UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to                   .

Commission File Number: 001-39094

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-4151574
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Campus Drive, Suite 102 Florham Park, New Jersey	07932
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 742-8466

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	PHAT	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ☑   No      ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      ☑     No      ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☑	Smaller reporting company	☑
Emerging growth company	☑

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No ☑

As of August 5, 2021, the registrant had 31,356,465 shares of common stock ($0.0001 par value) outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements (unaudited)	F-1
	Balance Sheets	F-1
	Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss	F-2
	Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	F-3
	Statements of Cash Flows	F-5
	Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements	F-6
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	28
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	29
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	30
Item 1A	Risk Factors	30
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	30
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	30
Item 5	Other Information	30
Item 6	Exhibits	31
	Signatures	33

2

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements (unaudited)

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and par value amounts)

	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	209,669		$	287,496
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including related party amounts of $0 and $82, respectively)		1,669			3,872
Total current assets		211,338			291,368
Property, plant and equipment, net		803			986
Operating lease right-of-use assets		2,147			2,373
Other long-term assets		291			384
Total assets	$	214,579		$	295,111
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including related party amounts of $124 and $173, respectively)	$	5,401		$	16,782
Accrued clinical trial expenses		14,238			19,997
Accrued expenses (including related party amounts of $1,505 and $734, respectively)		8,845			10,606
Accrued interest		302			312
Current portion of long-term debt		10,345			7,353
Operating lease liabilities, current		480			474
Total current liabilities		39,611			55,524
Long-term debt, net of discount		37,340			39,634
Operating lease liabilities		1,375			1,557
Other long-term liabilities		4,125			4,125
Total liabilities		82,451			100,840
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized shares - 40,000,000 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 ; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020		-			-
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized shares  — 400,000,000; issued shares  — 31,329,613 and 31,262,769 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; outstanding shares — 29,186,169 and 28,516,010 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively		3			3
Additional paid-in capital		589,007			579,755
Accumulated deficit		(456,882	)		(385,487	)
Total stockholders’ equity		132,128			194,271
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	214,579		$	295,111

See accompanying notes.

F-1

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Operating expenses:
Research and development (includes related party amounts of $905, $249, $1846, and     $653, respectively)	$	21,597		$	14,859		$	42,178		$	30,724
General and administrative (includes related party amounts of $0, $34, $16, and     $77, respectively)		13,722			5,162			26,725			9,672
Total operating expenses		35,319			20,021			68,903			40,396
Loss from operations		(35,319	)		(20,021	)		(68,903	)		(40,396	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income		13			182			27			1,060
Interest expense		(1,256	)		(1,262	)		(2,528	)		(2,000	)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		—			—			-			95
Other income (expense)		10			—			9			(1	)
Total other income (expense)		(1,233	)		(1,080	)		(2,492	)		(846	)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$	(36,552	)	$	(21,101	)	$	(71,395	)	$	(41,242	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(1.00	)	$	(0.64	)	$	(1.96	)	$	(1.26	)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic    and diluted		36,636,164			32,997,099			36,468,498			32,733,750

See accompanying notes

F-2

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share amounts)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020		28,516,010	$	3	$	579,755	$	(385,487	)	$	194,271
Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options		36,998		—		412		—			412
401(k) matching contribution		8,356		—		323		—			323
Vesting of restricted shares		301,656		—		—		—			—
Stock-based compensation		—		—		3,818		—			3,818
ESPP shares issued		13,490		—		358		—			358
Net loss		—		—		—		(34,843	)		(34,843	)
Balance at March 31, 2021		28,876,510	$	3	$	584,666	$	(420,330	)	$	164,339
Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options		8,000		—		104		—			104
Vesting of restricted shares		301,659		—		—		—			—
Stock-based compensation		—		—		4,237		—			4,237
Net loss		—		—		—		(36,552	)		(36,552	)
Balance at June 30, 2021		29,186,169	$	3	$	589,007	$	(456,882	)	$	132,128

F-3

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share amounts)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019		24,728,258	$	2	$	484,372	$	(256,419	)	$	227,955
Conversion of Lender Warrants into equity		—		—		318		—			318
Vesting of restricted shares		425,295		—		—		—			—
Stock-based compensation		—		—		563		—			563
Net loss		—		—		—		(20,141	)		(20,141	)
Balance at March 31, 2020		25,153,553		2		485,253		(276,560	)		208,695
Vesting of restricted shares		460,859		1		—		—			1
Stock-based compensation		—		—		828		—			828
Net loss		—		—		—		(21,101	)		(21,101	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		25,614,412	$	3	$	486,081	$	(297,661	)	$	188,423

See accompanying notes.

