IMV Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Update

IMV Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Update

  • Identification of PD-L1 as a potential Biomarker with 86% of clinical responses in patients with r/r DLBCL in our combination trial with Merck’s Keytruda®
  • Cash and cash equivalents of $54.7M as of September 30th, 2020
  • Expanded Board of Directors and strengthened management team
  • Reviewing data presented at SITC on a conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. ET

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
IMV Inc. (the “Company” or “IMV”) (TSX: IMV; NASDAQ: IMV), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases, announces financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provides an update on its clinical and operational progress.

“Biomarkers predictive of responses can be game-changing in the development of new treatments for cancer. We are extremely happy to share our success this week in finding a potential predictive biomarker that is associated with a very high level of clinical efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL. The PD-L1 biomarker is well recognized and already approved for multiple cancer indications and this finding brings us closer to an accelerated path to market for DPX-Survivac in this high unmet medical need patient population.”

“In addition to this significant milestone, we continued to make progress across our pipeline and corporate development objectives steadily advancing development in other cancer indications as well as our vaccine against COVID-19,” said Fred Ors, Chief Executive Officer at IMV.

Third quarter 2020 and Recent Operational Highlights:

DPX-Survivac

Phase 2 SPiReL Study in Relapsed / Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (r/r DLBCL)

SPiReL is an investigator-initiated Phase 2 study evaluating DPX-Survivac/CPA in combination with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in r/r DLBCL. The study is led by Dr. Neil Berinstein, MD, FFCP©, ABIM, hematologist-oncologist at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

As of October 30, 2020, 24 patients have been enrolled across six clinical sites in Canada. As reported in May 2020, the study has already met its primary efficacy endpoint.

On November 11, 2020, Dr. Berinstein delivered a poster presentation at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting. As of the data cut-off date of this presentation, 18 pre-treatment samples from 18 patients enrolled in the SPiReL study were available for biomarker analysis and thirty-nine percent (7/18) of these patients had pre-treatment tumors that were classified as PD-L1 positive.

Key findings for this population include:

  • 6/7 subjects demonstrated a partial response (PR) or complete response (CR), resulting in an Objective Response Rate (ORR) of 86% (3 CR and 3 PR) and no clinical response (PR or CR) has been observed in the PD-L1 negative population (n=11); and
  • Observed 100% Disease Control Rate (DCR) defined as Stable Disease, PR or CR.

On the strength of these results, IMV is working on the design of the next clinical study in r/r DLBCL. The Company plans to engage with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as soon as possible to identify the best path toward registration.

Phase 2 DeCidE1 Study in Advanced Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

DeCidE1 is a Phase 2 multicenter, randomized, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of DPX-Survivac/CPA. This Phase 2 arm enrolled 22 patients with recurrent, advanced platinum-sensitive and/or resistant ovarian cancer.

IMV intends to present top line data during a virtual key opinion leader meeting on December 3, 2020 at 8:00 am ET.

Phase 2 Basket Trial in Multiple Advanced Metastatic Solid Tumors

The Basket Trial is an open label, multi-center Phase 2 study, evaluating the safety and efficacy of DPX-Survivac/CPA in combination with Keytruda® across five cohorts of patients with bladder cancer, liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), ovarian cancer (with and without CPA), NSCLC and tumors shown to be positive for the microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) biomarker.

As of October 30, 2020, a total of 106 patients out of the planned 184 patients have been enrolled across all five indications at 19 clinical sites in Canada and the US.

As noted previously, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted data collection and verification from this study. The Company intends to report results in the first quarter of 2021 to coincide with seasonal healthcare industry conferences.

DPX-COVID-19

In October 2020, IMV announced that in consultation with Health Canada, it intends to combine its original Phase 1 and 2 studies into a single trial with the potential to accelerate the clinical development and the timeline of the overall project. The design of this study will incorporate the same two-age strata cohorts (18-55 years old and over 55 years old) as originally planned.

Subject to the approval of Health Canada and after the completion and submission of the preclinical safety, GLP toxicology and challenge studies, the Phase 1/2 trial is expected to be approved and initiated before the end of 2020.

Additional funding and Increased Manufacturing Capacity

In October 2020, IMV announced that the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) will provide advisory services and up to $5.4 million in funding to support the continuation of clinical trials for its DPX-COVID-19 vaccine candidate. This funding is milestone based and will be dependent upon the achievement of certain objectives. To date, IMV has secured more than $10 million to fund its DPX-COVID-19 development efforts and other non-dilutive funding requests are ongoing.

To increase its current manufacturing capacity, IMV has entered a collaboration with a global manufacturing partner and initiated transfer and scale-up activities of DPX-COVID-19. This collaboration has the potential to bring two additional production sites in India and Europe with capacity to produce several hundred million doses of DPX-COVID-19.

Corporate Update

On November 10, 2020, Andrew Hall joined IMV as Chief Business Officer. Mr. Hall was previously Executive Director, Business Development and Global Alliances at Celgene.

In July 2020, Michael P. Bailey was appointed to the board of directors. Mr. Bailey currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at AVEO Oncology.

Upcoming Milestones

Over the course of upcoming quarters, the Company expects to deliver the following milestones:

  • DPX-Survivac

    • Additional Phase 2 clinical results from the DLBCL combination at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting to be held virtually on December 6, 2020
    • Top line Phase 2 clinical results from the ovarian cancer trial on December 3, 2020
    • Updated Phase 2 clinical results from the basket trial in Q1 2021
  • DPX-COVID-19

    • Initiation of Phase 1/2 clinical trial with DPX-COVID-19 in 2020
    • Preliminary Phase 1/2 results in Q1 2021

Overview of Third quarter 2020 Financial Results

On September 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $54,700,000 and working capital of $55,875,000, compared with $14,066,000 and $13,199,000, respectively at December 31, 2019. This primarily reflects proceeds from the $25,100,000 private placement completed on May 7th, the 6,841,773 common shares issued for gross proceeds of US$30 million (CAD$40.8 million) under its March and June At-The-Market facilities and $2,276,000 from the exercise of 611,888 common share warrants. Based on its current operating plan, IMV expects its current cash position will be sufficient to fund operations for more than the next 12 months.

Research and development expenses increased by $889,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to Q3 2019. These increases are mainly due to pre-clinical development for DPX-COVID-19, which is offset by an increase in government assistance, and to a lesser extent, also attributable to personnel costs due to an increase in headcount. The increase in research and development expenses is partly offset by a decrease in travel, DPX-SurMAGE preclinical development and costs related to the DeCidE1 Phase 2 study of DPX-Survivac/CPA, in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1,064,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to Q3 2019. This increase is explained by an increase in insurance premium and to a lesser extent is also attributable to an increase in foreign exchange loss. This increase is partly offset by a decrease of $223,000 in legal and professional fees and a decrease of $170,000 in travel due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The net loss and comprehensive loss of $8,327,000 ($0.13 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $431,000 higher than the net loss and comprehensive loss of $7,896,000 ($0.16 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the net loss and comprehensive loss of $25,259,000 was $6,369,000 higher than the net loss and comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. This relates mainly to a $5,161,000 increase in R&D expenses and a $3,000,000 increase in general and administrative expenses partly compensated by a $1,556,000 increase in government assistance mainly towards COVID-19 vaccine development.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, IMV’s cash burn rate, defined as net loss for the period adjusted for operations not involving cash (interest on lease obligation, depreciation, accretion of long-term debt, stock-based compensation and DSU compensation), was $23,566,000.

As of November 11, 2020, the number of issued and outstanding common shares was 67,093,547 and a total of 4,490,791 stock options, deferred share units and warrants were outstanding.

The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and the related management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGARat www.sec.gov/edgar.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Management will host a conference call and webcast today, November 12, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. ET. Financial analysts are invited to join the conference call by dialing (866) 211-3204 (U.S. and Canada) or (647) 689-6600 (international) using the conference ID# 6146758. Other interested parties will be able to access the live audio webcast at this link.

About IMV

IMV Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective, more broadly applicable, and more widely available to people facing cancer and other serious diseases. IMV is pioneering a new class of cancer-targeted immunotherapies and vaccines based on the Company’s proprietary delivery platform (DPX). This patented technology leverages a novel mechanism of action that enables the activation of immune cells in vivo, which are aimed at generating powerful new synthetic therapeutic capabilities. IMV’s lead candidate, DPX-Survivac, is a T cell-activating immunotherapy that combines the utility of the platform with a novel cancer target: survivin. IMV is currently assessing DPX-Survivac in advanced ovarian cancer, as well as a combination therapy in multiple clinical studies with Merck. IMV is also developing a DPX-based vaccine to fight against COVID-19. Visit www.imv-inc.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking information under applicable securities law. All information that addresses activities or developments that we expect to occur in the future is forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the date the statements are made. In the press release, such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s progress in developing a DPX-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19, the Company’s belief that the DPX-based platform creates the opportunity for production of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Company’s belief in the potential efficacy of its DPX-based vaccine against COVID-19, the anticipated timing of the Company’s preclinical assays, studies and clinical trials related to its DPX-based vaccine against COVID-19 and the expected impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s other clinical studies and trials and its operations generally. Such statements should not be regarded as a representation that any of the plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this press release due to risks and uncertainties affecting the Company and its products.

The Company assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements in this press release except as required by law. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to develop a DPX-based vaccine candidate against the COVID-19 through the successful and timely completion of preclinical assays, studies and clinical trials, the receipt of all regulatory approvals by the Company to commence and then continue clinical studies and trials, and, if successful, the commercialization of its proposed vaccine candidate related to COVID-19, the Company’s ability to raise sufficient capital, including potentially through grant awards available in Canada, to fund such clinical studies and trials and the production of any COVID-19 vaccine, the ultimate applicability of any third-party research and studies in related coronavirus and SARS studies and sequencing, the Company’s ability to enter into agreements with the proposed lead investigators to assist in the clinical development on its vaccine candidate related to COVID-19, the Company’s ability to collaborate with governmental authorities with respect to such clinical development, the coverage and applicability of the Company’s intellectual property rights to any vaccine candidate related to COVID-19, the ability of the Company to manufacture any vaccine candidate related to COVID-19 rapidly and at scale, the ability for the Company to accurately assess and anticipate the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s other clinical studies and trials and operations generally and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s ongoing filings and in its annual information form filed with the Canadian regulatory authorities on SEDAR as www.sedar.com and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec/edgar. Investors are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements and are encouraged to read the Company’s continuous disclosure documents which are available on SEDAR and on EDGAR.

