CoV2515, bivalent formulations, and CIC, as summarized in the
table below (in thousands):
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Coronavirus vaccines |
$ |
208,004 |
|
|
$ |
341,600 |
|
Influenza vaccine
|
3,011 |
|
|
1,656 |
|
Other vaccine development programs |
843 |
|
|
126 |
|
Total direct external research and development expense |
211,858 |
|
|
343,382 |
|
Employee expenses |
45,150 |
|
|
36,574 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
16,107 |
|
|
21,860 |
|
Facility expenses |
16,770 |
|
|
4,983 |
|
Other expenses |
14,412 |
|
|
1,396 |
|
Total research and development expenses |
$ |
304,297 |
|
|
$ |
408,195 |
|
Research and development expenses for coronavirus vaccines for the
three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, included a
benefit of $80.5 million related to previously accelerated
manufacturing costs and an expense of $35.8 million related to
the acceleration of manufacturing costs, respectively, for leases
that we determined were embedded in multiple manufacturing supply
agreements with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (“CMOs”) and
contract manufacturing and development organizations (“CDMOs”).
Pursuant to the Fujifilm Settlement
Agreement (see Note 4
to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly
Report),
we are responsible for a Settlement Payment of up to
$185.0 million
to Fujifilm in connection with cancellation of manufacturing
activity at FDBT under the CSA, of which
$47.8 million,
constituting the initial reservation fee under the CSA, was
credited against the Settlement Payment on September 30, 2022. The
Settlement Payment is less than amounts previously recognized as
embedded lease expense and reflected in Research and development
expense from FDBT manufacturing activity under the CSA
prior to the Fujifilm
Settlement Agreement
and accordingly, during the three months ended September 30, 2022,
we recorded a benefit of $98.3 million as Research and
development expense. For 2022, we expect total research and
development expenses to decrease as compared to 2021, primarily due
to capitalization of manufacturing costs during 2022 that were
previously recognized as research and development expenses in prior
periods, partially offset by research and development expenses
related to increased clinical activities as we continue to develop
our coronavirus vaccines and other programs.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased to
$122.9 million for the three months ended September 30,
2022 from $77.8 million for the same period in 2021, an
increase of $45.1 million. The increase in selling, general,
and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase in
professional fees and marketing costs in support of our NVX-CoV2373
program. For 2022, we expect selling, general, and administrative
expenses to increase significantly as compared to 2021 due to
increased activities related to supporting our NVX-CoV2373 program
and increases in professional fees and marketing
costs.
Other Expense
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|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Other Expense (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
$ |
(4,169) |
|
|
$ |
(5,182) |
|
|
$ |
1,013 |
|
Other expense |
(34,783) |
|
|
(4,064) |
|
|
(30,719) |
|
Total other expense, net |
$ |
(38,952) |
|
|
$ |
(9,246) |
|
|
$ |
(29,706) |
|
We had total other expense, net, of $39.0 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to
$9.2 million for the same period in 2021. During the three
months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, other expense was
primarily related to losses due to foreign exchange rate
activity.
Income Tax Expense
During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we
recognized $2.5 million and $6.0 million, respectively,
of income tax expense related to federal and state income taxes and
foreign withholding tax on royalties.
Net Loss
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|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Net Loss (in thousands, except per share information): |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(168,613) |
|
|
$ |
(322,431) |
|
|
$ |
153,818 |
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
$ |
(2.15) |
|
|
$ |
(4.31) |
|
|
$ |
2.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
78,274 |
|
|
74,745 |
|
|
3,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was
$168.6 million, or $2.15 per share, basic, as compared to
$322.4 million, or $4.31 per share, basic, for the same period in
2021. The decrease in net loss during the three months ended
September 30, 2022, was primarily due to the commencement of
commercial sales of NVX-CoV2373 in 2022 and a decrease in research
and development expense, partially offset by the write-down of
excess, obsolete, or expired inventory and losses on firm purchase
commitments.