F-4

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(71,395	)	$	(41,242	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		256			129
Stock-based compensation		8,055			1,391
Amortization of debt discount		698			544
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities		0			(95	)
Other		540			0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes the change in related party    amounts of $82, and $0, respectively)		2,203			10,428
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (includes the change in related party    amounts of $722 and $(181), respectively)		(12,860	)		8,129
Accrued clinical trial expenses		(5,759	)		—
Accrued interest		(10	)		146
Operating right-of-use asset and lease liabilities		50			9
Other long-term assets		93			(200	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(78,129	)		(20,761	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for property, plant and equipment		(214	)		(733	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(214	)		(733	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options		516			—
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			25,000
Net cash provided by financing activities		516			25,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(77,827	)		3,506
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period		287,496			243,765
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period	$	209,669		$	247,271
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	1,833		$	1,309
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	3		$	20
Final interest payment fee	$	—		$	2,063
Settlement of ESPP liability in common stock	$	358		$	—
Settlement of 401(k) liability in common stock	$	323		$	—
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets	$	—		$	1,423
Conversion of Lender Warrants into equity	$	—		$	318

See accompanying notes.

F-5

PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

1. Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company” or “Phathom”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware in January 2018 under the name North Bridge IV, Inc. On March 13, 2019, the Company changed its name to Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and merged with YamadaCo IIA, Inc. (“YamadaCo”), a Delaware corporation formed in September 2017, with Phathom being the surviving entity (the “Merger”). All activities of YamadaCo prior to 2018 related to formation and were insignificant. The Company is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for gastrointestinal diseases.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company and YamadaCo were entities under the common control of Frazier Life Sciences IX, L.P. (“Frazier”) as a result of, among other things, Frazier’s; (i) ownership of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of both companies, (ii) financing of both companies, (iii) control of the board of directors of both companies, and (iv) management of both companies. Both the Company and YamadaCo were formed for the purpose of identifying potential assets around which to form an operating company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Interim results may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of these interim unaudited financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From inception to June 30, 2021, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to organizing and staffing the Company, business planning, raising capital, in-licensing its initial product candidate, vonoprazan, meeting with regulatory authorities, preparing for and managing the Phase 3 clinical trials of vonoprazan, building a commercial organization in preparation for a potential product launch following successful development and approval, and providing other general and administrative support for these operations. The Company has a limited operating history, has never generated any revenue, and the sales and income potential of its business is unproven. The Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities since its inception and expects to continue to incur net losses into the foreseeable future as it continues the development and preparation for commercialization of vonoprazan. From inception to June 30, 2021, the Company has funded its operations through the issuance of convertible promissory notes, commercial bank debt and the sale of 10,997,630 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $191.5 million in its 2019 IPO. Additionally, in December 2020, the Company raised net proceeds of $88.6 million from the sale of 2,250,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $39.48 per share after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, and an additional $0.2 million in offering costs.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management is required to perform a two-step analysis over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management must first evaluate whether there are conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (Step 1). If management concludes that substantial doubt is raised, management is also required to consider whether its plans alleviate that doubt (Step 2).

Management believes that it has sufficient working capital on hand to fund operations through at least the next twelve months from the date these financial statements were available to be issued. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in acquiring additional funding (if needed), that the Company’s projections of its future working capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding would be sufficient to continue operations in future years.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires it to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the Company’s financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant estimates in the Company’s financial statements relate to accruals for research and development expenses, and the valuation of convertible promissory notes, warrant liabilities and various other equity instruments. Although these estimates are based on the Company’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions.

F-6

Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets.

Level 2: Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, are classified within the Level 1 designation discussed above, while prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Warrant liabilities and convertible promissory notes were recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

The Company has no financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. None of the Company’s non-financial assets or liabilities are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. No transfers between levels have occurred during the periods presented.