 

IMV INC.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except for share and per share amounts)

 

 

Three-months ended

September 30

 

Nine-months ended

September 30

 

2020

$

 

2019

$

 

2020

$

 

2019

$

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subcontract revenue

3

 

13

 

3

 

26

Interest Income

85

 

151

 

209

 

405

Total income

88

 

164

 

212

 

431

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

6,541

 

5,652

 

18,628

 

13,467

General and administrative

3,699

 

2,635

 

9,778

 

6,778

Government assistance

(1,684)

 

(606)

 

(3,649)

 

(2,093)

Accreted interest and valuation adjustments

(141)

 

379

 

714

 

1,169

Total operating expenses

8,415

 

8,060

 

25,471

 

19,321

Net loss and comprehensive loss

(8,327)

 

(7,896)

 

(25,259)

 

(18,890)

Basic and diluted loss per share

(0.13)

 

(0.16)

 

(0.44)

 

(0.38)

Weighted-average shares outstanding

65,970,269

 

50,615,488

 

58,025,986

 

49,324,232

 

IMV INC.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except for share and per share amounts)

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2020

2019

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

54,700

$

14,066

Accounts receivable

 

1,663

 

845

Prepaid expenses

 

7,191

 

3,032

Investment tax credits receivable

 

1,588

 

1,661

Total current assets

 

65,142

 

19,604

Property and equipment

 

2,833

 

2,830

Total assets

$

67,975

$

22,434

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

$

8,236

$

6,157

Amounts due to directors

 

62

 

60

Current portion of long-term debt

 

843

 

88

Current portion of lease obligations

 

126

 

100

Total current liabilities

 

9,267

 

6,405

Lease obligation

 

1,234

 

1,208

Long-term debt

 

8,670

 

8,373

Total liabilities

 

19,171

 

15,986

Equity

 

48,804

 

6,448

Total liabilities and equity

$

67,975

$

22,434

 

Investor Relations

Marc Jasmin, Senior Director, Investor Relations, IMV

O: (902) 492-1819, ext: 1042 

M: (514) 617-9481

E: [email protected]

Irina Koffler, Managing Director, LifeSci Advisors

O: (646) 970-4681 

M: (917) 734-7387 

E: [email protected]

Media

Delphine Davan, Director of Communications, IMV

M: (514) 968-1046 

E: [email protected]

KEYWORDS: United States North America Canada

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Science Biotechnology Research Pharmaceutical Oncology Health Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials

MEDIA:

Forma Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Forma Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Strong pipeline progress amid challenging COVID-19 environment

Oral presentation of MAD1 results at upcoming 2020 ASH Virtual Annual Meeting from the randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center Phase 1 trial evaluating FT-4202 in people with sickle cell disease

MAD2 cohort of the Phase 1 trial now enrolling with 600 mg dose

Registrational Phase 2/3 trial of FT-4202 on track to begin enrolling people living with sickle cell disease in the first quarter of 2021

Phase 1 trial evaluating FT-7051 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer on track to begin enrolling patients before end of 2020

WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare hematologic diseases and cancers, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The company also highlighted recent progress and upcoming milestones for its pipeline programs.

“We are very pleased with our strong pipeline progress during the quarter amid such challenging times,” said Frank Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forma. “We look forward to presenting new data from our ongoing Phase 1 trial of FT-4202 in sickle cell disease at the ASH meeting in December, as well as beginning enrollment of patients for our Phase 1 trial of FT-7051 in men living with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The recent positive top-line results from the olutasidenib registrational Phase 2 clinical trial in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with an IDH1 mutation further underscores our commitment to developing transformative therapies for patients.”

Key Business and Clinical Highlights

PKR Program in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD):

  • Both planned dose cohorts enrolling in the multiple ascending dose (MAD) trial. The MAD1 cohort is designed to dose 9-12 SCD patients with 300 mg of FT-4202. Clinical measures being assessed include change in hemoglobin, indirect bilirubin, reticulocytes and lactate dehydrogenase, as well as the monitoring of tolerability and safety during the 14-day dosing and 7-day follow-up period. The MAD2 cohort is assessing a higher 600 mg dose and is now enrolling patients. Patients completing the 600 mg MAD2 cohort may enter the 12-week Open Label Extension (OLE) portion of the trial.
  • FT-4202 abstract selected for oral presentation at the virtual 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition December 5-8, 2020. The FT-4202 abstract describes blinded data from three patients receiving the 300 mg dose, measuring changes in parameters over the 14-day treatment and 7-day follow-up period including hemoglobin and reticulocytes, as well as tolerability and safety. Updated data will be presented at the ASH annual meeting on December 7, 2020.

CPB/p300 Program in Prostate Cancer:

  • Phase 1 clinical trial of FT-7051 for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) on track to start by year end. This trial will enroll patients who have progressed while on standard anti-androgen therapy. Patients’ prostate cancer will be profiled for mutations in the androgen receptor (AR)-signaling pathway that drive resistance to AR-receptor antagonists, such as ARv7 mutations.

IDH1 Program in AML and Glioma:

  • Announced positive data for olutasidenib in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML). In October 2020, Forma announced positive results from the planned interim analysis (IA2) of the Phase 2 registration trial in R/R AML patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene mutations (IDH1m). Olutasidenib demonstrated a favorable tolerability profile as a monotherapy, and for the primary efficacy endpoint of composite complete remission (CR+CRh, or complete remission plus complete remission with partial hematologic recovery), achieved a rate of 33.3% (30% CR and 3% CRh). While a median duration of CR/CRh has not been reached, a sensitivity analysis (with a hematopoietic stem cell transplant as the end of a response) indicates the median duration of CR/CRh to be 13.8 months. Safety results are consistent with previously reported Phase 1 clinical trial results.
  • Olutasidenib is also being evaluated in an exploratory Phase 1 trial for glioma as presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in June 2020, as well as in other IDH1m solid tumor indications.

Corporate:

  • In September 2020, Forma announced the appointment of industry veteran Thomas G. Wiggans to Forma’s board of directors. Mr. Wiggans has led successful biopharmaceutical companies from start-up stage into the clinic and later global commercialization, served on the boards of numerous public and private companies, and was instrumental in the formation of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, now Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).

Upcoming Milestones

  • Results from the ongoing randomized placebo-controlled multicenter Phase 1 trialevaluating FT-4202 in patients with SCD to be presented at ASH. Clinical data on the safety results, PK/PD and laboratory measurements in 9-12 patients from the 300 mg MAD1 cohort will be presented during an oral presentation at the virtual, 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition December 5-8, 2020. Subsequently, results from the MAD2 600 mg cohort are expected in the first quarter of 2021, and 12-week OLE results are anticipated in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Initiation of registrational trial of FT-4202 for people living with SCD: The global pivotal Phase 2/3 trial is expected to initiate in the first quarter of 2021. This adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-center study will enroll approximately 344 adults and adolescents with SCD. The trial will evaluate FT-4202 doses of 200 mg and 400 mg administered once daily in the Phase 2 portion. Primary endpoints in the Phase 3 portion of the trial are hemoglobin response rate at week 24 (increase of > 1 g/dL from baseline), and annualized vaso-occlusive crisis rate during the 52-week blinded treatment period.
  • Initiation of FT-7051 Clinical Development in mCRPC: Patient enrollment in the Phase 1 trial of FT-7051 in mCRPC patients is expected to begin prior to the end of 2020. Safety and tolerability data from the trial are anticipated in 2021 and clinical activity results in 2022.
  • Non-core Partnering Strategy: Following the recent positive registrational trial results in R/R AML with an IDH1 mutation, Forma remains focused on partnership opportunities for olutasidenib, as well as for the non-core FASN inhibitor for NASH (FT-8225).
  • Possibility of COVID-19 Impact: The COVID-19 pandemic remains a factor in the successful completion of these milestones. Many clinical trials across the biopharma industry have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with clinical trial sites implementing new policies in response to COVID-19, resulting in potential delays to enrollment of clinical trials or changes in the ability to access sites participating in clinical trials.

Upcoming Investor Events

  • Dec. 7, 2020: Forma will conduct a conference call and webcast on Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) to discuss updated results from the ongoing Phase 1 trial of FT-4202 in SCD, as well as an overview of the company’s development plans for FT-4202. A live webcast will be available in the “News & Investors” section of Forma’s website www.formatherapeutics.com.

Financial Results

  • Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $384.3 million as of September 30, 2020, as compared to $173.2 million as of December 31, 2019.
  • Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $24.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to $27.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to planned reductions in spending on FT-2102, FT-4101, FT-8225, research activities, and internal R&D personnel-related costs, which were partially offset by increases in FT-4202 expenses to conduct the Phase 1 trial, clinical product manufacturing, and preparations for the pivotal Phase 2/3 trial.
  • General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $7.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to $7.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to a $1.3 million increase in equity-based compensation, and a $0.6 million increase in insurance related expense, and a $0.5 million increase in other related general and administrative costs, partially offset by a reduction of $2.0 million related to legal, consulting and other professional fee expenses.
  • Net Income/Loss: Net loss was $27.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to $31.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

About Forma Therapeutics

Forma Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to transform the lives of patients with rare hematologic diseases and cancers. Our R&D engine combines deep biology insight, chemistry expertise and clinical development capabilities to create drug candidates with differentiated mechanisms of action focused on indications with high unmet need. Our work has generated a broad proprietary portfolio of programs with the potential to provide profound patient benefit. For more information, please visit www.FormaTherapeutics.com or follow us on Twitter @FORMAInc and LinkedIn.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding the company’s beliefs and expectations regarding its: business plans and objectives; future plans for FT-4202 and FT-7051, including expectations regarding timing and success of the current ongoing clinical trials, therapeutic potential and clinical benefits thereof, and upcoming milestones for the company’s other product candidates; growth as a company and the anticipated contribution of the members of our board of directors to our operations and progress; presentation of additional data at upcoming scientific conferences, and other preclinical data in 2020; the potential commercial and collaboration opportunities, including potential future collaborators and parties, as well as value and market, for our product candidates; uses of capital, expenses and other 2020 financial results or in the future, and the potential impact of COVID-19 on patient retention, strategy, future operations, clinical trials or IND submissions. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s business, operations, strategy, goals and anticipated milestones; the therapeutic potential of FT-4202, and the timing associated with the initiation or continuation of any of FT-4202 trials; the initiation of our phase I clinical trial of FT-7051; Forma’s ability to execute on its strategy; positive results from a clinical study may not necessarily be predictive of the results of future or ongoing clinical studies; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; Forma’s ability to fund operations; Forma’s ability to identify satisfactory collaboration opportunities, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth more fully under the caption “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus dated June 22, 2020 and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and elsewhere in Forma’s filings and reports with the SEC. Forma disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent Forma’s views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Forma explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Selected Financial Information
(in thousands except share and per share data) 
(unaudited) 
 
Statement of Operations Items: Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
Revenue

 $                –  

 $         3,377

 $                –  

 $       93,113

Operating expenses
Research and development

          24,780

          27,558

          68,501

          84,273

General and administrative

            7,460

            7,025

          22,841

          17,631

Restructuring charges

                   –  

               545

                  63

            5,620

Total operating expenses

          32,240

          35,128

          91,405

        107,524

Loss from operations

        (32,240)

        (31,751)

        (91,405)

        (14,411)

Other income, net

               818

               766

          23,050

            3,057

Loss before taxes

        (31,422)

        (30,985)

        (68,355)

        (11,354)

Income tax benefit

           (3,806)

                   –  

        (26,529)

           (1,217)

Net loss

 $     (27,616)

 $     (30,985)

 $     (41,826)

 $     (10,137)

Preferred return and accretion of preferred return and
cumulative dividends on preferred securities

                   –  

              (607)

           (3,736)

           (2,395)

Distribution to holders of preferred securities in excess of
accrued preferred return

                   –  

                   –  

                   –  

        (11,347)

Tax distribution to holders of Enterprise.1 Incentive Shares

                   –  

                (60)

                   –  

                (60)

Net loss allocable to shares of common stock, basic 

 $     (27,616)

 $     (45,562)

Change in fair value attributable to warrants to purchase
common stock

                  (8)

                   –  

Net loss allocable to shares of common stock, diluted

 $     (27,624)

 $     (45,562)

Net loss allocable to shares of Common 1, basic 

 $     (31,652)

 $     (23,939)

Change in fair value attributable to warrants to purchase
preferred securities

              (198)

              (515)

Net loss allocable to shares of Common 1, diluted

 $     (31,850)

 $     (24,454)

Net loss per share of common stock:
Basic

 $          (0.67)

 $          (2.74)

Diluted

 $          (0.67)

 $          (2.74)

Net loss per share of Common 1:
Basic

 $       (12.42)

 $          (9.40)

Diluted

 $       (12.50)

 $          (9.60)

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:  
Basic

41,088,261

16,616,143

Diluted

41,088,924

16,616,143

Weighted-average shares of Common 1 outstanding, basic
and diluted

2,547,924

2,547,924

Selected Balance Sheet Items:  
September 30,   December 31,

2020

 

2019

     
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

 $

    384,346

 

 $

    173,180

Total Assets

 $

    447,396

 

 $

    183,035

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other
current liabilities

 $

       30,215

 

 $

       23,629

Redeemable convertible and convertible preferred stock outside
of stockholders’ equity

 

 – 

 

 $

    138,131

Total stockholders’ equity

 $

    415,602

 

 $

       18,246

 

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SpringWorks Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

– Enrollment Complete in the Phase 3
DeFi Trial of Nirogacestat in Adult Patients with Desmoid Tumors

– Clinical Collaborations Signed with Janssen, Pfizer and Precision Biosciences to Evaluate Nirogacestat in Combination with BCMA-Directed Therapies Across Modalities for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma –

– Entered into Sponsored Research Agreement with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Further Evaluate Nirogacestat as a BCMA Potentiator in Multiple Myeloma –

– Completed an Asset Purchase and Exclusive License Agreement of Global Rights to FAAH Inhibitor PF-04457845 to Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Receiving $35 Million Upfront Payment and Potential Future Milestone Payments of Up to $375 Million –

– Raised $269.5 Million in Net Proceeds Through Follow-On Public Offering –

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing medicines for patients with severe rare diseases and cancer, today reported third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2020 and provided an update on recent company developments.

