1. The Company and Basis of Presentation

The Company is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company whose planned principal operations are focused on developing and commercializing first in class, oral, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) lowering therapies for the treatment of patients with hypercholesterolemia and other cardiometabolic risk markers. ETC-1002, the Company’s lead product candidate, is a unique, first in class, orally available, once daily small molecule designed to lower LDL-cholesterol levels and avoid the side effects associated with currently available LDL-cholesterol lowering therapies. ETC-1002 is being developed primarily for patients with hypercholesterolemia and a history of statin intolerance. Phase 2b clinical trials for ETC-1002 are currently underway and build upon the successful and comprehensive Phase 1 and Phase 2a programs. The Company owns the exclusive worldwide rights to ETC-1002 and its other product candidates. Its facilities are located in Ann Arbor and Plymouth, Michigan.

The Company’s primary activities since incorporation have been conducting research and development activities, including nonclinical and clinical testing, performing business and financial planning, recruiting personnel, and raising capital. Accordingly, the Company has not commenced principal operations and is subject to risks and uncertainties which include the need to research, develop, and clinically test potential therapeutic products; obtain regulatory approvals for its products and commercialize them, if approved; expand its management and scientific staff; and finance its operations with an ultimate goal of achieving profitable operations.

The Company has sustained operating losses since inception and expects such losses to continue over the foreseeable future. Management plans to continue to finance operations with a combination of public and private equity issuances, debt arrangements, collaborations and strategic and licensing arrangements. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may not be able to continue the development of its current or future product candidates, or to commercialize its current or future product candidates, if approved.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed financial statements are unaudited and were prepared by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year, any other interim periods or any future year or period.

Reverse Stock Split

On June 11, 2013, in connection with its initial public offering (the IPO), the Company effectuated a 1-for-6.986 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock, which was approved by the Company’s board of directors on June 5, 2013. The reverse stock split resulted in an adjustment to the Series A preferred stock and Series A-1 preferred stock conversion prices to reflect a proportional decrease in the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion. The accompanying financial statements and notes to the financial statements give effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented. The shares of common stock retained a par value of $0.001 per share. Accordingly, stockholders’ equity reflects the reverse stock split by reclassifying from “common stock” to “Additional paid-in capital” in an amount equal to the par value of the decreased shares resulting from the reverse stock split.

Initial Public Offering

On July 1, 2013, the Company completed its IPO whereby the Company sold 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 26, 2013. On July 11, 2013, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full and purchased an additional 750,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share. The Company received approximately $72.2 million in net proceeds from the IPO, including proceeds from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. Upon closing of the IPO, all outstanding shares of preferred stock converted into 9,210,999 shares of common stock; and warrants exercisable for convertible preferred stock were automatically converted into warrants exercisable for 277,690 shares of common stock, resulting in the reclassification of the related convertible preferred stock warrant liability of $2.9 million to additional paid-in capital (See Note 4).

The following table summarizes the Company’s capitalization upon closing of its initial public offering:

Total common stock issued as of June 30, 2013		396,414
Conversion of Series A preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO		8,244,781
Conversion of Series A-1 preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO		966,218
Sales of common stock through IPO		5,000,000
Common stock issued as of July 1, 2013		14,607,413
Issuance of common stock to underwriters due to exercise of over-allotment		750,000
Total common stock issued as of July 11, 2013		15,357,413