Organization and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization and business Glaukos Corporation (Glaukos or the Company), incorporated in Delaware on July 14, 1998, is an ophthalmic medical technology and pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal disease. The Company developed Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) to serve as an alternative to the traditional glaucoma treatment paradigm and launched its first MIGS device commercially in 2012. The Company also offers commercially a proprietary bio-activated pharmaceutical therapy for the treatment of a corneal disorder, keratoconus, that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016 and is developing a pipeline of surgical devices, sustained pharmaceutical therapies, and implantable biosensors intended to treat glaucoma progression, corneal disorders such as keratoconus, dry eye and refractive vision correction, and retinal diseases such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Glaukos and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions among the consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation. Basis of presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial information contained herein. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date, but excludes disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required by GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 2, 2020. The results for the period ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any other interim period. Recent Developments Acquisition of Avedro, Inc. On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) with Atlantic Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub) and Avedro, Inc. (Avedro), pursuant to which Merger Sub would merge with and into Avedro, with Avedro continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Avedro Merger). Avedro is a hybrid ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing therapies designed to treat corneal diseases and disorders and correct refractive conditions. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Avedro common stock and certain vested Avedro warrants that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Avedro Merger were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.365 of a share of common stock of Glaukos. Also, subject to certain exceptions, each option and its associated exercise price previously granted by Avedro that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Avedro Merger, was assumed by the Company and converted using the same 0.365 ratio noted above, into a stock option exercisable for common stock of Glaukos. Lastly, each restricted stock unit award previously granted by Avedro that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, subject to certain exceptions, was assumed by Glaukos and was converted using the same 0.365 ratio noted above, into a restricted stock unit award with respect to common stock of Glaukos. On November 21, 2019, the Avedro Merger was consummated in a stock-for-stock transaction for total consideration of $437.8 million (Merger Consideration). The total consideration consisted of Glaukos shares worth $406.8 million issued to replace Avedro common stock, Glaukos shares worth $0.2 million to replace the certain vested Avedro warrants, and $30.8 million of value attributable to the pre-combination services associated with replacement of all Avedro outstanding and unexercised stock option awards and all outstanding restricted stock units (Replacement Awards). Immediately following the Avedro Merger closing, the Company used approximately $22.5 million for payment of debt assumed as a result of the Avedro Merger. See Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, Note 6, Business Combinations, Note 7, Intangible Assets and Goodwill and Note 9, Stock-Based Compensation and Note 10, Income Taxes for additional details regarding the impact of the Avedro Merger on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and business

Glaukos Corporation (Glaukos or the Company), incorporated in Delaware on July 14, 1998, is an ophthalmic medical technology and pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal disease. The Company developed Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) to serve as an alternative to the traditional glaucoma treatment paradigm and launched its first MIGS device commercially in 2012. The Company also offers commercially a proprietary bio-activated pharmaceutical therapy for the treatment of a corneal disorder, keratoconus, that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016 and is developing a pipeline of surgical devices, sustained pharmaceutical therapies, and implantable biosensors intended to treat glaucoma progression, corneal disorders such as keratoconus, dry eye and refractive vision correction, and retinal diseases such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Glaukos and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions among the consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.

The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial information contained herein. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date, but excludes disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required by GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 2, 2020. The results for the period ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any other interim period.

Recent Developments

Acquisition of Avedro, Inc.

On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) with Atlantic Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub) and Avedro, Inc. (Avedro), pursuant to which Merger Sub would merge with and into Avedro, with Avedro continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Avedro Merger). Avedro is a hybrid ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing therapies designed to treat corneal diseases and disorders and correct refractive conditions.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Avedro common stock and certain vested Avedro warrants that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Avedro Merger were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.365 of a share of common stock of Glaukos. Also, subject to certain exceptions, each option and its associated exercise price previously granted by Avedro that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Avedro Merger, was assumed by the Company and converted using the same 0.365 ratio noted above, into a stock option exercisable for common stock of Glaukos. Lastly, each restricted stock unit award previously granted by Avedro that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, subject to certain exceptions, was assumed by Glaukos and was converted using the same 0.365 ratio noted above, into a restricted stock unit award with respect to common stock of Glaukos.

On November 21, 2019, the Avedro Merger was consummated in a stock-for-stock transaction for total consideration of $437.8 million (Merger Consideration). The total consideration consisted of Glaukos shares worth $406.8 million issued to replace Avedro common stock, Glaukos shares worth $0.2 million to replace the certain vested Avedro warrants, and $30.8 million of value attributable to the pre-combination services associated with replacement of all Avedro outstanding and unexercised stock option awards and all outstanding restricted stock units (Replacement Awards).

Immediately following the Avedro Merger closing, the Company used approximately $22.5 million for payment of debt assumed as a result of the Avedro Merger.

See Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, Note 6, Business Combinations, Note 7, Intangible Assets and Goodwill and Note 9, Stock-Based Compensation and Note 10, Income Taxes for additional details regarding the impact of the Avedro Merger on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.