The warrant liabilities consisted of warrants (the “Lender Warrants”) issued in connection with the loan and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) for commercial bank debt (see Note 6). The Lender Warrants were accounted for as liabilities as they contained a holder put right under which the lenders could have required the Company to pay cash in exchange for the Lender Warrants. The fair value of the Lender Warrants was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with an expected term equal to the remaining contractual term of the warrants. The Company estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a set of peer companies, which are publicly traded, and expects to continue to do so until it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own publicly-traded stock price. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. When the Company drew down the Term Loan B under the Loan Agreement in March 2020 (see Note 6), the Lenders’ put right expired, and the Company recorded a final fair value adjustment and reclassified the Lender Warrants balance of $0.3 million to additional paid-in-capital.

The following table provides a reconciliation of all liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (in thousands):

	Warrant Liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2019		413
Change in fair value		(95	)
Reclassification of Lender Warrants into equity (Note 6)		(318	)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	—

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash in readily available checking accounts and money market funds.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains deposits in federally insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial position of the depository institutions in which those deposits are held.

F-7

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the useful life of the asset. Computer equipment and related software are depreciated over two to three years. Furniture and fixtures are depreciated over three years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance of assets are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets disposed of are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in loss from operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than the carrying amount. The impairment loss, if recognized, would be based on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset over its respective fair value. No impairment losses have been recorded through June 30, 2021.

Leases

At the inception of a contractual arrangement, the Company determines whether the contract contains a lease by assessing whether there is an identified asset and whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of the identified asset in exchange for consideration over a period of time. If both criteria are met, the Company records the associated lease liability and corresponding right-of-use asset upon commencement of the lease using the implicit rate or a discount rate based on a credit-adjusted secured borrowing rate commensurate with the term of the lease. The Company additionally evaluates leases at their inception to determine if they are to be accounted for as an operating lease or a finance lease.  A lease is accounted for as a finance lease if it meets one of the following five criteria: the lease has a purchase option that is reasonably certain of being exercised, the present value of the future cash flows is substantially all of the fair market value of the underlying asset, the lease term is for a significant portion of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, the title to the underlying asset transfers at the end of the lease term, or if the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative uses to the lessor at the end of the term.  Leases that do not meet the finance lease criteria are accounted for as an operating lease. Operating lease assets represent a right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease liabilities with a term greater than one year and their corresponding right-of-use assets are recognized on the balance sheet at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. Certain adjustments to the right-of-use asset may be required for items such as initial direct costs paid or incentives received. As the Company’s leases do not typically provide an implicit rate, the Company utilizes the appropriate incremental borrowing rate, determined as the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term and in a similar economic environment. Lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease payments are recognized as operating expenses in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Variable lease payments primarily include common area maintenance, utilities, real estate taxes, insurance, and other operating costs that are passed on from the lessor in proportion to the space leased by the Company. The Company has elected the practical expedient to not separate between lease and non-lease components.

Research and Development Expenses and Accruals

All research and development costs are expensed in the period incurred and consist primarily of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, stock-based compensation charges for those individuals involved in research and development efforts, external research and development costs incurred under agreements with contract research organizations and consultants to conduct and support the Company’s ongoing clinical trials of vonoprazan, and costs related to manufacturing vonoprazan for clinical trials.

The Company has entered into various research and development contracts with clinical research organizations, clinical manufacturing organizations and other companies. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual agreements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and payments made in advance of or after performance are reflected in the accompanying balance sheets as prepaid expenses or accrued liabilities, respectively. The Company records accruals for estimated costs incurred for ongoing research and development activities. When evaluating the adequacy of the accrued liabilities, the Company analyzes progress of the services, including the phase or completion of events, invoices received and contracted costs. Significant judgments and estimates may be made in determining the prepaid or accrued balances at the end of any reporting period. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.

F-8

In-Process Research and Development

The Company evaluates whether acquired intangible assets are a business under applicable accounting standards. Additionally, the Company evaluates whether the acquired assets have a future alternative use. Intangible assets that do not have future alternative use are considered acquired in-process research and development. When the acquired in-process research and development assets are not part of a business combination, the value of the consideration paid is expensed on the acquisition date. Future costs to develop these assets are recorded to research and development expense as they are incurred.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist of salaries, stock-based compensation, facilities and third-party expenses. General and administrative expenses are associated with the activities of the executive, finance, accounting, information technology, legal, medical affairs and human resource functions.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense represents the cost of the grant date fair value of equity awards recognized over the requisite service period of the awards (generally the vesting period) on a straight-line basis with forfeitures recognized as they occur.

