Sale of Equity Interests in Theravance Respiratory Cmpany, LLS and Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Sale of Equity Interests in Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC and Discontinued Operations

Sale of Equity Interests in Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC and Discontinued Operations

9. Sale of Equity Interests in Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC and Discontinued Operations

Background

In May 2014, the Company entered into the TRC LLC Agreement with Innoviva, Inc. (“Innoviva”) that governed the operation of Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC (“TRC”). Under the TRC LLC Agreement, Innoviva was the manager of TRC, and the business and affairs of TRC were managed exclusively by the manager, including (i) day to day management of the drug programs in accordance with the existing GSK agreements; (ii) preparing an annual operating plan for TRC; and (iii) taking all actions necessary to ensure that the formation, structure and operation of TRC complied with applicable law and partner agreements. The Company was responsible for its proportionate share of TRC’s administrative expenses incurred as communicated to the Company, by Innoviva.

Through the Company’s 85% equity interest in TRC, the Company was entitled to receive an 85% economic interest in any future payments made by GSK under the strategic alliance agreement and under the portion of the collaboration agreement assigned to TRC (net of TRC expenses paid and the amount of cash, if any, expected to be used by TRC pursuant to the TRC LLC Agreement over the next four fiscal quarters). The primary drug program assigned to TRC is Trelegy.

Sale of Equity Interests in TRC

On July 20, 2022, the Company completed the sale of its 2,125 Class B Units and 6,375 Class C Units (collectively, the “Issuer II Units”) of TRC to, and entered into a sale of future royalties from sales of ampreloxetine (see “Note 10. Ampreloxetine Funding”) with, Royalty Pharma Investments 2019 ICAV, an Irish collective asset-management vehicle (“Royalty Pharma”), pursuant to the Equity Purchase and Funding Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2022 (including the schedules and exhibits thereto, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and Royalty Pharma (collectively with the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the “TRC Transaction”). The Issuer II Units represent the right to receive 85% of the royalty payments on worldwide net sales of Assigned Collaboration Products (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to the terms of that certain Collaboration Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Innoviva, Inc. (formerly known as Theravance, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Innoviva”), and Glaxo Group Limited, a private company limited by shares registered under the laws of England and Wales (“GSK”) (as amended, the “Collaboration Agreement”). Assigned Collaboration Products is primarily comprised of Trelegy ELLIPTA (“TRELEGY”). Total consideration payable by Royalty Pharma under the terms of the TRC Transaction included initial consideration with a fair value of $1,326.6 million plus the right to receive additional payments as further described below.

At the closing of the TRC Transaction (the “Closing”), the Company received approximately $1.1 billion in cash. From and after January 1, 2023, for any calendar year starting with the year ended December 31, 2023 and ending with the year December 31, 2026, upon certain milestone minimum royalty amounts for the Assigned Collaboration Products being met, Royalty Pharma is obligated to make certain cash payments to the Company (the “Milestone Payments”), which are not to exceed $250.0 million in aggregate. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the minimum royalty amount was not achieved, and the remaining aggregate Milestone Payments available to the Company is $200.0 million.

Additionally, the Company will receive from Royalty Pharma 85% of the royalty payments on the Assigned Collaboration Products payable (a) for sales or other activities occurring on and after January 1, 2031 related to the Assigned Collaboration Products in the US, and (b) for sales or other activities occurring on and after July 1, 2029 related to the Assigned Collaboration Products outside of the US.

The Purchase Agreement contained customary representations and warranties of the Company and Royalty Pharma, including with respect to organization, authorization, intellectual property matters and tax matters, and certain covenants with respect to confidentiality, taxes and actions and conduct relating to preservation of TRC prior to the Closing. The Company and Royalty Pharma will each indemnify the other against damages arising from breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants under the Purchase Agreement.

Effective as of the Closing, the Company consented to certain amendments to the Collaboration Agreement and the Extension Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2014, by and between the Company and GSK, as well as the termination

of the Master Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2014, by and between Innoviva, the Company and GSK, and further released Innoviva, Innoviva TRC Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Royalty Pharma and TRC for claims relating to TRC or the ownership of TRC by the Company or Innoviva prior to the Closing.

The Company evaluated the TRC Transaction under ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets, (“ASC 860”) and determined that the future potential Milestone Payments and royalty payments are considered a form of continuing involvement between the Company and Royalty Pharma. The Company further evaluated the TRC Transaction under ASC 860 and concluded that (i) the equity interests in TRC have been isolated from the Company (even in the event of bankruptcy or other receivership); (ii) Royalty Pharma has the right to pledge or exchange the TRC assets it received from the Company without constraint; and (iii) the Company had surrendered control over its equity interests in TRC to Royalty Pharma. Based on the Company’s evaluation under ASC 860, the TRC Transaction was treated as a sale, and the Company recognized a gain from the sale of its equity interests in TRC of $1,141.1 million in 2022 based on the excess of the total net consideration allocated to the sale of the Company’s equity interests (based on relative fair value) of $1,301.6 million over the carrying value of the equity interests sold of $136.7 million, less transaction costs of $23.8 million. The total net consideration of $1,301.6 million included upfront cash of $1,107.4 million, plus an estimated $194.2 million representing the fair value of the future Milestone Payments and royalties (collectively, “Contingent Consideration”).

The Contingent Consideration was initially measured at fair value utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate the present value of the risk-adjusted cash flows estimated to be received from the Contingent Consideration. The discount rate utilized in the valuation model was 7.83%. The fair value model involved significant unobservable inputs derived using management’s estimates. Management’s estimates were based in part on external data and reflected management’s judgements and forecasts. The primary significant unobservable input was the estimate of forecasted TRELEGY net revenues which is considered a Level 3 fair value input. The Company reassesses the carrying value of the Contingent Consideration when indicators of impairment are identified and will recognize any increases in the carrying value of the asset when such contingent gains are realized. As of December 31, 2023, there have been no changes to the carrying value of the Contingent Consideration since its initial measurement date in July 2022.

The Contingent Consideration is subject to counterparty credit risk, and the carrying value of the Contingent Consideration represents the maximum amount of potential loss due to credit risk. To date, the Company has not recorded any credit losses related to the Contingent Consideration. The Contingent Consideration is presented on the consolidated balance sheets as future contingent milestone and royalty assets.

Discontinued Operations

The TRC Transaction represented a monetization of a significant equity method investment that had a major effect on the Company’s financial results. In accordance with GAAP, the TRC Transaction was accounted for as a sale of a financial asset. For all periods presented, balances and the results related to TRC have been classified as discontinued operations on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The results of discontinued operations consisted of the following:

	Year Ended
		December 31,
(In thousands)	2022
Income from investments in TRC, LLC	$	53,237
Transaction-related legal expenses (prior to July 20, 2022)		(5,057)
Interest expense on 9.5% Non-recourse notes due 2035		(21,312)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(24,022)
Net gain from sale of equity interests in TRC, LLC		1,141,084
Provision for income tax expense		(178,974)
Net income from discontinued operations	$	964,956

TRC Financial Information

Prior to the TRC Transaction, the Company analyzed its ownership, contractual and other interests in TRC to determine if it was a variable-interest entity (“VIE”), whether the Company had a variable interest in TRC and the nature and extent of that interest. The Company determined that TRC was a VIE. The party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate the entity determined to be a VIE. Therefore, the Company also assessed whether it was the primary beneficiary of TRC based on the power to direct TRC’s activities that most significantly impact TRC’s economic performance and its obligation to absorb TRC’s losses or the right to receive benefits from TRC that could potentially be significant to TRC. Based on the Company’s assessment, the Company determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of TRC, and, as a result, the Company did not consolidate TRC in its consolidated financial statements. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss, as a result of its involvement with TRC, were the amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheets within “Amounts due from TRC, LLC” and “Equity in net assets of TRC, LLC”. TRC was recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements under the equity method of accounting.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized income from its investment in TRC of $53.2 million. As noted above, TRC is being recognized as discontinued operations as a result of the TRC Transaction.

TRC’s balance sheet as of July 20, 2022 and TRC’s statement of income for the period from January 1, 2022 to July 20, 2022, including the portion of equity interest that the Company did not own, were as follows:

(In thousands)	July 20, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	29,309
Related party receivables from collaborative arrangements		42,720
Total assets	$	72,029
Liabilities and LLC Members' Equity
Accrued liabilities		—
LLC members' equity		72,029
Total liabilities and LLC members' equity	$	72,029
	Period Ended
(In thousands)	July 20, 2022
Royalty revenue and gross profit	$	72,029
General and administrative expenses		(332)
Other income, net		10
Realized loss on equity and long-term investments		(39,385)
Changes in fair value of equity and long-term investments, net		(8,884)
Net Income	$	23,438