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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 

OR

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

For the transition period from __________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 001-38958

 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

27-0605902

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

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

33 Arch Street, Suite 3110

Boston, Massachusetts

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 449-2244

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

 

KRTX

 

Nasdaq Global Market

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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      No  

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

As of October 31, 2020, the registrant had 26,806,566 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

Item 1.

Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6

Item 2.

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

18

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

30

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

30

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

32

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

33

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

33

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

33

Item 5.

Other Information

33

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

Signatures

35

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

KARUNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

44,787

 

 

$

208,929

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale

 

 

300,110

 

 

 

180,468

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

15,918

 

 

 

3,309

 

Deferred offering costs

 

 

405

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

361,220

 

 

 

392,706

 

Restricted cash

 

 

157

 

 

 

123

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

455

 

 

 

195

 

Right-of-use lease assets - operating, net

 

 

2,604

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

364,436

 

 

$

393,024

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable (includes $0 and $51 at September 30, 2020 and December

   31, 2019, respectively, due to related parties)

 

$

1,145

 

 

$

547

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

3,147

 

 

 

2,353

 

Current portion of deferred lease obligation

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

 

827

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

5,119

 

 

 

2,958

 

Deferred lease obligation, net of current portion

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,177

 

 

 

3,108

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares

   outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized at September

   30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 26,787,816 and 26,012,754 shares issued

   and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

476,943

 

 

 

465,420

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(120,057

)

 

 

(75,512

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

370

 

 

 

5

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

357,259

 

 

 

389,916

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

364,436

 

 

$

393,024

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

1


 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

12,585

 

 

$

5,793

 

 

$

27,824

 

 

$

19,544

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,944

 

 

 

4,103

 

 

 

19,585

 

 

 

16,995

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

19,529

 

 

 

9,896

 

 

 

47,409

 

 

 

36,539

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(19,529

)

 

 

(9,896

)

 

 

(47,409

)

 

 

(36,539

)

Other income, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

688

 

 

 

858

 

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

1,425

 

Interest income, net (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Accretion of debt discount (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(945

)

Change in fair value of derivative (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(135

)

Total other income, net

 

 

688

 

 

 

858

 

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

356

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(18,841

)

 

 

(9,038

)

 

 

(44,545

)

 

 

(36,183

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(18,841

)

 

$

(9,038

)

 

$

(44,545

)

 

$

(36,183

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted (Note 7)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(1.69

)

 

$

(4.67

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding used in

   computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

 

26,663,968

 

 

 

22,907,349

 

 

 

26,298,969

 

 

 

7,755,137

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

2


 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss

 

$

(18,841

)

 

$

(9,038

)

 

$

(44,545

)

 

$

(36,183

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale

   investments

 

 

(527

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

365

 

 

 

50

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(19,368

)

 

$

(9,059

)

 

$

(44,180

)

 

$

(36,133

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

3


 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Series Seed, A and B Redeemable

Convertible Preferred

Stock

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Income

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

26,012,754

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

465,420

 

 

$

(75,512

)

 

$

5

 

 

$

389,916

 

Follow-on offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,860

 

Exercise of common options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

567,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,873

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

892

 

 

 

892

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25,704

)

 

 

 

 

 

(25,704

)

Balance, June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

26,580,533

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

472,119

 

 

$

(101,216

)

 

$

897

 

 

$

371,803

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,144

 

Exercise of common options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

680

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(527

)

 

 

(527

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,841

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,841

)

Balance, September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

26,787,816

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

476,943

 

 

$

(120,057

)

 

$

370

 

 

$

357,259

 

 

 

 

Series Seed, A and B Redeemable

Convertible Preferred

Stock

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Income

 

 

Equity (Deficit)

 

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

 

7,539,200

 

 

$

41,965

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,633

 

 

$

(31,555

)

 

$

 

 

$

(29,922

)

Issuance of Series B redeemable

   convertible preferred stock, net

   of issuance costs of $175

 

 

5,422,845

 

 

 

81,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,945

 

Exercise of common warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Exercise of common options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Vesting of restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

71

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,145

)

 

 

 

 

 

(27,145

)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

 

12,962,045

 

 

$

123,892

 

 

 

 

164,122

 

 

$

 

 

$

11,640

 

 

$

(58,700

)

 

$

71

 

 

$

(46,989

)

Issuance of common stock upon

   initial public offering, net of

   $7,200 in under-writing

   discounts and commissions

   and $2,400 in offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,414,842

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

93,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,044

 

Automatic conversion of

   preferred stock

 

 

(12,962,045

)

 

 

(123,892

)

 

 

 

16,833,790

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

123,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,892

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,642

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(21

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,038

)

 

 

 

 

 

(9,038

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

23,412,754

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

230,216

 

 

$

(67,738

)

 

$

50

 

 

$

162,530

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

4


 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(44,545

)

 

$

(36,183

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

9,004

 

 

 

11,587

 

Non-cash interest income on investment securities

 

 

(303

)

 

 

(787

)

Non-cash interest income, net (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Accretion of debt discount (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

945

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

135

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

97

 

