Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization

1. Organization

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (“Vir” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage immunology company focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. Its development pipeline consists of product candidates targeting the current coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), hepatitis B virus (“HBV”), influenza A virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”). Vir has assembled four technology platforms that are designed to stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes.

Follow-On Offering

On July 10, 2020, the Company issued and sold 8,214,285 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239689) and a registration statement on Form S-1 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (File No. 333-239747) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”). The Registration Statements became effective on July 7, 2020. The price of the shares sold in the follow-on offering was $42.00 per share and the Company received total gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $345.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $20.7 million and offering expenses of $1.1 million, the net proceeds were $323.2 million.

Sales Agreement

In November 2020, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”), under which the Company may from time to time offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million, through or to Cowen, acting as sales agent or principal. The shares will be offered and sold under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and a related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 10, 2020. The Company will pay Cowen a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of shares, reimburse legal fees and disbursements and provide Cowen with customary indemnification and contribution rights. As of March 31, 2021, no shares have been issued under the Sales Agreement.

Need for Additional Capital

The Company has incurred net losses since inception and expects such losses to continue over the next several years. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $836.1 million. Management expects to incur additional losses in the future to conduct research and development and recognizes the need to raise additional capital to fully implement its business plan. The Company had, excluding restricted cash, $733.0 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments at March 31, 2021. Based on the Company’s business plans, management believes that its cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.