“We are very pleased with our achievements in the third quarter of 2020 across our clinical development, business development and corporate initiatives. We completed enrollment in the Phase 3 DeFi trial, advanced our strategy to develop nirogacestat as a cornerstone of BCMA combination therapy for patients with multiple myeloma by signing additional collaborations with industry and academic leaders, and continued to progress our trials in biomarker defined metastatic solid tumors,” said Saqib Islam, Chief Executive Officer of SpringWorks. “Our ten clinical development programs are progressing as planned and we look forward to providing further updates as we advance our pipeline and continue to execute on our strategy to build a leading targeted oncology company.”


Recent Business Highlights and Upcoming Milestones

Late-Stage Rare Oncology

  • Completed enrollment in the Phase 3 DeFi trial evaluating nirogacestat in adult patients with progressing desmoid tumors. SpringWorks expects to report topline data from the DeFi study in the second or third quarter of 2021.
  • Recruiting patients in a Phase 2 study sponsored by the Children’s Oncology Group evaluating nirogacestat in pediatric patients with desmoid tumors.
  • Highlighted a publication by investigators at the University of Minnesota and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Pediatric Cancer & Blood journal reporting data from four pediatric and young adult desmoid tumor patients who received nirogacestat under the SpringWorks Expanded Access Program. In these four patients, the investigators reported one complete response, two partial responses, and one stable disease, with no grade 3 or 4 adverse events.
  • Enrollment is ongoing in the Phase 2b ReNeu trial evaluating mirdametinib in pediatric and adult patients with NF1-associated plexiform neurofibromas. SpringWorks expects to provide an update on the ReNeu trial in the fourth quarter of 2020 or first quarter of 2021.

B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) Combinations in Multiple Myeloma

  • Enrollment is ongoing in a Phase 1b trial evaluating nirogacestat in combination with BLENREP (belantamab mafodotin-blmf), GSK’s anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) antibody-drug conjugate, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
  • Entered into a clinical collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) to evaluate nirogacestat in combination with Janssen’s BCMA CD3 bispecific antibody, teclistamab, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. A Phase 1 study is expected to commence by early 2021, pending discussions with regulators.
  • Entered into a clinical collaboration with Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) to evaluate nirogacestat in combination with Pfizer’s BCMA CD3 bispecific antibody, PF‐06863135, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. A Phase 1b/2 study is expected to commence in the first half of 2021.
  • An IND application is expected to be filed by the end of 2020 to evaluate nirogacestat in combination with Allogene’s BCMA AlloCAR T therapy, ALLO-715, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
  • Entered into a clinical collaboration with Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Precision) to evaluate nirogacestat in combination with Precision’s allogeneic CAR T candidate targeting BCMA, PBCAR269A, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. A Phase 1/2a clinical study is expected to commence in the first half of 2021, pending discussions with regulators.
  • Entered into a sponsored research agreement with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Fred Hutch) to further explore the ability of nirogacestat to modulate BCMA and potentiate BCMA-targeting therapies in a variety of preclinical and patient-derived multiple myeloma models developed by researchers at Fred Hutch.

Biomarker-Defined Metastatic Solid Tumors

  • Enrollment is ongoing in a Phase 1b/2 trial evaluating mirdametinib with BeiGene’s RAF dimer inhibitor, lifirafenib, in patients with RAS/RAF mutant and other MAPK pathway aberrant solid tumors. SpringWorks and BeiGene expect to report initial clinical data in 2021.
  • Enrollment is ongoing in a Phase 1 trial of BGB-3245 in patients with RAF mutant solid tumors. BGB-3245 is a selective RAF dimer inhibitor being developed by MapKure, LLC, an entity that is jointly owned by SpringWorks and BeiGene, Ltd. Initial clinical data from the Phase 1 study are expected in 2021.

General Corporate

  • In October 2020, SpringWorks completed a follow-on public offering that raised $269.5 million in net proceeds, which included the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
  • SpringWorks and Jazz Pharmaceuticals entered into an asset purchase and exclusive license agreement under which Jazz acquired SpringWorks’ fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor program, PF-04457845. Under the terms of the agreement, Jazz assumed all milestone and royalty obligations owned by SpringWorks to Pfizer under the 2017 license agreement pursuant to which SpringWorks obtained rights to this asset. In addition, Jazz made an upfront payment of $35 million to SpringWorks, with potential future milestone payments of up to $375 million payable to SpringWorks based upon the achievement of certain clinical development, regulatory and commercial milestones. SpringWorks is also entitled to receive tiered royalties on future net sales of PF-04457845.

Third Quarter and Year to Date 2020 Financial Results

  • Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $13.9 million and $36.6 million for the third quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, compared to $10.7 million and $30.4 million for the comparable periods of 2019, respectively. The increases in R&D expenses in 2020 were primarily attributable to growth in employee costs associated with increases in the number of R&D personnel, an increase in non-cash share-based compensation expense and increases in external costs related to drug manufacturing and clinical trial costs.
  • General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $7.7 million and $20.9 million for the third quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively, compared to $4.6 million and $11.5 million for the comparable periods of 2019, respectively. The increases in G&A expenses in 2020 were primarily attributable to growth in employee costs associated with increases in the number of G&A personnel supporting the growth of the organization, and an increase in non-cash share-based compensation expenses, as well as increases in expenses related to the expansion of business activities.
  • Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders: SpringWorks reported net losses of $21.7 million, or $0.51 loss per share, and $56.8 million, or $1.35 loss per share, for the third quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2020, respectively. This compares to net losses of $16.8 million, or $1.77 loss per share, and $34.4 million, or $9.24 loss per share, for the comparable periods of 2019, respectively.
  • Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $276.8 million as of September 30, 2020. This does not include the net proceeds of $269.5 million from the Company’s follow-on public offering completed in October 2020 or the $35 million upfront payment Jazz Pharmaceuticals made to SpringWorks in October 2020.

COVID-19 Update

To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a relatively modest impact on SpringWorks’ business operations, in particular on SpringWorks’ clinical trial programs, and SpringWorks is undertaking considerable efforts to mitigate the various challenges presented by this crisis. For further details and descriptions of the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, please see the Risk Factors in SpringWorks’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2020 and refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section in this press release.

About SpringWorks Therapeutics

SpringWorks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to acquiring, developing and commercializing life-changing medicines for underserved patient populations suffering from devastating rare diseases and cancer. SpringWorks has a differentiated portfolio of small molecule targeted oncology product candidates and is advancing two potentially registrational clinical trials in rare tumor types, as well as several other programs addressing highly prevalent, genetically defined cancers. SpringWorks’ strategic approach and operational excellence in clinical development have enabled it to rapidly advance its two lead product candidates into late-stage clinical trials while simultaneously entering into multiple shared-value partnerships with industry leaders to expand its portfolio. For more information, visit www.springworkstx.com and follow @SpringWorksTx on Twitter and LinkedIn.

SpringWorks
uses its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included on the Company’s website in the ‘Investors & Media’ section. Accordingly, investors should monitor such portions of the SpringWorks website, in addition to following press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding SpringWorks’ clinical trials and its strategy, business plans and focus. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, those related to SpringWorks’ financial results, the timing for completion of SpringWorks’ clinical trials of its product candidates, whether and when, if at all, SpringWorks’ product candidates will receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, or other foreign regulatory authorities, uncertainties and assumptions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SpringWorks’ business, operations, clinical trials, supply chain, strategy, goals and anticipated timelines, competition from other biopharmaceutical companies, and other risks identified in SpringWorks’ SEC filings. SpringWorks cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. SpringWorks disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent SpringWorks’ views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date.


SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.



Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations



(Unaudited)

                         
    Three Months Ended September 30,    Nine Months Ended September 30, 
(in thousands, except share and per-share data)   2020     2019     2020     2019  
Operating expenses:                        
Research and development   $ 13,923     $ 10,745     $ 36,597     $ 30,373  
General and administrative     7,669       4,584       20,946       11,495  
Total operating expenses     21,592       15,329       57,543       41,868  
                         
Loss from operations     (21,592 )     (15,329 )     (57,543 )     (41,868 )
Other income:                        
Interest income, net     63       997       1,156       2,280  
Total other income     63       997       1,156       2,280  
Equity investment loss     (130 )     (2,501 )     (459 )     (2,501 )
Net loss   $ (21,659 )   $ (16,833 )   $ (56,846 )   $ (42,089 )
                         
Reconciliation of net loss to net loss attributable to common stockholders:                        
Net loss   $ (21,659 )   $ (16,833 )   $ (56,846 )   $ (42,089 )
Net gain attributable to extinguishment of Series A convertible preferred and Junior Series A convertible preferred units                       7,729  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (21,659 )   $ (16,833 )   $ (56,846 )   $ (34,360 )
                         
                         
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.51 )   $ (1.77 )   $ (1.35 )   $ (9.24 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted     42,148,837       9,487,329       41,961,691       3,716,877  










SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.



Selected Balance Sheet Data



(Unaudited)

 
    September 30, 2020   December 31, 2019
         
(In thousands)    
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   $ 276,819     $ 327,652  
Working Capital (1)     266,150       319,391  
Total Assets     286,100       334,831  
Total liabilities     13,345       12,759  
Accumulated deficit     (129,875 )     (73,029 )
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity     272,755       322,072  
             
             

(1) We define working capital as current assets less current liabilities.



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RetailMeNot Compiles the List of Stores Staying Closed on Thanksgiving

PR Newswire

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RetailMeNot, a J2 Global business within its Ziff Davis division and leading savings destination that brings shoppers incredible offers, promo codes and sales every day, has compiled a comprehensive list of stores staying closed on Thanksgiving.

Stores staying open on Thanksgiving evening has been a heated topic for years, but this year, it’s especially divisive, with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to social distancing guidelines, shoppers have made a big shift to online shopping. In fact, according to recent research by RetailMeNot, 88% of shoppers do not plan to shop doorbuster sales in-store this holiday season.

With Black Friday right around the corner—a historically chaotic in-store shopping moment—many major retailers have announced that for the first time in years, they will keep their doors closed on Thanksgiving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walmart was the early bird in terms of its announcement to close on Thanksgiving. For more than 30 years, Walmart kicked off Black Friday sales early, allowing customers to save more on Thanksgiving Day. But this year, the megastore announced it would close doors to all 4,000+ stores in the U.S. Other major retailers that followed suit include Best Buy, Target, Kohl’s, The Home Depot and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

For more tips and details about how to shop smart, safely and save big this holiday season, visit RetailMeNot’s blog, The Real Deal.