The increase in weighted average shares outstanding for the three
months ended September 30, 2022 is primarily a result of sales
of our common stock and exercises of stock-based awards in 2022 and
2021.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Revenue (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
Product sales |
$ |
1,267,174 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,267,174 |
|
Grants |
313,348 |
|
|
854,390 |
|
|
(541,042) |
|
Royalties and other |
43,951 |
|
|
69,700 |
|
|
(25,749) |
|
Total revenue |
$ |
1,624,473 |
|
|
$ |
924,090 |
|
|
$ |
700,383 |
|
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was
$1.6 billion as compared to $924.1 million for the same
period in 2021, an increase of $700.4 million. Revenue for the
nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily comprised
of revenue from product sales of NVX-CoV2373 and, to a lesser
extent, revenue for services performed under the OWS Agreement.
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was
primarily comprised of revenue for services performed under the OWS
Agreement and our funding agreements with CEPI. The increase in
revenue was due to the commencement of commercial sales of
NVX-CoV2373 in 2022, partially offset by decreased development
activities under the OWS Agreement and our funding agreements with
CEPI.
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Expenses (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
$ |
720,874 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
720,874 |
|
Research and development |
977,428 |
|
|
1,571,551 |
|
|
(594,123) |
|
Selling, general, and administrative |
327,028 |
|
|
214,144 |
|
|
112,884 |
|
Total expenses |
$ |
2,025,330 |
|
|
$ |
1,785,695 |
|
|
$ |
239,635 |
|
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales was $720.9 million, or 57% of product sales, for
the nine months ended September 30, 2022, including expense of
$504.3 million related to excess, obsolete, or expired
inventory and losses on firm purchase commitments. Prior to
receiving approval, we expensed manufacturing costs as research and
development expenses. After receiving approval, we capitalize the
costs of production for a particular supply chain when we determine
that we have a present right to the economic benefit associated
with the product. While we tracked the quantities of our
manufactured vaccine product and components, we did not track
pre-approval manufacturing costs and therefore the manufacturing
cost of our pre-launch inventory produced prior to approval is not
reasonably determinable. However, based on our expectations for
future manufacturing costs to produce our vaccine product and
components inventory, we estimate at September 30, 2022 we had
approximately $0.1 billion of commercial inventory that was
expensed prior to approval. We expect to utilize the majority of
our reduced-cost inventory through 2023. If inventory sold for the
nine months ended September 30, 2022 was valued at expected
standard cost, adjusted cost of sales for the period would have
been approximately $883.5 million, or 70% of product sales, an
adjustment of $162.6 million as compared to cost of sales
recognized. The cost of sales to high income countries is expected
to be between 15% and 30% of product sales based on our standard
cost. The cost of sales as a percentage of product sales may
fluctuate in the future as a result of changes to our customer mix
or standard costs.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased to $977.4 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from
$1.6 billion for the same period in 2021, a decrease of $594.1
million, primarily due to decreased development activities relating
to coronavirus vaccines, including NVX-CoV2373, NVX-CoV2515,
bivalent formulations, and CIC, as summarized in the table below
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Coronavirus vaccines |
$ |
697,952 |
|
|
$ |
1,376,921 |
|
Influenza vaccine
|
6,581 |
|
|
5,950 |
|
Other vaccine development programs |
1,156 |
|
|
641 |
|
Total direct external research and development expense |
705,689 |
|
|
1,383,512 |
|
Employee expenses |
132,069 |
|
|
86,085 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
52,692 |
|
|
70,429 |
|
Facility expenses |
40,842 |
|
|
11,387 |
|
Other expenses |
46,136 |
|
|
20,138 |
|
Total research and development expenses |
$ |
977,428 |
|
|
$ |
1,571,551 |
|
Research and development expenses for coronavirus vaccines for the
nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, included a
benefit of $147.8 million related to previously accelerated
manufacturing costs and an expense of $78.8 million related to
the acceleration of manufacturing costs, respectively, for leases
that we determined were embedded in multiple manufacturing supply
agreements with CMOs and CDMOs. Pursuant to the Fujifilm
Settlement
Agreement (see Note 4
to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly
Report),
we are responsible for a Settlement Payment of up to
$185.0 million
to Fujifilm in connection with cancellation of manufacturing
activity at FDBT under the CSA, of which
$47.8 million,
constituting the initial reservation fee under the CSA, was
credited against the Settlement Payment on September 30, 2022. The
Settlement Payment is less than amounts previously recognized as
embedded lease expense and reflected in Research and development
expense from FDBT manufacturing activity under the CSA
prior to the Fujifilm
Settlement Agreement
and accordingly, during the three months ended September 30, 2022,
we recorded a benefit of $98.3 million as Research and
development expense.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased to
$327.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2022 from $214.1 million for the same period in 2021, an
increase of $112.9 million. The increase in selling, general,
and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase in
professional fees and marketing costs in support of our NVX-CoV2373
program.