The Company also maintains an employee stock purchase program ("ESPP") under which it issues shares. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options and shares that will be issued under the ESPP using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which requires the use of estimates. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost for shares that it will issue under the ESPP on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes net deferred tax assets to the extent that the Company believes these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, management considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If management determines that the Company would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, management would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

The Company records uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process whereby (i) management determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (ii) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, management recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense. Any accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is defined as a change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The Company’s comprehensive loss was the same as its reported net loss for all periods presented.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company views its operations and manages its business as one operating segment.

F-9

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. The Company included 7,588,000 shares of common stock under its warrant (the “Takeda Warrant”) issued to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) in connection with a May 2019 license agreement (see Note 4) in the calculation of basic weighted-average common shares outstanding from the time it became exercisable at the Company’s IPO because the Takeda Warrant is exercisable for little consideration. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company has excluded weighted-average unvested shares of 2,280,603 and 2,430,800, respectively, from the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, compared to 3,555,407 and 3,818,756, respectively for the same periods in 2020. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock and if-converted methods. Dilutive common stock equivalents are comprised of unvested common stock, options and warrants. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding as inclusion of the potentially dilutive securities (warrants, stock options, and common shares subject to repurchase) would be antidilutive.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 on a prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.  

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company assesses the adoption impacts of recently issued accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies on the Company's financial statements as well as material updates to previous assessments, if any, from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There were no new material accounting standards issued in the first half of 2021 that impacted the Company.

2. Balance Sheet Details

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2021			2020
Computer equipment and software	$	585		$	516
Furniture and fixtures		751			747
Leasehold improvements		54			54
		1,390			1,317
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(587	)		(331	)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	803		$	986

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Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, was approximately $131,000 and $77,000, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, was approximately $256,000 and $129,000, respectively. No property, plant or equipment was disposed of during the six months ended June 30, 2021 or the year ended December 31, 2020.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Accrued research and development expenses	$	3,501	$	4,864
Accrued compensation expenses		3,884		4,587
Accrued professional & consulting expenses		1,436		1,123
Accrued other		24		32
Total accrued expenses	$	8,845	$	10,606

3. Related Party Transactions

Frazier is a principal stockholder of the Company and is represented on the Company’s board of directors. The Company has conducted operations within office space controlled by Frazier and Frazier allocated a portion of the costs associated with this office space to the Company. In addition, Frazier paid for various goods and services, such as employee wages, insurance and expense reimbursements and various administrative services associated with the operations of the Company and charged the Company for those expenses. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses due to Frazier in the amount of $0 and $35,000, respectively, related to these shared operating expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $0 and $34,000, respectively, of shared operating expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $16,000 and $77,000, respectively, of shared operating expenses. In addition to the shared operating expenses, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to Frazier during 2018 and 2019.

Frazier is a principal stockholder in PCI Pharma Services (“PCI”). In the third quarter of 2019, the Company engaged PCI for clinical manufacturing services. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $1.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses related to these manufacturing services.  For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of expenses related to services performed by PCI. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $1.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of expenses related to services performed by PCI.

Takeda became a common stockholder of the Company in connection with the May 2019 license agreement (see Note 4). In conjunction with this license, Takeda provides proprietary supplies for the Company’s ongoing clinical development of vonoprazan in addition to the exclusive license for the commercialization of vonoprazan in the United States, Canada and Europe. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $22,000 and $22,000,  respectively, in outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses related to these supply services. The Company did not have any such expenses incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 related to services performed by Takeda.

On May 5, 2020, the Company entered into a Commercial Supply Agreement (the “Commercial Supply Agreement”) with Takeda, pursuant to which Takeda will supply commercial quantities of vonoprazan bulk drug product. Pursuant to the Commercial Supply Agreement, Takeda has agreed to supply the Company with and the Company has agreed to purchase from Takeda certain quantities of vonoprazan bulk drug product according to approved specifications at a fixed price per batch of bulk drug product in order to commercialize vonoprazan in accordance with the Takeda License. Unless terminated earlier, the term of the Commercial Supply Agreement extends for a period of two years from the date the Company places an order for bulk drug product for the first commercial launch of vonoprazan in any jurisdiction in the licensed territory, provided that this two-year period will expire no later than December 31, 2023. The Commercial Supply Agreement will terminate immediately upon the termination of the Takeda License in accordance with its terms. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses related to these bulk drug product costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $0.2 million and $0, respectively related to the Commercial Supply Agreement. The Company has a remaining minimum purchase obligation of approximately $2.0 million related to this agreement.