Stores Officially Closed on Thanksgiving Day 2020

  • Academy Sports + Outdoors
  • Bath & Body Works
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • Best Buy
  • BJ’s
  • Boscov’s
  • Costco
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Foot Locker
  • GameStop
  • The Home Depot
  • JCPenney
  • Kohl’s
  •  Lamps Plus
  • Macy’s
  • Office Depot/OfficeMax
  • REI
  • Simon Property Group
  • Target
  • Ulta
  • Under Armour
  • The Outlet Resource Group
  • Walmart
  • Williams-Sonoma

About RetailMeNot
RetailMeNot is a leading savings destination bringing people and the things they love together through savings with retailers, brands and restaurants. RetailMeNot makes everyday life more affordable through online and in-store coupon codes, cash back offers, and the RetailMeNot Deal Finder™ browser extension. To learn more, visit http://www.retailmenot.com/corp or follow @RetailMeNot on social media.

About J2 Global
J2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM) is a leading Internet information and services company consisting of a portfolio of brands including IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, RetailMeNot, Offers.com, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, Everyday Health, BabyCenter and What To Expect in its Digital Media segment and eFax, eVoice, iContact, Campaigner, Vipre, IPVanish and KeepItSafe in its Cloud Services segment. J2 Global reaches over 230 million people per month across its brands. As of December 31, 2019, J2 Global had achieved 24 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth. For more information, visit: www.j2global.com

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Xunlei Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

Shenzhen, China, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xunlei Limited (“Xunlei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: XNET), a leading innovator in shared cloud computing and blockchain technology in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights:

  • Total revenues were US$43.7 million, representing a decrease of 1.4% from the previous quarter.
  • Cloud computing and other internet value-added services (“Cloud computing and other IVAS”) revenues were US$21.2 million, representing an increase of 1.1% from the previous quarter.
  • Subscription revenues were US$19.6 million, representing a decrease of 5.5% on a sequential basis.
  • Online advertising revenues (consisting primarily of revenues from mobile advertising) were approximately US$3.0 million, representing an increase of 10.8% from the previous quarter.
  • Gross profit was US$22.7 million, representing an increase of 11.3% on a sequential basis. Gross margin was 51.9% in the third quarter of 2020, compared with 46.0% in the previous quarter.
  • Net loss was US$1.5 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared with a net loss of US$11.8 million in the previous quarter.
  • Diluted loss per ADS was US$0.02 as compared with a diluted loss of US$0.17 in the previous quarter.

Recent developments

  • Collaborated with e-Surfing Cloud Storage, the cloud storage product run by Shijilong Information Network Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom, to develop joint cloud storage services and explore other consumer-related products to achieve resource sharing and mutual benefits.
  • Launched a BaaS (Blockchain as a Service) platform to free enterprises and developers from dealing with complex technical issues in blockchain infrastructure and to drive innovation and productivity.

Mr. Jinbo Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xunlei, stated that “Xunlei delivered a quarter of solid execution. We are encouraged by meaningful improvements across several financial and operating metrics, including an 87% sequential improvement in our bottom-line. Through our relentless focus on reinforcing our core competitiveness, optimizing operating efficiencies, and placing more control on cost and expenses, we are seeing our strengths bolstered and profitability improved across our major product lines. And we are optimistic that the positive momentum would be carried into the fourth quarter of 2020. ”

“We remain committed to uncovering Xunlei’s value by offering our users reliable and secured digital experience. In the third quarter of 2020, we expanded service capabilities in our cloud computing business, explored new partnership and launched the BaaS platform for our blockchain services. Looking forward, we will continue to optimize operating metrics and drive product innovation to deliver value to our users, partners and shareholders,” concluded Mr. Jinbo Li.

Third
Quarter
2020
Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues were US$43.7 million, representing a decrease of 1.4% from the previous quarter.

Revenues from cloud computing and other IVAS combined were US$21.2 million, representing an increase of 1.1% from the previous quarter.

Revenues from subscriptions were US$19.6 million, representing a decrease of 5.5% from the previous quarter. The number of subscribers was 3.8 million as of September 30, 2020, compared with 3.9 million as of June 30, 2020. The average revenue per subscriber for the third quarter of 2020 was RMB35.9, compared with RMB37.5 for the second quarter of 2020. The decrease in subscription revenues was attributable to the decline in pricing and subscriber base compared with the previous quarter.

Revenues from online advertising were US$3.0 million, representing an increase of 10.8% from the previous quarter. The increase in the third quarter was mainly due to the application of precision targeting algorithm to achieve better advertising placement and improve monetization efficiency.

Cost of Revenues

Total cost of revenues was US$21.0 million in the third quarter of 2020, representing 48.1% of our total revenues, compared with US$23.9 million, or 54.0% of our total revenues, in the second quarter. The decrease was mainly due to decreased cost associated with a write-down of our inventory for Onething Cloud hardware products of US$2.5 million in the second quarter.

Bandwidth costs were US$15.4 million, representing 35.1% of our total revenues, compared with US$13.9 million, or 31.4% of our total revenues in the previous quarter, the increased bandwidth cost was primarily due to increased demand for our cloud computing service, which was consistent with the increase of our cloud computing revenues.

The remaining cost of revenues mainly included revenue-sharing costs for our live streaming products.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2020 was US$22.7 million, representing an increase of 11.3% from the previous quarter. Gross margin was 51.9% in the third quarter, compared with 46.0% in the previous quarter. The increase in gross profit was mainly due to (i) an increase in revenue from online advertising services, which have a higher gross margin compared with other businesses, and (ii) a decrease in cost associated with a write-down of our inventory discussed above.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were US$12.1 million, representing 27.6% of our total revenues, compared with US$14.5 million or 32.8% of our total revenues in the previous quarter. The decrease was mainly due to decreased labor cost as a result of optimization of our organizational structure during the past quarters.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were US$4.2 million, representing 9.6% of our total revenues, compared with US$4.4 million or 9.9% of our total revenues in the previous quarter.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were US$7.5 million, representing 17.1% of our total revenues, compared with US$10.1 million or 22.8% of our total revenues in the previous quarter. The decrease was mainly due to decreased employee and rental expenses as there were more employee severance compensation as a result of organizational optimization in the previous quarter and the incurrence of a one-time expense associated with terminating several office leases in the second quarter.

Impairment of Assets, Net of
R
ecoveries

No impairment of assets was accrued in the third quarter. The amount for the second quarter was approximately US$5.1 million, which represented a one-time write-off of certain receivables and prepayments in connection with our cloud computing business as we determined that those receivables and prepayments were not recoverable.

Operating Loss

Operating loss was US$1.0 million, compared with US$13.7 million in the previous quarter. The decrease was mainly due to higher gross profit and less operating expenses incurred this quarter as discussed above.

Net
Loss
and
Loss Per
ADS

Net loss was US$1.5 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared with a net loss of US$11.8 million in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP net loss was US$0.9 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared with a Non-GAAP net loss of US$11.2 million in the previous quarter.

Diluted loss per ADS in the third quarter of 2020 was US$0.02, compared with a diluted loss per ADS of US$0.17 in the previous quarter.

Cash Balance
and Short-Term Investments

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had net current assets of approximately US$195.3 million. With cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of US$246.0 million, compared with US$257.1 million as of June 30, 2020. The Company anticipates adequate liquidity to meet its current obligations.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company approved a share repurchase program to repurchase up to US$20 million of its outstanding shares before June 30, 2021. As of September 30,2020, the Company has repurchased 1,191,392 ADSs using cash of US$4.47 million.

Guidance for
Fourth
Quarter
2020

For the fourth quarter of 2020, Xunlei estimates total revenues to be between US$45 million and US$49 million, and the midpoint of the range represents a quarter-over-quarter increase of approximately 8.0%. This estimate represents management’s preliminary view as of the date of this release, which is subject to change and any changes could be material.

Conference Call Details         

Xunlei’s management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 12, 2020 (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time), to discuss its quarterly results and recent business activities.

Conference Call Preregistration

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, operator assisted conference calls are not available at the moment. All participants wishing to attend the call must preregister online before they can receive the dial-in numbers. Preregistration may require a few minutes to complete. The Company would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by not having an operator as a result of COVID-19.

Please register in advance to join the conference using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Conference access information will be provided upon registration.

Participant Online Registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/8999108

Once preregistration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID.

To join the conference, please dial the number you receive, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will be joined to the conference instantly.

The Company will also broadcast a live audio webcast of the conference call. The webcast will be available at http://ir.xunlei.com.

Following the earnings conference call, an archive of the call will be available by dialing:

China (Mandarin): 400-602-2065
Hong Kong: 800-963-117
United States: 1-855-452-5696
International: 61-2-8199-0299
Replay Passcode: 8999108
Replay End Date: November 20, 2020
   

About
Xunlei

Founded in 2003, Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET) is a leading innovator in shared cloud computing and blockchain technology in China. Xunlei provides a wide range of products and services across cloud acceleration, blockchain, shared cloud computing and digital entertainment to deliver an efficient, smart and safe internet experience.

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This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the management’s quotations, the “Outlook” and “Guidance” sections in this press release, as well as the Company’s strategic, operational and acquisition plans, contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: (i) the Company’s ability to continue to innovate and provide attractive products and services to retain and grow its user base; (ii) the Company’s ability to keep up with technological developments and users’ changing demands in the internet industry; (iii) the Company’s ability to convert its users into subscribers of its premium services; (iv) the Company’s ability to deal with existing and potential copyright infringement claims and other related claims; (v) the risk that Covid-19 or other health risks in China or globally could adversely affect the Company’s operations or financial results; (vi) the Company’s ability to react to the governmental actions for its scrutiny of internet content in China and the Company’s ability to compete effectively. Additionally, these forward‑looking statements, particularly our guidance, involve risk, uncertainties and assumptions, including those related to the impacts of COVID‑19 on our business and global economic conditions. Many of these assumptions relate to matters that are beyond our control and changing rapidly, including, but not limited to, the timeframes for and severity of social distancing and other mitigation requirements, the impact of COVID‑19 on our customers’ purchasing decisions and the length of our sales cycles, particularly for customers in certain industries highly affected by COVID‑19. Significant variation from the assumptions underlying our forward‑looking statements could cause our actual results to vary, and the impact could be significant. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by the Company is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of the press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Xunlei’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), Xunlei uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission: (1) non-GAAP operating income/(loss), (2) non-GAAP net income/(loss) from continuing operations, (3) non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share for common shares attributable to continuing operations, and (4) non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to continuing operations. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Xunlei believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information to investors regarding the Company’s operating performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses, which is not expected to result in future cash payments. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Xunlei’s historical performance and assist the Company’s financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charge that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in Xunlei’s results of operations. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying reconciliation tables at the end of this release include details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures the Company has presented.