Other Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Other Expense (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
$ |
(15,279) |
|
|
$ |
(15,989) |
|
|
$ |
710 |
|
Other expense |
(53,002) |
|
|
(7,267) |
|
|
(45,735) |
|
Total other expense, net |
$ |
(68,281) |
|
|
$ |
(23,256) |
|
|
$ |
(45,025) |
|
We had total other expense, net of $68.3 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to $23.3 million
for the same period in 2021. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021, other expense was primarily
related to losses due to foreign exchange rate
activity.
Income Tax Expense
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we
recognized $6.6 million and $12.6 million, respectively,
of income tax expense related to federal and state income taxes and
foreign withholding tax on royalties.
Net Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Net Loss (in thousands, except per share information): |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(475,690) |
|
|
$ |
(897,467) |
|
|
$ |
421,777 |
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
$ |
(6.13) |
|
|
$ |
(12.13) |
|
|
$ |
6.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
77,631 |
|
|
73,972 |
|
|
3,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was
$475.7 million, or $6.13 per share, as compared to
$897.5 million, or $12.13 per share, for the same period in
2021. The decrease in net loss during the nine months ended
September 30, 2022 was primarily due to the commencement of
commercial sales of NVX-CoV2373 in 2022 and a decrease in research
and development expense, partially offset by decreased revenue
under the OWS Agreement and the write-down of excess, obsolete, or
expired inventory and losses on firm purchase
commitments.
The increase in weighted average shares outstanding for the nine
months ended September 30, 2022 is primarily a result of sales
of our common stock in 2022 and 2021.
Liquidity Matters and Capital Resources
Our future capital requirements depend on numerous factors
including, but not limited to, revenue from our product sales and
royalties under licensing arrangements with our strategic partners;
funding under our grant agreements; our projected activities
related to the development and commercial support of NVX-CoV2373
and variant candidates, including significant commitments under
various CRO, CMO, and CDMO agreements; the progress of preclinical
studies and clinical trials; the time and costs involved in
obtaining regulatory approvals; the costs of filing, prosecuting,
defending, and enforcing patent claims and other intellectual
property rights; and other manufacturing, sales, and distribution
costs. We plan to continue developing other vaccines and product
candidates, such as our influenza vaccine candidate and potential
combination vaccines candidates, which are in various stages of
development.
We have entered into supply agreements, sometimes referred to as
APAs, with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (“Gavi”); the European
Commission (“EC”); and various countries globally. We also have
grant and license agreements. As of September 30, 2022, the
aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance
obligations that were unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied),
excluding amounts related to sales-based royalties under the
license agreements, was approximately $4 billion. Failure to
meet regulatory milestones, timely obtain supportive
recommendations from governmental advisory committees, or achieve
product volume or delivery timing obligations under our APA
agreements may require us to refund portions of upfront payments or
result in reduced future payments, which could adversely impact our
ability to realize revenue from our unsatisfied performance
obligations. The timing to fulfill performance obligations related
to grant agreements will depend on the results of our research and
development activities, including clinical trials, and delivery of
doses. The timing to fulfill performance obligations related to
supply agreements will depend on timing of product manufacturing,
receipt of marketing authorizations for additional indications,
delivery of doses based on customer demand, and the ability of the
customer to request variant vaccine in place of the prototype
NVX-CoV2373 vaccine under certain of our APAs. The supply
agreements typically contain terms that include upfront payments
intended to assist us in funding investments related to building
out and operating our manufacturing and distribution network, among
other expenses, in support of our global supply commitment, and are
applied to billings upon delivery of NVX-CoV2373. Such upfront
payments under our supply agreements generally become
non-refundable upon our achievement of certain development,
regulatory, and commercial milestones.
In addition, we continue to assess our manufacturing needs and
intend to modify our global manufacturing footprint consistent with
our contractual obligations to supply, and anticipated demand for,
NVX-CoV2373, and in doing so recognize that significant costs may
be incurred. Pursuant to the Fujifilm Settlement Agreement (see
Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly
Report), we are responsible for a Settlement Payment of up to
$185.0 million to Fujifilm in connection with cancellation of
manufacturing activity at FDBT under the CSA, of which $47.8
million, constituting the initial reservation fee under the CSA,
was credited against the Settlement Payment on September 30, 2022.
