2Summary of significant accounting policies

2.1Basis of preparation

The Company prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated. Transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are presented in the transaction currency with the U.S. dollar amount included in parenthesis, converted at the foreign exchange rate as of the transaction date.

2.2Unaudited interim financial information

The interim financial statements and related disclosures are unaudited, have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position for the period presented.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2019, or for any other future year or interim period. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019.

2.3Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2.4Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements are described in the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019. There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2019, other than the adoption of accounting pronouncements discussed below.

2.5Recent accounting pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASC 842 – Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (ASU 2018-10), which provides narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard, and ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842) – Target Improvements” (ASU 2018-11), which address implementation issues related to the new lease standard. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Under the new standard, lessees are required to recognize the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities that arise from operating leases on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective approach with an effective date as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year, January 1, 2019, to operating leases that existed on that date. Prior year comparative financial information was not recast under the new standard and continues to be presented under ASC 840. The Company elected to utilize the package of practical expedients available for expired or existing contracts which allowed the Company to carryforward historical assessments of (1) whether contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification, and (3) initial direct costs. The Company performed an assessment and identified the lease facilities as material leases to be accounted for under ASC 842 as of January 1, 2019. The Company elected to implement ASC 842 by applying the modified retrospective approach, which allows the Company to restrict the application of the new guidance to operating leases as of January 1, 2019. The impact of implementing ASC 842 is summarized below:

Recognized a $19.0 million operating right-of-use asset and a $28.1 million operating lease liability in relation to the facilities leased at the Amsterdam and Lexington sites in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019;

Presented deferred rent of $9.1 million as of December 31, 2018, as a reduction of the right-of-use asset as from January 1, 2019 onwards in the consolidated balance sheet and as a change within operating cash flows within accrued expense, other liabilities and operating leases;

The Company measured the lease liability at the present value of the future lease payments as of January 1, 2019. The Company used an incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments. The Company derived the discount rate, adjusted for differences in the term and payment patterns, from the Company’s loan from Hercules Capital, which was refinanced immediately prior to the January 1, 2019 adoption date in December 2018. The right-of-use asset is valued at the amount of the lease liability reduced by the remaining December 31, 2018 balance of lease incentives received. The lease liability is subsequently measured at the present value of the future lease payments as of the reporting date with a corresponding adjustment to the right-to-use asset. Absent a lease modification, the Company will continue to utilize the January 1, 2019, incremental borrowing rate.

The Company will continue to recognize lease cost on a straight-line basis and will continue to present these costs as operating expenses within the Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company will continue to present lease payments within cash flows from operations within the Consolidated statements of cash flows.

The financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, are presented under the new standard, while the comparative periods presented are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historical accounting policy.

Refer to Note 5, “Right-of-use asset and lease liabilities” for further information.

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, “Codification Improvements” to Leases (Topic 842). This pronouncement did not have material impact on the Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

There have been no new accounting pronouncements or changes to accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in Note 2.3.23 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which could be expected to materially impact the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.