     
XUNLEI LIMITED    
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
(Amounts expressed in thousands of USD, except for share, per share (or ADS) data)    
     
  September 30,   December 31,  
  2020   2019  
         
Assets        
         
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 123,835   162,465  
Short-term investments 122,176   102,847  
Accounts receivable, net 23,623   27,533  
Inventories 1,748   5,537  
Due from related parties 6,304   1,658  
Prepayments and other current assets 12,762   16,543  
Total current assets 290,448   316,583  
         
Non-current assets:        
Restricted cash 1,588   2,983  
Long-term investments 26,495   26,365  
Deferred tax assets 165   1,118  
Property and equipment, net 42,962   38,770  
Intangible assets, net 8,758   9,426  
Goodwill 21,660   20,382  
Other long-term prepayments and receivables 213   313  
Right-of-use assets 1,999   8,747  
Total assets 394,288   424,687  
         
Liabilities        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 20,260   24,213  
Due to related parties 5,002   5,002  
Contract liabilities and deferred income, current portion 32,901   31,988  
Lease liabilities 2,084   4,693  
Income tax payable 2,807   2,550  
Accrued liabilities and other payables 32,117   42,840  
Total current liabilities 95,171   111,286  
         
Non-current liabilities:        
Contract liabilities and deferred income, non-current portion 932   1,223  
Lease liabilities, non-current portion 19   4,132  
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current portion 1,082   1,179  
Interest-bearing bank borrowing 19,089   11,324  
Total liabilities 116,293   129,144  
         
Equity        
Common shares (US$0.00025 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 368,877,205 shares issued and 339,165,241 shares outstanding as at December 31, 2019; 368,877,205 issued and 334,401,981shares outstanding as at September30, 2020) 84   85  
Additional paid-in-capital 469,687   472,052  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,798 ) (13,425 )
Statutory reserves 5,132   5,132  
Treasury shares (29,711,964 shares and 29,056,264 shares as at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively) 9   7  
Accumulated deficits (185,459 ) (166,973 )
Total Xunlei Limited’s shareholders’ equity 279,655   296,878  
Non-controlling interests (1,660 ) (1,335 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 394,288   424,687  
         

       
XUNLEI LIMITED
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
 
(Amounts expressed in thousands of USD, except for share, per share (or ADS) data)
       
  Three months ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Sep30,  
  2020   2020   2019  
       
Revenues, net of rebates and discounts 43,722   44,328   43,839  
Business taxes and surcharges (34 ) (8 ) (77 )
Net revenues 43,688   44,320   43,762  
Cost of revenues (21,004 ) (23,931 ) (24,450 )
Gross profit 22,684   20,389   19,312  
       
Operating expenses      
Research and development expenses (12,069 ) (14,548 ) (17,593 )
Sales and marketing expenses (4,185 ) (4,382 ) (6,241 )
General and administrative expenses (7,463 ) (10,100 ) (9,113 )
Assets impairment loss, net of recoveries   (5,060 ) 427  
Total operating expenses (23,717 ) (34,090 ) (32,520 )
       
Operating loss (1,033 ) (13,701 ) (13,208 )
Interest income 404   408   801  
Interest expense      
Other income, net (335 ) 1,772   (11,761 )
Loss before income taxes (964 ) (11,521 ) (24,168 )
Income tax expenses (498 ) (254 ) (448 )
Net loss (1,462 ) (11,775 ) (24,616 )
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest (3 ) (247 ) (59 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (1,459 ) (11,528 ) (24,557 )
       
   
  Three months ended
   
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Sep 30,  
  2020   2020   2019  
       
Loss per share for common shares      
Basic (0.0043 ) (0.0339 ) (0.0726 )
Diluted (0.0043 ) (0.0339 ) (0.0726 )
       
Loss per ADS      
Basic (0.0215 ) (0.1695 ) (0.3630 )
Diluted (0.0215 ) (0.1695 ) (0.3630 )
       
Weighted average number of common shares used in calculating :      
Basic 336,371,957   339,816,984   338,473,633  
Diluted 336,371,957   339,816,984   338,473,633  
       
Weighted average number of ADSs used in calculating :      
Basic 67,274,391   67,963,397   67,694,727  
Diluted 67,274,391   67,963,397   67,694,727  

XUNLEI LIMITED
 
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (Excluding discontinued operations)
 
(Amounts expressed in thousands of USD, except for share, per share (or ADS) data)
 
  Three months ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Sep 30,  
  2020   2020   2019  
       
       
GAAP operating loss (1,033 ) (13,701 ) (13,208 )
Share-based compensation expenses 548   547   1,508  
Non-GAAP operating loss (485 ) (13,154 ) (11,700 )
       
GAAP net loss from continuing operations (1,462 ) (11,775 ) (24,616 )
Share-based compensation expenses 548   547   1,508  
Non-GAAP net loss (914 ) (11,228 ) (23,108 )
       
GAAP loss per share for common shares:      
Basic (0.0043 ) (0.0339 ) (0.0726 )
Diluted (0.0043 ) (0.0339 ) (0.0726 )
       
GAAP loss per ADS:      
Basic (0.0215 ) (0.1695 ) (0.3630 )
Diluted (0.0215 ) (0.1695 ) (0.3630 )
       
Non-GAAP loss per share for common shares:      
Basic (0.0027 ) (0.0323 ) (0.0681 )
Diluted (0.0027 ) (0.0323 ) (0.0681 )
       
Non-GAAP loss per ADS:      
Basic (0.0135 ) (0.1615 ) (0.3405 )
Diluted (0.0135 ) (0.1615 ) (0.3405 )
       
Weighted average number of common shares used in calculating:      
Basic 336,371,957   339,816,984   338,473,633  
Diluted 336,371,957   339,816,984   338,473,633  
       
Weighted average number of ADSs used in calculating:      
Basic 67,274,391   67,963,397   67,694,727  
Diluted 67,274,391   67,963,397   67,694,727  


CONTACT:
Investor Relations
Xunlei Limited
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +86 755 86338443
Website: http://ir.xunlei.com

COMPASS Pathways plc announces financial results for third quarter 2020

Highlights include $146.6 million IPO, continued progress with phase IIb psilocybin therapy clinical trial, strengthened board and leadership team, and launch of Drug Discovery Center

London, UK, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

· Third quarter and post-period highlights

–  Completed upsized initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq, raising $146.6 million

–  Continued to progress phase IIb clinical trial of COMP360 psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression

–  Strengthened board and leadership team with appointments of Linda McGoldrick as non-Executive Director; Greg Ryslik as Senior Vice President, Data Science, Machine Learning and Digital Health Research; and Stephen Schultz as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

–  Established Drug Discovery Center with the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA

· Conference call today at 1.00pm GMT (8.00am ET)

COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and gave an update on recent progress across its business.

George Goldsmith, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder, COMPASS Pathways, said, “This has been a significant quarter, with an IPO that gives us the funds needed to advance our mission and transform mental health care. Recent hires for the company build further important expertise within our strong leadership team, including in data science and digital health, which will be core to the future of mental health care. We remain fully focused on execution of our phase IIb trial investigating our COMP360 psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression and, with scientific partners in our recently established Drug Discovery Center, are also evaluating the potential of early stage compounds to address mental health challenges.”


Corporate highlights

In September 2020, we completed our IPO of 8,625,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing 8,625,000 ordinary shares at a price of $17.00 per ADS. This included 1,125,000 additional ADSs issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional ADSs. The total gross proceeds from the offering were $146.6 million. All ADSs sold in the offering were offered by COMPASS. The ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on 18 September 2020.             


Business highlights

We have continued to make steady progress with our phase IIb clinical trial of COMP360 psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. We are opening a new trial site in Berlin, Germany, this month, bringing our trial to 21 sites in 10 countries. While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our trial, our plan to report data from this trial in late 2021 remains unchanged. We are working closely with our trial sites to carefully assess the ongoing COVID-19 situation and will always put the safety of patients and our teams above everything else.

Our team has continued to expand and we have been pleased to welcome several new colleagues to our leadership team during the quarter and post-period. Linda McGoldrick joined our board of directors in September 2020, bringing healthcare and life sciences experience from a range of public and private companies, and non-profit organisations, including Financial Health Associates International, Zillion Inc, Veos plc, and Kaiser Permanente International. In 2018, Linda was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to serve on the state’s Health Information Technology Commission. Greg Ryslik PhD joined us on 9 November 2020 as Senior Vice President, Data Science, Machine Learning and Digital Health Research, and Stephen Schultz will join us on 1 December 2020 as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Greg is a data scientist and AI (artificial intelligence) executive; he is an instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies and has held senior positions at Mindstrong and at Tesla Inc. Stephen has more than 30 years’ experience in investor relations and joins us from GW Pharmaceuticals; he has previously held senior roles at Amarin Corporation, Acusphere, and Shareholder.com. Earlier in the quarter, Steve Levine MD joined us as Vice President, Patient Access; Steve was formerly Founder and CEO at Actify Neurotherapies. Sarah Bateup was appointed Head of Therapy Research and Training, having previously been Chief Clinical Officer at Ieso Digital Health.

On 5 August 2020, we entered into a sponsored research agreement with the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, to establish a Drug Discovery Center. The Center is exploring and developing optimised psychedelic and other early stage compounds targeting the 5HT2A receptor, a receptor in the brain that is recognised as a promising target in the treatment of mental health illnesses.

In July 2020, we were granted our second UK patent, adding to our US patent and German utility model, and including claims covering crystalline psilocybin, pharmaceutical formulations, medical uses, and a method of manufacturing. Our US patent, granted in December 2019, was the subject of a petition for post grant review, filed on 21 February 2020; the petition was dismissed on the merits on 20 August 2020.

We continue to work with a number of academic and other partners to accelerate research or to provide our COMP360 psilocybin for use in their independent studies. We are providing funding and support to the Aquilino Cancer Center at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, in Rockville, MD, which recently launched the first clinical trial of psilocybin therapy with simultaneous administration and one-on-one patient support to treat depression in cancer patients.

Earlier this month, we joined the Psychiatry Consortium, an international collaboration of medical research charities and pharmaceutical companies focused on the challenge of identifying and validating novel drug targets to address the unmet therapeutic needs of people living with mental health conditions. We will work alongside Psychiatry Consortium members and academic partners to advance research projects, providing support through access to funding, expertise, and commercialisation know-how. The Psychiatry Consortium seeks project proposals from the global psychiatric research community via biannual open calls for applications – the next call for applications will open in January 2021.


Financial highlights


Cash position

: We held cash and cash equivalents of $196.5 million as of 30 September 2020, compared with $67.6 million at 30 June 2020. This is expected to fund operations into 2023.


Research & development expenses

: R&D expenses were $6.9 million for the three months ended 30 September 2020, compared with $3.1 million during the same period in 2019. The change was primarily related to increased activities associated with our ongoing development of COMP360, increased share-based compensation, and other increases in personnel costs to support the development of COMP360.
 
R&D expenses were $18.8 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, compared with $8.0 million during the same period in 2019. The change was primarily related to increased activities associated with our ongoing development of COMP360, increased share-based compensation, and other increases in personnel costs to support the development of COMP360.


General and administrative expenses

: G&A expenses were $6.6 million for the three months ended 30 September 2020, compared with $3.1 million during the same period in 2019. $2.1 million of the increase was related to share-based compensation expenses, and there were also increases in legal and professional fees, personnel and consulting expenses, and facilities costs.
 
G&A expenses were $21.1 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, compared with $5.9 million during the same period in 2019. $9.7 million of the increase was related to share-based compensation expenses, and there were also increases in legal and professional fees, personnel and consulting expenses, and facilities costs.


Other income (expense), net:
Other income (expense), net was a net expense of $3.1 million for the three months ended 30 September 2020, compared with a net income of $0.6 million during the same period in 2019. $4.3 million of the increase in net expense related to foreign exchange losses.
 
Other income (expense), net was a net expense of $1.5 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, compared with a net income of $1.9 million during the same period in 2019. $3.3 million of the increase in net expense related to foreign exchange losses.


Net loss
: The net loss for the three months ended 30 September 2020 was $16.7 million, or $1.30 loss per share, (after including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $5.2 million), compared with $5.7 million, or $0.73 loss per share, during the same period in 2019 (after including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $1.8 million).

The net loss for the nine months ended 30 September 2020 was $41.5 million, or $3.90 loss per share, (after including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $16.6 million), compared with $12.0 million, or $1.68 loss per share, during the same period in 2019, (after including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $2.5 million).

Conference call

The COMPASS Pathways management team will host a conference call at 1.00pm GMT (8.00am ET) on 12 November 2020. The call can be accessed by dialling (833) 665-0659 from the United States, +1 (914) 987-7313 internationally, and 0800 028 8438 from the UK, followed by the conference ID: 9377988.