The Settlement Payment is less than amounts
previously recognized as embedded lease expense and
reflected
in Research and development expense from FDBT manufacturing
activity under the CSA prior to the Fujifilm Settlement Agreement
and accordingly, during the three months ended September 30, 2022,
we recorded a benefit of $98.3 million as Research and development
expense.
Under the terms of our supply commitment with Gavi, which includes
both our APA and the supply obligation of our licensed partner,
SIIPL, 1.1 billion doses of NVX-CoV2373 are to be made available to
countries participating in the COVAX Facility, which was
established to allocate and distribute vaccines equitably to
participating countries and economies. The Novavax APA contemplates
that we will manufacture and distribute 350 million doses. Under
that agreement with Gavi, we received an upfront payment of $350
million from Gavi in 2021 and an additional payment of $350 million
in the first quarter of 2022 related to our achieving WHO Emergency
Use Listing. Although Novavax continues to be prepared to deliver
the quantities of NVX-CoV2373 doses to Gavi under the terms of the
APA, we were notified by Gavi of its intent to seek to revise the
number and timing of doses of NVX-CoV2373 supplied by Novavax under
such agreement. Furthermore, Gavi may seek partial or full recovery
of the prior nonrefundable payments it has made to Novavax. Our
position is that Gavi has no contractual right to recover prior
nonrefundable payments if it fails to order the 350 million doses
it committed to order. To date, except for an initial order of
approximately 2 million doses, Novavax has not received an order
from Gavi and the timing and quantities of future orders to deliver
NVX-CoV2373 to the COVAX facility are unclear.
In July 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine Supply Agreement (the “Amended and Restated UK Supply
Agreement”) with The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, acting on behalf of the government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the
“Authority”), which amended and restated in its entirety the
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supply Agreement originally entered into in
October 2020 (the “Original UK Supply Agreement”). Pursuant to the
Original UK Supply Agreement, the Authority agreed to purchase 60
million doses of NVX-CoV2373. Under the Amended and Restated UK
Supply Agreement, the Authority agreed to purchase a minimum of 1
million doses and up to an additional 15 million doses of
NVX-CoV2373, with the number of additional doses contingent on our
timely achievement of supportive recommendations from the United
Kingdom’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (the
“JCVI”). In the event that we are unable to achieve the JCVI
supportive recommendations, we may have to repay up to $225.0
million related to the upfront payment we received from the
Authority under the Original UK Supply Agreement. As of
September 30, 2022, we will be required to repay a minimum of
$40.0 million related to the upfront payment. Under the
Amended and Restated UK Supply Agreement, the Authority also has
the option to purchase up to an additional 44 million doses, in one
or more tranches, through 2024.
We have an APA with the EC acting on behalf of various EU member
states to supply a minimum of 20 million and up to 100 million
initial doses of NVX-CoV2373, with the option for the EC to
purchase an additional 100 million doses up to a maximum aggregate
of 200 million doses, in one or more tranches, through 2023. In
July and August 2022, we were notified by the EC that it was
cancelling 5 million doses of its prior commitment originally
scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarters of 2022, in
accordance with the APA, and reducing the order to 65 million
doses. We are in the process of finalizing a revised delivery
schedule for the remaining 23 million committed doses under our APA
with the EC that were originally scheduled for delivery during the
first and second quarters of 2022.
In July 2022, we entered into a modification to the OWS Agreement
that amended the terms of such agreement to provide for (i) an
initial delivery to the U.S. government of approximately 3 million
doses of NVX-CoV2373 and (ii) any additional manufacture and
delivery to the U.S. government up to an aggregate of 100 million
doses of NVX-CoV2373 contemplated by the original OWS Agreement
(inclusive of the initial batch of approximately 3 million doses)
dependent on U.S. government demand, FDA guidance on strain
selection, agreement between the parties on the price of such
doses, and available funding. Additionally, in July 2022, we
entered into a modification to our existing agreement with the DoD
that amended the terms of such agreement to provide for the initial
delivery of 0.2 million doses of NVX-CoV2373 after receipt of EUA
approval from the FDA, with delivery of the remaining 9.8 million
doses of NVX-CoV2373 contemplated by the original agreement subject
to DoD demand and available funding.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we primarily
funded our operations with cash and cash equivalents, upfront
payments under APAs, revenue from product sales, royalties under
licensing arrangements with our strategic partners, and proceeds
from the sale of common stock, together with revenue under the OWS
Agreement that supports our NVX-CoV2373 vaccine development
activities. We anticipate our future operations to be funded by
revenue from product sales, royalties under licensing arrangements
with our strategic partners, revenue under our OWS Agreement, our
cash and cash equivalents, and other potential funding
sources.
