ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmAthene, Inc.
(Amex: PIP) a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against
biological and chemical threats, today reported financial results for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
David P. Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "In
2007 we continued to advance both our corporate and product development
objectives and achieved a number of important milestones which included,
obtaining additional contract and appropriations funding for Valortim(TM)
and Protexia(R) and generating promising new data in each of these
programs. We also completed a merger with Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
which provided a stronger financial foundation with enhanced access to
capital with which to pursue our business objectives. Our goal was to use
these resources to accelerate our growth, which was recently demonstrated
by the execution of an agreement for the acquisition of Avecia's biodefense
vaccines."
Current and Full Year 2007 Highlights
In addition to the recently announced sale and purchase agreement
signed with Avecia, PharmAthene also demonstrated significant achievements
in 2007, including:
-- Completing a merger with Healthcare Acquisition Corp. and building a
stronger financial foundation for the Company. As a result of the
merger PharmAthene obtained approximately $57.9 million in capital.
-- Receiving a contract for up to $13.9 million from the National
Institutes of Health to support the development of Valortim(TM) for use
as an anti-toxin therapeutic to prevent and treat inhalational anthrax
infection.
-- Obtaining up to an additional $2.4 million in funding for Valortim(TM)
in the FY 2007 and 2008 U.S. Congressional Appropriations budgets for
the Department of Defense.
-- Presenting new mechanistic data for Valortim(TM) showing that
Valortim(TM) may possess the ability to enhance macrophage killing of
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores within macrophages, potentially
blocking the ability of the spores to develop into bacteria and
preventing toxin production and propagation of the infection.
-- Demonstrating new research showing that recombinant
butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE) may effectively block the formation of
amyloid fibrils, which are believed to be important precursors to
Alzheimer's disease.
-- Showing a therapeutic effect for Valortim(TM) in a new primate model of
established inhalation anthrax infection -- the African Green Monkey
model, which is believed to follow a similar disease course as would be
expected in humans exposed to aerosolized Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
spores. The pilot study demonstrated 50% survival in Valortim(TM)-
treated animals compared to no animals in the control group; this was
perceived to be an encouraging survival result since the study animals
had bacteria multiplying in their blood and were poised to manifest
severe symptoms and death at the time they received treatment.
Financial Highlights
For the year ended December 31, 2007, PharmAthene recognized revenues
of $14.6 million compared to $1.7 million for the period ended December 31,
2006. The Company's revenues consist primarily of contract and grant
funding from the U.S. government. The increase in revenue in 2007 is
primarily attributable to revenues of $14.6 million provided under the
Department of Defense advanced development and procurement contract for
Protexia(R), which was executed in September 2006.
PharmAthene's research and development expenses were $16.6 million for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and $7.3 million for the same period in
2006. Research and development expense increased $9.3 million in 2007
compared to 2006 primarily as a result of increased process development and
manufacturing activities related to Protexia(R) and Valortim(TM) of $9.2
million, and employee-related expenses, including stock compensation
expense of $1.8 million. These increases were partially offset by reduced
preclinical and clinical activities related mostly to the Valortim(TM)
clinical trial program.
General and administrative expenses for the Company in 2007 were $13.9
million compared to $8.5 million for the same period in 2006. The increase
in general and administrative costs in 2007 was attributable to increased
employee costs, a related increase in travel expense, increased stock
compensation expense, and increased facilities costs as PharmAthene
relocated its corporate headquarters in 2007 to larger facilities in
Annapolis.
PharmAthene's net loss attributable to common shareholders for the year
ended December 31, 2007 was $17.7 million or $1.88 per basic and diluted
share. Non-cash adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2007 included a
$2.4 million credit that resulted from the cancellation of former
PharmAthene preferred stock warrants, a $0.9 million gain on the
extinguishment of debt, and stock compensation expense of $1.7 million.
As of December 31, 2007, cash, cash equivalents and short term
investments were $52.7 million, compared to $5.1 million at December 31,
2006. The $47.6 million increase in cash, cash equivalents and short term
investments from December 31, 2006 is primarily attributable to the August
2007 merger with HAQ, which resulted in net cash proceeds of $57.9 million
and to the March 2007 $10.0 million credit facility, partially offset by
the funding of operations for fiscal year 2007.
On March 20, 2008, PharmAthene announced that the Company had signed a
sale and purchase agreement with Avecia. Under the agreement PharmAthene
will acquire the assets related to Avecia's biodefense vaccines business
unit, including a recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine, a
novel dual antigen plague vaccine, RypVax(TM), and third generation anthrax
vaccine technology.
On March 28, 2008, Avecia received a letter from the Defence Science
and Technology Lab, a branch of the UK Ministry of Defence, advising Avecia
of the recent resource allocation decision of the US Department of Defense
(DoD) and that the DoD had decided not to fund Avecia's plague vaccine
candidate beyond the current contractual commitments. The parties are
engaged in discussions to amend the terms of the sale and purchase
agreement to accommodate this change in circumstances. The Company is still
working towards closing in early April.
Conference Call and Webcast
PharmAthene management will host a conference call to discuss the
Company's year-end 2007 financial results. The call will take place
beginning at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time on March 31, 2008. The dial-in number
within the United States is 866-700-6979. The dial-in number for
international callers is 617-213-8836. The participant passcode is
29363875.