The call will also be webcast live on the investors section of the COMPASS Pathways website (ir.compasspathways.com). The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

-Ends-

About COMPASS Pathways

COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. Our focus is on improving the lives of those who are suffering with mental health challenges and who are not helped by current treatments. We are pioneering the development of a new model of psilocybin therapy, in which our proprietary formulation of synthetic psilocybin, COMP360, is administered in conjunction with psychological support. COMP360 has been designated a Breakthrough Therapy by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and we are currently conducting a phase IIb clinical trial of psilocybin therapy for TRD, in 21 sites across Europe and North America. We are headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York, USA. Our vision is a world of mental wellbeing. www.compasspathways.com


Availability of other information about COMPASS Pathways

Investors and others should note that we communicate with our investors and the public using our website (www.compasspathways.com), our investor relations website (ir.compasspathways.com),  and on social media (Linkedin), including but not limited to investor presentations and investor fact sheets, US Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. The information that we post on these channels and websites could be deemed to be material information. As a result, we encourage investors, the media, and others interested in us to review the information that is posted on these channels, including the investor relations website, on a regular basis. This list of channels may be updated from time to time on our investor relations website and may include additional social media channels. The contents of our website or these channels, or any other website that may be accessed from our website or these channels, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.


Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “objective”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. The forward-looking statements in this press release are neither promises nor guarantees, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond COMPASS’s control and which could cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others: preclinical and clinical development is lengthy and uncertain, and therefore our preclinical studies and clinical trials may be delayed or terminated, or may never advance to or in the clinic; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in COMPASS’s Prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 21 September 2020 and in subsequent filings made by COMPASS with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, COMPASS disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on COMPASS’s current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.


Enquiries

COMPASS Pathways
Tracy Cheung, [email protected], +44 7966 309024
Amy Lawrence, [email protected], +44 7813 777919

Westwicke (for investor enquiries)
Stephanie Carrington, [email protected], +1 646 277 1282

COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
(unaudited)    
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)    
(expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise stated)    
  September 30, December 31,
2020 2019
ASSETS    
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash $ 196,505   $ 24,966
Restricted cash 29   18
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 10,671   7,187
Total current assets 207,205   32,171
Investments 500  
Property and equipment, net 231   218
Other assets 59  
Total assets $ 207,995   $ 32,389
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Accounts payable $ 2,630   $ 1,262
Accounts payable – due to a related party 13   63
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 2,277   1,457
Convertible notes payable   12,397
Convertible notes payable – due to a related party   8,692
Total current liabilities 4,920   23,871
Total liabilities 4,920   23,871
     
Commitments and contingencies    
Convertible preferred shares, £0.008 par value; no shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020; 9,782,505 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019; aggregate liquidation preference of $39,279
—    38,908
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):    
Ordinary shares, £0.008 par value; 35,930,331 and 10,752,429 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively 367   111
Deferred shares, £21,391.504 par value; one share authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020; no shares authorized,
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019
28  
Additional paid-in capital 278,098   7,162
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 3,675   -98
Accumulated deficit -79,093   -37,565
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) 203,075   -30,390
Total liabilities, convertible preferred shares and shareholders’ deficit $ 207,995   $ 32,389
           

 COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 
(Unaudited) 
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)         
  Three Months Ended September Nine Months Ended September
  2020 2019 2020 2019
OPERATING EXPENSES:        
Research and development $ 6,875   $ 3,121   $ 18,822   $ 7,987
General and administrative 6,551   3,107 20,909 5,730
General and administrative – fees due to a related party 56   42 143 135
Total operating expenses 13,482   6,270 39,874 13,852
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS: -13,482   -6,270 -39,874 -13,852
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET:        
Other income 109   17 302 52
Foreign exchange gains (losses) -4,331   45 -3,252 67
Fair value change of convertible notes   -1,031
Fair value change of convertible notes – due to a related party   -723
Benefit from R&D tax credit 1,092   528 3,175 1,756
Total other income (expense), net -3,130   590 -1,529 1,875
Loss before income taxes -16,612   -5,680 -41,403 -11,977
Income tax benefit (expense) -82   -125
Net loss -16,694   -5,680 -41,528 -11,977
Other comprehensive (loss) income:        
Foreign exchange translation adjustment 4,806   -558 3,773 -577
Comprehensive loss $ -11,888   $ -6,238   $ -37,755   $ -12,554
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders—basic and diluted $ -1.3   $ -0.73   $ -3.9   $ -1.68
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding—basic and diluted 12,834,889   7,789,132 10,638,738 7,134,760
                       

iTeos Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

– Patient enrol
l
ment in Phase 1/2 stud
ies
of
EOS-850 A

2A

R antagonist
and EOS-448 FCγ
R-enabled anti-TIGIT antibody continue
s
with initial data
expected
in 1H21 – 

– Strong cash position to support ongoing clinical development and operations
into 2023 –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and GOSSELIES, Belgium, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITOS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery and development of a new generation of highly differentiated immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided recent business highlights.

“We are focused on advancing our two lead candidates, EOS-850, our adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, and EOS-448, our TIGIT antagonist, both now in Phase 1/2a clinical development, toward initial data readouts in the first half of 2021,” said Michel Detheux, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of iTeos. “While we have faced some challenges due to the unpredictable nature of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, our data readout timelines remain on track and we are building our team and competencies to support our ongoing clinical trials. In addition to our clinical efforts, we also continue to perform rigorous preclinical evaluations to identify potential novel product candidates that will contribute to the further growth of our pipeline. As we continue to advance our efforts to discover and develop highly differentiated immune-oncology therapeutics, we now expect to nominate a new drug product candidate before the end of 2021.”

Pipeline
Highlights

EOS-850: Designed as a highly selective small molecule antagonist of the adenosine A2A receptor, or A2AR, to inhibit the adenosine pathway, a key driver of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment across a broad range of tumors.

  • Enroll
    ment continues in
    Phase 1/2
    a
    clinical trial in adult patients with advanced solid tumors: The multi-arm Phase 1/2a clinical trial of EOS-850 trial in adult patients with advanced solid tumors is ongoing. In addition to the single-agent cohort, dosing has also commenced in the second cohort evaluating EOS-850 in combination with pembrolizumab. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the Company experiencing enrollment delays for its third cohort evaluating EOS-850 in combination with chemotherapy. The Company is now opening additional sites in the U.S., France, Spain and South Korea to support continued enrollment and expects to dose the first patient in the chemotherapy cohort by the end of 2020. The Company remains on-track to report initial single-agent and combination data in the first half of 2021.

EOS-448: Antagonistic antibody specifically designed to target TIGIT (T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains), a checkpoint with multiple mechanisms leading to immunosuppression. EOS-448 was also selected to engage the Fc gamma receptor, or FcγR, to promote antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, or ADCC, activity.

  • Patient enro
    l
    lment continues in
    Phase 1/2
    a
    clinical trial
    : The dose escalation portion of the Phase 1/2a clinical trial of EOS-448 in multiple advanced solid tumors is ongoing. Initial safety and efficacy data are expected to be reported in the first half of 2021. Following the completion of the dose escalation and determination of the recommended Phase 2 dose, we plan to evaluate EOS-448 in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody and other standard of care therapies or EOS-850 in specific tumor types.

Preclinical program
s
: The Company continues to progress research programs focused on additional targets that complement its A2AR and TIGIT programs. The Company is optimizing its screening and selection process to identify potential product candidates and expects to nominate an additional product candidate for Investigational New Drug, or IND, enabling studies before the end of 2021.

Corporate Updates

  • Publication in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics: An article on the multiple mechanisms of action of anti-TIGIT antagonistic antibodies highlighting our work in the field and the properties of EOS-448 was accepted for publication in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
  • Completed Initial Public Offering (IPO) raising $229.7 million in gross proceeds: As previously announced in July 2020, the Company completed its initial public offering of 10,586,316 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $19.00 per share. In August 2020, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1,505,359 shares.

Third
Quarter 2020 Financial Results

  • Cash Position:
     The Company’s cash and cash equivalent position was $340.0 million as of September 30, 2020, as compared to $19.9 million as of December 31, 2019.
  • Research and Development (R&D) Expenses:
     R&D expenses were $8.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $5.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in activities related to clinical trials for EOS-850 and EOS-448.
  • General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $4.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $2.7 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in payroll and related costs in the third quarter of 2020.
  • Net Loss: Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $11.7 million, or a net loss of $0.48 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $8.0 million, or a net loss of $43.03 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019.

About iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.

iTeos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery and development of a new generation of highly differentiated immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients. iTeos Therapeutics leverages its deep understanding of the tumor microenvironment and immunosuppressive pathways to design novel product candidates with an aim to improve the clinical benefit of oncology therapies. The innovative pipeline includes two clinical-stage programs targeting novel, validated immuno-oncology pathways designed to build on prior learnings in the field to have differentiated pharmacological and clinical profiles. The most advanced product candidate, EOS-850, is designed as a highly selective small molecule antagonist of the adenosine A2AR, in the adenosine pathway, a key driver of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment across a broad range of tumors. EOS-850 is being investigated in an open-label multi-arm Phase 1/2a clinical trial in adult cancer patients with advanced solid tumors and encouraging preliminary single-agent activity was observed in the dose escalation portion of the trial. The lead antibody product candidate, EOS-448, is an antagonist of TIGIT, a checkpoint with multiple mechanisms leading to immunosuppression. EOS-448 was also selected to engage FcγR, to promote ADCC activity. An open-label Phase 1/2a clinical trial of EOS-448 was initiated in adult cancer patients with advanced solid tumors. iTeos Therapeutics is headquartered in Cambridge, MA with a research center in Gosselies, Belgium.

Forward-Looking Statements

This
press release
contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, including express or implied statements regarding iTeos’ future expectations, plans and prospects
, which are based on currently available information. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this
press release
, including statements regarding our strategy, future financial condition, future operations, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected growth, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as ‘‘aim,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘assume,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘contemplate,’’ ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘design,’’ ‘‘due,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘goal,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘objective,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘predict,’’ ‘‘positioned,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘seek,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘target,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘would’’ and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology
and similar expressions that constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities L
i
tigati
on
Reform Act of 1995
. These forward-looking statements include statements about the initiation, timing, progress and results of our current and future clinical trials and current and future preclinical studies of our product candidates, including our clinical trials of EOS-850, our clinical trials of EOS-448 and of our research and development programs;
uncertainties inherent in clinical studies and in the availability and timing of data from ongoing clinical trials;
the enrollment of our ongoing clinical trials;
whether interim results from a clinical trial will be predictive of the final results of the trial; whether results from preclinical studies or earlier clinical studies will be predictive of the results of future clinical trials;
our ability to successfully establish or maintain collaborations or strategic relationships for our product candidates;
the expected timing for submissions for regulatory approval or review by governmental authorities;
the composition of our board of directors;
our financial performance;
whether our cash resources will be sufficient to fund our foreseeable and unforeseeable operating expenses and capital expenditure
requirements
; risks, uncertainties and assumptions regarding the impact of the continuing
COVID-19 pandemic
on our business, operations, strategies and anticipated timelines
, including mitigation efforts and economic effects,
including but not limited to our preclinical studies and future clinical trials; and our plans to develop and commercialize our current product candidates and any future product candidates and the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business, current product candidates and any future product candidates
, and other risks concerning iTeos’ programs and operations that are described in additional detail in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Although our forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of management, these statements are based solely on facts and circumstances currently known to iTeos. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. iTeos undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, the occurrence of certain events or otherwise.