We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase, directly or
indirectly, our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or
exchanges for equity or debt, in open market purchases, privately
negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Such purchases and/or
exchanges, if any, will be on such terms and at such prices as we
may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our
liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other
factors. The amounts involved may be material, which could impact
our capital structure, the market for our debt securities, and the
price of the indebtedness being purchased and/or exchanged, and
affect our liquidity.
As of September 30, 2022, we had $1.3 billion in cash and
cash equivalents and restricted cash as compared to
$1.5 billion as of December 31, 2021.
The following table summarizes cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Change |
Net cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
$ |
(298,121) |
|
|
$ |
665,354 |
|
|
$ |
(963,475) |
|
Investing activities |
(70,921) |
|
|
116,518 |
|
|
(187,439) |
|
Financing activities |
133,548 |
|
|
522,424 |
|
|
(388,876) |
|
Effect on exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
257 |
|
|
(6,208) |
|
|
6,465 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
(235,237) |
|
|
1,298,088 |
|
|
(1,533,325) |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of
period |
1,528,259 |
|
|
648,738 |
|
|
879,521 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of
period |
$ |
1,293,022 |
|
|
$ |
1,946,826 |
|
|
$ |
(653,804) |
|
Net cash used in operating activities was $298.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to net cash
provided by operating activities of $665.4 million for the same
period in 2021. The decrease in cash provided is primarily due to
the application of upfront payments under APAs resulting from sales
of NVX-CoV2373 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022
as compared to an increase in cash due to the receipt of upfront
payments under APAs during the nine months ended September 30,
2021.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, our
investing activities consisted primarily of capital expenditures
and maturities and sale of marketable securities, net of purchases.
Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30,
2022 and 2021 were $66.0 million and $41.1 million, respectively.
For 2022, we expect our capital expenditures to continue to
increase due to further development activities for our NVX-CoV2373
program, including the additional build-out of research and
development and manufacturing facilities and related equipment, and
the build-out of our new corporate office facility.
Our financing activities consisted primarily of sales of our common
stock under our At Market Issuance Sales Agreements, payments of
finance lease liabilities, and exercise of stock-based awards. In
the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we received
net proceeds of approximately $179 million and
$565 million, respectively, from selling shares of common
stock through our At Market Issuance Sales Agreements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
We are subject to certain risks that may affect our results of
operations, cash flows, and fair values of assets and liabilities,
including volatility in foreign currency exchange rates and
interest rate movements.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Although we are headquartered in the U.S., our results of
operations, including our foreign subsidiaries’ operations, are
subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, primarily
the U.S. dollar against the Euro, Pound Sterling, Swedish Krona,
and Czech Koruna. This exchange exposure may have a material effect
on our cash flow and results of operations, particularly in cases
of revenue generated under APAs that include provisions that impact
our and our counterparty’s currency exchange exposure. To date, we
have not entered into any foreign currency hedging contracts,
although we may do so in the future.
We also face foreign currency exchange exposure that arises from
translating the results of our global operations to the U.S. dollar
at exchange rates that have fluctuated from the beginning of the
period. While the financial results of our global activities are
reported in U.S. dollars, the functional currency of our foreign
subsidiaries is generally their respective local currency.
Fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rates of the
countries in which we do business will affect our operating
results, often in ways that are difficult to predict. A 10% decline
in the foreign exchange rates (primarily against the U.S. dollar)
relating to our foreign consolidated subsidiaries would result in a
decline of stockholders’ equity of approximately $17 million as of
September 30, 2022.
Market and Interest Rate Risk
The primary objective of our investment activities is preservation
of capital, with the secondary objective of maximizing
income.
