Overview of Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Overview of Business
Overview of Business	1. Overview of Business Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2002 and focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat progressive non-viral liver diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (“PBC”) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”). The Company currently has one marketed product, Ocaliva (obeticholic acid or “OCA”). On May 5, 2022, the Company entered into a series of agreements to sell the Company’s ex-U.S. commercial operations and sublicense the right to commercialize Ocaliva for PBC and, if approved, OCA for NASH outside of the United States to Advanz Pharma and its affiliates (collectively, “Advanz”) (the “Disposition Transaction”). Consideration under the agreements totaled $405 million up front, subject to adjustments including for cash, working capital, and assumed liabilities. The Company will receive an additional $45 million from Advanz contingent upon receipt of extensions of orphan exclusivity for Ocaliva from the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”).

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