Sharps Technology’s SC Asset Purchase and $200 Million Syringe Sales Agreement Paves the Way to Begin Producing Prefillable Specialty Copolymer Syringes in the U.S.
31 Mai 2024 - 2:30PM
Sharps Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ: “STSS” and “STSSW”), an
innovative medical device and pharmaceutical packaging company
offering patented, best-in-class syringe products issues a
shareholder update from Robert Hayes, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer.
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
I want to share additional information about this week’s
transformative announcement and give you more insight into why the
current agreement improves the deal terms we originally negotiated
last September. Earlier this week, Sharps Technology signed an
enhanced Asset Purchase Agreement with Nephron Pharmaceuticals to
acquire the InjectEZ specialty syringe manufacturing assets in West
Columbia, South Carolina. We also signed an accompanying five-year,
$200 million syringe Sales Agreement with Nephron. Through these
agreements, expected to close in about 60 days, Sharps will become
the first fully dedicated, specialized polymer prefillable syringe
manufacturing plant in North America. The facility will be on track
to begin product deliveries in the second quarter of 2025, and we
expect that our projected revenue should exceed $35 million for the
first 12 months of sales.
We Worked On A Better Deal:The InjectEZ and
Nephron agreements were reworked to better support all parties
involved, and as compared to the agreements announced last
September, the signed deal includes several important advantages.
Sharps is acquiring, for a significantly reduced price, a new
state-of-the-art facility equipped with fully automated prefillable
syringe system manufacturing, packaging, and distribution
capabilities. The acquisition price is $35 million and there will
be an assumption of certain related liabilities of up to $4
million. The five-year sales agreement included in the deal
provides for Nephron’s purchase of our next-generation copolymer
PFS syringes manufactured at the SC plant as well as the
qualification and future purchase of the 10mL SoloGard
polypropylene disposable syringes produced at our Hungary facility.
This assurance of supply is expected to support the planned
expansion of the 503b operations at the Nephron site. Their minimum
orders will include a range of Sharps products totaling over $200
million in sales during the five-year period. This gives Sharps a
secure foundation to both support Nephron’s core business
requirements and expand our PFS sales throughout the larger
pharmaceutical industry. Sharps’ revenue is expected to exceed $35
million during the first 12 months of sales; the facility has
sufficient additional capacity to generate revenue of more than $50
million in 2026, and has the capacity to potentially grow to over
$100 million in revenue by 2028 within the currently standing
facility.
Strategic Commercial Prospects: The recent
FDA recalls and warnings as well as last week’s tariff
announcements impacting Chinese-manufactured syringes have created
increased levels of interest in the Sharps family of syringe
products. Additionally, there is an industry trend to transition
from glass syringes to polymer prefillable syringes for injectable
therapies, that continues to grow at an accelerated pace. Sharps is
actively pursuing these sales opportunities and has been
collaborating with medical product distributors, healthcare
industry leaders in both branded and generic pharmaceuticals, and
companies working within the rapidly expanding GLP-1 market space.
We are currently involved in meaningful negotiations with a new
customer who is a prominent American-based multinational pharma
company focusing on treatments for both acute and chronic diseases,
multiple major retail pharmacy chains, and several Fortune 500
healthcare supply distributors.
SC Facility Expansion:Once the asset
acquisition is closed, which is expected in about 60 days, Sharps
will immediately move forward with the first phase of our
manufacturing implementation plan. This phase includes the final
facility buildout and planned upgrades to support the manufacture
of pharmaceutical grade COC prefillable syringes on three
state-of-the-art production lines. These lines will produce the
highly demanded 10mL, 50mL, and 0.5mL/1mL syringe sizes. Product
from the 10mL line will be qualified to ship early in the second
quarter of 2025, and all three lines are expected to make saleable
product by the fourth quarter of 2025. The second phase will
execute a $9 million capital plan to install additional equipment
to produce small volume (0.5mL to 2.25mL) COC syringes for the
pharma market on a high-speed production line, with planned
completion by July 2027. The $9 million investment will create the
potential to bring in more than $35 million of additional revenue
to the Company. The third phase of the expansion plan is focused on
a $4.75 million investment to build a flex line capable of both
producing a 5mL syringe and increasing Sharps capacity for 10mL
production. This final buildout phase is expected to be completed
by October 2027, and the investment of $4.75 million will create
the potential to add more than $30 million to Sharps’ annual
revenue. These three manufacturing expansions will be completed
within the facility as it exists today.
Our strategic initiatives and innovative product offerings
underscore Sharps’ commitment to providing safe, high-quality
syringe solutions for patients and healthcare providers worldwide.
The Company is focused on doing well by doing all the right things
to ensure that vital medical supplies are readily available to all
who need them. Thank you for your continued support and confidence
in Sharps Technology. We look forward to sharing more updates on
our progress and growth in the coming months.
About Sharps Technology: Sharps Technology
is an innovative medical device and pharmaceutical packaging
company offering patented, best-in-class smart-safety syringe
products to the healthcare industry. The Company’s product lines
focus on providing ultra-low waste capabilities, that incorporate
syringe technologies that use both passive and active safety
features. Sharps also offers products that are designed with
specialized copolymer technology to support the prefillable syringe
market segment. The Company has a manufacturing facility in Hungary
and has partnered with Nephron Pharmaceuticals to expand its
manufacturing capacity in the U.S. For additional information,
please visit www.sharpstechnology.com.
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Investor Relations:Dave GentryRedChip Companies,
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