Our exposure to market risk is primarily confined to our investment
portfolio, which historically has been classified as
available-for-sale. We do not believe that a change in the market
rates of interest would have any significant impact on the
realizable value of our investment portfolio. Changes in interest
rates may affect the investment income we earn on our marketable
securities when they mature and the proceeds are reinvested into
new marketable securities and, therefore, could impact our cash
flows and results of operations.
Interest and dividend income is recorded when earned and included
in investment income. Premiums and discounts, if any, on marketable
securities are amortized or accreted to maturity and included in
investment income. The specific identification method is used in
computing realized gains and losses on the sale of our
securities.
Our convertible senior unsecured notes have a fixed interest rate,
and we have no additional material debt. As such, we do not believe
that we are exposed to any material interest rate risk as a result
of our borrowing activities.
Item 4. Controls and
Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the assistance of our chief executive officer
and chief financial officer, has reviewed and evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2022. Management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well
designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its
judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving such control
objectives. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2022, our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such
date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the
reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, have evaluated changes in our internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
September 30, 2022, and have concluded that
there have been no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Stockholder Litigation
On November 12, 2021, Sothinathan Sinnathurai filed a purported
securities class action in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Maryland against Novavax and certain members of senior
management, captioned
Sothinathan Sinnathurai v. Novavax, Inc., et al.,
No. 8:21-cv-02910-TDC (the “Sinnathurai Action”). On January 26,
2022, the court entered an order designating David Truong,
Nuggehalli Balmukund Nandkumar, and Jeffrey Gabbert as co-lead
plaintiffs in the Sinnathurai Action. The co-lead plaintiffs filed
a consolidated amended complaint on March 11, 2022, alleging that
the defendants made certain purportedly false and misleading
statements concerning the Company’s ability to manufacture
NVX-CoV2373 on a commercial scale and to secure the vaccine’s
regulatory approval. The amended complaint defines the purported
class as those stockholders who purchased Novavax securities
between February 24, 2021 and October 19, 2021. On April 25, 2022,
defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended
complaint. On June 9, 2022, the co-lead plaintiffs filed an
opposition to the motion to dismiss and on July 11, 2022, the
Company filed a reply brief. The matter is now fully briefed. The
Court has not indicated whether it intends to schedule any hearing
on the motion before issuing a ruling.
After the Sinnathurai Action was filed, six derivative lawsuits
were filed: (i)
Robert E. Meyer v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:21-cv-02996-TDC (the “Meyer Action”), (ii)
Shui Shing Yung v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:21-cv-03248-TDC (the “Yung Action”), (iii)
William Kirst, et al. v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:22-cv-00024-TDC (the “Kirst Action”), (iv)
Amy Snyder v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.,
No. 8:22-cv-01415-TDC (the “Snyder Action”), (v)
Charles R. Blackburn, et al. v. Stanley C. Erck, et
al.,
No. 1:22-cv-01417-TDC (the “Blackburn Action”), and (vi)
Diego J. Mesa v. Stanley C. Erck, et al.
(the “Mesa Action”). The Meyer, Yung, Snyder, and Blackburn Actions
were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
The Kirst Action was filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, Maryland, and shortly thereafter removed to the U.S.
District Court for the District of Maryland by the defendants. The
Mesa Action was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The
derivative lawsuits name members of the board of directors and
certain members of senior management as defendants. Novavax is
deemed a nominal defendant. The plaintiffs assert derivative claims
arising out of substantially the same alleged facts and
circumstances as the Sinnathurai Action. Collectively, the
derivative complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty,
insider selling, unjust enrichment, violation of federal securities
law, abuse of control, waste, and mismanagement. Plaintiffs seek
declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as an award of monetary
damages and attorneys’ fees.
On July 21, 2022, the Court issued a memorandum opinion and order
remanding the Kirst Action to state court. On February 4, 2022, the
Court entered an order consolidating the Meyer and Yung Actions
(the “First Consolidated Derivative Action”). The plaintiffs in the
First Consolidated Derivative Action filed their consolidated
derivative complaint on April 25, 2022. On May 10, 2022, the Court
entered an order in the First Consolidated Derivative Action
granting the parties’ request to stay all proceedings and deadlines
pending the earlier of dismissal or the filing of an answer in the
Sinnathurai Action. On June 10, 2022, the Snyder and Blackburn
Actions were filed. On October 5, 2022, the court entered an order
granting a request by the plaintiffs in the First Consolidated
Derivative Action and the Snyder and Blackburn Actions to
consolidate all three actions and appoint co-lead plaintiffs and
co-lead and liaison counsel (the “Second Consolidated Derivative
Action”). The co-lead plaintiffs in the Second Consolidated
Derivative Action will designate an operative complaint or file a
consolidated amended complaint by November 21, 2022. On August 30,
2022, the Mesa Action was filed. On October 3, 2022, the court
entered an order granting the parties’ request to stay all
proceedings and deadlines in the Mesa Action pending the earlier of
dismissal of the Sinnathurai Action or the filing of an answer to
the operative complaint in the Sinnathurai Action.
