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Commercial Supply Agreements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commercial Supply Agreements

8. Commercial Supply Agreement

In July 2014, we entered into an agreement with CMC ICOS Biologics, Inc. (“CMC Biologics”), a subsidiary of CMC Biologics S.à.r.l., a privately-held contract manufacturing organization, pursuant to which CMC Biologics will manufacture clinical and commercial supply of Andexanet alfa and perform pre-validation and validation work on our behalf.

Under the agreement, we are required to purchase an aggregate fixed number of batches of Andexanet alfa from CMC Biologics beginning in 2015 through 2021. Total batch commitments under the agreement can be increased or decreased based on the achievement of milestones relating to the regulatory approval process for Andexanet alfa, expansion of existing manufacturing capacity and operational qualification of CMC Biologics’ manufacturing facilities. We made an upfront payment to CMC Biologics in the amount of $10.0 million in July 2014 and have made a reservation payment to CMC Biologics of $4.6 million in November 2014. Both payments will be credited against our future purchases of batches under the agreement.

Total fixed commitments under the agreement for the purchases of clinical and commercial batches, not taking into account possible price and batch adjustments per the terms of the agreement, are approximately $293.9 million. We also committed to approximately $10.4 million worth of pre-validation and validation work which will be conducted pursuant to work orders under the arrangement.

The term of the agreement is seven years and may be early terminated by either party for the other party’s uncured material breach or insolvency. We may also terminate the agreement if CMC Biologics is unable to add additional manufacturing capacity on a timely basis, if certain manufacturing-related regulatory events do not occur before certain deadlines, or if the batch yield is below a certain threshold, in which case we are not obligated to pay CMC Biologics a termination payment and CMC Biologics will be obligated to refund the uncredited amounts of the upfront payment and reservation payment.

In addition, we may terminate the agreement unilaterally if we discontinue the development and commercialization of Andexanet alfa for regulatory, safety, efficacy or other commercial reasons, or if the projected market demand or gross margin of Andexanet alfa is below a minimum threshold. A termination agreement under these provisions will obligate us to pay CMC Biologics a termination fee between $5.0 million and $30.0 million, depending on the date of termination. The termination fee is highest from 2015 through 2017, and then decreases through 2021. Any remaining upfront payments or reservation payments we have made, not yet credited against the purchase of batches, at the time of termination will be applied against the termination fee.

Under the lease accounting guidance, we determined that the agreement does not contain an embedded lease because the agreement does not convey the right to control the use of CMC Biologics’ facility. We based this determination on, among other factors, our right to physically access and/or operate CMC Biologics’ facility and one or more parties, other than us, and taking more than a minor amount of the output that will be produced or generated by the CMC Biologics facility during the term of our agreement.

Under the consolidation guidance, we determined that CMC Biologics is a VIE, but that we are not CMC Biologics’ primary beneficiary and therefore consolidation of CMC Biologics by us is not required. We based this determination on, among other factors, the upfront and reservation payment being akin to a form of subordinated financing, the fixed pricing terms of the arrangement creating variability that is absorbed by us, and that we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of CMC Biologics.

As of September 30, 2014, we have not provided financial, or other, support to CMC Biologics that was not previously contractually required. Other than the reservation payment, we are not required to make any additional payments to CMC Biologics. The upfront fee of $10.0 million recorded in prepaid expenses and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet represents our maximum exposure to loss under this agreement at September 30, 2014. The upfront payment will be charged to research and development expense, or cost of sales, upon regulatory approval of Andexanet alfa, as batches are delivered over the term of the agreement. We are currently not able to quantify the exposure to losses associated with the fixed pricing terms of this agreement.