For further information, please contact:

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s
:

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Fonar Announces Financial Results For 1st Fiscal Quarter of 2021

  • The negative impact of COVID-19 on scan volume at all MRI imaging centers managed by FONAR’s subsidiary, Health Management Company of America (HMCA), continued throughout the first quarter of fiscal 2021. However, collective MRI scan volume increased by 50% to 41,566 for the 3-month period ended September 30, 2020, as compared to 27,757 scans for the previous 3-month period ended June 30, 2020. To date, the most severe effects of the pandemic on MRI scan volume occurred during the 3-month ended June 30, 2020.
  • Total MRI scan volume at the HMCA-managed sites decreased 13% to 41,566 scans for the three month period ending September 30, 2020 as compared to 47,027 scans one year earlier. The impact from COVID-19 on MRI scan volume for the future cannot be forecasted at this time.
  • Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments increased 5% to $38.8 million at September 30, 2020, as compared to June 30, 2020.
  • Total Revenues-Net decreased by 4% to $21.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the fiscal quarter ended one year earlier.
  • Net Income decreased 28% to $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the fiscal quarter ended one year earlier. The decrease is primarily attributable to a $2.2 million increase in reserves against revenue, which are booked in SG&A. Diluted Net Income per Common Share decreased to $0.36 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the fiscal quarter ended one year earlier.
  • The 36th and 37th HMCA-managed MRI scanners installed in Pembroke Pines, FL and Islandia, NY respectively, became operational since June 30, 2020. The company expects to install two more MRI scanners during Fiscal Year 2021.

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, reported today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 which ended September 30, 2020. FONAR’s primary source of income and growth is attributable to its diagnostic imaging management subsidiary, Health Management Company of America (HMCA). In 2009, HMCA managed 9 MRI scanners. HMCA currently manages 37 MRI scanners – 23 in New York and 14 in Florida.


Financial Results

Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments increased 5% to $38.8 million at September 30, 2020 as compared to $36.8 million at June 30, 2020.

Operating Cash Flow at September 30, 2020, decreased 11% to $3.8 million, compared with $4.2 million for the period ended September 30, 2019. For comparison, Operating Cash Flow for the year ended June 30, 2020 was $20.4 million, an increase of 5% versus $19.4 million for the previous fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

Total Revenues-Net for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 decreased 4% to $21.0 million as compared to $21.7 million for the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Revenues from the diagnostic imaging center segment, consisting of patient fee revenue net of contractual allowances and discounts, and management and other fees of related and non-related medical practices, decreased 2% to $19.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $19.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Total Costs and Expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 increased 3% to $16.8 million as compared to $16.3 million for the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 44% to $6.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $4.3 million for the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2019. A large portion of this increase was attributable primarily to reserves against management contracts totaling $2.2 million resulting exclusively from business interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is too early to know how much of these reserves will be recovered.

Income from Operations decreased 24% to $4.2 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $5.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The 44% increase in the SG&A represents a significant portion of this decrease. Other explanations include the 4% decrease in total revenues and 3% increase in total costs and expenses. All of these factors are the result of the interruption of business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Net Income decreased to $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $4.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Diluted Net Income per Common Share available to common stockholders decreased to $0.36 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $0.47 for the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Total Current Assets at September 30, 2020 were $99.1 million as compared to $95.9 million at June 30, 2020.

Total Current Liabilities at September 30, 2020 were $18.6 million as compared to $18.7 million at June 30, 2020.

Total Liabilities at September 30, 2020 were $53.2 million as compared to $54.0 million at June 30, 2020.

Total Assets at September 30, 2020 were $181.3 million as compared to $180.3 million at June 30, 2020.

Total Fonar Corporation Stockholders’ Equity increased to $128.7 million at September 30, 2020, as compared to $126.2 million at June 30, 2020.

The Current Ratio (Current Assets / Current Liabilities) is 5.3 at September 30, 2020, compared to 5.1 at June 30, 2020.

The Total Assets / Total Liabilities ratio is 3.4 at September 30, 2020, compared to 3.3 at June 30, 2020.

Working Capital increased 4% to $80.5 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $77.2 million at June 30, 2020.


Significant Event

FONAR Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Origination and discovery of the MRI

It’s been fifty years since Raymond V. Damadian, M.D., FONAR Founder and Chairman of the Board, took the first step to develop a human-sized scanner using the principles of magnetic resonance to detect cancer. In his September 17, 1969 letter to Dr. George S. Mirick of the Health Research Council of the City of New York, Raymond V. Damadian, FONAR Founder and Chairman of the Board, requested financial support for equipment to pursue his promising line of research. In the letter, Dr. Damadian states his intention to “proceed with the development of instrumentation and probes that can be used to scan the human body externally for early signs of malignancy.” Dr. Damadian’s September 17, 1969 letter to Dr. George S. Mirick may be viewed online at fonar.com/nobel.htm#1969_letter.

On June 18, 1970, Dr. Damadian performed the experiment whereby he discovered the distinctly elongated time-lapsed signal marking differences between normal and cancerous tissue, as well as differences among various normal organs themselves. This was an ‘eureka’ moment. The results were published in the journal ‘Science’ on March 19, 1971. Upon that publication, scientists around the world began their own research, marking the birth of the MRI industry.

On July 3, 1977, Dr. Damadian, and two collaborators, Lawrence Minkoff and Michael Goldsmith, performed the world’s first MRI scan, which was of Minkoff’s chest. It took 4 hours and 20 minutes to complete the scan. Now, fifty years after Dr. Damadian’s discovery, tens of millions of MRI scans are conducted throughout the world every year, each scan seeing magnificently into the human body.

Perhaps Professor Donlin Long, M.D., former Chairman of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, says it best: MRI is “The Single Most Important Diagnostic Discovery in the History of All of Medicine.” Professor Long made this statement on November 10, 2018, when Dr. Damadian was awarded the Excellence in Medicine Medal of Honor from the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation at Brooks’s in London, England. He was joined by Fraser Henderson, M.D., a neurosurgeon and member of the steering committee for the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, who said, “Raymond Damadian revolutionized medicine with the discovery and development of MRI.”


Management Discussion

President and CEO, Timothy R. Damadian, said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on our management subsidiary, HMCA. MRI scan volume in the quarter ending June 30, 2020 was just 27,757, which was 38% lower than the scan volume in the prior quarter (45,123). Thankfully, scan volume for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 grew by 50% to 41,566, bringing us to approximately 90% of our pre-COVID scan volume. Barring any future waves of COVID-19, we expect, in fiscal 2021, a full return to pre-pandemic levels and then steady growth from that point forward. The impact from COVID-19 on MRI scan volume for the current fiscal year cannot be forecasted at this time.

“Our business first experienced the effects of COVID-19 in the latter part of the quarter ending March 30, 2020. Our HMCA management team, comprised of non-controlling-interest group members, quickly and skillfully implemented procedures, practices, and policies that have protected employees and patients from the coronavirus. Further, wherever practical, the team reduced expenses in accordance with reduced scan volume, largely through reduced employee workloads and furloughs. As scan volume has been returning to pre-COVID levels, I am pleased that we have been adding hours to our workforce and welcoming back furloughed employees as needed.

“In regard to growth,” continued Mr. Damadian, “Prior to the pandemic disruption, we had planned to invest between $4 million and $6 million dollars at four (4) HMCA-managed MRI scanning centers in Fiscal 2020. We installed a second MRI scanner in the Ormond Beach, Florida facility in October, 2019, and the first MRI of what will be a two-MRI facility in Pembroke Pines, Florida in June, 2020. COVID-19 delayed the installation of an additional MRI in our Islandia, New York center, but has now been operational since the beginning of October, 2020. Also delayed by the pandemic has been the installation of a second MRI in our Westchester County facility. We now expect it will be installed in mid-fiscal 2021.

“Our vertical growth strategy of installing a second or even a third MRI at high-volume, high-patient-backlog facilities has been very successful, so we are naturally watching for such opportunities in the future. As always, we are also actively searching for promising locations that are currently underserved by FONAR’s UPRIGHT® MRI technology and would enhance and/or expand our existing networks of managed facilities. Beyond the four installations I previously mentioned, we are expecting to establish a de novo center in Bronx County, New York in the latter part of fiscal 2021, making it the third installation expected in fiscal 2021.”

Mr. Damadian concluded, “HMCA’s success is largely due to the efforts of the non-controlling-interest group members of our management team. All of them have been with me for many years. Their extensive experience, concern for patients and employees, skill, and dedication to the company have been on full display throughout the pandemic, to the benefit of FONAR and its shareholders.”

FONAR Founder and Chairman of the Board, Raymond V. Damadian, M.D., said, “It’s pleasing to me to see FONAR continue to be profitable, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the reasons for the Company’s success are its enduring history and ongoing contributions to the MRI industry. The Company has always been recognized as a key player in the MRI industry. Today, we offer the patent-protected UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI scanner, the world’s only weight-loaded MRI scanner. It is the only MRI scanner in the world to provide UPRIGHT RADIOLOGY™. Our superior technology is what patients and their doctors want and need. The UPRIGHT® MRI, aka the STAND-UP® MRI, is the only whole-body MRI that can scan patients in numerous weight-bearing positions, including sitting, standing, as well as bending in flexion or extension. Most patients sit and watch a large TV while being scanned. Most patients love it. There is no doubt that a key component to the success of HMCA-managed MRI centers is the popularity of the FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI among both physicians and patients.”

Dr. Damadian concluded, “The Company is currently researching Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Flow as it navigates from the brain, down the spine and throughout the brain. It is hopeful that this research will lead to a new understanding of the role of CSF on neurologic diseases, such as MS. In Fiscal 2021, the Company will continue with this valuable research which can only be done on the UPRIGHT® MRI.”


About FONAR

FONAR, the Inventor of MR Scanning™, located in Melville, NY, was incorporated in 1978, and is the first, oldest and most experienced MRI company in the industry. FONAR introduced the world’s first commercial MRI in 1980, and went public in 1981. FONAR’s signature product is the FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI (also known as the STAND-UP® MRI), the only whole-body MRI that performs Position™ Imaging (pMRI™) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the conventional lie-down position. The FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI often detects patient problems that other MRI scanners cannot because they are lie-down, ”weightless-only” scanners. The patient-friendly UPRIGHT® MRI has a near-zero patient claustrophobic rejection rate. As a FONAR customer states, “If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they’ll be claustrophobic in my parking lot.” Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while watching TV.

FONAR has new works-in-progress technology for visualizing and quantifying the cerebral hydraulics of the central nervous system, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which circulates throughout the brain and vertebral column at the rate of 32 quarts per day. This imaging and quantifying of the dynamics of this vital life-sustaining physiology of the body’s neurologic system has been made possible first by FONAR’s introduction of the MRI and now by this latest works-in-progress method for quantifying CSF in all the normal positions of the body, particularly in its upright flow against gravity. Patients with whiplash or other neck injuries are among those who will benefit from this new understanding.

FONAR’s substantial list of patents includes recent patents for its technology enabling full weight-bearing MRI imaging of all the gravity sensitive regions of the human anatomy, especially the brain, extremities and spine. It includes its newest technology for measuring the Upright cerebral hydraulics of the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) of the central nervous system. FONAR’s UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI is the only scanner licensed under these patents.

UPRIGHT® and STAND-UP® are registered trademarks and The Inventor of MR Scanning™, CSP, Multi-Position™, UPRIGHT RADIOLOGY™, The Proof is inthe Picture™, pMRI, Videography and Dynamic™, are trademarks of FONAR Corporation.