On February 26, 2021, a Novavax stockholder named Thomas Golubinski
filed a derivative complaint against members of the Novavax board
of directors and members of senior management in the Delaware Court
of Chancery (the “Court”), captioned Thomas Golubinski v. Richard
H. Douglas, et al., No. 2021-0172-JRS. Novavax is deemed a nominal
defendant. Golubinski challenged equity awards made in April 2020
and in June 2020 on the ground that they were “spring-loaded,” that
is, made at a time when such board members or members of senior
management allegedly possessed undisclosed positive material
information concerning the Company. The complaint asserted claims
for breach of fiduciary duty, waste, and unjust enrichment. The
plaintiff sought an award of damages to the Company, an order
rescinding both awards or requiring disgorgement, and an award of
attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the litigation. On May
10, 2021, the defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in its
entirety. On June 17, 2021, the Company’s stockholders voted FOR
ratification of the April 2020 awards and ratification of the June
2020 awards. Details of the ratification proposals are set forth in
the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on May
3, 2021. The results of the vote were disclosed in the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 24, 2021.
Thereafter, the plaintiff stipulated that, as a result of the
outcome of the June 17, 2021 vote, the plaintiff no longer intends
to pursue the lawsuit or any claim arising from the April 2020 and
June 2020 awards. On August 23, 2021, the plaintiff filed a motion
seeking an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses, to which the
defendants filed an opposition. The motion was argued before the
Court on October 18, 2022. The same day, the Court issued a bench
ruling denying the plaintiff’s fee application in its entirety and
entered an order to that effect. Under a prior Court order, the
case was automatically dismissed with prejudice upon denial of the
plaintiff’s fee application.
Par Sterile Products, LLC Arbitration
On March 29, 2022, Par Sterile Products, LLC (“Par”) submitted a
demand for arbitration against the Company with the American
Arbitration Association, alleging that the Company breached certain
provisions of the Manufacturing and Services Agreement (“MSA”) that
the Company entered into with Par in September 2020 to provide
fill-finish manufacturing services for NVX-CoV2373. The matter is
at a preliminary stage and therefore the potential loss is not
reasonably estimable. The parties are engaged in discovery and
arbitration is scheduled for July 2023. While the Company maintains
that no breach of the MSA has occurred and intends to vigorously
defend the matter, if the final resolution of the matter is adverse
to the Company, it could have a material impact on the
Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash
flows.
General
We are also involved in various other legal proceedings arising in
the normal course of business. Although the outcomes of these other
legal proceedings are inherently difficult to predict, we do not
expect the resolution of these other legal proceedings to have a
material adverse effect on our financial position, results of
operations, or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Information regarding risk and uncertainties related to our
business appears in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,
which was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022, and Part II, Item
1A. “Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on
August 9, 2022. There have been no material changes from the risk
factors previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Item 5. Other Information
On July 1, 2022, Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an
Amended and Restated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supply Agreement (the
“Amended and Restated UK Supply Agreement”) with The Secretary of
State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, acting on
behalf of the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (the “Authority”), which amended and restated in
its entirety the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supply Agreement, dated October
22, 2020, between the parties.
The description of the Amended and Restated UK Supply Agreement set
forth in Part II, Item 5. “Other Information” of the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
2022 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Exhibits
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The following financial information from our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, formatted
in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL): (i)
the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, (ii) the
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Loss) for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30,
2022 and 2021, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three- and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, (v) the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, and (vi) the Notes to
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*Filed
or furnished herewith.
± Certain portions of this exhibit have been
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation
S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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NOVAVAX, INC. |
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Date: November 9, 2022 |
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/s/ Stanley C. Erck |
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Stanley C. Erck
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: November 9, 2022 |
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/s/ James P. Kelly |
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James P. Kelly
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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