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Out-License of Marqibo, Zevalin, & Evolema in China Territory
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Out-License of Marqibo, Zevalin, & Evolema in China Territory
OUT-LICENSE OF MARQIBO, ZEVALIN, & EVOMELA IN CHINA TERRITORY
Overview of CASI Out-License
On September 17, 2014, we executed three product out-license agreements with a perpetual term (collectively, the “CASI Out-License”) with CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“CASI”), a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: CASI) with a primary focus on the China market. Under the CASI Out-License, we granted CASI the exclusive rights to distribute two of our commercialized oncology drugs, ZEVALIN and MARQIBO, and our Phase 3 drug candidate, EVOMELA (“CASI Out-Licensed Products”) in greater China (which includes Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau). In return, we received CASI equity for the rights related to ZEVALIN and EVOMELA and a secured promissory note for the rights related to MARQIBO. Additionally, under certain conditions which generally expire on September 17, 2019, we have a right to receive additional CASI common stock in order to maintain our post-investment ownership percentage if CASI issues securities.
CASI will be responsible for the development and commercialization of these three drugs, including the submission of import drug registration applications to regulatory authorities and conducting any confirmatory clinical studies in greater China. We will provide CASI with future commercial supply of the CASI Out-Licensed Products under typical market terms.
Proceeds Received
The proceeds we received, and its fair value on the CASI Out-License execution date, consisted of the following:
CASI common stock (5.4 million shares)
$
8,649

(a)
CASI secured promissory note due March 17, 2016, net of fair value discount ($1.5 million face value and 0.5% annual coupon)
1,310

(b)
Total consideration received
$
9,959

(c)
(a)
Value determined based on the September 17, 2014 closing price of 5.4 million shares of CASI common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market of $1.60 per share. Our current intention is to hold these securities on a long-term basis. Accordingly, we have presented its value of $7.9 million as of March 31, 2015 within our "other assets" (rather than "marketable securities") on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The change in the value of these securities at each reporting period is included in "other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income tax" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.

(b)
Value estimated using the terms of the $1.5 million promissory note, the application of a synthetic debt rating based on CASI’s publicly-available financial information, and the prevailing interest yields on similar public debt securities as of September 17, 2014. The resulting present value of the promissory note is included within "other assets" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(c)
Presented within "deferred revenue" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015.
In addition, CASI will be responsible for paying any royalties or milestones that we are obligated to pay to our third-party licensors resulting from the achievement of certain milestones and/or sales of CASI Out-Licensed Products, but only to the extent of the greater China portion of such royalties or milestones.
Recognition of Proceeds – License Fee Revenue
The $10.1 million value (undiscounted) of the upfront proceeds that we received from CASI are expected to be recognized in the second quarter of 2015 within “license fees and service revenue” through our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The timing of this revenue recognition will correspond with the pending execution of supply agreements with CASI. These agreements will allow CASI to procure CASI Out-Licensed Products directly from third parties (at their option), and in such case, will not require our future involvement for their supply.