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Agreements
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Agreements
13.
Agreements.
a.
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR FIRDAPSE®. On October 26, 2012, the Company entered into a license agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (BioMarin) for the North American rights to FIRDAPSE®. Under the license agreement, the Company pays: (i) royalties to the licensor for seven years from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE® equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement) in North America for any calendar year for sales up to $100 million, and 10% of net sales in North America in any calendar year in excess of $100 million; and (ii) royalties to the third-party licensor of the rights sublicensed to the Company for seven years from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE® equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement between BioMarin and the third-party licensor) in any calendar year for the duration of any regulatory exclusivity within a territory and 3.5% for territories in any calendar year in territories without regulatory exclusivity.

On May 29, 2019, the Company and BioMarin entered into an amendment to the Company’s license agreement for FIRDAPSE®. Under the amendment, the Company has expanded its commercial territory for FIRDAPSE®, which originally was comprised of North America, to include Japan. Additionally, the Company’s commercial territory will be expanded under the license agreement to include most of Asia, as well as Latin America, upon the acceptance by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) of a Japan MAA for FIRDAPSE® for LEMS. Under the amendment, the Company will pay royalties to its licensor on net sales in Japan of a similar percentage to the royalties that the Company is currently paying under its original license agreement for North America.

On December 18, 2023, DyDo filed a Japan NDA with the PMDA, which was accepted for filing upon its submission. As a result, the Company’s territory automatically expanded on that date to include most of Asia and Latin America.

In January 2020, the Company was advised that BioMarin has transferred substantially all of its rights under the license agreement to SERB S.A., and SERB S.A. is now the Company’s licensor under the license agreement.

 

 

13.
Agreements (continued).
b.
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR RUZURGI®. On July 11, 2022 (the Effective Date), the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (Jacobus), for the rights to develop and commercialize RUZURGI® in the U.S. and Mexico.

Pursuant to the terms of the license agreement, the Company paid Jacobus a $10 million up-front payment on the Effective Date and also paid an additional $10 million on the first annual anniversary of the Effective Date (July 11, 2023). The Company is obligated to pay an additional $10 million on the second annual anniversary of the Effective Date (July 11, 2024). See Note 17 (Subsequent Events). The Company is also obligated to pay tiered royalty payments on net sales (as defined in the license agreement) of all of the Company’s amifampridine products in the U.S. that range from 1.25% to 2.5% based on whether there is a competing product or generic version of FIRDAPSE® being marketed or sold in the U.S.

A minimum royalty payment exists annually for calendar years from the Effective Date through 2025 of $3 million, provided that such minimum annual royalty payment shall be prorated in the first calendar year of the agreement. As these minimum payments are both probable and estimable, they are included in the purchase price of the agreement and any royalties in excess of this amount will be charged to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized. A minimum royalty payment exists annually for calendar years from 2026 through the expiration of the royalty term (which ends when there is no valid claim under the Company’s FIRDAPSE® patents in the U.S.) of $5 million unless a competing product or generic version of FIRDAPSE® is being marketed or sold in the U.S. If these minimum payments become probable in the future, the Company would recognize a contingent liability at that time with an offset to the value of the intangible asset acquired. Any royalties in excess of this amount will be charged to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized. Royalties over the minimum, if any, will be paid based on the agreement terms on a quarterly basis.

Assets acquired as part of the license agreement include among other intellectual property rights, Jacobus’ U.S. patents related to RUZURGI®, its new drug applications in the U.S. for RUZURGI®, its Trademark for RUZURGI®, the Orphan Drug Designation for RUZURGI® and a license from Jacobus for use of its know-how related to the manufacture of RUZURGI®.

Additionally, the Company also purchased from Jacobus approximately $4.1 million of RUZURGI® inventory previously manufactured by Jacobus, which was recorded as an expense in research and development expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for 2022.

Under business combination guidance, the screen test states that if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not considered a business and is accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company has determined that the screen test was not met. However, the Company determined that the acquisition did not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805, Business Combination. The Company believes that the licensing agreement and other assets acquired from Jacobus are similar and considered them all to be intangible assets with the exception of the inventory acquired. As the screen test was not met, further determination was required to determine that the Company had not acquired inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs, which would meet the requirements of a business, and therefore, determined that this was an asset acquisition. The Company accounted for the Jacobus license agreement as an asset acquisition under ASC 805-50, which requires the acquiring entity in an asset acquisition to recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the cost to the acquiring entity on a relative fair value basis, which includes consideration given.

