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Sale of Future Royalties Liability
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of financial liabilities [abstract]  
Sale of Future Royalties Liability
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Sale of Future Royalties Liability
On March 4, 2011, the Group entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Karuna, according to which the
Group granted Karuna an exclusive license to research, develop and sell KarXT in exchange for a royalty on annual net sales,
development and regulatory milestones and a fixed portion of sublicensing income, if any.
On March 22, 2023, the Group signed an agreement with Royalty Pharma (the "Royalty Purchase Agreement"), according to which
the Group sold Royalty Pharma a partial right to receive royalty payments from Karuna in respect of net sales of KarXT, if and when
received. According to the Royalty Purchase Agreement, all royalties due to the Group under the License Agreement will be paid to
Royalty Pharma up to an annual royalties threshold of $60,000, while all royalties above such annual threshold in a given year will be
split 33% to Royalty Pharma and 67% to the Group. Under the terms of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, the Group received a non-
refundable initial payment of $100,000 at the execution of the Royalty Purchase Agreement and is eligible to receive additional
payments in the aggregate of up to an additional $400,000 based on the achievement of certain regulatory and commercial
milestones.
The Group continues to hold the rights under the License Agreement and has a contractual obligation to deliver cash to Royalty
Pharma for a portion of the royalties it receives. Therefore, the Group will continue to account for any royalties and milestones due
to the Group under the License Agreement as revenue in its Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) and record
the proceeds from the Royalty Purchase Agreement as a financial liability on its Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. In
determining the appropriate accounting treatment for the Royalty Purchase Agreement, management applied significant judgment.
The acquisition of Karuna by Bristol Myers Squibb ("BMS"), which closed on March 18, 2024, had no impact on the Group's rights or
obligations under the License Agreement or the Royalty Purchase Agreement, each of which remains in full force and effect.
In order to determine the amortized cost of the sale of future royalties liability, management is required to estimate the total amount
of future receipts from and payments to Royalty Pharma under the Royalty Purchase Agreement over the life of the agreement. The
$100,000 liability, recorded at execution of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, is accreted to the total of these receipts and payments
as interest expense over the life of the Royalty Purchase Agreement. These estimates contain assumptions that impact both the
amortized cost of the liability and the interest expense that are recognized in each reporting period.
Additional proceeds received from Royalty Pharma increase the Group’s financial liability. As royalty payments are made to Royalty
Pharma, the balance of the liability is effectively repaid over the life of the Royalty Purchase Agreement. The estimated timing and
amount of royalty payments to and proceeds from Royalty Pharma are likely to change over the life of the Royalty Purchase
Agreement. A significant increase or decrease in estimated royalty payments, or a significant shift in the timing of cash flows, will
materially impact the sale of future royalties liability, interest expense and the time period for repayment. The Group periodically
assesses the expected payments to, or proceeds from, Royalty Pharma. Any such changes in amount or timing of cash flows requires
the Group to re-calculate the amortized cost of the sale of future royalties liability as the present value of the estimated future cash
flows from the Royalty Purchase Agreement that are discounted at the liability’s original effective interest rate. The adjustment is
recognized immediately in profit or loss as income or expense.
On October 1, 2024, the Group received $25,000 from Royalty Pharma upon the FDA's approval for BMS to market KarXT as
Cobenfy. The Group paid Royalty Pharma $3,456 in 2025 for the royalties received from BMS for the sales of Cobenfy from the fourth
quarter of 2024 through the third quarter of 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Group recognized $4,659 royalty
revenue from BMS’ sale of Cobenfy. The royalties for the fourth quarter of 2025 was paid to Royalty Pharma in February 2026.
The following shows the activity in respect of the sale of future royalties liability:
Sale of future
royalties liability
$
Balance as of January 1, 2024
110,159
Payment from Royalty Pharma – regulatory milestone
25,000
Non-cash interest expense recognized
8,058
Balance as of December 31, 2024
143,217
Payments to Royalty Pharma
(3,456)
Non-cash interest expense recognized
43,908
Balance as of December 31, 2025
183,669
Sale of future royalties liability, current
13,247
Sale of future royalties liability, non-current
170,422