In connection with the Takeda License, the Company entered into a temporary services agreement (the “Temporary Services Agreement”) with Takeda on November 24, 2020. Pursuant to the Temporary Services Agreement, Takeda agreed to provide or procure the provision of services related to the ongoing clinical development of vonoprazan. The Temporary Services Agreement will terminate immediately upon termination of the Takeda License in accordance with its terms. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses related to these temporary services.

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4. Commitments and Contingencies

License Agreement

On May 7, 2019, the Company entered into a license agreement with Takeda pursuant to which it was granted an exclusive license to commercialize vonoprazan fumarate in the United States, Canada and Europe (the “Takeda License”). The Company also has the right to sublicense its rights under the agreement, subject to certain conditions. The agreement will remain in effect, on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis, until the later of (i) the expiration of the last to expire valid patent claim covering vonoprazan fumarate alone or in combination with at least one other therapeutically active ingredient, (ii) the expiration of the applicable regulatory exclusivity and (iii) 15 years from the date of first commercial sale, unless earlier terminated. The Company may terminate the Takeda License upon six months’ written notice. The Company and Takeda may terminate the Takeda License in the case of the other party’s insolvency or material uncured breach. Takeda may terminate the Takeda License if the Company challenges, or assists in challenging, licensed patents.

In consideration of the Takeda License, the Company (i) paid Takeda $25.0 million in cash, (ii) issued Takeda 1,084,000 shares of its common stock at a fair value of $5.9 million, (iii) issued the Takeda Warrant to purchase 7,588,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.00004613 per share at an initial fair value of $47.9 million, and (iv) issued a right to receive an additional common stock warrant (the “Takeda Warrant Right”) should Takeda’s fully-diluted ownership of the Company represent less than a certain specified percentage of the fully-diluted capitalization, including shares issuable upon conversion of then outstanding convertible promissory notes, calculated immediately before the closing of the Company’s IPO, with a nominal initial fair value due to the low probability of issuance. The Takeda Warrant Right expired without effect since no fair value had been allocated to it upon completion of the IPO, and no additional warrant was issued. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay Takeda up to an aggregate of $250.0 million in sales milestones upon the achievement of specified levels of product sales, and a low double-digit royalty rate on aggregate net sales of licensed products, subject to certain adjustments. The Company incurred $0.1 million of transaction costs in connection with the Takeda License. The Takeda Warrant has an exercise price of $0.00004613 per share, expires on May 7, 2029 and became exercisable upon the consummation of the IPO. Following the October 11, 2019 increase in the Company’s authorized shares of common stock to 50,000,000, the Company recorded a non-cash charge related to the final fair value adjustment of the Takeda Warrants and reclassified the full balance of $144.2 million from warrant liabilities to additional paid-in capital.

Purchase Commitments

In December 2020, the Company entered into a supply agreement with Sandoz pursuant to which Sandoz will supply commercial quantities of amoxicillin capsules and clarithromycin tablets, package these antibiotics with vonoprazan, and provide in finished convenience packs. The supply agreement commits the Company to a minimum purchase obligation of approximately $3.8 million in the first 24-month period following the launch of the final product. The Company has not incurred any expenses under the agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Contingencies

In the event the Company becomes subject to claims or suits arising in the ordinary course of business, the Company would accrue a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.   

5. Lease Commitments

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had operating leases for office space in both Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Florham Park, New Jersey, with remaining lease terms of 3.8 years and 4.2 years, respectively. Both operating leases contain an option to extend the term for one additional five year period, which was not considered in the determination of the right-of-use asset or lease liability as the Company did not consider it reasonably certain that it would exercise such options.

The total rent expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The total rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively.  

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The following table summarizes supplemental balance sheet information related to the operating leases as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

	June 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets		2,147		2,373
Total right-of-use assets	$	2,147	$	2,373
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current		480		474
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		1,375