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):

 

License and acquired intangibles

 

$

33,569

 

Acquired research and development inventory expensed from
   asset acquisition

 

 

4,130

 

Total purchase price

 

$

37,699

 

 

The straight-line method is used to amortize the license and acquired intangibles, as disclosed in Note 9 (License and Acquired Intangibles, Net).

c.
ACQUISITION OF U.S. RIGHTS FOR FYCOMPA®. On January 24, 2023, the Company acquired the U.S. Rights for FYCOMPA® (perampanel) CIII a commercial stage epilepsy asset, from Eisai. The aggregate consideration for the acquisition was $164.2 million in cash, including the reimbursement of certain liabilities and the payment of transaction costs.

 

 

 

13.
Agreements (continued).

Eisai was eligible to receive a contingent payment of $25 million if a certain regulatory milestone was met. As meeting the regulatory milestone was not probable, the Company did not recognize any amount related to the milestone payments in the purchase price. Additionally, after the loss of patent exclusivity for FYCOMPA®, the Company may be obligated to pay certain royalties to Eisai on net sales of FYCOMPA®. As the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition under U.S. GAAP, the Company will recognize the royalty payments in cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized.

Royalties commencing on loss of exclusivity for each calendar year during the royalty term equal to 12% on net sales greater than $10 million and less than $100 million, 17% on net sales of greater than $100 million and less than $125 million and 22% on net sales greater than $125 million prior to the date of generic entry. Royalties equal to 6% on net sales greater than $10 million and less than $100 million, 8.5% on net sales of greater than $100 million and less than $125 million and 11% on net sales greater than $125 million after the date of generic entry.

The following table summarizes the aggregate amount paid for the assets acquired by the Company in connection with the acquisition of FYCOMPA® (in thousands):

 

Base cash payment

 

$

160,000

 

Cash paid for pro-rated prepaid expenses

 

 

1,576

 

Reimbursement on base purchase price(i)

 

 

(3,238

)

Transaction costs(ii)

 

 

5,870

 

Total purchase consideration

 

$

164,208

 

 

(i)
Recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of the acquisition date and reimbursement was fully applied as of June 30, 2023.
(ii)
As of June 30, 2024, the full $5.9 million has been paid in cash.

The acquisition of FYCOMPA® has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with FASB ASC 805-50. The Company accounted for the acquisition of FYCOMPA® as an asset acquisition because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset, the FYCOMPA® product rights. The FYCOMPA® product rights consist of certain patents and trademarks, at-market contracts and regulatory approvals, marketing assets, and other records, and are considered a single asset as they are inextricably linked. ASC 805-10-55-5A includes a screen test, which provides that if substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the assets acquired are not considered to be a business. ASC 805 requires the acquiring entity in an asset acquisition to recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the cost to the acquiring entity on a relative fair value basis, which includes consideration given.

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):

 

Inventory

 

$

4,100

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (samples)

 

 

130

 

Prepaid commercialization expenses

 

 

1,576

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

433

 

License and acquired intangibles for FYCOMPA®

 

 

158,143

 

Accrued preclinical and clinical trial expenses

 

 

(174

)

Total purchase consideration

 

$

164,208

 

 

The straight-line method is used to amortize the license and acquired intangibles, as disclosed in Note 9 (License and Acquired Intangibles, Net).

d.
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR AGAMREE® (VAMOROLONE). In July 2023, the Company completed its acquisition from Santhera of an exclusive license for North America for AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a treatment for patients suffering with DMD which was approved by the FDA on October 26, 2023. On March 13, 2024, the Company announced the U.S. commercial launch of AGAMREE® for the treatment of DMD in patients aged two years or older. The license is for exclusive commercial rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as the right of first negotiation in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities in those jurisdictions. Additionally, the Company will hold North American rights for any future approved indications of AGAMREE®. The Company made an all-cash initial payment of $75 million at the closing of the acquisition to acquire the license.