 

 

37

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(12,609

)

 

 

(614

)

Right-of-use assets

 

 

447

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

578

 

 

 

(111

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

794

 

 

 

781

 

Deferred lease obligation

 

 

 

 

 

118

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

(374

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(46,911

)

 

 

(24,103

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of investment securities

 

 

(263,974

)

 

 

(131,641

)

Maturities of investment securities

 

 

145,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(337

)

 

 

(75

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(119,311

)

 

 

(101,716

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

4

 

Payment of offering costs

 

 

(439

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts

   and commissions

 

 

 

 

 

95,453

 

Payment of initial public offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(2,409

)

Proceeds from issuance of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock,

   net of issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

74,825

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes

 

 

 

 

 

3,128

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrant

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

2,114

 

 

 

171,059

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(164,108

)

 

 

45,240

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

209,052

 

 

 

9,027

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

44,944

 

 

$

54,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

 

$

3,259

 

 

$

-

 

Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

20

 

 

$

-

 

Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock

 

$

-

 

 

$

123,895

 

Conversion of convertible notes, accrued interest and discount upon

   conversion to preferred stock

 

$

-

 

 

$

7,102

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

5


 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Business

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in July 2009 as Karuna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. In March 2019, the Company changed its name to Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. The Company is focused on developing novel therapies with the potential to transform the lives of people with disabling and potentially fatal neuropsychiatric disorders.

Since the Company’s inception, it has focused substantially all of its efforts and financial resources on organizing and staffing the Company, acquiring and developing its technology, raising capital, building its intellectual property portfolio, undertaking preclinical studies and clinical trials and providing general and administrative support for these activities. The Company has not generated any product revenue related to its primary business purpose to date and is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other early stage companies, including dependence on key individuals, regulatory approval of products, uncertainty of market acceptance of products, competition from substitute products and larger companies, compliance with government regulations, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on third parties, product liability, the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the need to obtain adequate additional financing to fund the development of its product candidates.

On June 14, 2019, the Company effected a one-for-1.2987 stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional adjustment to the existing conversion ratios for each series of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect this stock split and adjustment of the redeemable convertible preferred stock conversion ratios.

On June 27, 2019, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its initial public offering of its common stock (“IPO”) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the IPO, which closed on July 2, 2019, the Company issued and sold 6,414,842 shares of common stock, including full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase an additional 836,718 shares, at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The aggregate net proceeds to the Company from the IPO, inclusive of proceeds from the over-allotment exercise, were approximately $93.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $7.2 million and offering expenses of $2.4 million. Upon closing of the IPO, all 12,962,045 shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock then outstanding converted into an aggregate of 16,833,790 shares of common stock.

On November 20, 2019, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its follow-on public offering of its common stock was declared effective by the SEC. In this offering, which closed on November 25, 2019, the Company issued and sold 2,600,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $96.00 per share. The aggregate net proceeds were approximately $234.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $15.0 million and offering expenses of $0.4 million.

On July 2, 2020, the Company filed an automatically effective registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC which registers the offering, issuance and sale of an unspecified amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units of any combination thereof. The Company simultaneously entered into an equity distribution agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as sales agent, to provide for the issuance and sale by the Company of up to $150.0 million of common stock from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings under the Registration Statement and related prospectus filed with the Registration Statement (the “ATM Program”). As of September 30, 2020, no sales had been made pursuant to the ATM Program.  

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company experienced negative operating cash flows of $46.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and had an accumulated deficit of $120.1 million as of September 30, 2020. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future.

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The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments of $344.9 million as of September 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The future viability of the Company beyond that point is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations.

If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company to fund continuing operations, if at all.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Karuna Securities Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are unaudited. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2020 and the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the results of its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020, any other interim periods, or any future year or period.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies and estimates used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies, except for the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as described more fully below.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which replaces the guidance in ASC 840, “Leases.” In addition, in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, and in March 2019 issued ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements. The new leasing standard generally requires lessees to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets on the consolidated balance sheet and to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements. The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2020 and did not restate comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance and, as such, the adoption of this ASU did not change the classification of any of its existing leases. The Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components, elected not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the balance sheet and recognized the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of January 1, 2020, the Company recognized $1.5 million as total lease liabilities and $1.2 million as total right-of-use assets on its consolidated balance sheet as a result of the adoption. The deferred lease obligation of $0.2 million outstanding as of December 31, 2019 was recorded as a reduction of the ROU asset.

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The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in ROU lease assets, current portion of operating lease liability, and operating lease liability, net of current portion, on the Company’s balance sheets.

ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The ROU lease asset excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Changes to terms and conditions of an arrangement that contains a lease are evaluated to determine if a modification had occurred and a lease continues to exist. Lease modifications are accounted for as a separate contract or are treated as a change in accounting for the existing lease.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). ASU 2018-13 modifies fair value disclosure requirements, specifically around level transfers and valuation of Level 3 assets and liabilities. ASU 2018-13 is effective for financial statements issued for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 for all entities. Early adoption of all or part of ASU 2018-13 is permitted. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the standard. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The new standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions within the guidance and making various other amendments. ASU 2019-12 is effective for financial statements issued for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. An entity that elects to early adopt in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. In addition, an entity that early adopts must adopt all amendments of ASU 2019-12 in the same period and apply each amendment on either a retrospective or modified-retrospective basis, as applicable. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company elected to early adopt the standard. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The new standard adjusts the accounting for assets held at amortized cost basis, including marketable securities accounted for as available-for-sale. The standard eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold and requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, which deferred the effective date of the new standard for certain entities. Under this ASU, the standard is effective for public business entities, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is allowed. The Company has not adopted the standard as it currently meets the designation as a smaller reporting company. The Company does not believe the guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and Accrued Expenses

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Prepaid research and development expenses

 

$

12,491

 

 

$

694

 

Prepaid insurance

 

 

3,165

 

 

 

2,130

 

Other

 

 

262

 

 

 

485

 

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

15,918

 

 

$

3,309

 

 

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Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

$

1,559

 

 

$

1,823

 

Accrued research and development expenses

 

 

1,128

 

 

 

344

 

Professional fees

 

 

273

 

 

 

142

 

Other

 

 

187

 

 

 

44

 

Total accrued expenses

 

$

3,147

 

 

$

2,353

 

 

Note 4. Convertible Notes Payable

In June 2018, the Company entered into a Company Funding Agreement with The Wellcome Trust, Limited (“Wellcome Trust”) to receive up to $8.0 million in gross proceeds from the issuance of a convertible note (the “2018 Convertible Note”). The Company received $2.0 million of proceeds in July 2018, $2.7 million in November 2018, $1.6 million in March 2019, and $1.6 million in April 2019.

The 2018 Convertible Note had a stated interest rate of 2% per annum above the three-month Dollar LIBOR rate, which was not payable until settlement of the principal. The note was subject to redemption upon written demand by Wellcome Trust any time after the fifth anniversary of the effective date. The principal due under the 2018 Convertible Note was convertible into the class of the Company’s stock issued in the Company’s next qualified financing or upon an event of default at a discounted conversion price between 0% and 25% of the purchase price per share of such securities issued. The accrued interest in such a circumstance would be forgiven.

At inception, the Company concluded that the 2018 Convertible Note contained a conversion option at a significant discount that was deemed to be an embedded derivative, which was required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately from the debt host. There were no debt issuance costs associated with the 2018 Convertible Note.

The Company recognized the following changes in the debt related to the 2018 Convertible Note during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial statement impacted

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

$

2,516

 

 

 

Issuance of 2018 Convertible Note

 

 

3,128

 

 

Balance sheet

Allocation of proceeds to derivative liability

 

 

(750

)

 

Balance sheet

Accretion to settlement value

 

 

945

 

 

Statement of operations

Accrued interest

 

 

29

 

 

Statement of operations

Interest forgiven upon conversion

 

 

(40

)

 

Statement of operations

Conversion of 2018 Convertible Note to redeemable

   convertible preferred stock

 

 

(5,828

)

 

Balance sheet

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

In March and April 2019, all outstanding principal under the 2018 Convertible Note was converted into Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock in connection with the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock financing. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, no debt was issued or outstanding.

Note 5. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had 7,539,200 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding which were redeemable and convertible by the holders under specified conditions. The redeemable convertible preferred stock was classified outside of stockholders’ equity (deficit) because the shares contained redemption features that were not solely within the control of the Company.

In March 2019, the Company authorized 5,422,845 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Company then issued and sold 4,953,758 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $15.14 per share resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $75.0 million. There were $0.2 million of issuance costs associated with the Series B Preferred Stock.

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In conjunction with the March 2019 issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, all outstanding principal under the 2018 Convertible Note converted into 331,344 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. In April 2019, the Company received an additional $1.6 million pursuant to the 2018 Convertible Note, which was subsequently converted into 137,743 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

Upon closing of the Company’s IPO on July 2, 2019, all then-outstanding shares of the redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into common stock. There were no shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock authorized, issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. 

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

On July 2, 2019, in connection with the closing of the Company’s IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation, which authorizes the Company to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. There were no shares of preferred stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

Common Stock

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation authorized the Company to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

Holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held at all meetings of stockholders and written actions in lieu of meetings. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available, as declared by the board of directors. These dividends are subject to the preferential dividend rights of the holders of the Company’s preferred stock. Through September 30, 2020, no cash dividends have been declared or paid.

Upon closing of the Company’s IPO on July 2, 2019, all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into common stock. As of September 30, 2020, there were 26,787,816 shares of common stock outstanding.

Note 7. Net Loss per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net Loss

 

$

(18,841

)

 

$

(9,038

)

 

$

(44,545

)

 

$

(36,183

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss

   per share

 

 

26,663,968

 

 

 

22,907,349

 

 

 

26,298,969

 

 

 

7,755,137

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(1.69

)

 

$

(4.67

)

 

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which consist of stock options, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. 

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Common Stock Equivalents

The following common stock equivalents, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive impact: