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Restructuring Charges
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Charges

13. Restructuring Charges

Severance and Stock Compensation

On April 12, 2023, based on the review of the inconclusive interim results from our Phase 1/2 clinical trial of pegtarviliase for the treatment of Classical Homocystinuria and other business considerations, the Company announced

that it had initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value and engaged an independent exclusive financial advisor to support this process.

As a result, the Company implemented a restructuring plan resulting in an approximate 83% reduction of the Company’s existing headcount by June 30, 2023. The Company recognized restructuring expenses consisting of one-time cash severance payments and other employee-related costs of $6.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Cash payments for employee related restructuring charges of $2.2 million were paid as of June 30, 2023. In addition, the Company recognized $1.0 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the accelerated vesting of stock-based awards for certain employees. The Company recorded these restructuring charges based on each employee’s role to the respective research and development and general and administrative operating expense categories on its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company's accrued restructuring balance (in thousands):

 

 

Beginning Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending Balance

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Charges

 

 

Payments

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

Severance liability

$

 

 

$

6,448

 

 

$

(2,200

)

 

$

4,248

 

Sale of Assets

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company sold various lab equipment, consumables, and furniture and fixtures for total consideration of $0.5 million. After recording the disposal of all property and equipment net of proceeds, the Company recorded a $0.7 million and $0.2 million loss on disposal of long lived assets which is included in Research and development and General and administrative expenses, respectively.

Lease Right-of-use Asset and Leasehold Improvement Impairment

Effective June 30, 2023, the Company abandoned its leased office space in Austin, Texas. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment losses of $0.9 million related to the operating lease right-of-use asset and $1.7 million related to leasehold improvements. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in default of its lease obligations by abandoning the leased space. As a result, the full remaining lease liability is classified as a current liability as the lessor can call all future required payments to be made immediately.

A summary of the charges related to the restructuring activities as of June 30, 2023 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Severance and related

 

 

Stock compensation

 

 

Loss on disposal of long lived assets

 

 

Lease asset impairment

 

 

Total Restructuring Costs

 

Research and development

$

3,182

 

 

$

123

 

 

$

749

 

 

$

1,405

 

 

$

5,459

 

General and administrative

 

3,266

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

1,175

 

 

 

5,493

 

Total

$

6,448

 

 

$

993

 

 

$

931

 

 

$

2,580

 

 

$

10,952