 

13.
Agreements (continued).

Under the license agreement, the Company pays: (i) royalties to the licensor until the later of expiration of product exclusivity or ten years from the first commercial sale of AGAMREE® equal to 5% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement) in North America for any calendar year for sales equal to or less than $100 million (prior to December 31, 2025 only), 7% of net sales for sales in excess of $100 million and up to $200 million, 9% of net sales for sales in excess of $200 million and up to $300 million, 11% of net sales for sales in excess of $300 million; and (ii) royalties to the third-party licensor of the rights sublicensed to the Company until the later of expiration of product exclusivity or ten years from the first commercial sale of AGAMREE® equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement) in North America for any single calendar year for sales equal to or less than $250 million, 8.5% of net sales for sales in excess of $250 million and up to $500 million, 10% of net sales for sales in excess of $500 million and up to $750 million, 12% of net sales for sales in excess of $750 million and up to $1 billion, 13% of net sales for sales in excess of $1 billion and up to $2 billion and 15% of net sales for sales in excess of $2 billion. Furthermore, the Company may pay Santhera sales-based milestones of up to $105 million as well as up to 11% percent royalties for all additional indications and milestones of up to $50 million for the first three additional indications.

Simultaneously, the Company made a strategic equity investment into Santhera by acquiring 1,414,688 of Santhera’s post reverse-split ordinary shares (representing approximately 11.26% of Santhera’s outstanding ordinary shares immediately following the transaction), which are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, at an investment price of CHF 9.477 per share (corresponding to a mutually agreed volume-weighted average price prior to signing), with the funds invested into Santhera to be used by Santhera for Phase IV studies in DMD and further development of additional indications for AGAMREE®. The Company may also be obligated under certain circumstances to make milestone payments and to pay royalties to Santhera.

The following table summarizes the aggregate amount paid for the assets acquired by the Company in connection with the acquisition of AGAMREE® and the strategic equity investment (in thousands):

 

Initial cash payment

 

$

75,000

 

Investment in Santhera

 

 

13,465

 

Transaction costs

 

 

6,513

 

Total purchase consideration

 

$

94,978

 

 

The transaction has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset, the rights to develop, commercialize and manufacture AGAMREE®. The AGAMREE® rights consist of certain licenses and regulatory approvals and are considered a single asset as they are inextricably linked. ASC 805-10-55-5A includes a screen test, which provides that if substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the assets acquired are not considered to be a business. Additionally, the Company did not acquire a substantive process. ASC 805 requires the acquiring entity in an asset acquisition to recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the cost to the acquiring entity on a relative fair value basis, which includes consideration given. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition and any excess consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired is allocated to the non-financial assets based on relative fair values.

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):

 

License and acquired intangibles for AGAMREE® (vamorolone)
   (IPR&D)

 

$

81,513

 

Investment in Santhera(i)

 

 

13,465

 

Total purchase consideration

 

$

94,978

 

 

(i)
The fair value of the investment in Santhera was determined based on the closing market price (CHF 8.25) of Santhera shares and the exchange rate (1.1537) of CHF to USD on the date the shares were transferred, July 19, 2023.

In accordance with FASB ASC 730-10-25, as AGAMREE® (vamorolone) had not achieved regulatory approval when acquired, the portion of the purchase price allocated to the IPR&D asset acquired (which includes all transaction costs related to the transactions with Santhera) was immediately expensed to research and development. Milestone payments made are either expensed as research and development or capitalized as a developed asset based on when regulatory approval is obtained. As the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition under U.S. GAAP, the Company will recognize all sales-based milestone and royalty payments in cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized.

13.
Agreements (continued).

Following the approval of the NDA for AGAMREE® on October 26, 2023, the Company became obligated to make a milestone payment of $36 million to Santhera. The $36 million payment was made during the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company capitalized the $36 million payment which is amortized using the straight-line method over the product’s estimated useful life of 10.5 years.

The strategic equity investment in Santhera is accounted for as an investment in equity securities, and is recognized as a non-current asset, as the Company does not intend on selling the shares within 12 months. Since Santhera shares have a readily determinable fair value, the investment will be measured quarterly at fair value with changes reported in earnings in other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

e.
AGREEMENTS FOR DRUG MANUFACTURING, DEVELOPMENT, PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES. The Company has entered into agreements with contract manufacturers for the manufacture of commercial drug and drug and study placebo for the Company’s trials and studies, with contract research organizations (CRO) to conduct and monitor the Company’s trials and studies and with various entities for laboratories and other testing related to the Company’s trials and studies. The contractual terms of the agreements vary, but most require certain advances as well as payments based on the achievement of milestones. Further, these agreements are cancellable at any time, but obligate the Company to reimburse the providers for any time or costs incurred through the date of termination.