FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy established are as follows:

Level 1 Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

The following table presents the Company’s fair value measurements as of June 30, 2022 along with the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements, in their entirety, fall.


(In thousands)	Fair Value at June 30, 2022		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash and money market	$	157,219	$	157,219	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	53,265		—		53,265		—
U.S. government agency securities	2,937		—		2,937		—
Restricted cash	297		297		—		—
Marketable securities
Corporate bonds	$	154,881	$	—	$	154,881	$	—
Certificates of deposit	24,199		—		24,199		—
Commercial paper	10,207		—		10,207		—
U.S. government agency securities	246,177		—		246,177		—
Asset backed securities	78,056		—		78,056		—
Equity securities	1,103		1,103		—		—
Non-marketable securities	$	2,690	$	—	$	—	$	2,690
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	$	(311,785)	$	—	$	—	$	(311,785)
Total	$	419,246	$	158,619	$	569,722	$	(309,095)

The following table presents the Company’s fair value measurements as of December 31, 2021 along with the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements, in their entirety, fall.


(In thousands)	Fair Value at December 31, 2021		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and money market	$	247,335	$	247,335	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	64,593		—		64,593		—
U.S. government agency securities	3,543		—		3,543		—
Restricted cash	297		297		—		—
Marketable securities
U.S. government agency securities	$	249,920	$	—	$	249,920	$	—
Corporate bonds	313,154		—		313,154		—
Asset backed securities	94,460		—		94,460		—
Certificates of deposit	47,139		—		47,139		—
Commercial paper	6,996		—		6,996		—
Equity securities	3,336		3,336		—		—
Non-marketable securities	$	3,090	$	—	$	—	$	3,090
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	$	(359,021)	$	—	$	—	$	(359,021)
Total	$	674,842	$	250,968	$	779,805	$	(355,931)

There have been no changes in valuation techniques or transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The fair value of Level 2 instruments classified as cash equivalents and marketable debt securities are valued using a third-party pricing agency where the valuation is based on observable inputs including pricing for similar assets and other observable market factors.

Contingent Consideration

The fair value of contingent consideration as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $311.8 million and $359.0 million, respectively, which was recorded in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of contingent consideration:


(In thousands)	Contingent Consideration
Beginning balance, January 1, 2022	$	359,021
Purchase price contingent consideration (1)	4,600
Changes in fair value	(51,759)
Payments	(77)
Ending balance, June 30, 2022	$	311,785

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(1)The increase in contingent consideration liability is due to the contingent consideration associated with the acquisition of OmicEra. Refer to Note 16 for further information.

This fair value measurement of contingent consideration is categorized as a Level 3 liability, as the measurement amount is based primarily on significant inputs not observable in the market.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability recorded related to regulatory and product development milestones associated with the acquisitions of Thrive Earlier Detection Corporation (“Thrive”), Ashion Analytics, LLC (“Ashion”), and OmicEra acquisitions was $310.6 million and $357.8 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company evaluates the fair value of the expected contingent consideration and the corresponding liability related to the regulatory and product development milestones using the probability-weighted scenario based discounted cash flow model, which is consistent with the initial measurement of the expected contingent consideration liabilities. Probabilities of success are applied to each potential scenario and the resulting values are discounted using a present-value factor. The passage of time in addition to changes in projected milestone achievement timing, present-value factor, the degree of achievement, if applicable, and probabilities of success may result in adjustments to the fair value measurement. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability recorded related to regulatory and product development milestones was determined using a weighted average probability of success of 91% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and a weighted average present-value factor of 6.5% and 2.3% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The projected fiscal year of payment range is from 2024 to 2027. Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the contingent consideration liability.

The fair value of the contingent consideration earnout liability related to certain revenue milestones associated with the Biomatrica acquisition was $1.2 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The revenue milestone associated with the Ashion acquisition is not expected to be achieved and therefore no liability has been recorded for this milestone.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the aggregate carrying amounts of the Company’s non-marketable equity securities without readily determinable fair values were $48.7 million and $25.3 million, respectively, which are classified as a component of other long-term assets, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. There have been no material downward or upward adjustments made on these investments since initial recognition.

The Company has committed capital to venture capital investment funds (the “Funds”) of $17.5 million, of which $14.4 million remained callable through 2033 as of June 30, 2022. The aggregate carrying amount of the Funds, which are classified as a component of other long-term assets, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, were $3.1 million and $1.5 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts on the last day of each month to mitigate the impact of adverse movements in foreign exchange rates related to the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities and hedge our foreign currency exchange rate exposure. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had open foreign currency forward contracts with notional amounts of $28.9 million and $46.7 million, respectively. The Company's foreign exchange derivative instruments are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The fair value of the open foreign currency forward contracts was zero at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and there were no gains or losses recorded to adjust the fair value of the open foreign currency contract held as of June 30, 2022. The contracts are closed subsequent to each month-end, and the gains and losses recorded from the contracts were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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