A replay of the conference call will be available for 30 days,
beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2008 until
approximately 11:50 p.m. Eastern Time April 30, 2008. The dial-in number
from within the United States is 888-286-8010. For international callers,
the dial-in number is 617-801-6888. The participant passcode is 76157985.
The conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the
company's website at http://www.pharmathene.com. A link to the webcast may
be found on both the Home Page and also under the Investor Relations
section of the website. The webcast will be available for 30 days, or until
approximately April 30, 2008.
About PharmAthene, Inc.
PharmAthene (Amex: PIP) was formed to meet the critical needs of the
United States and its allies by developing and commercializing medical
countermeasures against biological and chemical weapons. PharmAthene's lead
programs include Valortim(TM) for the prevention and treatment of anthrax
infection and Protexia(R) for the prevention and treatment of morbidity and
mortality associated with exposure to chemical nerve agents. For more
information on PharmAthene, please visit http://www.PharmAthene.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical information presented herein, matters
described in this press release, including but not limited to statements
with regard to our growth, access to procurement opportunities, new data
and applicability thereof to eventual product development, effectiveness of
potential products, and matters relating to the proposed acquisition of the
assets of Avecia, etc. may constitute forward-looking statements which are
within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements
can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"plan," "potential," "continue" or similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of
the foregoing statements. Such forward- looking statements are based upon
current expectations or beliefs of management and are subject to a number
of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward- looking statements
including, but not limited to, risks associated with obtaining regulatory
approvals, unforeseen technical difficulties, dependencies on certain
customers or products, market acceptance and competition, ability to
receive grant and contract revenue and procurement funding, ability to
identify any additional strategic acquisitions or other opportunities to
accelerate growth, cash at the end of the year, as well as other risks
described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in conference calls and in other communications.
PHARMATHENE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
December 31,
2007 2006
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $40,582,643 $5,112,212
Short-term investments 12,153,945 -
Accounts receivable 5,245,763 1,455,538
Prepaid expenses 476,511 877,621
Other current assets 15,783 104,772
Total current assets 58,474,645 7,550,143
Property and equipment, net 6,571,024 5,230,212
Patents, net 1,312,991 1,246,236
Other long term assets 183,588 153,336
Deferred costs 68,884 587,577
Total assets $66,611,132 $14,767,504
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE
PREFERRED STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $1,393,664 $839,120
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,602,886 1,587,017
Notes payable - 11,768,089
Current portion of long term debt 4,000,000 -
Total current liabilities 8,996,550 14,194,226
Warrants to purchase Series C convertible
redeemable preferred stock - 2,423,370
Other long-term liabilities 374,040 -
Long term debt 16,668,458 -
Total liabilities 26,039,048 16,617,596
Minority interest -- Series C convertible
redeemable preferred stock of PharmAthene
Canada, Inc. $0.001 par value; unlimited
shares authorized; 2,591,654 issued and
outstanding; liquidation preference in the
aggregate of $2,719,178 - 2,545,785
Series A convertible redeemable preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 16,442,000 shares
authorized, issued and outstanding; liquidation
preference in the aggregate of $19,355,388 - 19,130,915
Series B convertible redeemable preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 65,768,001 shares
authorized; 30,448,147 issued and outstanding;
liquidation preference in the aggregate of
$33,010,797 - 31,780,064
Series C convertible redeemable preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 22,799,574 shares
authorized; 14,946,479 issued and outstanding;
liquidation preference in the aggregate of
$15,681,930 - 14,480,946
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,138,723
and 22,087,121 shares issued and
outstanding; respectively at December 31,
2007 and 621,281 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2006 2,209 63
Additional paid-in capital 126,490,647 -
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,481,779 63,954
Accumulated deficit (87,402,551) (69,851,819)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 40,572,084 (69,787,802)
Total liabilities, convertible redeemable
preferred stock, and stockholders'
equity (deficit) $66,611,132 $14,767,504
PHARMATHENE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended December 31,
2007 2006
Contract and grant revenue $14,624,595 $1,641,822
Other revenue 19,020 21,484
14,643,615 1,663,306
Operating expenses:
Research and development 16,559,670 7,259,359
General and administrative 13,882,023 8,453,941
Depreciation and amortization 705,370 483,646
Total operating expenses 31,147,063 16,196,946
Loss from operations (16,503,448) (14,533,640)
Other income (expense):
Interest income 1,122,565 289,606
Gain on extinguishment of debt 886,963 -
Interest expense (2,122,624) (538,948)
Change in market value of derivative
instruments 3,029,241 (350,405)
Total other income (expense) 2,916,145 (599,747)
Net loss (13,587,303) (15,133,387)
Accretion of redeemable convertible
preferred stock to redemptive value (4,133,733) (6,589,671)
Net loss attributable to common
shareholders $(17,721,036) $(21,723,058)
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(1.88) $(38.26)
Weighted average shares used in
calculation of basic and diluted net
loss per share 9,442,885 567,753
SOURCE PharmAthene, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Stacey Jurchison of PharmAthene, Inc.,
+1-410-269-2610, JurchisonS@PharmAthene.com
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