This release may include forward-looking statements from the company that may or may not materialize. Additional information on factors that could potentially affect the company’s financial results may be found in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

ASSETS

  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
Current Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents $ 38,763   $ 36,802
Short term investments   32     32
Accounts receivable – net   4,191     4,313
Accounts receivable – related party   102     6
Medical receivable – net   16,293     16,172
Management and other fees receivable – net   29,011     27,438
Management and other fees receivable – related medical practices – net   7,002     6,896
Inventories   1,698     1,649
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts   153     153
Income tax receivable       671
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,879     1,758
Total Current Assets   99,124     95,890
           
Accounts receivable – long term   2,839     2,730
Deferred income tax asset   17,961     18,810
Property and equipment – net   20,904     21,364
Right-of-use Asset – operating lease   30,489     31,392
Right-of-use Asset – financing lease   1,276     1,326
Goodwill   3,985     3,985
Other intangible assets – net   4,036     4,109
Other assets   642     653
Total Assets $ 181,256   $ 180,259
           

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
Current Liabilities:          
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases $ 169   $ 108
Accounts payable   1,848     1,965
Other current liabilities   7,864     8,185
Unearned revenue on service contracts   4,203     4,105
Unearned revenue on service contracts – related party   83    
Operating lease liability – current portion   3,433     3,370
Financing lease liability – current portion   136     75
Customer deposits   912     855
Total Current Liabilities   18,648     18,663
           
Long-Term Liabilities:          
Unearned revenue on service contracts   2,761     2,656
Deferred income tax liability   234     234
Due to related medical practices   93     93
Operating lease liability – net of current portion   29,246     30,105
Financing lease liability – net of current portion   1,201     1,251
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current portion   859     865
Other liabilities   161     150
Total Long-Term Liabilities   34,555     35,354
Total Liabilities   53,203     54,017
           

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

    September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
Class A non-voting preferred stock $.0001 par value;
    453 shares authorized at September 30, 2020 and
    June 30, 2020, 313 issued and outstanding at
    September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020
  $     $  
Preferred stock $.001 par value; 567 shares authorized
    at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, issued
    and outstanding – none
           
Common Stock $.0001 par value; 8,500 shares
    authorized at September 30, 2020 and June 30,
    2020, 6,459 issued at September 30, 2020 and
    June 30, 2020, 6,447 outstanding at September 30,
    2020 and June 30, 2020
    1       1  
Class B Common Stock (10 votes per share) $.0001 par
    value; 227 shares authorized at September 30, 2020
    and June 30, 2020; .146 issued and outstanding at
    September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020
           
Class C Common Stock (25 votes per share) $.0001 par
    value; 567 shares authorized at September 30, 2020
    and June 30, 2020, 383 issued and outstanding at
    September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020
           
Paid-in capital in excess of par value     183,076       183,076  
Accumulated deficit     (53,707 )     (56,215 )
Treasury stock, at cost – 12 shares of common stock at
    September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020
    (675 )     (675 )
Total Fonar Corporation’s Stockholders’ Equity     128,695       126,187  
Noncontrolling interests     (642 )     55  
Total Stockholders’ Equity     128,053       126,242  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   $ 181,256     $ 180,259  
                 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
REVENUES 2020   2019
Patient fee revenue – net of contractual allowances and discounts $ 5,091     $ 6,045  
Product sales – net   28       192  
Service and repair fees – net   1,925       2,064  
Service and repair fees – related parties – net   28       28  
Management and other fees – net   11,214       11,028  
Management and other fees – related medical practices – net   2,693       2,390  
Total Revenues – Net   20,979       21,747  
COSTS AND EXPENSES              
Costs related to patient fee revenue   2,521       2,863  
Costs related to product sales   132       330  
Costs related to service and repair fees   626       750  
Costs related to service and repair fees – related parties   9       10  
Costs related to management and other fees   5,550       6,005  
Costs related to management and other fees – related medical practices   1,428       1,537  
Research and development   400       472  
Selling, general and administrative   6,163       4,294  
Total Costs and Expenses   16,829       16,261  
Income From Operations   4,150       5,486  
Other Expenses   (140 )     —    
Interest Expense   (22 )     (21 )
Investment Income   112       148  
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes and Noncontrolling Interests   4,100       5,613  
Provision for Income Taxes   (849 )     (1,107 )
Net Income   3,251       4,506  
Net Income – Noncontrolling Interests   (743 )     (1,207 )
Net Income – Controlling Interests $ 2,508     $ 3,299  
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders $ 2,355     $ 3,097  
Net Income Available to Class A Non-Voting Preferred Stockholders $ 114     $ 151  
Net Income Available to Class C Common Stockholders $ 39     $ 51  
Basic Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders $ 0.37     $ 0.48  
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders $ 0.36     $ 0.47  
Basic and Diluted Income Per Share – Class C Common $ 0.10     $ 0.13  
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding – Common Stockholders   6,447       6,432  
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding – Common Stockholders   6,575       6,560  
Weighted Average Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding – Class C Common   383       383  
               

Contact: Daniel Culver
Director of Communications
E-mail: [email protected]
www.fonar.com

Nabriva Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Virtual Investor Conferences

DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective agents to treat serious infections, today announced that management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences in November.

  • Management will host investor meetings during the Jefferies Virtual London Healthcare Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17-18, 2020.
  • Management will host investor meetings during A.G.P.’s Virtual Healthcare Symposium on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

About Nabriva Therapeutics plc

Nabriva Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective agents to treat serious infections. Nabriva Therapeutics received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for XENLETA® (lefamulin injection, lefamulin tablets), the first systemic pleuromutilin antibiotic for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Nabriva Therapeutics is also developing CONTEPO™ (fosfomycin) for injection, a potential first-in-class epoxide antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including acute pyelonephritis. Nabriva entered into an exclusive agreement with subsidiaries of Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA to market, sell and distribute SIVEXTRO® (tedizolid phosphate) in the United States and certain of its territories.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Nabriva Therapeutics, including but not limited to statements about its ability to successfully commercialize XENLETA for the treatment of CABP, including the availability of and ease of access to XENLETA through major U.S. specialty distributors, marketing exclusivity and patent protection for XENLETA, the distribution and promotion of SIVEXTRO for the treatment of ABSSSI, the development of CONTEPO for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTI), the expansion of its commercial sales force, the clinical utility of XENLETA for CABP, SIVEXTRO for ABSSSI and of CONTEPO for cUTI, plans for and timing of the review of regulatory filings for CONTEPO, efforts to bring CONTEPO to market, the market opportunity for and the potential market acceptance of XENLETA for CABP, SIVEXTRO for ABSSSI and CONTEPO for cUTI, the development of XENLETA and CONTEPO for additional indications, the development of additional formulations of XENLETA and CONTEPO, plans for making lefamulin available in the European Union, Canada and China, plans to pursue research and development of other product candidates, expectations regarding the ability of customers to satisfy demand for XENLETA with their existing inventory, expectations regarding the impact of the interruptions resulting from COVID-19 on its business, the sufficiency of Nabriva Therapeutics’ existing cash resources and its expectations regarding anticipated revenues from product sales and how far into the future its existing cash resources will fund its ongoing operations and other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: Nabriva Therapeutics’ ability to successfully implement its commercialization plans for XENLETA and SIVEXTRO and whether market demand for XENLETA and SIVEXTRO is consistent with its expectations, Nabriva Therapeutics’ ability to build and maintain a sales force for XENLETA and SIVEXTRO, the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities, the uncertainties inherent in the initiation and conduct of clinical trials, availability and timing of data from clinical trials, whether results of early clinical trials or studies in different disease indications will be indicative of the results of ongoing or future trials, uncertainties associated with regulatory review of clinical trials and applications for marketing approvals, the availability or commercial potential of CONTEPO for the treatment of cUTI, the extent of business interruptions resulting from the infection causing the COVID-19 outbreak or similar public health crises, the ability to retain and hire key personnel, the availability of adequate additional financing on acceptable terms or at all and such other important factors as are set forth in Nabriva Therapeutics’ annual and quarterly reports and other filings on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Nabriva Therapeutics’ views as of the date of this press release. Nabriva Therapeutics anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while Nabriva Therapeutics may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Nabriva Therapeutics’ views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

CONTACTS:

For Investors

Kim Anderson
Nabriva Therapeutics plc
[email protected]

For Media

Mike Beyer
Sam Brown Inc.
[email protected]
312-961-2502

Minerals Technologies Announcement Regarding Elementis plc (“Elementis”)

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FALLING UNDER RULE 2.4 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE “CODE”) AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF THE CODE. THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT ANY FIRM OFFER WILL BE MADE NOR AS TO THE TERMS ON WHICH ANY FIRM OFFER MIGHT BE MADE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI” or “the Company”) notes the recent market speculation and movement in the share price of Elementis and confirms that it made an approach on 5 November 2020 to the Board of Elementis regarding a possible all-cash offer for Elementis. The Elementis Board notified Minerals Technologies on 10 November 2020 that this approach had been rejected.

Minerals Technologies’ proposal comprised an all-cash offer of 107 pence per Elementis share, representing a premium of approximately:

  • 31% to Elementis’ closing share price of 81.70 pence on 4 November 2020; and
  • 47% to Elementis’ 90 trading-day volume weighted average share price of 72.66 pence as of market close on 4 November 2020.

Minerals Technologies is currently considering its position. There can be no certainty that any further proposal or firm offer will be made, nor as to the terms of any further proposal or firm offer. However, any offer would be likely to be solely in cash.

In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the Code, Minerals Technologies must, by not later than 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 10 December 2020, either announce a firm intention to make an offer in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. This deadline may be extended with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code. The deadline shall cease to apply, by virtue of Rule 2.6(b) of the Code, where a firm intention to make an offer for Elementis under Rule 2.7 of the Code is announced by an offeror (other than Minerals Technologies) prior to such deadline.

In accordance with Rule 2.5 of the Code, Minerals Technologies reserves the right to:

  1. vary the form and/or mix of the consideration described in this announcement; and
  2. make an offer on less favourable terms than those described in this announcement:
    • with the recommendation or consent of the Board of Elementis;
    • if Elementis announces, declares or pays a dividend or any other distribution or return of capital to its shareholders after this announcement (in which case Minerals Technologies reserves the right to make an equivalent reduction to the proposed price);
    • if a third party announces a firm intention to make an offer for Elementis on less favourable terms than those set out in this announcement; or
    • following the announcement by Elementis of a whitewash transaction pursuant to the Code.

A further announcement will be made as appropriate.

Enquiries

Minerals Technologies                                        

Investor Contact  
Erik Aldag +1 (212) 878 1831
   
Media Contact  
Michael Landau +1 (212) 878 1840
   
Mark McMaster  +1 (212) 632 6000
Richard Shaw / Edward Earlam +44 (0) 20 7187 2000

About Minerals Technologies

New York-based Minerals Technologies is a global resource- and technology-based company that develops, produces and markets a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services. Minerals Technologies serves the paper, foundry, steel, construction, environmental, energy, polymer and consumer products industries. The Company reported sales of $1.8 billion in 2019. For further information, please visit our website at www.mineralstech.com.

Important notices

Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Minerals Technologies and no one else in connection with the possible transaction described in this announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than Minerals Technologies for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard & Co., Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the possible transaction referred to in this announcement. Neither Lazard & Co., Limited nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Lazard & Co., Limited in connection with this announcement, the possible transaction referenced herein, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law or regulation. Any persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities or other laws of any such jurisdiction.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement (including any information incorporated by reference into it), oral statements made regarding any possible transaction, and any other information published by Minerals Technologies, may contain statements which are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, if any, may include statements relating to the expected effects of the possible transaction, the expected timing and scope of any possible transaction and other statements other than historical facts. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words and phrases such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “is subject to”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Although Minerals Technologies believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements, if any, are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors. Neither Minerals Technologies, nor any of its shareholders, associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations, Minerals Technologies is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or profit estimate.

Publication on website

A copy of this announcement will be available on Minerals Technologies’ website at investors.mineralstech.com promptly, and by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following this announcement in accordance with Rule 26.1(a) of the Code. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.